http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:10:49 -0500 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:13:21 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The following is from a Boston.com readers Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: If a 21-month-old declines to eat heathy food that she sometimes will eat (like eggs or vegetables), is it better to give her... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/do_i_starve_my.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/do_i_starve_my.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:10:49 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com readers Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Our 16-year-old daugher forged a note from her teacher to us and then took it out of my purse so I would not... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_16yearold_ha.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_16yearold_ha.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:03:20 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com reader Q&A on Monday with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: What do I do about my 1st grader who seems to be a budding perfectionist? She gets very upset when she makes a... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_daughter_is_1.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_daughter_is_1.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:15 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com reader Q&A on Monday with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Qustion: My 4 1/2-year-old son has been bitten twice by the same boy in school (this boy has some behavioral/anger issues). They were in... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_son_got_bitt.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_son_got_bitt.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:50:39 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com Q&A with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Dear Barbara, I have a very tricky relationship with the in-laws. Since my engagement and subsequent marriage 10 years ago, they have made clear on several... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/the_inlaws_just.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/the_inlaws_just.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:35:15 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com reader Q&A with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: My husband's mother living in New York is very ill. My husband and I are having a disagreement whether our 2-year-old son should attend her... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/should_my_2year.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/should_my_2year.html Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:27:13 -0500 The following is from a Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: My son recently started Kindergarten and is about to turn 6 - he has started waking up in the middle of the night (2 a.m.)... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/im_a_prisoner_o.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/im_a_prisoner_o.html Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:19:00 -0500 The following is from a Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Hi Barbara, My husband and I are seriously considering moving our family of five (we live in Boston) to a town with good public schools... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/when_to_tell_th.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/when_to_tell_th.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:10:56 -0500 The following is from a Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: My 2.5-year-old is very concerned about a robber in a Madeline book. She doesn't like that page and doesn't like the bad man. After some... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/a_madeline_book.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/a_madeline_book.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:04:53 -0500 The following is from a Q&A this week with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: This morning I was at my wits end with my 15-year-old sophmore daughter. I believe she is dealing with a very low self-esteem. She was... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_15_year_old.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/10/my_15_year_old.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:55:09 -0500 The following was from a Boston.com Q&A on Monday with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question:To a parent with daughters, how would you deal with Sarah Palin? On one hand, spirits are raised for the possibility of a woman to... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/daughters_like.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/daughters_like.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:56:15 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com Q&A with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Hi Barbara. I have an 11 year old and 9 year old who watch the Disney Channel. Often the girls, mostly the 11 year old, will... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/my_11_year_old_1.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/my_11_year_old_1.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:29:47 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com Q&A with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Hi Barbara -- I have a 9-month-old son who can sit up unassisted and roll from his belly to his back and occassionally from his back... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/is_my_9monthold.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/is_my_9monthold.html Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:15:50 -0500 The following story appeared in Saturday's Boston Globe: By Tom Haines, Globe Staff It is a pretty cool thing, a kid looking up in the sky each night for the moon. That's what Morgan Walter, 9, has been doing during... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/is_homework_wre.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/is_homework_wre.html Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:57:52 -0500 The following is from a Boston.com Q&A with Child Caring writer Barbara Meltz: Question: Hello! My 5 year old has starting telling white lies. It is so not like her and we discourage it -- but she continues to do... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/my_5_year_old_i.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/blog/2008/09/my_5_year_old_i.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:51:03 -0500