Family Grown sisters don’t respect their mother A: I see the need for interventions on both micro and macro fronts. First, the micro: When they are in… January 9, 2016
Family Don’t try to socialize your shy 3-year old A: Thank you for this question, because many parents ask me about this. And when I read this, I see… January 9, 2016
Family For Muslim parents, a guide to talking about extremism with their kids The most difficult part, many educators concur, is striking the balance between helping children understand what has happened while not… January 9, 2016
Family For middle-age moms like me, divorce can be the best aphrodisiac “I don’t know what’s happened to my libido,” one mother said to me in a hushed voice. “I’m just not… January 6, 2016
Family How should a gay woman respond to a gift donation made to an anti-LGBT organization A: It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters, said Epictetus, the ancient Greek… January 6, 2016
Family My Tinder date with ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli Martin and I matched on Tinder after he “super-liked” me. (I know, SWOON. It felt almost like those days of… January 6, 2016
Family It’s high season for online dating – plot your moves carefully The protocol can be daunting, especially to someone new to the game. With the beginning of a new year, we… January 4, 2016
Family How to get married without losing friends or alienating people Surveys have shown that a third of all engagements happen between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. Once the bubbly stops… January 4, 2016
Family Founder of White People Meet: Don’t call me racist, ‘I dated a black woman once’ But 53-year-old Russell – the former owner of a used-car empire and the resident of a $1.5 million house in… January 4, 2016
Family My wife is mad I threw her a surprise party A. The solution involves the delicate art of validating her right to be upset while maintaining you never meant to… December 30, 2015
Family May the Lord bless you … unless you’re single I didn’t memorize the reading, but for two weeks I practiced it out loud once a day while looking in… December 30, 2015
Family Three months without dating apps: It was harder than I expected At the time, I was feeling bored and overwhelmed with dating – tired of carrying on generic conversations with strangers… December 30, 2015
Family How I broke free from New Year’s Eve expectations Months earlier, I had broken up with a boyfriend, a man with whom I had enjoyed many quiet New Year’s… December 28, 2015
Family Legendary grandmother who committed life to hugging soldiers passes away Elizabeth Laird doled out hundreds of thousands of hugs, embracing soldiers as they shipped off and then greeting them in… December 26, 2015
Family Why my ex-boyfriend and I still share a Netflix account We now live 500 miles apart, but remain tethered to one another by technology, specifically a shared Netflix account. The… December 25, 2015
Family Love on lithium: What happened when I told my girlfriend that I have bipolar disorder Sarah and I had met at my cousin’s wedding a year before, but she was dating someone. I’d told anyone… December 25, 2015
Family Connecting with the uncooperative child A: First, you have all of my empathy. Nothing boils my own parenting blood like one of my children poking… December 25, 2015
Family Why I’m happily spending Christmas alone “Have a good time.” he said. “Who are you going to the hotel with again?” “Myself.” I replied. He tilted… December 25, 2015
Family Escape from the slimy co-worker A: Yikes! Entire days with her sounds hive-inducing. But whichever of the seven deadly office sins she’s committing – taking… December 25, 2015
Family 7-year-old calls 911 because she fears her ‘Elf on the Shelf’ has lost its Christmas magic Izzy LaPeruta, 7, was playing with a ball inside her New Jersey living room, next to a Christmas tree wrapped… December 25, 2015
Family Why this Diwali-observing Hindu family also celebrates Christmas In the middle of our revelry, I glance at the opposite corner of the room and spot the silver and… December 22, 2015
Family How to parent against rape culture (for one thing, start young) On Facebook, an accused rapist wrote, “women are not people god just put them here for mans entertainment [sic].” And… December 22, 2015
Family Have yourself a merry, little … wedding December nuptials remain a small minority – 2 percent of couples surveyed last year by the bridal site TheKnot.com –… December 18, 2015
Family 14 ways to treat yourself: A solo gift guide Go ahead and treat your single self this holiday season. Here are 14 ideas, each of them under $100. 1.… December 18, 2015