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It’s a dad-daughter overnighter in New York for the Obamas

NEW YORK – President Barack Obama is enjoying a father-daughter weekend in New York with his teenage girls. First, though, a little business. The president began his New York over...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Bathroom becomes a battleground for this preschooler

Q: My 4-year-old grandson refuses to use the toilet to poop. He does it on purpose to get back at his parents. He has an 11-month-old sister. He has always been strong-willed toward his pare...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Into the woods with baby and a good attitude

Parenting coach and columnist Meghan Leahy answered questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q: We are about to go on a tent-camping trip with our 13-month...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

The best age to get married if you don't want to get divorced

Conventional wisdom has it that the older you are when you get married, the lower your chances for divorce. But a new analysis of family data by Nicholas H. Wolfinger, a sociologist at the U...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Study: Whether you were first, middle or youngest child makes hardly any difference

Was your insanely successful older sibling born to achieve? Is your youngest child preprogrammed to seek the limelight? Nope, says a massive new study analyzing the traits of 377,...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

My No. 1 tip for stay-at-home parents

“What do you want to be when you grow up, Dad?” When my oldest child was 4, she asked me this question while we were watching my wife leave for work. My daughter had obviously pro...

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

When parenting twice-exceptional kids, not everything needs to be fixed

My 12-year-old son looked me in the eye and said, “I’m sorry, Mom.” He told me how badly he felt for overreacting – monopolizing the office staff, smacking his Rubik’s Cube against the floor...

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: Advice for a daughter worrying about her widowed dad and a marriage gone blah

Q: My father is going on three years as a widower after my mom’s death. My biggest concern is that he doesn’t really have any friends. He is not shy or difficult to get along with – he just ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

The day I realized I was trying too hard and just let my kid play with an acorn

The playground by our house is a magic kingdom. The central structure looks like M.C. Escher collaborated with the Ewoks to create a fantastical tree house. Slides, swings, skateboard ramps,...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Guys: To flirt effectively, just act like a decent human

It’s a story as old as time. Guy spots girl across the bar. Girl smiles coyly. Guy saunters over and asks if it hurt. Girl finishes the line, “When I fell from heaven? You bet.” C...

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Why it’s OK to praise our kids

My 4-year-old son likes to run. Lately, I’ve found an easy way to kill 15 minutes is to time him while he dashes off around the playground, again and again, trying to beat his time. I encour...

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move

A few hours into my first conversation with a man on Bumble – a dating app where, after there’s a match, it’s up to the woman to say hello – I popped the question: “So this is my first Bumbl...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family