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• Jason Mesnick's Tips for Parents Facing Divorce
  
• Wedding Bell Blues
  Teens Share Their Thoughts on Marriage and Divorce
• Holidays After Divorce
  Keeping the Children First
• What Broken Home After Divorce?
  Bruce and Demi Have Nothing on Us!
• The Effects of Divorce on Children
  A Potential Cause for Bedwetting
• Holidays Traditions After Divorce
  Single Moms and the Holidays
• What About the Kids?
  Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce
• Dads Today Divorce Series Part Two
  Daddy's House: When Fathers Are Awarded Full Custody of Their Children
• Dealing With Divorce
  3 Steps to Help Your Preteen Cope
• When Parents Divorce
  Keeping Communication Alive with Your Grandchildren

more artciles

• Divorce's Impact on Breastfeeding
  How the Legal System Impacts Breastfeeding
• Dads Today Divorce Series Part One
  The Weekend Daddy
• Divorce or Breakups During Pregnancy
  Dealing with a Breakup While Expecting
• Lessons Learned from Jon and Kate Gosselin
  Does Having Multiples Lead to Divorce?
• Don't Divorce Your Children: Children and Their Parents Talk About Divorce
  An excerpt from the book
• Every Child's Right
  Child Support from the Beginning
• Unexpected Blessings
  Becoming a Stepgrandparent
• Dads Today Divorce Series Part Three
  Shared Parenting With Your Ex : Putting the Kids First
• Jason Mesnick
  The Realities of Marriage and Single Parenting
• Should You Marry Your Baby Daddy?
  Options for Pregnant Single Moms
• Step by Step
  Family Building Through Stepparent Adoption
• Moral Versus Legal
  A Primer on Grandparents' Rights
• An Honest Home
  Easy as 1-2-3!
• Stay-at-home Dad Families
  Husbands and Wives in Stay-At-Home-Dad Families
• Parental Abduction
  When Parents Kidnap Their Own
• Too Tense
  7 Things Parents Can Do to Help an Anxious Child
• Happy Blended Holidays
  12 Ways "Non-Traditional" Families Can Make the Most of the End-of-Year Festivities
• Shock and Grief
  The Impact of Teen Suicide
• Hey Jude - Remember, You're a Dad First
  
• To Work or Not to Work
  The Mother's Dilemma
• How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too
  An Excerpt
• Cohabiting Couples Raising Teens
  Why Teens Benefit When Couples Say, "I Do."
• Drug Dependency
  How to Know When Your Teen Is in Trouble
• You’re Not My Father!
  Helping Teens Adjust to New Stepfamilies
• Down in the Dumps
  Dealing With Childhood Depression
• Causes of PPD
  What Causes Postpartum Depression?
• Laid Off and Pregnant
  Health Coverage and Job Hunting After a Layoff
• Partners in Education
  Establishing a Strong Alliance with Your Child's Teacher
• Blended Families
  Making It Work for Everyone
• When "The Baby" Isn't Happy
  Handling Sibling Jealousy While You're Pregnant
• Suzanne Mintz
  Standing up for Caregivers
• My Little Nica Jumping Bean
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Ashton, Demi and Bruce
  Spotlight on Family Values
• Searching for Birth Relatives
  A Factsheet for Families
• Grappling With Grief
  Excerpted from Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
• Congratulations, It’s a Teenager
  Waking Up One Day to Single Fatherhood
• 6 Steps to Preparing for Baby
  Mental and Physical Preparation Are the Key
• Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
  An Excerpt
• Are Dry Nights Ahead?
  Signs That Your Child Is Outgrowing Bedwetting
• The Facts of Life Insurance
  State Insurance Regulators Offer Tips for Consumers on Life Insurance
• TV Dads
  Have They Really Changed That Much?
• A Faux Fix
  When an Interior Designer Becomes Your Therapist
• Money, Marriage and Medicine
  Some Things to Think About Before You Conceive
• Zen and The Art of Fatherhood
  The Sound of One Dad Clapping
• The Straight Truth
  Drying Up Bedwetting Myths
• Common Childproofing Oversights
  Mistakes Even the Most Cautious Moms Can Make
• Beat the Bedwetting Blues
  3 Steps to a Positive Atmosphere
• Sarah Lucca
  Teacher of the Month
• Babying Your Relationship in the Meantime
  Work on Your Relationship While Waiting to Conceive
• Credit Score
  What It Is and How It Affects Your Financial Future
• It's a Refund!
  Deciding What to Do with Your Tax Check
• Nice Teens Do Brag
  Expert Advice From Communication Coach Peggy Klaus
• Too Old for Stranger Danger?
  Keeping Kids Safe From Abductions
• Turning Points for Better and Worse
  Facing Anorexia, Dishonesty and Separation
• 21st Century Dads
  Today's Fathers Are Taking on a Bigger Parenting Role
• Flying Solo
  Single Parent Adoption
• Large Sums of Money
  Smart Investing When You Receive a Windfall
• Beacon Street Girls
  Positive Preteen Role Models
• The Financial Aid Puzzle
  Avoiding Financial Aid Foibles
• Global Infertility
  Experiences in Other Countries
• Weaning After the Age of 2
  Tips for Weaning Your Toddler
• Tough Love
  Living with Your Child and Grandchild
• The Crystal Ball for Parents-To-Be
  Don't You Dare Have Kids Until You Read This!
• Leaving an Inheritance
  How to Provide for Your Grandchildren in Your Will
• Healing the Mind, Healing the Body
  An Interview with
  Helen Adrienne, MSW, ACSW, BCD
• When Your Preteen Sings the Blues
  Depression in Your Child
• Single Mom By Choice
  Becoming a Single Mom Through Choice
• The Truth About Growing Apart
  6 Surprising Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage
• Successful Stepparenting in 10 Steps
  10 Top Tips
• The Deane Scene
  Actor Meredith Deane on Teen Issues and Fame
• Go the Distance
  Exploring International Adoption
• Moms and Money Matters
  Increasing Your Financial Proficiency
• Special Needs Adoption
  Is It for You?
• Why Is Love So Hard?
  The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love
• "The Mommies"
  An Interview with Caryl and Marilyn
• Life in the Fat Lane
  Author Cherie Bennett Tackles The Tough Subject of Kids and Weight
• New Dads With Newborn Fears
  She Won't Break, New Dad!
• We're in the Money!
  Spending Your Advance Child Tax Credit Check
• Ann Crittenden
  The Price of Motherhood
• Spirit of the Season
  Teaching Children to Give of Themselves
• Organzing the Home Before Baby
  5 Steps Toward Sanity-Saving Storage
• Focus on Ritalin
  Understanding the Method Behind the Medicine
• Tears and Tinsel
  9 Ways to Make Space in Your Grief for Some Holiday Joy
• Eva Halina
  A Double Dose of Comedy and Family
• Eating Disorders in the Spotlight
  An Interview With Eve Eliot
• "We're Making People"
  Christopher Rich and Wife Eva Ready Their Lives for Twins
• Crossing the Line
  When Shopping Becomes a Compulsion
• Family Rituals and Traditions
  Now More Important Than Ever
• Foreclosures
  What to Do If It Happens to You
• Just Your Type
  Create the Relationship You've Always Wanted Using Personality Type
• Where Do I Start?
  Adoption Information for Beginners

