Dr. Gregory Ramey, a child psychologist at Dayton Children's, publishes a weekly parenting column in the Dayton Daily News that is distributed through the New York Times Syndicate. A graduate of Lake Forest College, Dr. Ramey received his Master's degree from Harvard University and his PhD in psychology from the University of Massachusetts. He has more than 20 years experience counseling children and families. 

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Topics:

• Questions from readers 
• Adoption 
• Behavioral concerns
• Communication
• Discipline
• Divorce
• Electronic media
• Finances 
• Healthy lifestyles
• Grandparents
• Parenting
• Teens
• Miscellaneous

Questions from readers:

• Depression in children, computer privileges and preschool playmates | Download a PDF
• Child abuse, special needs and therapy | Download a PDF
• Divorce, potty training and childhood obesity | Download a PDF
• Boy not sleeping in own bed, grandparents disciplining granddaughter and spoiled 10-year-old | Download a PDF
• Homework, parenting differences and cell phones | Download a PDF
• Intimacy, college and developmental delays | Download a PDF
• Dating, abuse and wetting the bed | Download a PDF
• Babysitters, adoption and time outs | Download a PDF
• Facebook, discipline and divorce | Download a PDF
• Babysitting grandchildren, daughter preoccupied by sex, teen doesn't ever want kids | Download a PDF
• Death of a family member, college students returning home and 'boy crazy' girls | Download a PDF
• Teenage drinking, childhood chores, and friends | Download a PDF

Adoption

• Talking to your biological children about adoption | Download a PDF

Behavioral concerns:

• Part I - Childhood depression: Why is it increasing and what parents can do about it? | Download a PDF
• Part II - Childhood depression: How can parents raise optimistic children? | Download a PDF 
• Five things that parents do that kids don't like | Download a PDF
• Kids who protect their parents | Download a PDF
• Changing behavior by changing your belief system | Download a PDF
• Getting professional help for your child | Download a PDF
• Punishing your children | Download a PDF
• What's wrong with my child? | Download a PDF 
• Giving up and giving in | Download a PDF 
• Don't tell my parents! | Download a PDF

Communication:

• Part I: Talking back to your kids - praise vs criticism | Download a PDF
• Part I: Uncomfortable conversations | Download a PDF
• Part II: Uncomfortable conversations | Download a PDF 
• What's wrong with vulgar words? | Download a PDF
• Tethered teens | Download a PDF
• Importance of communicating with your children | Download a PDF
• Talk to your kids | Download a PDF
• Nagging parents | Download a PDF
• Helpful books for kids | Download a PDF
• Negotiating with your young child | Download a PDF
• Talking with kids about racial issues | Download a PDF
• Should fat kids be called fat? | Download a PDF
• Tell me a story | Download a PDF
• Talking with children about homeless people | Download a PDF

Discipline:

• Eight things kids don't know about their parents (but probably should) | Download a PDF
• Whiny kids | Download a PDF
• Rewards and children | Download a PDF
• Explanation vs. excuse. What's the difference? | Download a PDF

Divorce:

• Facebook, discipline and divorce | Download a PDF
• Divorce wars | Download a PDF

Electronic media:

• Technologically connected but emotional distant families | Download a PDF
• Preteens, sex and the internet | Download a PDF
• Don't buy your child a cell phone until you do these six things | Download a PDF
• Why I won't by my 10-year-old a cell phone | Download a PDF
• Online sexual predators 
• What's good about the Internet and kids |
• Understanding your child's electronic world |

Finances:

• Seven rules about talking to your kids about the financial crisis | Download a PDF

More columns

• Read older columns from Dr. Ramey