Gary OliverDec 1, 20183 min readShy ChildQuestion 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...
Gary OliverApr 11, 20182 min readParenting Teens & the Privacy IssueQuestion We have an adolescent son and daughter, and at times it seems like we can’t ask them even a simple question without them...
Gary OliverAug 23, 20143 min readWhite LiesQuestion My 5-year-old has started telling “white lies.” How do I help him learn to tell the truth? Answer Somewhere between...
Gary OliverFeb 28, 20144 min readFrom Crisis to ConfidenceThe year of 1996 began with great expectations in the Oliver home. On Thanksgiving my mom and dad had moved from their Southern...
Gary OliverJan 23, 20133 min readBonding with Step-ChildrenQuestion I'm a step-father to three kids. I thought once the newness of our marriage wore off that the kids would warm up to me, but it's...
Gary OliverJan 12, 20122 min readBeing Open About BullyingQuestion We have two children in middle-school and both have talked with us about their discomfort at the bulling they see almost every...