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People are human and every couple fights. While not every argument is a door slammer (ideally none of them are), it's very likely that most if not all of the girls there have heard their parents argue …

I liked @Willow Rex's answer quite a bit, and I think it can solve your problem. However, there's another aspect to your question that I think can be addressed if you so desire. Since you already told …

This addresses only one aspect of @Becuzz's excellent answer, and @Paul Johnson suggested it (albeit very briefly.) So, nothing new here, just fleshing it out. My first child was reluctant to move fro …

You have an 8 yr. old and a 4 yr. old. In children these ages (esp. the younger child), removing tv for week is an ineffective way to discipline, because the discipline is not tied immediately to the …

My best suggestion is that it's time to see a good adolescent counselor. Nightmares are normally more common (or at least, more memorable and reported) than "pleasant" dreams, and vivid dreams often …

How should I respond to this? I think Francine DeGrood Taylor hit the nail on the head with her excellent answer, so this is just throwing in my two cents. At the moment it happens, you can simp …

If tomorrow I "soften up" and allow him limited use of the IPAD (for use only in class...), am I undermining my parental authority? No, it's my belief that you are strengthening it. You are model …

my attitude is learning can't be forced, or forced learning is something else but not learning. Hmm. I think most teachers would disagree with you. Most of my Latin students weren't taking Latin …

I think you might be overreacting. As an French-speaking American, I can guarantee most non-French speaking Americans can't pronounce battu (and many other words) correctly, either. It's performing th …

On one hand it feels wrong to disregard his hunch and to tell him to keep his suspicions to himself, even when it will bother him a lot. A hunch is just a guess, maybe a good one, but still just a g …

Interesting question. I would definitely not tell the parents. Kids do stuff all the time that adults think is irresponsible, because they are often impulsive/irresponsible. Goes with the territory. …

I understand that it will take time to teach my son to deal with his emotions, and I sort of know how to go about it, but I don't know how to deal with my own emotions. I can't easily imagine te …

You have my sympathy. Having one child with encopresis is awful. I can't really imagine accurately what it's like to have two children with this problem. Parents of children with idiopathic constipati …

I admire you for both recognizing the problem and seeking help. Single parenting is difficult; changing your daufghter's eating patterns will demand even more from you. :( First, though, comfort eati …

How much self control can an 8-year-old be expected to show under physical and psychological provocation. I'm going to address this particularly. To walk away? That's expecting too much. Many if …