You have three kids—a son and two daughters. You easily relate to your son and one daughter but can’t seem to connect with your other daughter. You don’t have anything to talk about, your personalities are polar opposites, and you …

Many parents complain that they can’t play games with their kids. A 5-year-old plays Candyland, loses, and throws the dice across the floor. A 9-year-old plays Apples to Apples with two friends, loses and runs up to her room …

Lisa came into my office a few days ago in tears.

“Life’s just out of control, that’s all,”  she said.

Three days earlier she had experienced a melt-down. After volunteering at a local food pantry, she took one child to …

It’s almost September and that means a visit to Staples, stocking the fridge with lunch meats, and dealing with very tired kids. Some of you have been back to school going on a few weeks now, while others begin around …

From the time your son is an infant, his relationship with you—Mom or Dad—sets the template for how he will relate to every other person in his world. If you are trustworthy, he will trust others. If you are …

Dear Dr. Meg:

My husband and I have a 13-month-old child, and we have been trying to make sure that we keep our relationship strong. We try to plan little get-aways at least every few months. I feel so bad …

Today, natural, healthy boyhood is under attack.

It is threatened not only by an educational establishment that devalues masculinity and boyishness, and not only by widely remarked social changes including widespread divorce and the rise of single-parent households that deprive …

I recently heard from a dad of two girls, ages 7 and 8, who asked for recommendations for activities to do with his daughters. So, for all you great dads out there, I’ve compiled my suggestions below.

Keep a few …

Kudos to 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell. You may have seen him during the Olympics. He wasn’t in the Olympics; he was advertised during the Olympic games.

Nathan is a 5’3”, 200-pound 12-year-old who appeared in an ad for Nike where he …

Your 4-year-old son tells you that he wants to wear dresses to preschool; should you let him? The New York Times recently weighed in on the issue with the article, “What’s So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear …