Drugs and Parenting
Your role as a caring parent is to advise your child against any potentially dangerous activity -- whether or not you yourself have engaged in it. read more
March 12, 1999
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Father Finds Drug Paraphernalia
A parent asks how he should act in the face of discovering risky and illegal behavior on the part of his son's friend and most likely his son. read more
April 2, 2002
Father Finds Evidence of Drinking
What is the best way to deal with your son after you find evidence of drinking? read more
February 25, 2002
Fifteen-Year-Old Addicted to Cigarettes
A person of any age can become addicted to cigarettes -- all too quickly. read more
December 22, 1999
Fifteen-Year-Old Tried Drugs
Frequent anger, experimentation with drugs, and complaints of having "no life" are all certainly normal for a 15-year-old. read more
January 13, 1998
Freshman Drinks and Smokes
The best teaching a parent can provide is to show her own values surrounding alcohol and cigarettes by your day-to-day behaviors. read more
August 17, 1998
Kids and Smoking
When parents' suspicions are aroused, they may have to exercise their rights and obligations by invading their child's privacy. read more
March 5, 2002
Mother Upset That Son Smokes
A mother blames her son's girlfriend for his smoking habit. read more
April 2, 2002
Potty Training Tips for When Your Kid Won't Go
Need help ditching the diapers and putting away the pull-ups? Time to break out potty training tips when your kid won't go! read more
July 27, 2017
3 Tips for Negotiating With Toddlers Inspired by Mindy Kaling
In an interview on The Ellen Show, Mindy Kaling recently said, "I didn't know how much bribery there was in being a parent." Here are three tips inspi... read more
June 7, 2019
10 Positive Parenting Phrases to Use With Toddlers
Here are ten phrases that will help stop you from negatively engaging with your toddler when you are frustrated, and instead focus on the positive. read more
February 12, 2020
"Overactive" Three-Year-Old
Read what you should do when your three-year-old's preschool teachers label him "overactive." read more
August 17, 1998