Category Archives: Children

Why won’t my neighbor allow her kids to come over inside our home to play with my kids but I allow mine to go inside their house? These kids have been friends now for well over a year. Since I don’t know your neighbor, all I can do is guess at some reasons. Maybe theyContinue reading “Questions from Quora: Playtime”

I personally think it’s a power trip. They don’t see their children as separate human beings with their own needs, wants, characters and lives, but as toys or even property of themselves. My niece’s husband named their first child after marijuana. That told me everything I needed to know about how he saw his child.Continue reading “Question from Quora: Why do some parents give their kids horrible first names?”

My 17-year-old daughter wants to change her name. She’s wanted to change her name for many years and will pay for it. Should I let her? I’ll never understand why parents think that their children should be thrilled about being saddled with a name the parents like. My niece just recently adopted her two granddaughtersContinue reading “Questions from Quora: Name Change”

What is the biggest barrier to parental involvement in children’s education? Getting parents to understand that their children still need them to be involved in their kid’s lives, even at school, and even in high school. We discovered that kids who had their parents involved as volunteers at school, felt more secure and did betterContinue reading “Question from Quora: Parental Involvement”