Recently, a new development occurred as the parents of that little girl started going out to music concerts and dinners with another couple who are friends of theirs. This second couple has 7-year-old ...

Dr. Wallace: I’m a mature senior in high school, and my boyfriend is a first-year college student. He wants me to attend a fraternity party in two weeks on his college campus. I thought this was no ...

Oh, the tween screen. Screens are part of tween life, which means boundary-setting is part of ours. You already know the basics. What most families need are repeatable habits that prevent fights ...

DR. WALLACE: I saw my best friend cheat during a pop quiz in our summer school class last week! I feel frozen by what I’ve witnessed, so I haven’t said anything to her or the teacher yet. The funny ...

It’s not you. Kids really do seem to be growing up faster these days. It’s hard to remember life before social networking. It is however, easy to place the blame there. To be fair, it is not all about ...

DR. WALLACE: I’m 20 years old and I have a good job at a great business in our local community. I’ve been dating a guy who also works there who is 24 years old. We’ve been dating now for about five ...

Dear Dr. Wallace: I just finished 10th grade at Santiago High School in Garden Grove, Calif. On the last day of school before vacation, all students were supposed to clear everything out of their ...

When it comes to screen time, the tween years can be tricky—namely because tweens desperately want to be more “grown up” than they really are and the struggle to find quality programming that doesn’t ...

Adults are unabashedly embracing hot pink, sparkles, and friendship bracelets. Here’s why tween girl culture has suddenly gone mainstream. Many people have tried to brand the summer of 2023. But from ...