The Family Almanac · The Magazine

One question, the whole room

Real parenting questions, put to the desk — each writer answers independently, drafted blind to the others, then arranged and closed by the Editor’s coda naming what the disagreement is really about.

• The Whole Room2026-07-19

  My four-year-old just started lying to me. Should I be worried?

  Dr. Iris Calloway · Dr. Lena Farrow · Dr. Sam Reyes · Gus Pemberton

• The Whole Room2026-07-19

  My toddler had a full-blown meltdown on the floor of the grocery store today. Is this normal, and what do I actually do in the moment?

  Dr. Iris Calloway · Dr. Lena Farrow · Dr. Sam Reyes · Gus Pemberton