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Punishment After Misbehavior Ineffective, Instills Fear in Dog Jun. 04, 2020
Q: When Dobby, my roommate's family dog, visits us, he sometimes gets into the trash. My roommate sa... Read More
What Constitutes Emotional Abuse? Apr. 15, 2020
DR. WALLACE: One of my good friends left town several months ago to live with her married sister and... Read More
My Ruling Can't Be Influenced Feb. 06, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16, and my parents and I agree on my 11 p.m. curfew for date nights (Friday and Sat... Read More
This Mom Made a Big Mistake Dec. 28, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My mother recently suspected me of doing something wrong, but she said that if I told h... Read More
Punishment Is Appropriate but a Bit Long Dec. 23, 2019
DR. WALLACE: Last week, my friend was given a new car for her 18th birthday. Yesterday, she called m... Read More
Americans Turn Away from the Death Penalty, and Democrats Are With Them Dec. 08, 2019
Kamala Harris has always opposed capital punishment. As district attorney of San Francisco, she refu... Read More
Learn From Your Mistake Oct. 05, 2019
DR. WALLACE: At our school, if a student is caught smoking on campus during the academic year, the s... Read More
Birds Flock Together Jun. 28, 2019
DR WALLACE: I totally disagreed when you told a boy to ditch his friend who smokes, drinks and does ... Read More
I Admit I Was Weak Jun. 26, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I've been grounded for a month because I came home after a date with my boyfriend with ... Read More
The Prison Waiting Game Not Recommended May. 31, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm writing concerning the girl who was 18 and wanted to know if she should wait for he... Read More
Short Takes on Territorial Trivialities and Nursing No-Nos May. 06, 2019
Don't Sweat the Trivial Stuff Remember the war in Afghanistan? That is, the longest war in U.S. hist... Read More
Son Runs Away from Home Regularly Apr. 27, 2019
DR. WALLACE: Our 15-year-old son (my stepson) has run away from home twice in the past eight months.... Read More
Jussie's Justice Restored No One Mar. 29, 2019
The act of dropping 16 felony charges against TV star Jussie Smollett didn't need to be the injustic... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Oct. 28, 2018
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Flipping Benefits Prosecutors, Not the Public Aug. 29, 2018
Last Thursday, after President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eigh... Read More
I Don't Think Abortion Is Murder, and Neither Do You Apr. 28, 2018
At the heart of the pro-life movement is a basic premise: Abortion is murder. An Idaho state senator... Read More
Dad Makes Kid Run in the Rain: Hero or Bully? Mar. 08, 2018
A father who made his 10-year-old son run to school in the rain after the boy was barred from the bu... Read More
Pulling Strings and Playing Ball in the House Dec. 17, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 16-year-old daughter is desperately trying to land a competitive internship at... Read More
Backward-Looking 'Progressives' Nov. 22, 2016
People who call themselves "progressives" claim to be forward-looking, but a remarkable amount of th... Read More
Using Money to Gain Kids' Favor Dec. 17, 2015
Dear Annie: My husband has been stalling our divorce for two years, trying to keep me broke. We have... Read More
