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Research proves value of a mother's love to brain development

School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, the part of the brain crucial to learning,...

Ask The Dad parenting advice: On teenagers, profanity, and ketchup for kids

Stop here three days a week for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionMy little sister is 14, and I have a 7-month-old...

Ask The Dad parenting advice: On stray animals, twin birthdays, and selfishness

Stop here three days a week for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionWould you let your child keep an animal he...

Ask The Dad advice column: On profanity, child neglect, and manners

Stop here every day for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionWhy do so many people teach their children not to swear?...

Ask The Dad advice column: On pet food, babies, marriage, and grandparents

Stop here every day for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionMy 9-month-old has discovered the pet-food bowls....

Ask The Dad advice column: On rude neighbors, childhood obesity, and diets

Author’s note: Ask The Dad will be taking a Thanksgiving hiatus. Please enjoy today’s column, and we’ll be back Monday, Nov. 28...

Ask The Dad advice column: Vegetarian diets, health, and weight loss

Stop here every day for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionHow can I convince my parents to let me go veggie? I...

Ask The Dad advice column: On diabetes, bad vision, and tweens sucking thumbs

Stop here every day for a new question and answer, practical help for busy parents.QuestionFor the past week or so, my 8-year-old daughter has been...