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Much as I’d like to say, “My kids play their cellos every morning and are partial to Bach,” they actually play computer games on Saturdays, Sundays, and some vacation days. I held off on these until the oldest Chattering felt socially stigmatized, two years ago at the age of nine. We gave him a game…

“Movie Mom” Nell Minow, my favorite online film critic, recently wrote a great piece for the Chicago Tribune about her reaction to seeing parents plop a DVD player in front of their daughter so the youngster could watch a Disney film while they all dined in a restaurant. Check it out here.

Thanks for your posts! Keep writing! I got some good ones on how to speak to the dead. A reader named Mary said that she talks to her deceased Mom all the time. “I ask her for guidance. She helps me find things. Now, it is sometimes not clear whether I am talking to my…

Great thoughts from you on money too! Chanteuse writes: “I value my time more highly and my money less so, so I take less care of it while I focus on getting kids to various activities and on arranging a few for myself–the joy of experiences and social connections. “However, I sometimes wonder if there…
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