A Day in the Mind of Your Defiant Child
Although it may feel like your defiant child hates you, that’s usually far from the truth
Health & Advice
Interpersonal Edge: Better boundaries guarantee better behavior
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
Q. I am a great believer in second chances, but I’m finding people use my generosity to take advantage of me repeatedly. How can I give people the benefit of the doubt without ending up on the short end of the stick?
Jill on Money: Reflections on the recent correction
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
Time flies when investors are enjoying a bull market. Until the recent correction, it had been four years since the last time the stock market declined by 10 percent.
The Kid’s Doctor: Magic words offer picky eaters food for thought
Healthy eating, regular exercise and a good night’s sleep often help reduce daily headaches in adolescents.
Juggling Life Can Be Successfully Done
You wake up in the middle of the night and dread checking the time because you already feel the pressure of getting up to start another hectic day. Even though it is time to get up, you continue to lie there.
Kids allowed to be kids make better parents
EAST LANSING, MI — Mothers who took on burdensome caregiving roles as children — and weren’t allowed to just “be kids” — tend to be less sensitive to their own children’s needs, finds new research led by a Michigan State University scholar.
TAX SOLUTIONS: BECOME IRS AUDIT PROOF
By A.J. Gross
Do you want your business to be IRS Audit Proof? Follow these 5 tips to insure that you don’t get in trouble with the tax man.
HoneyChild: How to Beat Winter Hair Dryness
By Shamecka Freeman
Winter is making its way to Michigan and before long the grounds will be blanketed with snow and the air will be coupled with frost, and our hair will feel the affects of the dry and cold winter air.
Jill on Money: Get more out of Social Security with ‘file and suspend’
By Jill SchlesingerTribune Content Agency
To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you need to have worked at least 10 years. You can check out where you stand with SSA’s easy-to-use online benefits statement, which will provide your estimated monthly payment at your full retirement age (FRA).
Interpersonal Edge: Hate the flakes who won’t commit? Force the issue
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
Q: When I look at the long lil s Q: People who won’t commit drive me crazy. They seem to think I’m waiting in suspended animation – just in case they decide to follow through! Is there a strategy to get flaky people to either make a commitment or leave me alone? I’m so tired of organizing my schedule around people who won’t make a plan and won’t go away, either.