We're lucky with a pair of teen and tween daughters who, for 97% of the time, adore each other still but not all teenage sibling relationships are this smooth, but some other parents have to deal with constant fights, for those who do not what to do with their [...]
School is just around the corner and I’ve been trying to figure out a way to keep in touch with my kids. Up until now things have been easy. They haven’t wandered far and school activities have been limited. But man….. Things are changing. I had no idea how I [...]
Life of Dad isn't afraid of talking about the tough issues of parenting because things like drugs, drinking and digital citizenship are exactly the delicate issues that parents of a certain age need help navigating. So what do you say on the issue of drinking with your teenager? Many [...]
Parenting seems hard at the beginning. There's the infamous lack of sleep problem, the poop up and out of the diaper situation, projectile vomiting -- man, that's a classic -- and all those crumbs in the car. But veteran dads know that the complicated stuff comes later on, when [...]
As the internet continues to be a focal point of our daily lives, another problem has long since reared its head. Teenagers need to use the web on a regular basis, for homework and social interaction. There is no avoiding it. But it can have a number of risks associated [...]
"I'd never let my kid leave the house looking like that." How many times have you had that thought, maybe even turned to somebody else and said it out loud? It might have been a purple mohawk or an inappropriate T-shirt. Maybe it was one of those [...]
We’re wrapping up dinner, passing around the bowl of string beans to finish them off because they make for dreadfully rubbery leftovers, when I make a relatively harmless remark she doesn’t appreciate full stop. The mood around the whole of the kitchen table sours as her shoulders drop. She then [...]
The words ‘terrific” and “tweens” can go together and this show is going to give you tips you need for making your kid’s tween years outstanding. We’re joined today by Renee Garcia and Susan Galvin, both clinical social workers who have writtent he must-have book: Don’t Look at Me in [...]
