Family Expert

Have you ever checked into a “non-smoking” room and a hotel and caught the distinct odor of cigarette smoke?  Well, there’s a reason for that. According a story in USA Today, researchers have found that when a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets Read More

Are your kids really studying when they hit the books—or are they doing something else? According to a story on Plugged In.com, researchers recently observed 263 students from middle school, high school and college as they were studying. Interestingly, they found that within two Read More

Two Americans are being persecuted for their faith in countries that are hostile to Christianity. The government of North Korea says a Korean-American given 15 years hard labor has begun his sentence at a special prison. North Korea accuses Kenneth Bae of unspecified acts against Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, How do I help my husband’s parents understand the hardships we face in driving 45 minutes one-way to visit them?  We are a low-income family with two kids under the age of 5.  My in-laws are in their mid-40’s, but they routinely tell us they are “just too tired” to Read More

Every Monday night in Washington, DC, nearly 100 US congressmen gather to pray for our country. The Congressional Prayer Caucus began in 2005 when Virginia Representative Randy Forbes was joined by Alabama Representative Robert Aderholt , Texas Representative John Carter and Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, My husband and I are separated due to a difficulty in our relationship.  We are in counseling and don’t want to divorce.  We feel this time apart is important, because we’re concerned that our constant fighting may impact on our 3-year-old son.  Sometimes he will Read More

A supercharged chewing gum gets yanked from the shelves. In response to concerns raised by the Food and Drug Administration, the Wrigley company says it’s going to stop making a new caffeinated gum called “Alert.” According to a story by Emily Bryson in the Chicago Tribune, Read More

Many four-year-olds have difficulty controlling their emotions, particularly anger.  However, given that fact that he acts one way at home but is a different animal at school, here’s what I’m thinking… It may be that he only obeys you and your husband to avoid punishment.  This Read More

Do you want to get married?  Go online! That the way things work these days, according to researcher Andriana Bellou at the University of Montreal.  Atlantic magazine did a story about her study that found areas with broadband web access have higher marriage rates. She also found Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, I have 5-year-old daughter who talks a lot about having a boyfriend.  Recently, while playing with some neighborhood, she and a boy her age kept going off into a corner of the yard so they could quote, “be alone.” I calmly told her this behavior was not appropriate Read More