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Politicians Claim To Support Kids, so Why Nix a Spending Bill That Does It? Oct. 28, 2021

Daily Editorials

Most of the developed world lavishes parents with help in raising children. America is almost alone ... Read More

I Often Help My Son With His Homework Oct. 23, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Sometimes I find myself helping my son do his homework a little too much! I tend to tak... Read More

Halloween Ghouls Have Nothing On Potty Training Oct. 23, 2021

Georgia Garvey

It'll be Halloween soon — prime time for scary movie fans. Some are into "The Shining," the st... Read More

October 22, 2021 Oct. 22, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My 5-year-old daughter, "Susie," is frightened of her grandfather, my father. We see him... Read More

Bailing Bestie Oct. 22, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: Under what circumstances is it OK to cancel your plans with one friend in order to spend... Read More

October 21, 2021 Oct. 21, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My daughter and her husband are about to have their first baby. Unfortunately, my daught... Read More

Cursive Writing Is Not Being Taught Oct. 20, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm a young grandma in my late 40s, and my 7-year-old granddaughter just told me how ha... Read More

October 19, 2021 Oct. 19, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: Please help. I may have made a huge mistake, and now I don't know what to do about it. ... Read More

8 Top Tips for Preparing for Birth Oct. 19, 2021

Tips from the Mommy MD Guides

You're in the homestretch! By the end of the last trimester, most moms-to-be are ready to have their... Read More

No One Is Giving Ecstasy to Trick or Treaters! Oct. 14, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

Dear Police: Can you please stop telling parents to check their kids' Halloween candy for drugs? Urg... Read More

Teaching Kids to Feel It All Oct. 12, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I enjoy reading your column in the Indianapolis Star. Today, I read the column, "How Do ... Read More

5 Top Tips for Caring for Teeth and Gums Oct. 12, 2021

Tips from the Mommy MD Guides

Whoever said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" might well have been talking about g... Read More

Going Local in Countering COVID Oct. 12, 2021

Daily Editorials

Whether or not Douglas County's school kids should be able to doff their COVID masks in class or els... Read More

Could I Have Caught COVID-19 From a Boy I Like? Oct. 09, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I went camping last week with my family to a wonderful nature site with a lake, many ca... Read More

October 8, 2021 Oct. 08, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My husband and I live in a small town, and so we see the same people frequently. We have... Read More

My Parents Take My Phone at Night Oct. 08, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm 13 and I have an iPhone that my mom and dad got me over a year ago. I love it! It a... Read More

Trusting a Child is Not Neglect Oct. 07, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

"My son isn't allowed to stay home alone till he's 12, even if I just have to run to the corner stor... Read More

For Teens, Cellphones Are a Privilege -- Not a Right Oct. 03, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I am a single mom of four wonderful boys, two of whom are teenagers. I try my best to be... Read More

Toothy Turmoil Oct. 02, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I am 65 years old. I am divorced, and my children are out on their own. I made sure they... Read More

Hard-Headed Daughter Sep. 30, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My 20-year-old daughter, "Jessica," was adopted when she was 2 by her mom and her first ... Read More