I didn't have many toys growing up, but I had a happy childhood. My parents took my son out for his birthday instead of getting him a toy, and he loved it. Now my 6-year-old daughter wants an ...

We have both struggled to get to a good place, which we thought we had achieved. Then a month ago, my son was home from college. My husband (his stepdad), my son and I were watching TV.

My 7-year-old son loves shoes with velcro and has been wearing the same pair every day for a year. I took him shopping for a new pair, and he said he wanted exactly the same. When a store employee ...

Dear Abby advises a single mother on how she should deal with her only son, who does not want her to be a part of his life ...

Gwen Stefani uploaded a mix of throwback photos and recent snaps on Instagram to mark her son Kingston's 19th birthday. In the post, Stefani shared selfies of the two of them, as well as an assortment ...

We have a daughter who is 33 and married with a child, and a son who is 30 and unmarried. Both children have similar incomes, but my daughter has higher expenses with having a husband and child ...

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 loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is . . . I love all my children,” Robert De Niro said in a statement ...

My nine-year-old son has been struggling in school for a few years. The teachers say he can be disruptive, talking out of turn and interrupting everyone. He also is tuned out with the school work ...

Our investment account and our IRAs are set up like that also. We plan to leave nothing to my older son. My eldest son has cut me off, with no contact for a few years. I send cards and occasional ...

It initially made me angry, and I responded with equally mean comments. What’s my next move? Postgrad Son: Thank you for writing in; it is amazing how parenting never ends, isn’t it?

My son, Itay Chen, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, remains in captivity. So do four other Americans: Edan Alexander, Omer Neutra, Judy and Gadi Weinstein. Every day that passes without their return ...