It's funny; when I booked flights for the four of us to visit Dubai together, I worried that eight days would be too long. In the end, we needed one more day!

First, let's get the misconceptions out of the way. I had my private fears that, given the feelings...

Parents, you may not realize you have a chance to dramatically increase your family's quality of life. If I say you can take your family on trips to Europe or Asia, you might think, "Oh -- we could NEVER afford that!" In fact, the banks will pay you hundreds of...

The YouTube video has gone viral: an angry daughter slams her parents on her Facebook page, then her father rebuts her vitriolic letter and empties his .45 into her laptop. Crazed maniac, or the sequel to "Go the F___ to Sleep"?

I wish he'd lose the gun, but...

Dr. Sherry is a pediatrician at the nation's top-ranked Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a professor at U Penn Med School. He works with children who suffer from arthritis and amplified musculoskeletal pain: excruciating pain in their bodies. By the time kids come to him, they have usually...

When we travel abroad, we may notice how Latino families meet with their friends and relatives on the plaza each evening. And we downright envy the cafe culture of Europeans, who linger over their coffee and meals.

Other cultures still remember what Americans have forgotten--that Homo sapiens are a...

Here's the real reason good marriages can go bad: If a scientist places two rats on a metal grid and then passes an electric current through the grid, every time the rats feel an electric shock they will attack each other. Likewise with humans: when life gets stressful, we instinctively...

It runs counter to our instincts as parents, but making your kids your top priority may be doing them more harm than good. I received this email after my appearance on the BBC:

"My first marriage broke down with two children because I gave them ALL my time. Now, with...