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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
Opting out of Camp and Pressure for a Dog May. 14, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 14-year-old son usually attends camps for part of the summer, and then we take... Read More
A Date-Night Spoiler and Untreated Acne May. 13, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My husband and I were out on a very rare date night when the babysitter called to... Read More
Sibling Rivalry and Cohabitation May. 07, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My two daughters constantly complain that I like the other one more. This general... Read More
Teens Who Can't Honor Mom's Day and Sleeping Parents May. 06, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I'm a father of two teenage daughters. I am so disgusted because I can't even get... Read More
Encouraging Independent Play and a Photophobic Teen Apr. 30, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I work as a freelance journalist, and I watch my 18-month-old son during the day.... Read More
Messy Kids and Daily Dessert Apr. 23, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My kids are messy. They create disorder in all areas of the house. I feel like I ... Read More
My Daughter as Babysitter and a Miserable After-School Program Apr. 22, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I am a single mother with a 12-year-old daughter. I am currently pregnant with a ... Read More
Unsupervised Parties and a Daddy's Girl Apr. 16, 2016
Dear Family Coach: We live in the city. On the weekends, many parents leave their kids alone in thei... Read More
Beat the College Debt Trap Apr. 13, 2016
Over the holidays, I was chatting with my sister-in-law, who's a financial advisor for a highly resp... Read More
Firing the Babysitter and a Perpetual Visitor Apr. 09, 2016
Dear Family Coach: Our longtime babysitter, the teenage daughter of our neighbors across the street,... Read More
Get Kids Active and off Technology Apr. 08, 2016
Technology and paranoia are a bad combination for the health of children. Childhood obesity rates ha... Read More
A Homework-Obsessed Perfectionist and the Sex Talk Apr. 02, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 13-year-old has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is obsessed with getting per... Read More
Sparing the Rod and The Shortest Kid Apr. 01, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I was recently speaking with the mother of my 4-year-old son's best friend, and s... Read More
A Potty Regression and a Father's Adjustment Woes Mar. 26, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 3-year-old daughter is regressing in her potty training. She was doing great ... Read More
A Mom Who Messes Up Bedtime and a Bad Language Mistake Mar. 25, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I'm a stay-at-home dad. My wife travels a lot for her job and often doesn't come ... Read More
A Girl With an Attention Deficit and A Sneaky Teen Mar. 04, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My daughter has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She... Read More
The Fun Dad and Rule Bending Teens Dec. 24, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My ex-husband is the fun dad. He has every video game and exciting new product. H... Read More
Five Tips for Effective Parenting Dec. 09, 2015
DR. WALLACE: I have been reading your column since I was 13. I am now 23 and the mother of two daugh... Read More
Patience in Parenting Nov. 11, 2015
If there is a genuine need to acquire a new talent, skill, or overcome an adversity, the effort we m... Read More
