Father’s Day is one month from today! During the next 30 days or so, I’ll be posting excerpts and highlights from my book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: The 30-Day Challenge.

Dads, have you taken The 30-Day Challenge?

This …

With a little help from Barneys, New York, Disney has morphed a few iconic children’s characters into waif-ish, albeit stylish, runway models. In an upcoming campaign called Electric Holiday, Disney decided to sell out on our kids and whittle Minnie …

I received this question a few weeks ago from a Dad with an athletic daughter:

• How important can sports and activities be to a teenage girls self-esteem building? How can we help her if she doesn’t make teams?

The best …

POST UPDATED with my advice.  Click below to jump to my answer:

Sometimes the toughest questions from our kids are the ones that catch us off-guard, make us do a double-take and leave us really scratching our heads about what …

Not too long ago, I asked readers to tell me what topics they’d like to see on my blog. I’m working through those suggestions and today is the first in that series.

Since it’s the last day of June and …

Today, I’m trying something new.  Below is a common problem that parents face at one time or another. Dads (and Moms), I’m interested to hear what you would do…

On Monday, I’ll post my answer…

Q: A few weeks ago …

When I was in college, my father was so protective I thought he was a borderline psychotic.

I attended an all-women’s college (my own decision) and really didn’t give my parents much trouble. I was the oldest girl in the …

If you are a father of a daughter, I want you to know several things:

The first of which is that you are your daughter’s first love.

Every man who enters her life will be compared to you; every relationship …

For the month of June, I thought I’d mix it up a bit on the blog. I’ll go back to sharing the 10 Habits of Happy Mothers right where we left off, but for this month, I’ve dedicated the blog …

I LOVE to help parents answer their toughest parenting questions.  I’m starting a regular column on CafeMom.com called “Ask Dr. Meg” and I’m counting on YOU, followers and friends, to send me your questions. So, contact me via the blog, …