Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: I was out to dinner this evening. A father and his two sons (10 and 6) were seated at the table next to ours. As soon as they sat down, the father began berating the 10-year-old’s ...

I’m struggling because my stepson has chosen to get married on my birthday. I have been his stepmom for 18 years. It feels like a punch in the ...

DEAR ABBY: My son-in-law is never on time for anything. He’s in charge of driving his young son to elementary school and is consistently late by four or five minutes. He and my daughter have gotten ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

They were in a manila envelope that had a note written on the outside: “If something happens to me, please destroy this, because I don’t want to hurt anyone.” ...

It’s counterproductive when parents become overly involved in their children’s sports activities. Clearly, the public shaming ...

How can I set better boundaries with my screen time without feeling disconnected or giving in to the habit all over again?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

I never thought I had a screen time problem until my daughter called me out. The other night, we were sitting on the couch ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...