Dear Dr. G., I have a 7 year old son, who is an extremely picky eater. When I say “extreme”, I mean really extreme. He has never had fruits, vegetables, meat, or many of the regular food choices kids love. I’m concerned for his health. I’m embarrassed by this issue, because I know some of [...]

I am thrilled to be part of Your Teen Magazine’s new rotation panel of experts (their words!) on their website. This month I am over there answering the question: How to handle parental peer pressure when you’re more strict than the parents of your children’s friends? I hope you’ll come on over!

Thrilled to be heading back to the Windy City! Topic TBA

My 7 year old boy has started to “self punish” the extreme. When I send him to his room for a few minutes for example for continually not listening, he ends up saying staying there and not coming out because “He’s bad; He deserves to never come out again…” We have the same issue with [...]

I’m at it again, trying to energize parents over at Huffington Post. Please stop by and check out why pampering mom is good for kids!

Missy at Literal Mom invited me to her place to talk about what to do when a preschooler is genuinely scared at bedtime. I hope you’ll come over and join the conversation!

Using Technology to Make Kids More Respectful and Responsible, to students of military families. Empowering Parents to Make Kids More Respectful and Responsible for faculty and staff.

Talking with Neil Haley on his Total Education program about setting boundaries around working from home.

Dr. G.  My 8 year old daughter needs to take an allergy pill. She hates the taste of the liquid form and she is completely freaked out. The pill is not that big, and I don’t think it should be a big deal, but I can’t MAKE her swallow it. What should we do? John, [...]

I’m over at Ooph today – an amazing website for parents of tweens and teens (be sure to check out her great suggestions on what to talk about with your kids at dinner), answering a skeptical mom’s questions about the HPV shot. I hope you’ll come over and drop off your thoughts on the subject!

We agreed to carpool with another family, but now realize their car is not safe. What should we do? Anonymous, in CA Why is this such a great question? Even though this specific situation may not happen often, it demonstrates a really common problem faced by parents. What should we do if we agree to [...]

Kids and cell phones: a big issue for a lot of families.  Join Dr. G. to talk about how to set rules, monitor usage, and even decide when your kids are ready.  You’ll get new insights and answers to all your questions.

A really terrific woman that I met at Blissdom (a blogging conference – my first!) asked me a question about her four kids and the divorce they all are enduring. She wants her kids to express how they are feeling but needs a home without huge blow-ups and hurt feelings as well. I hope you’ll [...]

Working From Home Without Guilt

My 12 y.o. daughter refuses to eat breakfast. She says she’s not hungry, but I keep telling her breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I need suggestions. Help! Kim, in PA     So… you’re both right. Breakfast is important, but she is genuinely not hungry. Her brain chemicals are changing with [...]

Today I am really happy to be back over at Genie in a Blog, talking about that plague of parenting: saying “No!” Without letting our kids run the house, how can we feel, and BE, more positive? Come on over and check it out!

My son, 4 1/2, and one of his classmates are friends. This boy kind of “pushes” himself on my son and so we end up with play dates due to this. The mother is also a bit pushy and asks for play dates often and in front of the boys so it makes it awkward [...]

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“Achieving Balance with Motherhood and Working From Home”

I am excited to be featured on Raising Boys World this week. A parent there asked “How do I tell my boys we are moving across the country, away from friends and family?” This is a tough subject – I hope you’ll check out the conversation!