Nowadays, most parents have some pretty iron-clad rules and procedures for child-rearing. But when it comes to leaving the kids with a babysitter, it can be pretty hard to enforce all these rules. One ...

I watch my sister’s best friend’s baby for free for about 50 hours a week, sometimes more. I know she sometimes takes advantage of me but she’s a single mother with two kids by two useless dads, ...

My husband and I have a 3-year-old daughter, and we’re trying to raise her with structure — regular bedtime, limited screen time and no sweets before meals. The problem is my mother-in-law. She ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 3-year-old daughter, and we’re trying to raise her with structure — regular bedtime, limited screen time and no sweets before meals. The problem is my mother-in-law ...