Many parents have children who go to bed, but have problems falling asleep and staying in bed.  There are many different types of bedtime hassles parents may experience. At least two of them occur after the child is in bed. Here are some tips for handling them...  More >>

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The issue of envy is so important it made it into the Ten Commandments, worded as "thou shalt not covet..." Unfortunately, it is probably the most abused of the Commandments and a major human vice, leading to a heck of a lot of misery for those who simply have worked hard to attain whatever they have and whoever they've become. I get irritated when people either "luck" into good fortune or abuse values and slip into good fortune anyway.  I never have a problem, however, with someone (whether I like them or not) who has worked hard and is earning whatever it is they have.  I admire and respect hard work.  It's as simple as that. More >>

Social isolation [loneliness] is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, being an alcoholic, not exercising, and twice as harmful as obesity. Bottom line:  The lack of social support should be added to the short list of risk factors for an early grave.  More >>

One day your children are cuddling up in your lap, and the next day they don't want to have anything to do with you.  That's the behavior that's puzzling a listener who wrote about his teenage daughter. More >>

I remember when people wrote long, heartfelt letters in longhand.  Then came the typewriter, which helped us lose the beauty of the handwritten word with lovely penmanship.  Then the telephone came along, where early "party lines" enabled snoopy neighbors to overhear your spoken sentiments.  After that, we had the fax machine which cut out the middleman in quick delivery.  Then emails quickly took control - you could write and write and get an almost instant response.  No waiting in anticipation at your mailbox for weeks hoping for that personal connection you started and which you hoped would be closed with a return missive. More >>

Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire. More >>

"I realize your column is for people who own their own businesses.  That's not me, but I need your help.  I am an attorney in a small Midwestern town who specializes in wills and estates..." More >>

A few Teen Commandments about allowing children the freedom to learn... More >>

This week with all it's troubles dealing with an aging mother and crazy dance rehearsals I had to email you to tell you how proud I am of my daughter. You heard me right, dance rehearsals. I am a tap dancer getting ready for a big show on Sunday. Tap is my life. I have been doing it since I was 4 and I am 46!... More >>