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Ex-etiquette: Future brother-in-law wants my ex to be his best man

May 20, 2024 at 5:47 p.m.

Q: My sister is getting married, and her fiance has asked my ex to be his best man.

Ex-etiquette: Stepsiblings sharing a bedroom leads to inappropriate moment

May 20, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

Q. My 12-year-old daughter recently told me her 11-year-old stepbrother tried to kiss her before he went to bed the other night.

Ex-etiquette: Talk to mom about court order

March 12, 2024 at 12:49 p.m.

Q. My daughter, age 7, continually tells me that she wants to spend more time with me. I don't want to badmouth her mother, who is adamant about following the...

Children go trick or treating Sunday during Lehigh Valley Zoo's annual Boo at the Zoo. The Halloween event continues Oct. 24, 25 and 31, with activities including trick or treating throughout the zoo and special costumed characters by Professional Singing Princess.

Ex-etiquette: Find common ground for Halloween

October 21, 2020 at 12:07 p.m.

Q. My ex insists on some sort of Halloween trick-or-treating with the kids, but with COVID looming I think we must be cautious. That, and the fact that we never...

BE SUPPORTIVE BUT FIRM | According to a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7362323/">recent piece</a> published in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice, one of the most important things parents can do to help with separation anxiety is not give in to arguments or tantrums. You can be loving and sympathetic by acknowledging they're upset, but you should not return to touch, pick up, or hug and kiss your child, delay your departure, hesitate or bargain with them to return sooner. These all reinforce unwanted behavior problems and anxiety responses.

Ex-etiquette: What’s in a name?

September 30, 2020 at 2:53 p.m.

Q. My son and daughter-in-law have been separated for a year. They have shared custody of their 4-year-old son. My son was very unhappy but chose to put up with...

Co-workers are expected to work together to get the job done. The premise is the same for parents.

Ex-etiquette: Good parenting doesn’t stop when parents break up

September 23, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.

Q. I'm a regular reader of your column and most of the time I find your suggestions helpful, but I did not find your answer last week to a woman...

ASK FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS | Follow-up questions are good during any interview, especially if you are <a href="https://www.theactivetimes.com/featured/entering-work-after-kids">trying to re-enter the workforce</a>. They show your interest in the job and that you are willing to learn more.

Ex-etiquette: Red flags on sleeping-arrangement dispute

July 22, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

Q. My grandson is 10 years old. His father, who lives with me, and his mother split his time equally. He goes back and forth every three or four days....

Ex-etiquette: Widow, children clash over her new love

July 1, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

Q. My second husband was very ill the three years before he passed. I took care of him in our home the entire time. Being in my late 60s, I...

Ex-etiquette: Red flags from new partner

May 1, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

Q. I was married for 15 years. We divorced 10 years ago and successfully co-parented our two children. This included occasionally spending holidays together. I am now in a new...

Ex-etiquette: Partners with children come as a package deal

April 8, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

Q. I've been with my husband for four years, but married for only one. We've combined our families — but there's a problem. I have two daughters and he has...

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