Q. I just found out that one of my 16-year-old son’s close friends is in rehab – or has started AA or something similar. I don’t have all the details,…
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Left, right, left, right – okay, now I’m in the groove. Just keep the stride going for ten more minutes, and the treadmill odometer will hit that magic three-mile mark.…
Q: Our first son was talking up a storm by age two, but his little brother doesn’t seem to be picking it up as well. He follows directions, so we…
When I was a kid, Halloween was one day – and most parents and kids were good with that.
I can chart my children’s maturation via their changing locations in the family car. First came the backward-facing infant seat, and then the forward-facing infant seat. Time passed and the…
Decades after it was declared a major threat to wellness, exposure to lead is still the number one environmental health hazard for small children, and is entirely preventable. There is…
Q: I asked my brother what his three-year-old wanted for Christmas and he said that all his little girl does is play on his iPad. Do you have any advice…
What is it about fall that makes us long for traditions? Why are we so determined to establish holiday traditions with our families?
My daughter Zora just celebrated her first birthday. Or, more accurately, the family celebrated it for her. At her age, life’s a party. Every day brims with play and doting…
This summer my family took a cross-country trip. No, not in a car, silly. We Moores develop homicidal tendencies when we spend too much time (that is, anything longer than…
In a former life, long before kids and even before marriage, my husband and I worked as “paid political operatives.” Working on political campaigns was our profession. We were inspired…
Bullying is all about perceived power. What messages are you sending to your kids about kindness, empathy, tolerance, and accepting differences?