Q&A Library

• Losing Our Moral Compass: The Negative Effects of Overstressing Academic Achievement
  I look at the story headlines in various magazines and newspapers. “Gotta Start ...
• More on Disciplining a Challenging Preschooler
  In a prior column I wrote about how to teach self-control to a 4-year-old boy who constantly challenged ...
• Disciplining Older Teenagers
  Beer cans in a closet, pot in a glove compartment, groundings or curfews ignored, abusive language... not necessarily ...
• Revisiting a School Program that Rescued ‘Losers’
  A few years ago, I read Dr. Bob Brooks’ monthly article which focused on one of his favorite themes: schools ...
• The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
  A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
• Reflections on Grass Root Changes in Educating Children
  A few years ago, I was sitting at my desk this morning and reviewing several articles ...
• Schools Fail to Educate at Least 30 Percent of Our Students
  “No Child Left Behind” is a joke. Most of the ...
• Improving the Odds for Successful Second Marriages
  Divorce rates have long been overstated, and that for more educated couples who are over 25 when they marry, ...
• Parenting Strategies with Toddlers
  A number of recent workshops with parents of toddlers produced the following list ...
• Young Families Face New Problems
  Ed and Carol were seeking help for a number of common complaints: poor communication, ...
• The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
  I've borrowed the title of Dr. Ned Hallowell's book (2002, Ballentine Books) as the title of this ...
• When Your Young Adult Son Wants to Sleep with His Girlfriend in Your House
  My wife and I talk to our son Scott about every ...
• Depression in Teens and Children
  Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders in the country and it is on the rise as one ...
• What Helps Children To Be Successful Adults?
  Last month, an article in the Boston Globe reported on the resiliency of adults. Primarily based on the longitudinal studies by George Vallient from Harvard, ...
• Resolving Infant Sleep Disturbance
  Q: Our 14-month-old son constantly awakens during the night and won't stop crying unless we hold him for long periods ...
• Creating a Charitable Family
  In memory of Johnny Carson's wonderful character, Carnac, I offer these three answers to an unknown question: the holidays, being honorees of a ...
• Q&A: Stepfamilies and Children
  Q: I am remarried and we have a three-year-old daughter (Becky). From my husband's first marriage, he has a nine-year-old daughter who visits ...
• The Challenge of Children with Special Needs
  Labels abound, some of them distasteful, some inaccurate, some just in vogue, others useful to understanding and planning. I ...
• Permission for Moms To Have Negative Feelings
  Q: I have a toddler who doesn't sleep well and never naps. She exhausts me with her never-ending need for ...
• Do Children Really Spend Too Much Time in Front of Screens?
  Once again the experts in child development and child health are warning parents about exposing their ...