When your son becomes the enemy

March 01, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver There is no instruction manual for being a parent. Done properly — with strength and determination — it is a difficult job. Done poorly — by weak parents who cave into a child’s every demand — it may be...

Too late to start being a parent

August 01, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, we desperately need your advice and have been reading your column for over 10 years. The problem is that months ago we loaned our 27 year old son $50,000 for a real estate investment. He had a...