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Aug 23, 20183 min read

Grandparents and Rules

Question My kids (ages 5 and 7) love their grandparents, and my husband and I want to help foster that relationship. The problem is my...

Gary Oliver

Aug 11, 20184 min read

Negative Attitudes

Question I often overhear my two daughters criticizing other people. I think they're picking it up from other kids at school, but I want...

Gary Oliver

Aug 1, 20182 min read

The Ice Cream Lady

“When I grow up, I’m going to be an ice cream lady.” My four year-old daughter’s words caught me off guard. “You want to do what?” I...

Gary Oliver

Jul 23, 20184 min read

Obese Spouse

Question When we married, my husband was a little heavy and I stressed to him at that time how important it was to me that he lose...

Gary Oliver

Jul 11, 20183 min read

Connection with Children

Question When I was a kid, I didn’t have a good relationship with my mother. She was a cold and distant disciplinarian, and I didn’t feel...

Gary Oliver

Jun 23, 20182 min read

Dealing with Anger in Your Child

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...

Gary Oliver

Jun 11, 20183 min read

After Divorce

Question My husband and I divorced a little more than a year ago. The kids live with me and visit their dad (and his new wife of three...

Gary Oliver

Jun 1, 20184 min read

Joy to the World

One reader asks: “I don't like to admit this, but for the past several years I have dreaded the Christmas season. I know that Christmas...

Gary Oliver

May 24, 20183 min read

Telling Lies

Question My husband “fibs.” It’s mostly over stupid little things such as leaving the cap off the milk. These little lies drive me crazy...

Gary Oliver

May 11, 20182 min read

Disciplining Through Understanding

Question We have caught our 13-year-old daughter wearing clothing that is entirely inappropriate, especially for her age. When she leaves...

Gary Oliver

Apr 23, 20182 min read

Leave and Cleave

Question My wife and I struggle over the topic of loyalty to each other verses our relationship with each other's family. I don't know...

Gary Oliver

Apr 11, 20182 min read

Parenting Teens & the Privacy Issue

Question We have an adolescent son and daughter, and at times it seems like we can’t ask them even a simple question without them...

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