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If I Miss One Free Throw, I Feel Like a Failure Oct. 30, 2023

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Help, I'm a perfectionist! Not only do I try my utmost to get a perfect grade in every ... Read More

Doing Better at Doing Worse at Your Job Oct. 27, 2022

Work Daze

Don't deny it: You're perfect! And if you're not perfect at everything, you certainly do try your h... Read More

My Perfection Is Being Threatened Mar. 21, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm a perfectionist who has always had a very black-and-white outlook on life, and so i... Read More

I Often Help My Son With His Homework Oct. 23, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Sometimes I find myself helping my son do his homework a little too much! I tend to tak... Read More

Proud To Be an American Jul. 03, 2020

Daily Editorials

I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly... Read More

No One Is Perfect Mar. 27, 2020

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm 15, and I study for three to five hours a night. My problem is that I'm a perfectio... Read More

Moon of Time and Teachers Nov. 02, 2019

Horoscopes by Holiday

One guru suggests that everything is manifesting in record time. Another says that time is an illusi... Read More

I is Perfect Jul. 03, 2014

Work Daze

Excuse me if I'm being too personal, but honestly, if there's one workplace problem you will never e... Read More

Perfectionists Avoid Challenge Jun. 08, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q. I am in middle school. I'm writing an essay on perfectionism. It was interesting to see that perf... Read More

Perfectionist Wonders What's Wrong With Perfect Jan. 05, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: I am a middle school student from Missouri and am researching perfectionism, which is "perfe... Read More