Family

Why I let my kids talk to strangers

Many people regarded the video as a warning that we need to better educate our children on the dangers of…

October 7, 2015

Why I don’t monitor my kids’ texts anymore

One evening, the conversation turned “inappropriate” and her son reminded his friends, “Hey, remember my mom can see all of…

My friend dared me to delete my dating apps. Challenge accepted!

Challenge accepted, Abby. After all, what are these apps doing for me? They’ve introduced me to people I could meet…

I’ve been dating my boyfriend since high school, but I’m not sure we should marry

A: It is normal to not want to lose an amazing person who’s been your boyfriend for years. But I…

If women ‘still can’t have it all,’ here’s how dads can help everyone have more

“My husband, who has always done everything possible to support my career, took care of (their teen) and his 12-year-old…

What happened to kids addressing adults by their last names?

I was 13 when I thought it would be fun to call my eighth grade teacher by her first name.…

Nine ways being a mom makes me a better entrepreneur

Who in their right mind would want to start a business that requires so much of your mental and physical…

Trichy parenting: How I learned to try to see the whole picture that is my daughter

When my daughter first started pulling, she was 9 and it was like a tornado of energy had ripped though…

Kim Cattrall: ‘I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent’

“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall thinks so. “I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent,”…

Here’s the deal, little negotiator

A: Children negotiating with their parents is one of the main parenting problems I run across in my coaching practice.…

The story of how a newborn’s cry may have helped save her mother’s life

Her blood pressure was dangerously low (60/40, doctors later told the family) and her heart rate was soaring (more than…

September 17, 2015

Baggage Check: Should I unfriend my own wife?

A: You’d be surprised how common it is for social media to drive a wedge between partners, though this is…

September 17, 2015

Can online shaming shut down the Internet’s most skin-crawly creeps?

“My male friends couldn’t believe it,” Serota said. “My female friends were like: ‘Yep, that’s a Tuesday.’” Serota’s tweet has…

September 17, 2015

Reno’s divorce history chronicled in new online exhibit

Packed with more than 1,000 individual documents, photos, magazine articles and audio clips, Reno’s history as the “Divorce Capital of…

September 15, 2015

Being ‘PC’ isn’t foolish, it’s respectful

These incidents came in the wake of Donald Trump’s nasty assertion: “I don’t frankly have time for total political correctness.…

September 15, 2015

I can’t get drinks – I’m already in some serious friendships

Ugh. Emails like this are flattering, but they fill me with dread. It’s not that I don’t enjoy smart, funny,…

September 12, 2015

How to reconnect after a difficult period

A: First of all, I love this question with all of my heart. I love it because while I don’t…

September 11, 2015

Gender role cleanup in the toy aisle

Things were a little different with pajamas. Melsky bought them from both the boys’ and girls’ sections of stores, and…

September 11, 2015

How are you parenting wrong?

HELICOPTER PARENTING: You hover frantically over your child at all times, shredding pigeons in your rotating blades. FREE-RANGE PARENTING: Your…

September 5, 2015

On the viral rise of divorce selfies (and the death of traditional marriage)

Then, on their way out, Chris and Shannon – no longer the Neumans – paused in front of a courthouse…

September 5, 2015

When I was single, smug married people drove me nuts. Then I became one.

“You’ll find someone,” I said. “I just know it.” She shot me a deadly look. “Do you know how many…

September 4, 2015

‘Everyone’s a winner’ and other lies

Upon further investigation, we discovered a kid’s triathlon was about to begin. But there was some time to kill before…

September 4, 2015