I would appreciate an entry about weight loss for kids. My 11 year old son is overweight. Thanks and I enjoy your posts. Lori, in (state not provided) Hi Lori. I’m sorry that you and your son are dealing with this tough issue. Without knowing more specifics about your situation, I will give you some [...]

Mini-Me’s very own suitcase that we bought this summer has been recalled because of lead content in the design on the surface of the case. She’s four, and she might be devastated when I tell her it has to be returned. Is it really that big of a deal? We have checked our tap water, [...]

Dr. G, Our son is 3 yrs old. He’ll be 4 in just a matter of 1.5 months. He has been refusing to potty train. We did well for a short while but now he wants nothing to do with the potty and even tries to hide the fact that he soiled his training pant. [...]

This week’s Huffington Post piece is about the hardest part of parenting: marriage. Come on over and tell me what you think, would you?

Hi Dr. G, My three and half year old son has been hitting, kicking, pushing, etc. other children at play areas we go to as well as his younger infant brother and my husband and I. He isn’t doing these behaviors at preschool and I generally receive positive reports from his preschool teachers. My husband [...]

Today I am thrilled to be back over at A Mother World, answering a parent’s question about how to handle holiday parties and visits. These can be a battleground or a struggle for kids. With a little advanced planning, it doesn’t have to be that way! I hope you’ll jump over and see how!

I’m agitating again over on Huffington Post, this time about the end of the War in Iraq. Not too many of us parents talked to our kids about this. Now is the time to set politics aside and think about the unsung heroes of this war. The military families! So please go check it out. [...]

This week’s provocative blog post at Huffington Post is about bullying. Do I really think that children are never bullies? Am I trying to marginalize your feelings, discount all the people who have been victims? Guess you’ll have to come on over and find out!

Thanks for finding my brand new parenting website! As excited as I am about this beautiful new home, I am almost as excited to be a regular parenting blogger (because at our house, twice is always!) for Huffington Post. Today I’m over there talking about what to do when you get The Tooth Fairy Question. [...]

Dear Dr. G, Since the start of the school year there have been multiple outbreaks of lice in our school system. This has spread to the daycares and who knows where next. While I know it’s not the plague, it’s not something I want my kids bringing home. How do I protect my kids from [...]

Dr. G, When should I be concerned about “playing doctor?” David, in Indiana You know, David, up until last week I would have read this question to mean “When should I be worried that my child is acting inappropriately when he or she “plays doctor?” Now, given the nearly unbelievable controversy in Wisconsin, I understand [...]

Today I’m in Denmark! OK, not really. I am, however, answering a question on MomRocks.Me about whether it is important for moms to keep a grown-up social life while raising young children. Morten contacted me from Copenhagen, and this is my first guest article off the continent.  So I really hope you’ll jump across the [...]

How can I explain thong underwear to my daughters (ages 4 and 7), and that I wear them when I don’t want my pantyline to show but don’t want them wearing things like this? I don’t think they should have to worry about stuff like this. Laurie, in Arlington, VA Tutus, firefighter helmets, monkey ears, [...]

This week I am featured on Little One Books talking about how to get your little ones involved on Thanksgiving and enjoy the day to the fullest!  I hope you will hop over and join me there.

Older kids, Car seats. Does it go by height or weight? When can they stop using a booster with a back? When can they stop using a backless booster. I just let my son stop, because he is finally over 70 pounds. My sisters daughter is 10, she is the same height as me, weighs [...]

Is it OK to have a favorite child? Anonymous, in Not Telling, USA When you ask yourself this question I want you to keep in mind the big truth: What you do is much more important than how you feel. This is a well-known idea that has somehow gotten a little lost in the past [...]

This is another question from a Twitter friend (and for those of you who think that can’t happen, it absolutely can!) How can I get my 11 yo (ADD) daughter and 5 yo son to clean their rooms? Not squeaky, just clean floors, no trash, laundry away? Jennifer, in WA Is it worth it to [...]

This week’s travel around the web takes us to www.lifeclectic.com. They interviewed me a couple of weeks ago about starting a new business. As a follow up they asked me two questions about parenting. The first is about transitioning from being a Stay At Home Mom to being a Work At Home Mom and the [...]

Dear Dr. G, My children are 11 and 6 years old. My daughter (11) has a best friend with a younger brother about my son’s age. My son LOVES playing with this boy, and it seems to be mutual. Every time my daughter is invited over my son is a wreck if he doesn’t also [...]

I love Halloween. The decorations, the costumes, the neighborhood-ness of tromping around and talking to people we usually mostly just wave at all leave me with a great warm feeling. Which is really a feat, since most Halloweens where we live are so cold you throw a coat on over the costume, unless you are [...]