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Friends Jan. 05, 2022

Classic Zig Ziglar

A busy executive was being pressured by his 7-year-old son to pay attention to him, and the father k... Read More

I Have Deep Fears of Small, Enclosed Spaces Dec. 30, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I am 19 years old and am embarrassed to tell you that I have a pretty tough case of cla... Read More

The Wackiest Parenting Stories of 2021 Dec. 30, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

In a crazy year, some stories were crazier than others when it came to kids, parents, worrywarts, sc... Read More

I Feel I Can't Compete With Them Dec. 29, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm always comparing myself to my two older sisters who are both beautiful, intelligent... Read More

I Feel Like a Personal Assistant! Dec. 28, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My parents treat me like I work for their company! My parents are successful entreprene... Read More

My Sister Always Dates Losers! Dec. 23, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm 18 and my older sister is now 20. She has dated a lot of different guys, but none o... Read More

What Kids Learn When They're 'Just' Playing Dec. 23, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

We're heading into two weeks (or possibly ... two months? two years?) of the kids at home. It's call... Read More

I'm Concerned About 'Squid Game' Dec. 21, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My 11-year-old wants to watch "Squid Game" on Netflix. I did not really know much about... Read More

Why Parents Shouldn't Rely on Santa for Big Christmas Gifts Dec. 17, 2021

Holding Space for Good

Between the breaking news from the tornadic devastation in the Midwest, I worked on Christmas crafts... Read More

Have Yourself a Haunted Holiday Dec. 14, 2021

Lost in Suburbia

We have a haunted house. Well, I can't say that definitively because I've never met the ghost or gh... Read More

How We Travel the Virtual World Is the Guide for Our Children Dec. 12, 2021

My So-Called Millennial Life

I do remember a time before social media. However, my childhood wasn't the carefree type, the ones y... Read More

Kids: Let Them Text Dec. 10, 2021

Holding Space for Good

I've seen the inside of a lot of therapy rooms and never, not once, has an important disclosure incl... Read More

I Want To Know the Secret Dec. 09, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My older sister has been prancing around our house for the last several weeks hinting t... Read More

Why Aren't Kids Outside Anymore? Dec. 09, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

"What is a good age to let kids walk to the park and play without an adult?" That's the simple, stra... Read More

Should I Evict My Son? Dec. 08, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I have a 47-year-old son who lives with me. He pays no rent, and he does not help with t... Read More

I Was Dared to Steal Gum Dec. 08, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I was at Walmart with my mom and my older brother. My brother is always teasing me and ... Read More

How Can I Best Reject a Date Offer? Dec. 07, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I have been asked out by a person I don't want to go out with in front of a bunch of pe... Read More

An Unsettling Discovery Dec. 06, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I accidentally found a small, empty whiskey bottle in my 15-year-old son's backpack. I ... Read More

Letting Go Doesn't Mean You Have to Lose Dec. 04, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Readers: Thank you for all your responses to "Letting Go Is Hard to Do." We have undeniably won... Read More

Testy About Takeout Dec. 03, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: Both my adult daughter and her husband are employed. Since they do not cook, when my hus... Read More