Category: Parental Advisory

Maybe they forget to take off their shoes when they come to your house, or they never say “please” or “thank you.” Perhaps you don’t […]

It never fails: there’s a new comic book movie coming out, my 6 year old is begging to see it. And when I think it’s […]

Snowy days bring almost as much joy to a child as Christmas morning. And as kids and parents anxiously watch the news to see if […]

This is a parenting advice column in which we tackle your most pressing parenting dilemmas, one tantrum at a time. Send your parenting questions to […]

If in the past few years you have managed to escape without meeting a loved one who is mired in misinformation or misinformation , consider […]

Helping your child make friends in a new city during a pandemic will be challenging for any parent. But for parents of children with autism, […]

Sure, you will never forget your first love, but in reality, you will never forget your first best friend. The pleasure that comes with someone […]

When it comes to religion, parents, especially atheist parents, can find it difficult to explain to their children why other families believe certain things and […]

The worries about how our kids and teens will navigate an online world full of images, language, and people we’d rather never meet is not […]

For many families, the deeper we get into this pandemic, the worse it gets. We like to talk about our “new normal”, but the idea […]

A dysfunctional relationship with your parents – to the point where you find it necessary to end all contact with them – is painful enough. […]

Everyone in life has someone who is not serious enough about the pandemic. A friend who invites you constantly to relentless home dinner parties, a […]

Teens have a reputation for being a little cranky or withdrawn, especially with their parents. In adolescence, there should be a fair amount of rolling […]

Every parent has a particular point of contention: a thing that should be simple and easy for other parents, but it never comes easy for […]

Sleep problems are pretty much a given at some point in parenting – yours, theirs, or more often both of you. Guess what’s not helping? […]

The fact that our children grow up does not mean that we cease to be their parents. We continue to want to protect and guide […]

Dating is a great way for young children to practice social interaction and develop cognitive and language skills, and practice self-regulation, especially if they are […]

Mental health continues to be one of the most requested topics that readers ask me to cover both in the parenting advice column and other […]

One of the topics that readers most often ask me to write about is anxiety and mental health – both ours and ours. This week’s […]

No matter how screenless you and your young children are (or may want them to be), there comes a point where even someone else’s devices […]

We all have stories about this neighbor. Someone who never mows the grass. Someone who never cleans up after their dog. Someone who plays video […]

Sometimes parents want them to be able to end a conversation with their children. Big talk can hit us in the face when we least […]

For many parents, it is difficult to decide when and how to raise a family. And when other factors come into play, such as infertility […]

I suspect that a lot of parents have faced the question this week for parents: what do you do when your kindergarten or first grader […]

This week, a parenting question was posed to us from one of the most emotionally charged places on earth: the first grade recess playground. The […]

In Lifehacker’s first ever Parenting Advice column, I jump straight to a topic that kids and parents should never have to deal with – and […]

At some point (or many points) during the parenting path, we all need a little help. New parents, parents who have been doing this for […]