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Technology Is a Great Challenge to Parents Dec. 31, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: How has your counseling and advice changed as the negative aspects of technology have become a ne... Read More

Threatened Parents Dec. 25, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

"It happened about 1,600 times in the last school year: Bus drivers in Hillsborough County arrived a... Read More

Can There Be Too Much of a Good Thing? Dec. 17, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: What do you feel about a weekly schedule that is full? Can you overload a child with positive act... Read More

Some Children Fall Apart Easily Dec. 14, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: My oversensitive children get extremely upset when they have to start their homework and get angr... Read More

Shop-Free Holidays Nov. 29, 2014

Katiedid Langrock

I did not shop on Thanksgiving. I did not shop on Black Friday. In fact, I took all of November off.... Read More

Smoke Gets in Their Thighs Nov. 26, 2014

Wellnews

It's not quite the same as saying smog is fattening, but a study out of the University of Southern C... Read More

The Newest Cult Nov. 26, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

There is a new religion taking over America. Chances are you haven't heard of it yet, though you pro... Read More

Technology Is Here to Change Nov. 19, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: What are your feelings about technology and the impact on children? How much technology is enough... Read More

There's Something About Paper Nov. 11, 2014

Froma Harrop

Interesting that the tech website CNET has started publishing an old-fashioned magazine — you ... Read More

Sports Can Teach Achievement Nov. 09, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: I have a student who underachieves in school but is an excellent swimmer on the swim team. I'm tr... Read More

Finding Passion Is in Fashion Nov. 05, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: How do you find extracurricular activities that your kid will like? I've tried them all, and our ... Read More

Children May Have Too Much Testing Nov. 02, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: I am a retired schoolteacher who taught at an elementary school for 30 years. I have never lost i... Read More

Motivation to Please Parents Works Well for Young Children's Learning Oct. 19, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: Is pleasing their parents the right motivation for children? Aren't they going to spend the rest ... Read More

Making the End Easier Sep. 23, 2014

The Savage Truth on Money

No one wants to think about death, much less plan for the aftermath. But seeing as it is the most in... Read More

Children Often Outgrow Sensory Disorders Sep. 21, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: My 10-year-old son has just been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. He has exhibited som... Read More

All Children Have Strengths and Weaknesses Sep. 17, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: How do you deal with children who have different learning styles? A: Children do have a variety o... Read More

Late-Talking Children Sep. 16, 2014

Thomas Sowell

Anyone who knows what anxiety, and sometimes anguish, parents go through when they have a child who ... Read More

Innocent Mistake or Child Murder? Sep. 11, 2014

Lenore Skenazy

Last week, a grand jury indicted the Georgia man whose toddler died of heatstroke after being left i... Read More

A Weekend With Children in Minneapolis Sep. 06, 2014

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Sauls and Glenda Winders Three generations of women screamed and flew into the air with a ... Read More

Retention Is Sometimes a Good Idea Sep. 03, 2014

Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids

Q: I see on your website that you have written many articles on retention and/or delaying school ent... Read More