Family

Dear Dr. Bill, Our 12-year-old daughter wants to participate in a coed sleepover.  All of the kids who will be involved attend the same Christian school and I know them pretty well.  However, puberty is right around the corner for this age group and I wonder if my daughter will Read More

Have you ever checked into a “non-smoking” room and a hotel and caught the distinct odor of cigarette smoke?  Well, there’s a reason for that. According a story in USA Today, researchers have found that when a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets Read More

  Janice, a 48-year-old mother of two, had gotten pregnant when she was 17.  When her son was just 5 months old, she was forced to give him up for adoption.  She was able to visit her son a few times in foster care – enough to know that the family was changing his name from Read More

Are your kids really studying when they hit the books—or are they doing something else? According to a story on Plugged In.com, researchers recently observed 263 students from middle school, high school and college as they were studying. Interestingly, they found that within two Read More

  In-laws!  Oh what fun, am I right?  Whether you’ve got a great relationship or a terrible one with your in-laws, Lisa’s Home School offers some insights into what NOT to say to you mom-in-law! Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, How do I help my husband’s parents understand the hardships we face in driving 45 minutes one-way to visit them?  We are a low-income family with two kids under the age of 5.  My in-laws are in their mid-40’s, but they routinely tell us they are “just too tired” to Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, My husband and I are separated due to a difficulty in our relationship.  We are in counseling and don’t want to divorce.  We feel this time apart is important, because we’re concerned that our constant fighting may impact on our 3-year-old son.  Sometimes he will Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, Our 4-year-old son started preschool this year and he attends three mornings a week.  He’s a bright and loving child, but also quite strong willed.  His teachers have already talked to us several times about his uncooperative behavior — such as interrupting, Read More

  Marc lost his right leg above the knee in the Boston Marathon bombing, and doctors are still fighting to save his shattered left one. He has second- and third-degree burns and a piece of shrapnel lodged in his heart. He’s lost track of how many surgeries he’s Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, I have 5-year-old daughter who talks a lot about having a boyfriend.  Recently, while playing with some neighborhood, she and a boy her age kept going off into a corner of the yard so they could quote, “be alone.” I calmly told her this behavior was not appropriate Read More