Hilltown Families

Dear Readers,

I get so many questions and concerns from parents about their teenagers’ use of cellphones that I decided, for my column this month, to...

Dear Sara, I am so tired of reminding my daughter to bring her homework to school and her violin to lessons.  She is 15! Why doesn’t she do it herself? Signed,...

Dear Sarah,

My daughter is only 7 and already she has started lying to me about things. Most recently she told me she had brushed...

  Dear Sarah, What do you think is a good age at which to start giving children chores? Should chores be a requirement for getting an allowance? Signed, Uncertain in Belchertown...

  Dear Sarah, The #MeToo movement has me wondering – how we can raise daughters who will speak out about harassment and abuse, and know that it is not their fault?...