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Dealing With a Screaming Child Aug. 28, 2018
Dear Annie: I was recently shopping in a department store, when I heard the very loud screams of a c... Read More
Mothers Who Do Too Much Aug. 23, 2018
Here's a true story about a fine woman with an advanced degree whom I will not name for obvious reas... Read More
Investigated for Letting Her Kid Walk the Dog Aug. 23, 2018
Corey Widen let her 8-year-old do the most normal, cheerful thing in the world — walk the dog ... Read More
Can a Non-Parent Give a Parent Advice? Aug. 16, 2018
After a long day at Disneyland, Ann's brother and sister-in-law put their 5- and 6-year-olds to bed ... Read More
Missing Face Time Aug. 06, 2018
Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our 70s, and he is experiencing depression from lack of contact ... Read More
What Are Your Child's Passions? Jul. 31, 2018
If you ask most young people today if they have any hobbies, you will receive one of four answers: ... Read More
Abusive Parents Haven't Changed Jul. 28, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm in my late 50s. Approximately three years ago, because of my husband's death, an aut... Read More
Taking Advantage of Mom Jul. 26, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a middle child, with an elder sister and a younger brother. We are all within 10 ye... Read More
I Scream for School Jul. 14, 2018
My cousin makes himself an ice cream sundae every evening. It began as self-medicating. For the prin... Read More
Mr. Rogers and Parents at the Border Jul. 11, 2018
In these warm Ohio months, when my daughter was an infant, I'd strap her into the stroller most even... Read More
How Helicopter Parents Get That Way Jul. 05, 2018
When you pick up a copy of Parents magazine, you expect to read information that is useful, not just... Read More
Kids Waiting in Cars Are Safer Than You Think Jun. 28, 2018
Every couple of weeks, I get an email time-stamped 2 or 3 a.m. because the sender can't sleep. Here'... Read More
The Needless Cruelty of Trump's Border Policy Jun. 21, 2018
In 1729, an Irish political writer named Jonathan Swift noted with sorrow the large number of hungry... Read More
Warning to Parents: You Are About to Do Something Very Dangerous Jun. 21, 2018
If you're wondering why parenting seems so fraught, go to a store such as Target or Walmart and chec... Read More
Space Needed Jun. 10, 2018
Dear Annie: I am in a predicament. My best friend is also my neighbor, and I don't know how to tell ... Read More
Round Up the Parents; Lose the Children Jun. 06, 2018
This is a story about children, but first I have to tell you what happened to the adults who love th... Read More
Parents in Decline Jun. 05, 2018
Dear Annie. My octogenarian parents recently visited my family for two weeks. They stayed in our hou... Read More
Kids and Screen Time Jun. 02, 2018
Dear Annie: Last night, my husband and I had our date night at a local Italian restaurant. Sitting n... Read More
Teen Not Accepted by Parents Jun. 01, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a healthy, strong teenager who goes to a great school. I have a roof over my head a... Read More
Summer Hours May. 26, 2018
I'm failing at summer. One week in and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to make it to autumn with a pas... Read More
