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Question We have two teenage children.  While we have good relationships, we don’t communicate as well as we’d like.  In fact, much of...

Q: I usually avoid conflict but that hasn’t been working. Is there such a thing as “healthy conflict”? Conflict is a part of life. Even...

Q: How do I navigate covering shifts with my coworkers? A tricky social situation in which so many parts are at play, for this column...

Q: How do I talk with my roommate about keeping our room/bathroom clean? (Asking for a friend) Ah, yes. The messy roommate who either...

Q: How can I ask for help from a classmate? I remember my freshman year. The start of spring semester was great. I enjoyed seeing friends...

Question As I was dropping off some clean laundry in my son’s room recently, I found a package of condoms on the floor. What’s the best...

Question Recently, my husband decided to leave our church because he said he doesn’t feel spiritually led there anymore. I see this as a...

Question Our teenage son was rejected by several of his friends and his hurt has turned into a bitterness and hatred that concerns us. ...

Question Our 14-year-old daughter is a precious young lady with many strengths. Unfortunately, she isn’t very good at taking...

Question We’re preparing for a major move from the only home our three kids have known. At 6, 8 and 11 they’re already experiencing a...

Question How does an extrovert parent an introverted child? Answer In Proverbs 22:6 we are exhorted to raise our children in “the way...

Question Our teenage son has become more withdrawn and isolated in the past few months. Is this normal? Is it something to be concerned...

Question As my kids have become teenagers our whole family has noticed that when one of the kids disobeys or mouths off I increasingly...

Question I think that our three-year-old daughter is the stereotypical angry child.  When she doesn’t get what she wants at the grocery...

Question My wife and I have problems agreeing on many things. We seem to hold on strongly to our parent’s view. What can we do to start...

Question We have two young boys who are 19 months apart and they both struggle with anger. We’re doing a better job at managing our...

Question Our eight-year-old son gets discouraged very easily gives up. He won’t stay at a task long enough to learn how to do it. ...

Question I’m concerned that my daughter has a negative body image and that it’s having a negative impact on her relationships and her...

Question We have two boys and two girls, and both sets of grandparents enjoy going overboard in their gift-giving. It’s almost like...

Question Our family pet recently passed away and it’s been very hard on our kids. How can we talk to them about death and help them deal...