http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/ Parenting news and advice en Copyright 2012 Wed, 30 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I have a 16 year old son who has used marijuana at times over the last two years. We have grounded him, taken privileges away, etc but have maintained a loving, helpful relationship with him and have driven home the... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/6teens_who_abus.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/6teens_who_abus.html Barbara's Mailbag Teens Wed, 30 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My grandson is 2 1/2 and his sister is 7 mos old. He will head butt her, pinch smack or whatever he can do to her. My daughter is going crazy. The worst is if we are out and he... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/is_this_extreme.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/is_this_extreme.html Barbara's Mailbag Feelings and emotions Safety Toddlers Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Hello, I have a 15 year old daughter in High School who should be in the 10th grade but has repeated the 9th grade. Her second year in high school will be ending in a few weeks and she is... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/hs_daughter_wan.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/hs_daughter_wan.html Barbara's Mailbag Teens Wed, 23 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 I have a 8 year old grandson who's always liked to play with Barbie dolls. My son, his Dad, throws a fit if I let him play with them at my house. He's always liked them from birth on. I... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/barbie_dolls_fo.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/barbie_dolls_fo.html Barbara's Mailbag Play School-age Tue, 22 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My son is 6 years old...He does not play with boys and some times he acts like a girl! We don't know what to do.... other kids at the after school [are] calling him a GAY! So please let me... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/kids_call_her_s.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/kids_call_her_s.html Barbara's Mailbag Feelings and emotions School-age Sexuality Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 We have an only child, four year old son. He is fun and happy and does well in preschool. His issue is he seems disinterested in any extra curricular activities. While we don't care if he is the best of... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/preschooler_doe.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/preschooler_doe.html Barbara's Mailbag Preschool Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 After 21 years of looking, I finally found the mother of my child. I knew she had a baby 21 years ago, thought it could be mine and just found out that I am the father. Obviously there was no... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/absent_dad_want.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/absent_dad_want.html Barbara's Mailbag Feelings and emotions Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 No question today, just a rare vent. I was the speaker last night at Barefoot Books in Concord, (a fabulous book store, more on that another time) at an event for mommy bloggers, co-sponsored by Boston Parent Bloggers and Raising... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/time_magazine_s.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/time_magazine_s.html Barbara's Mailbag Breastfeeding Feelings and emotions Preschool Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 I am a single mom to my daughter, age 10. It's just me and her and we are very close. On weekends, I let her sleep in my bed and we hang out and chat and sleep in late. We... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/single_mom_and.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/single_mom_and.html Barbara's Mailbag Feelings and emotions Sleep Tweens Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 [This letter has been condensed and edited.] Hi Barbara. I am going through something that does not make sense. I am a single mother. I have three children, Jonathan is 14 1/2 and has Asperger's syndrome, Amanda is 12 and... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/moms_relationsh.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/moms_relationsh.html Barbara's Mailbag Tweens Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My 18 month old son is proving to be a challenging one to discipline. Whenever he does something that we disapprove of, whether it is throwing his dinner on the floor or hitting us, we look him in the eye... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/getting_your_18.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/getting_your_18.html Barbara's Mailbag Toddlers Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My 4.5 year old son has been struggling intermittently for the past year over going to his pre-school. He seems to struggle the most when he returns to school after vacation and on Monday mornings. Lately, his struggle has... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/unhappiness_at.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/unhappiness_at.html Barbara's Mailbag Kindergarten Preschool Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara, I have a picky three year old that has a very limited diet. He refuses to try any new foods, it has been exactly a year since he has tried something new. I can remember exactly what it... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/about_that_pick.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/about_that_pick.html Barbara's Mailbag Food and eating Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My kids are 2 and 5 and get along well. When there is a squabble, I try to not intervene. However, I find myself erring towards the younger one, even though I want to be neutral and teach them... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/siblings_and_bi.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/05/siblings_and_bi.html Barbara's Mailbag Feelings and emotions Play Preschool Toddlers Tue, 01 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 I am a foster parent who recently had a 12yr old girl come into care. She will only eat junk/processed foods such as hotdogs or Kraft Dinner. There are no meats she will try and the only vegetable she will... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/04/foster_mom_conc.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2012/04/foster_mom_conc.html Barbara's Mailbag Food and eating Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:37:30 -0500