• My 5-year-old daughter seems upset by my recent divorce and started wetting her bed. What can I do to help?
• I am going through a divorce, and my wife is keeping my son from me. How can I get full custody?
• My daughter started wearing only black and not being social after my divorce. What should I do?
• My husband and I are going through a divorce. I was in the middle of trying to potty train my 3-year-old son. Should I wait until things settle down or continue?
• My ex-wife and I have started seeing each other again. Should we tell the children?
• My 14-year-old is very hostile to my new husband. What can I do to help fix this so that we can be a family?
• How can I protect my sons from my soon-to-be ex-wife's drinking and anger?
• My 11-year-old is very defiant -- what should I do?
• Is it better to stay in an unhappy marriage when the children and very attached to both parents?
• How should I tell my son about his paternity?

more expert q&a

• Since my divorce, my 8-year-old has been wetting the bed. Any ideas on how to handle this?
• I have an 18-year-old son who is afraid of growing up and is very introverted. What can I do?
• My 2-year-old's best friend is moving away with his mom, while the father will continue to live across the street. How do I explain this to my child?
• My 5-year-old niece will have bowel movements in her pants, but not in the toilet. Her parents recently divorced. Could this be psychological?
• My wife and I are separated, and she thinks I coddle our 4-year-old son too much. Is this a problem?
• My ex-wife and I disagree on how to raise our 12-year-old daughter. What should I do?
• My children's father only sees his them once or twice a year. Should I cut these visits out for the sake of my children?
• I have a 16-year-old daughter who wants to move back with her mother. What should I do?
• I recently divorced. What things can I do to make sure my kids adjust and do not have problems?
• My 11-year-old son sometimes explodes emotionally. What can I do to help him?
• How can I discourage my daughter from wanting a baby at age 14?
• My husband and I are separating. How much should I tell my 4-year-old son?
• Should a child's savings be in the baby's name or in the parent's name?
• What is the opinion on an infant's spending time away from Mom on an overnight basis so Dad can have time and equal opportunity to bond with Baby?
• What effect does stress have on fertility and can stress cause miscarriage?
• What effect does stress have on fertility and can stress cause miscarriage?
• Is my child wetting the bed just to get attention?
• I'm in the middle of a divorce and live with my girlfriend. How can I introduce my children, ages 5 and 3, to her in a way that they can understand?
• Can you tell me more about COBRA?
• What financial matters should be covered in a will?
• What can I do if my husband will not correct his son?
• My l0-year-old granddaughter's life lacks discipline when she is at her mother's house. Is it possible that this amounts to child abuse or at least neglect?
• I have an 11-year-old who is really out of control. He wants for nothing. What can more can I do?
• Why is the quality of adult interaction so important for a baby's emotionaldevelopment?
• Why is the quality of adult interaction so important for a baby's emotional development?