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I'm Appalled at What I've Seen at Our School Apr. 13, 2023
DR. WALLACE: I'm a student in high school and I'll keep my school name and location anonymous, but I... Read More
Are Americans So Self-Righteous We No Longer Consider the Greater Good? Mar. 31, 2023
"We're not going to fix it," Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said following the shooting at The Covenant... Read More
Virginia Makes It Legal for Kids to Play Outside Mar. 30, 2023
Children in Virginia can now play outside without their parents getting investigated for neglect. Im... Read More
We Wanted the Best for Our Kids -- But Made a Mistake Mar. 23, 2023
An article about to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics is titled, "Decline in Independent Act... Read More
5 Reasons to Give Kids an Allowance Mar. 21, 2023
At the foundation of your children's financial intelligence should be this undeniable truth: It is n... Read More
My Day in Family Court: Our Lawmakers Are Focused on the Wrong Things Mar. 17, 2023
I spent a day in family court earlier this month to observe and learn about what families and childr... Read More
On Parenting: These 7 Things I Know for Sure Mar. 10, 2023
I am by no means a perfect parent, but I have three kids ages 27, 22 and 7 years old. I swear the yo... Read More
NJ Dad Arrested After Letting His Child Walk Outside Mar. 09, 2023
This fall, just as Keith Kaplan was finishing up his first term as a town councilman in the New York... Read More
Moms, Don't Get Stuck in the Gratitude Trap Mar. 04, 2023
Let me be clear: I enjoy being a parent. I enjoy hugging my kids. I enjoy tucking them in at night.... Read More
Adults Are the Reason Kids are Addicted to Phones Mar. 02, 2023
What to do about all the young people on their phones, growing depressed, anxious... and worse? Well... Read More
Traveling Through Time to Leave Hauntings in Broad Daylight Feb. 26, 2023
It was something about the curve of her cheek to her chin in the side-view mirrors. I mentally spoke... Read More
Did We Really Elect Legislators to Police Love and Belonging? Feb. 24, 2023
When my son was in preschool, he had two best buddies who were siblings. One boy. One girl. One day ... Read More
Marie Kondo, Welcome to the World of Go With the Flow Feb. 17, 2023
Marie Kondo recently said that she's "kind of given up," and I'm so thrilled for her. Welcome to the... Read More
Still Judging Parents, Even When They're Dead Feb. 16, 2023
A very long study of about 1,000 adults born in the '50s and '60s looked at how they were raised, an... Read More
She's Hanging Out With a New Crowd Now Feb. 15, 2023
DR. WALLACE: One of my closest friends is not hanging out with me anymore! We're 14-year-old girls a... Read More
They Use Any Occasion to Cut Loose, and I'm Not Amused Feb. 13, 2023
DR. WALLACE: Our family is kind of unusual in that we like to celebrate various holidays in our own ... Read More
Culture is What You Make It Feb. 12, 2023
At dinner, he blurted out that he'd be going to karate. After finishing a bite, I told him it was ta... Read More
Child-free Adults Aren't Lazy -- Parenting Has Gotten Harder Feb. 11, 2023
We've just taken down the Christmas decorations, snow's falling outside my window and a fireplace ro... Read More
Why Hard Days Don't Always Need to Be Fixed Feb. 10, 2023
We try not to sit with our pain for too long. We want to fix what hurts. I made a mistake at work l... Read More
My Spongy Valentine Feb. 09, 2023
As Cupid's favorite day draws near It's time to give full-throated cheer Not just to all the gals an... Read More
