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Resolving to set a better example for kids in 2016

A few weeks ago my sons pulled out the bathroom scale, which lives under a dresser in my bedroom gathering dust, and took turns seeing how much they weigh. They wanted me to join in the fun....

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

U.S., Mexico cities prepare for pope

Francis will visit Juarez in February

DATE: Jan 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

St. Columba to hold Rosary Day for Life St. Columba Parish invites the community to join in a Rosary Day for Life from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the church, 1800 East Second Ave...

DATE: Jan 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Britain's Cameron proposes state-backed parenting classes

British Prime Minister David Cameron thinks parents need government-approved advice on raising kids. British parents aren’t exactly thrilled with this recent proclamation. One of ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Keeping them grounded when the sky's the limit

Parenting trends tend to swing like a pendulum, with the extremes grabbing the headlines (helicopter parents vs. free-rangers, co-sleeping vs. cry it out). A few years ago, we had...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Dating as a single mom: I want to, but I can't

I fell pretty hard for my baby sitter recently. I have two kids, an 8-year-old and the other just over a year. The youngest had been kicked out of two child care centers on account of her sc...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

I know how to use a hammer. So why do I let my husband do everything around the house?

On the wall in our living room hangs a painting my husband, Steve, and I brought home from Ireland six months ago. It’s a picture of flowers and the ocean and would be lovely to look at if t...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

'Should we let her fail?' might be the wrong question

Q: How can I help my seventh-grader be more responsible about her schoolwork? She is struggling in school but doesn’t help herself by seeking out what she needs to know, and low grades don’t...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

How to help middle schoolers living in a sometimes scary place

Every morning before school, my father would toast me a blueberry waffle and slide newspaper articles across the table to me. He would patiently explain complicated topics like apartheid or ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

I don’t need a boyfriend – I need a BFF

We had been together for more than a year when she started to get evasive. I would make plans to hang out, and her texts became terse but telling. “Sorry, I’m busy.” When I finally asked if ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Love on the spectrum: How autism brought one couple together

“Pssst!” With that one syllable, Dave Hamrick can tell how his wife is feeling. It might be a confident “pssst” if she’s happy; a quiet, deflated one if she’s feeling sad. ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

It might take you 121 first dates to find the love of your life

Single and ready to quit dating after one too many disastrous dinners? Wendy Newman, author of 121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love, and Live Happily Ever After (Re...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family