http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/ Parenting news and advice en Copyright 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Hello Barbara, \Longtime fan, first time writer! My daughter is 15 and has a tight group of friends most of whom she became close with through shared sports. It's a co-ed group, but there's a tight girl-only sub-group. There is... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/these_15-year-o.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/these_15-year-o.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Dear Barbara, My husband's parents are very difficult and domineering people. When our first child was born 3 years ago, they took issue with some of our decisions. We had some angry words with them and they decided to cut... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/dont_keep_absen.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/dont_keep_absen.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara, I've had an issue come up recently and I am hoping you can help. My three year old refuses to apologize. In most situations, whatever happened was accidental (stepping on a playmate's foot or splashing water at the... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/hi_barbara_ive.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/hi_barbara_ive.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 My grand daughter lives in Hawaii, they have very liberal discipline attitudes there, I think. She is 12, mouthy, obnoxious, lazy, entitled, and not very pleasant to be around most of the time. Apparently her parents and their friends don't... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/grandma_you_can.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/grandma_you_can.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Hello! I am the mom of two, boy and girl, fourth and second graders. Can you give me some advice? Every year, there is a week or two (this year,almost two) after school ends and before day camps kick in... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/mom_dreads_the.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/mom_dreads_the.html Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 My 13-month- old will hit/try to climb on her 1-month old sister, I keep pulling them apart.... if I have both of them in my arms or the younger one in arm, my oldest is loving to her but as... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/this_first-born.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/06/this_first-born.html Sat, 01 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500 [Ed's note: This letter has been condensed. ] Hello, I was hoping to get your advice as I am tormented by what to do for our our 5 year old kindergarten daughter and so worried we will hurt her chances... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/california_mom.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/california_mom.html Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara, I have a 4 year old daughter who is fairly smart, doesn't miss a trick and observant. I'm not sure how to talk to her about the following situation when she eventually brings it up: My mother left... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/how_to_explain.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/how_to_explain.html Fri, 10 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 My 5 1/2-year-old daughter has a very difficult time being left at her daycare/preschool each morning. She has been in this facility since she's been 10 weeks old and is familiar and comfortable with all of the teachers and students/kids.... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/could_preschool.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/could_preschool.html Tue, 07 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 So I have a. 2 yr old daughter who is very attached to me. Being that we live on a small island and don't have family there, it's me and my husband that she sees day in and day out... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/mom_unexpectly.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/mom_unexpectly.html Mon, 06 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara, I read your column often and I'd appreciate your advice on something. My youngest just turned five and has a pretty headstrong personality. This is good in many ways -- he is very determined and sticks with things... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/i_hate_you.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/i_hate_you.html Fri, 03 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara. My 5-year-old daughter has suddenly started waking up at night and can't get back to sleep. This has happened 3 or 4 times in the last few weeks and before that she was a solid, sound, sleeper for... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/5-year-olds_nig.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/05/5-year-olds_nig.html Thu, 02 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 My 2 year old grandson DOB 4/18/11 is an only child, no others on the way. He pinches people; his parents, and other adults. He gets a certain look of mischief (a little scary) before he pinches. His parents have... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/respond_to_pinc.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/respond_to_pinc.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0500 How do you explain surrogacy to small children? Due to cancer, my cousin can no longer carry a baby. I would love to be able to do this for her, but I don’t know how to explain it to my... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/explaining_surr.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/explaining_surr.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0500 Dear Barbara, I will be moving from Richmond, VA to an undecided location in Arizona very, very soon. This same situation happened four years ago, but was switched, We moved from Arizona to Virginia in November of 2009, when my... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/how_can_she_hel.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2013/04/how_can_she_hel.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0500