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Tell Kids the Truth Sep. 08, 2024
Dear Annie: I am disabled and use a mobility device and oxygen due to emphysema, which was caused by... Read More
Having a Baby at 40 and Giving Women the Space to Make Decisions for Themselves Aug. 23, 2024
When I told my neighbor that my son had sisters 15 and 19 years older than him, her eyes flew open. ... Read More
The True Struggle of Single Parenthood Jul. 03, 2024
Dear Annie: Ten years ago, I became a single parent when my ex-husband, who had worked in the World ... Read More
My Husband's Career Is Turning Me Into a Single Parent Jun. 06, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband, "John," and I have been married for eight years, and we have two young child... Read More
Recognizing the Deep Magic May. 26, 2024
I've taken to repeating a modified phrase from Aslan in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia." Usually,... Read More
The Seeds Already Planted May. 19, 2024
The call came early in the morning from his mother. The matriarch of my husband's family, their near... Read More
The Stealth Reason College Kids Are So Miserable May. 09, 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports that today's college students are so lonely, sad and socially anxiou... Read More
The Impact of Good-Mannered Children May. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: You recently said you rarely get letters praising mothers-in-law. Well, here is one! I g... Read More
Ultraprocessed Food Manufacturers Should Not Be Permitted To Market to Children May. 03, 2024
My son brought home a bookmark from school promoting the school's spring book fair — and it do... Read More
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Toddlers Apr. 18, 2024
Face it: a head start is a head start. Parents know this — and so do their toddlers. Underage ... Read More
Chores Help Kids in the Long Run Apr. 09, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm 74 years of age, and I rent a room from a lady who has a 15-year-old son. I pay $600... Read More
WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens Apr. 04, 2024
A rant. Sorry. But this culture is driving me nuts! It is BLIND to the idea that kids CAN and in re... Read More
The Odds of Your Kid Getting Kidnapped Mar. 28, 2024
Kidnapping remains one of the top three fears of American parents despite its (thank God!) rarity. O... Read More
America the Unhappy Mar. 21, 2024
Americans — "particularly those under 30 — have become drastically less happy in recent... Read More
Husband Lacks Experience Parenting Autistic Daughter Mar. 19, 2024
Dear Annie: My daughter is 8 years old and was recently diagnosed with autism. She was just diagnose... Read More
'The Anxious Generation' Has the Worst of Both Worlds Mar. 14, 2024
In a blockbuster Atlantic piece, "The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood," my Let Grow co-fou... Read More
Terrible Twos and Tough Talks Mar. 06, 2024
Dear Annie: I have a son who's going to be 3 in August. He's been going through the "Terrible Twos,"... Read More
Chores and Tribulations: I Crave a Better Way for Household Productivity Mar. 01, 2024
I love contributing to the family. But I hate chores. As a child, chores were tasks to be checked of... Read More
Not All Adults at the Park Are Predators Feb. 29, 2024
I'm trying not to obsess about child overprotection, but ... obsess I do. Here's the latest object o... Read More
Growing Up Is the Saddest Thing of All Feb. 24, 2024
It occurred to me today that childhood is the long process of separating from your mother — fi... Read More
