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Being the Room Parent Again and Friends With Poor Study Habits Aug. 26, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I have been the classroom mom for my two children several times. This year they b... Read More
Is the Walk to School Really So Terrifying? Aug. 25, 2016
Let's please stop telling parents that it is normal to be terrified for even the shortest periods of... Read More
Sex Ruins a Relationship Aug. 20, 2016
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old young lady who has a major dilemma. Do I try to win back the guy I lo... Read More
A Stinky Goldfish and Expensive Sneakers Aug. 20, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My kids have a goldfish that won't die. The bowl is disgustingly dirty, and it sm... Read More
Classroom Requests and an Overweight Runner Aug. 19, 2016
Dear Family Coach: A friend told me that she requested for our daughters to be in the same classroom... Read More
U.S. and World History are Important Classes Aug. 16, 2016
TEENS: When I was a high school student, history was not one of my favorite subjects, but fortunatel... Read More
Tattletales and Buying School Lunch Aug. 13, 2016
Dear Family Coach: There is constant tattling in my home. My daughters tattle on each other, usually... Read More
Hyper-involved School Administrators Aug. 01, 2016
Dear Annie: My 10-year-old's school administrators are over-the-top nosy and won't stay out of our b... Read More
Parents Doing School Projects and Overdoing Sports May. 28, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My daughter works fiercely and independently on her school projects and takes a l... Read More
End-of-the-Year Homework Blues and Incessant Questions May. 27, 2016
Dear Family Coach: As the end of the school year approaches, it is next to impossible to get my 10-y... Read More
Dry Rot in Academia May. 10, 2016
Jason Riley has now joined the long and distinguished list of people invited — and then disinv... Read More
'I'm a Girl' Apr. 13, 2016
When Gabriel was nearly 3 years old, he told his mother, "I'm sad." "Why?" she asked. "I want to wea... Read More
Too Much School Apr. 07, 2016
In ancient times — say, the '60s, '70s or maybe even the '80s — children were expected t... Read More
Absenteeism is a Crisis in Parenting Feb. 12, 2016
We have a crisis on our hands as it goes to the education of our youth. And it's not about the quali... Read More
Political Earthquake Ahead Jan. 13, 2016
Bush V. Gore decided a single election. But the case heard by the Supreme Court on Monday could impa... Read More
Ignoring the Obvious Nov. 03, 2015
A recent, widely publicized incident in which a policeman was called to a school classroom to deal w... Read More
'IStandWithAhmed' Hashtag Is Not About Authoritarian Bureaucrats; It's About Pretend Islamophobia Sep. 18, 2015
Earlier this month, a 13-year-old boy in Maryland faced an assault charge after authorities say he k... Read More
The Right of Kids to Walk to School Jul. 23, 2015
Who's that peeking out from behind the blinds as the kids pass by the house? Could it be the kind of... Read More
Culture and Social Pathology Jun. 17, 2015
A civilized society's first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, tradition... Read More
Crimes Against Your Children May. 26, 2015
Parents are up in arms against Common Core — the attempt to federalize what schools teach R... Read More
