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Why Your Kid Should Major in Philosophy Oct. 04, 2022
Maybe it's the change of seasons (I've always been a big early fall fan), maybe it's because I am no... Read More
I'd Like to Promote Hope and Confidence to Younger Girls Sep. 03, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 21-year-old woman in my third year of college. I didn't have much of a dating lif... Read More
My Mom Wants Me to Dump Her as a Friend! Aug. 27, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I recently met a new friend this summer. This girl attended our high school the last mo... Read More
I Don't Want to Lie, but She's Begging Me To! Aug. 26, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old girl and my best friend is also 17. We attend the same high school an... Read More
We Both Have Now Said 'No, but Thanks for Asking!' Aug. 25, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16 and this one guy at my high school asked me out to two dances this past school y... Read More
Never Judge a Book (or Person) by the Cover Aug. 11, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who just finished high school and unfortunately experienced a bad breakup ri... Read More
Why Is She Sometimes Rude? Aug. 05, 2022
DR. WALLACE: How should I react when someone is rude? I have a teenage friend who is very self-cente... Read More
I'm Stuck in the Middle of Two Friends! Jul. 21, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I am in the middle of an uncomfortable situation in my group of friends. One of my clos... Read More
Childhood Performance More of a Focus Than Ever Before May. 07, 2022
Our children are anxious, and they're getting more so every day. Even before the pandemic, anxiety ... Read More
Putting Profanity in Its Place: Can We Stop Pretending We're Shocked? Mar. 25, 2022
The truth, as we all know, is that profanity is part of the grown-up world. It's in our movies, musi... Read More
Colorado Lawmakers Pass Kids' Independence Bill Mar. 17, 2022
Colorado kids should be getting on their sneakers. Thanks to their state legislators, they will soon... Read More
Mistrusting Adults, Mistrusting Kids Mar. 10, 2022
The signs on every playground in my city, New York, say this: "Playground rules prohibit adults exce... Read More
Shine Bright on All the Picture Days Feb. 27, 2022
The email said that the kids were allowed to wear whatever they liked. Since they go to a school wit... Read More
Why Your Child's Personality Should Determine How You Parent Feb. 25, 2022
"He gets that from you." How many times have you said that to your partner about one of your childre... Read More
The Making of a Reader Feb. 04, 2022
There's a voracious reader in all of us, I thought, but my youngest daughter was determined to prove... Read More
Kids Keep Getting their Freedom Later Feb. 04, 2022
On Twitter last week, I asked those born BEFORE 1982 and those born AFTER to tell us what age they w... Read More
Life Reimagined Feb. 04, 2022
Wouldn't it be nice to think of getting older as exhilarating rather than terrifying? Learning to ac... Read More
At School, Learning Helplessness Jan. 27, 2022
Jodi M. is a seventh-grade health teacher in a quiet, distant suburb of New York City. She is worrie... Read More
If You See Something, Post Something Jan. 06, 2022
"Child Luring Incident!" read the warning that appeared last Friday on several Teaneck, New Jersey, ... Read More
What Kids Learn When They're 'Just' Playing Dec. 23, 2021
We're heading into two weeks (or possibly ... two months? two years?) of the kids at home. It's call... Read More
