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It's OK, Parents -- Getting Mad Isn't Illegal Aug. 02, 2025
When I was in high school, rarely was an insult worse than calling someone "fake." "Gosh, I love you... Read More
Letting Go of an Emotionally Draining Friendship Jan. 29, 2025
Dear Annie: Where do I even start? My senior friend has been draining me emotionally for the past 15... Read More
Managing Anger Is a Much-Needed Skill Feb. 16, 2024
Back in November 2023, I wrote a column about how anger has emerged as a major response to the crazi... Read More
The Rules of Engagement Feb. 11, 2024
The table had their agenda placed in front of the empty seats. I had been led back to the room and l... Read More
The Man Saving Childhood Joy Jan. 04, 2024
Kids running around, playing games, staying out till the streetlights come on! That was Charles Brew... Read More
The Worst Free-Range Parenting Stories of 2023 Dec. 21, 2023
Roll your eyes, shake your head, scream "That stinks!" and go to bed. Or, if you prefer, read on: ... Read More
The Year Christmas Morning Got Quiet Dec. 15, 2023
We lay there staring at the ceiling. Something was off. It was quiet. No squeals. No patter of excit... Read More
When Your Child's Doctor is Working Against You Dec. 14, 2023
Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in 2016. She was 10 and in extre... Read More
Remember Who Christmas Traditions Are Really For: The Kids Dec. 08, 2023
As a single mom, I've spent Christmas alone while my daughter visited with her father's family for t... Read More
Set 'Em and Forget 'Em: Resolutions for 2024 Dec. 07, 2023
Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you can already imagine your... Read More
When Does a Healthy Dose of Anger Become an Overdose? Nov. 17, 2023
I was recently reminded of a posting some months ago by Dustin Grove, an award-winning anchor/report... Read More
Why Kids Need Help Talking About Their Emotions Oct. 20, 2023
My son asked me on our way to school which emotions were the bad ones. I told him that emotions aren... Read More
Trying to Keep Horrible Crimes in Perspective Oct. 05, 2023
Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted whi... Read More
Life and Lens Flares Sep. 30, 2023
A trine of Mercury and Uranus is the sun glinting from our lens of life — an unexpected crysta... Read More
Super Harvest Moon Sep. 29, 2023
The classic Ted Hughes poem proclaims: "The harvest moon has come / Booming softly through heaven, l... Read More
Flirty Air Sign Energy Sep. 26, 2023
We have harmonious air sign energy between the Aquarius moon and the Libra sun as we move toward the... Read More
Harvest and High Holidays Sep. 24, 2023
Coinciding with the start of Libra season is Yom Kippur, beginning at sundown tonight. This is consi... Read More
Why Parents Must Help Kids Navigate the Online Gaming World Sep. 15, 2023
When I was a kid, video games had two options: play with a friend on a console or try to beat the co... Read More
Cultivate the Positive Sep. 15, 2023
Sixty-five years ago, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale revolutionized the publishing world with his enormous... Read More
Should She Have Helicoptered? Sep. 14, 2023
On top of everything else that is vexing about parenting, there's this: You will never know if you'r... Read More
