Family Almanac with Marguerite Kelly

Teen traces art and accepts praise

(The Washington Post, May 8, 2013; 10:33 AM)

The teen years

(The Washington Post, April 24, 2013; 9:33 AM)

What’s behind a tot’s tantrums in the company of certain adults

(The Washington Post, April 17, 2013; 10:34 AM)

When to let kids get online

(The Washington Post, April 10, 2013; 10:23 AM)

A teasing teacher angers a young child

(The Washington Post, April 3, 2013; 11:34 AM)

A child’s mind wanders

(The Washington Post, March 27, 2013; 10:33 AM)

Keeping a kid on track

(The Washington Post, March 20, 2013; 1:35 PM)

There are alternatives to adoption

(The Washington Post, March 13, 2013; 12:42 PM)

Setting limits on children’s use of electronics

(The Washington Post, February 27, 2013; 12:26 PM)

Strict parents, meddling grandparents

(The Washington Post, February 20, 2013; 11:54 AM)

What to do when your child doesn’t like the nanny

(The Washington Post, February 13, 2013; 10:40 AM)

Sleepover anxiety may be caused by bad memories of a tummy ache

(The Washington Post, February 6, 2013; 10:39 AM)

A little boy’s lies

(The Washington Post, January 29, 2013; 12:35 PM)

Popular girls: Outgoing trumps in crowd

(The Washington Post, January 22, 2013; 2:22 PM)

Moody teen needs help from whole family

(The Washington Post, January 8, 2013; 10:27 AM)

Nagging the kids isn’t getting results

(The Washington Post, December 28, 2012; 3:51 PM)

An unmotivated first-grader

(The Washington Post, December 18, 2012; 1:21 PM)

Girl wants to wear the same clothes every day

(The Washington Post, December 11, 2012; 10:08 AM)

Christmas presents for the kids on your list

(The Washington Post, December 4, 2012; 10:12 AM)

Family Almanac: Raising a responsible child

(The Washington Post, November 20, 2012; 10:21 AM)

The defiant toddler stage

(The Washington Post, November 13, 2012; 1:20 PM)

Using a belt on a misbehaving child?

(The Washington Post, November 6, 2012; 10:10 AM)

Unrequited love among teens

(The Washington Post, October 31, 2012; 10:11 AM)

The ‘glory years’ between parenting and grandparenting

(The Washington Post, October 23, 2012; 11:18 AM)

A 3-year-old fights bedtime, leaving mom at wit’s end

(The Washington Post, October 16, 2012; 12:20 PM)

Family Almanac: Parents of 8-year-old worry his tears come too easily

(The Washington Post, October 3, 2012; 9:41 AM)

An empty-nester looks at the rest of her life

(The Washington Post, September 26, 2012; 11:24 AM)

Lonely freshman can’t start or sustain a conversation

(The Washington Post, September 18, 2012; 10:02 AM)

Time management on school nights

(The Washington Post, September 11, 2012; 10:47 AM)

A gun-crazy 7-year-old worries his mom

(The Washington Post, September 5, 2012; 9:59 AM)

A shy 13-year-old boy who does his own laundry. And the problem is?

(The Washington Post, August 29, 2012; 9:57 AM)

A touchy preteen needs a full physical before she gets therapy

(The Washington Post, August 14, 2012; 11:23 AM)

A talented child, her jealous siblings and her broke parents

(The Washington Post, August 7, 2012; 10:59 AM)

Avoiding the summer slide

(The Washington Post, July 31, 2012; 10:21 AM)

An aging mother and her estranged daughter

(The Washington Post, July 24, 2012; 9:57 AM)

Family Almanac: Dad’s secret son

(The Washington Post, July 16, 2012; 2:37 PM)

How a stay-at-home mother can handle her controlling husband

(The Washington Post, July 10, 2012; 3:11 PM)

How to monitor an online ‘friend’

(The Washington Post, July 2, 2012; 10:14 AM)

Advice for potty training a reluctant boy

(The Washington Post, June 27, 2012; 10:14 AM)

Setting fair limits on an over-texting teen

(The Washington Post, June 12, 2012; 3:25 PM)

What every college freshman needs to know

(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 4:47 PM)

A ‘lazy’ teenager really isn’t

(The Washington Post, May 15, 2012; 4:58 PM)

How to know if your child has a learning disability

(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 1:56 PM)

Good relationship between your child and her birth parents

(The Washington Post, May 1, 2012; 8:23 AM)

Potty-training a stubborn 3-year-old

(The Washington Post, April 24, 2012; 8:59 AM)

How to protect your child from bullies

(The Washington Post, April 17, 2012; 9:34 AM)

Ideas for filling an empty nest

(The Washington Post, April 10, 2012; 11:01 AM)

How parents can prepare their kids to fly alone

(The Washington Post, April 3, 2012; 9:57 AM)

Advice for feeding solid foods to a baby

(The Washington Post, March 27, 2012; 9:44 AM)

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