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Question I recently married a widow who has 8 and 10-year-old daughters. My wife has acknowledged that because of their fathers’ death...

Question Due to a job loss and other factors we’re faced with some significant financial challenges and we’re going to have to make some...

Question We’re both frustrated by our lack of quality family mealtimes together. Our three kids are 11, 14 and 16 and our family meals,...

Question We have a 12-year-old daughter who is a good child but who can be very unkind and unloving to her siblings.  She doesn’t like it...

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 My 9-year-old daughter is a great girl who's a lot of fun to be around. Her only fault is keeping her room clean. She likes to...

Question My husband is a workaholic and has trouble setting work-related boundaries. He’s also sensitive to criticism. I know he’s deeply...

Question Our two children are 19-months apart. Sometimes they get along great and other times they don’t. When does sibling rivalry go...

Question Our 10-year-old daughter is painfully shy around others. She’s quiet but still a lot of fun at home with us and her two younger...

Question We were prepared for the birth of our first child but now, a year later, we realize that we weren’t prepared for all of the...

Question We have three daughters and sometimes the drama of all of the emotions feels overwhelming to me and their mom. How can we deal...

Question We’re concerned about some of the changes in our 12-year-old daughters behavior. Over the past several months she seems to feel...

Question I’m a single mom with two boys, 11 and 9. I’m going to college full-time, working two part-time jobs and feel overwhelmed most...

We had just returned home from church when I noticed the light flashing on the answering machine. When my late wife Carrie, pushed the...

I grew up in a nice quiet neighborhood in Southern California. The two-parent family was the norm. When I was in grade school, I remember...

Question We just moved to a new town. My daughter will be in 6th grade; my son will be in 9th grade. How can I help them adjust? Answer...

Many families gain a sense of who they are from the opinions and perceptions of those around them. As a result, families can end up...

Question My son just won't keep his room clean. Is this a battle worth fighting? Should I just close the door? Answer When we hit the...

If you survived a nuclear disaster, when the danger was over and you came out of hiding, what would be the first thing you would look...