Q: Over the past several months, I’ve noticed my 6-year-old-son saying things such as “I’m the worst” at something or “You don’t love me.” His sister was born in September, and he adores her. We’ve worked hard to make sure we’re still making time for him, and I’ve tried to compliment specific things he does […]

When my son turned one, friends gifted him with an illustrated Snoopy the Dog book called “You Can Be Anything.” On page after page, this chirpy book shows Snoopy engaged in a variety of impressive professions: sports star, surgeon, flying ace and so on. Dressed in the garb of his chosen occupation, Snoopy is pictured […]

The clash of religion, politics and conquest in the History Channel’s hit series “Vikings” slowly maps out how the Nordic warriors gave up their gods and adopted Christianity after centuries of warring and raiding. The tensions ooze amid bloody battles depicting early Scandinavian culture in the first three seasons, which has made “Vikings” a top-rated […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Earl Johnston was 12 when he got his first job, a paper route that he quickly expanded by “buying out” additional routes from other, less industrious boys. After high school, he enrolled in a program to become an industrial electrician. “With that journeyman’s card in my back pocket, I had never […]

The article kicked off not just a diet, but a movement. Appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 1985, “Paleolithic Nutrition: A Consideration of Its Nature and Current Implications” argued that the human body is “genetically programmed” to run, not on a modern diet, but on the foods consumed by our Stone […]

In the cafeteria of Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park, Md., this month, nearly 80 students were completely focused and smiling as Esther Arce-Reed tossed a roll of dough into the air during a demonstration that went much further than just making a loaf of bread. The craft of making bread has been part […]

Hey stakeholders! Going forward, think outside the box when you bring it to the table. And in real time, please!  So, about those TPS reports . . . You know them. Oh, you know them. They are the bosses with the “unusual” communication style. They’re stereotyped in movies like “Office Space” and TV shows like […]

Interior designer Barry Dixon joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius last week on our Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt: Q: Can you suggest a masculine paint color for a home office? A: Warm grays, greens and browns come to mind, possibly in more medium tones to keep the room from becoming […]

Getting dumped is never fun. Neither is finding out that the crush you’ve been nursing is going nowhere. But when I think about all the times I’ve been rejected, the worst part wasn’t the moment of finding out the relationship was over. It was the part before – that awful stretch of uncertainty when I […]