What To Do If Your Child Is Teased or Bullied

My son’s only seven, but he’s been coming home upset every day. He says a boy named Mark keeps teasing him. Now the rest of the kids won’t play with him because they are afraid Mark will start picking on them, too. He’s miserable and doesn’t want to go to school. What can I do [...]

The Oldest Child Is Smarter…So Says the Research

For nearly a century, child development experts have pondered just how much parents matter in how their kids turn out. Fresh new research hit the AP wires and the “nature vs. nurture” debate may finally be put to rest. And the findings are profound: Firstborn sons have higher IQs than their younger brothers because of [...]

The Fine Art of Disciplining Other People’s Kids: What to Do and How to Do It

When I was growing up, if I misbehaved I was set straight by the parent in charge. If my friends misbehaved at my house there were held accountable by my mom and dad. But parenting has changed. These days parent are much more cautious about discipline kids who are not their – probably because our [...]