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Parents Should Foster Decision-Making in Teens To Help Them Practice 'Adulting' Jan. 12, 2024
Rebellion is an adolescent's inarticulate way of saying, "I want control." Parents can support that ... Read More
Be Brave And Dream Big This Year Jan. 05, 2024
Cleaning out a storage bin I found one of my journals from high school. The entry on Sunday, Nov. 3,... Read More
The Currency of Your Attention Is Worth a Resolution Dec. 31, 2023
The host of an NPR podcast explained how, as a kid, he was someone more eager to go to bed on New Ye... Read More
Changing the Language but Not Our Search for Meaning Dec. 17, 2023
With the pandemic, there was a rumbling about jumping into a strange timeline we hadn't prepared for... Read More
When the Spirits Call You to Action Nov. 19, 2023
An older gentleman in a well-used pickup pulled up in front of our driveway as we were setting up Ha... Read More
The One Where She Wins the Election Nov. 12, 2023
Well, that was the strangest job interview ever. A few weeks ago, someone slyly asked me if I'd be w... Read More
When You Did Everything Right and Others Should Too Oct. 15, 2023
The wind had picked up; it was supposed to be a breezy night. I rolled down my car windows and order... Read More
When the Embers at the End Overshadow a Legacy Oct. 08, 2023
It's a terrible vice. I wake up and pretty much immediately scroll through the news and the emails t... Read More
We Exist Within the System Oct. 01, 2023
It's really easy to complain on Facebook and offer no solutions. It's a touch harder to speak direct... Read More
Catching the Glimmers Keeps You in the Present Sep. 24, 2023
It was the squeals of the two women that caught my attention first. They were cheering on a pigtaile... Read More
Generational Curb Appeal Sep. 17, 2023
You can never know who is behind the door, but you try to take the cues from the yard. There are the... Read More
The Garden of Life Sep. 10, 2023
One of the most desirable examples of magic from the "Harry Potter" series wasn't a spell. It was th... Read More
I Forget Everyone's Names Jul. 07, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I have a hard time remembering people's names. Do you have any suggestions on how I can... Read More
Is it Fair for My Mother to Charge Me Rent? May. 31, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I just received the shock of my life last week! On the very day I turned 18, my dear sw... Read More
Riding a Bike: It's Not for Everyone Mar. 27, 2021
Bicycles and I are not friends. We have a mutual understanding: If I don't get on one, one won't kil... Read More
Instant Imposter Syndrome Feb. 06, 2021
"We're nature people," the people in the campsite across from us said. "So are we," I replied. "I me... Read More
Lockdown Enthusiasts' Risk Aversion Is Producing a More Unequal Society Oct. 09, 2020
Now that Donald Trump exited from Walter Reed Hospital and the vice presidential debate aired, let's... Read More
Coming of Age During COVID Sep. 11, 2020
As I was revising my syllabus for my English composition classes at Ohio State University's Lima cam... Read More
Tough Love Is Tough Mar. 14, 2020
Dear Annie: My wife and I have a 20-year-old son, "Joe," who has "failure to launch" syndrome. He co... Read More
Always Helping Kids Isn't Always Helping Them Sep. 05, 2019
My friend Michelle's preschool daughter has autism. Every morning Michelle brings her into school, w... Read More
