Because I Said So
Knock, Knock
By David Carr

What do you say to a closed door? Open sesame? Yield to my will and fling open? Or, hey, I was planning on walking in there?

Tween/Teen Times
Is Your Teen Using Drugs or Alcohol?
By Julie Pfitzinger

This is a topic that is capable of striking fear into the hearts of parents who don’t want to imagine or believe the child they have loved and cherished since birth has gone behind their backs to participate in a life that is separate, secret and above all, dangerous.

Growing Up Online
Can Your Child Catch
An Ad?
By Carolyn Jabs

Before the holidays and birthdays, many kids make wish lists. But how do they know what they want?  Sometimes parents can trace a child’s desires back to a TV show, a friend or even a celebrity. 

As They Grow
As They Grow, and Grow, and Grow
By Leslie Watson

Little babies make me a bit nervous these days. I first realized it this past summer, when we welcomed Ned and Helen’s new cousin to the family.

Going It Alone
A Voice in the Wilderness
By Lynn Armitage

My childhood dream of the perfect life never included divorce and single parenting.  Barbie and Ken are supposed to live happily ever after.