1. “We love your kids, but it’s getting harder and harder to act like we love the Favorite Teacher gifts.”Look in the highest cabinet of any teacher’s kitchen. Go to…
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“You know, none of this stuff was even on my list,” I overheard my medium-sized daughter tell her older sister after the Christmas morning dust had settled. She sounded a…
She’s sniffing. And pacing. And pawing the corner where the carpet meets the wall. C’mon now, girl, what’s the matter? Uh-oh. I think I know. The dog always figures it…
Q: My ninth-grade daughter has suddenly started locking her bedroom door almost all the time.Should I ask why? Tell her to stop? Please help. A: It sounds as though your teen…
In my house, fall means the much-anticipated football season is upon us. Like many families, our weekends from September into the New Year are largely dictated by football schedules. This…
Dad sleeping on the couch. Mom working in the kitchen. This was the Thanksgiving of my childhood. So when my mom worked up the nerve to announce that she thought we…
Every parent has imagined it. Her meticulously groomed and beautifully clad offspring gratefully accepting holiday gifts amidst glowing decorations, offering an unprompted and heart-felt thank you to swooning grandparents or…
No parent ever wants to hear “I knew you’d be mad but I wanted the girls to like me” or “I tried to say no, but Jake wouldn’t listen.” But…
According to Michele Borba, “The word clique strikes terror in the heart of every parent.” This tight group of friends, reluctant to welcome newcomers, can be tough to break into…
If you’re looking for ways to help your kids survive the social jungle, then you might want to check out Michele Borba’s book, Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The…
When our kids were young, we had to do everything for them. For this reason, taking care of toddlers is often easier than letting go of teenagers. But Wendy Mogel…
It’s been forty years since I last laid eyes on him. Now here he is, tumbling out from between the pages of an old book I’ve brought down from the…
