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After the Kids Have Flown the Coop Aug. 04, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I am a 49-year-old father of twins, a boy and girl. They are 18 and will be headed for c... Read More

Getting a Career off Cruise Control Aug. 03, 2021

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Dear Annie: I've been working at the same car dealership for five years, since I graduated high scho... Read More

Hyper-Involved School Administrators Aug. 02, 2021

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Dear Annie: My 10-year-old's school administrators are over-the-top nosey and won't stay out of our ... Read More

Boyfriend Won't Step Up Jul. 29, 2021

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Dear Annie: I am a single mother of two teenage girls. After a series of abusive relationships, I ha... Read More

Forgive to Reconnect With Sons Jul. 27, 2021

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Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for four years. I have never been married before, and my... Read More

Battling My Son's Depression Jul. 26, 2021

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Dear Annie: My son is soon to be 23 years old. He was two courses short of earning his Bachelor of S... Read More

Learning to Forgive Jul. 25, 2021

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Dear Annie: About a year ago, after talking to a nice guy who could also be a royal pain — esp... Read More

Uninvolved Grandma Requests Meeting Jul. 21, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My daughter is 12 years old and her father was never involved in her life. Recently, he... Read More

Work 10 Hours per Week Jun. 22, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: When the world's pandemic problem finally ends, I will be starting my college education... Read More

4 Top Tips for Diaper Changing Jun. 15, 2021

Tips from the Mommy MD Guides

For some reason, disposable diapers feel like a relatively new invention. But actually, they were in... Read More

The Sun Is a Good Source of Vitamin D Jun. 14, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm already planning my summer trip to go to Lake Michigan! I plan to do my usual runni... Read More

Too Many Parents Second-Guessing Themselves Jun. 10, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

Obviously, a poll on Twitter is nowhere near scientific, and that is even more obviously true when i... Read More

Trying to Mend a Mother-Daughter Relationship Jun. 02, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My relationship with my parents has been strained since their divorce 20 years ago. I sp... Read More

On Mother's Day 2021, the Moms Are Not All Right May. 09, 2021

Stephanie Hayes

How's Mom doing? Not great, probably. In many ways, things are better now than last year. There's ho... Read More

Here's to Motherhood, or Not May. 06, 2021

Connie Schultz

Recently, a friend and I were talking about our younger parenting days when she said, "You know, you... Read More

Quit Criminalizing Poverty Feb. 18, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

An Ohio mom has been arrested for leaving her kids, a 10-year-old and a 2-year-old, in a motel room ... Read More

Proof that No One Wants to Carjack Your Kids Jan. 28, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

Yet another guy screamed at a mom for letting her kid wait in the car while she ran in to get a gall... Read More

4 Top Tips for Handling Extra Chores from COVID-19 Dec. 29, 2020

Tips from the Mommy MD Guides

Moms are busier than ever. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, moms are bearing the brunt of the ho... Read More

Voltaire Was Right (About Elementary School Pickup Procedures) Dec. 17, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

You may recall the saga of the South Carolina mom who granted her kids — 9, 10 and 11 — ... Read More

5 Top Tips for Pandemic Stress Dec. 08, 2020

Tips from the Mommy MD Guides

"May you live in interesting times." No one knows for sure if those words truly were an ancient Chin... Read More