Dear Abby Crisis: Readers urged to seek help after teen death
The column shares readers' letters about a teenage godson who died by suicide at 18. It emphasizes that dark mood can be treatable, urges reaching out for help, and notes crisis hotlines. A second letter asks for polite replies to questions about having more children, with Abby advising a brief, firm response and topic change.
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Abby
Sharon Lewandowski
Hastings
Mina
Janine
Bull
Kimberlee
Bill
Couple Rebuilds After Porn Addiction Strain
Janine, a 24 year old pediatric nurse and mother, confronts Bill 95 over months of phone sex lines and porn browsed sites. Their relationship improves after counseling, couples therapy, and shared chores, rekindling trust and intimacy with weekly therapy and date nights.
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Janine
Bill
Jane Devine
San Jose
Calif
Modern parenting blamed for unhappy kids says psychologist
Family psychologist John Rosemond argues modern parents overemphasize psychology in childrearing. He contrasts 1940s toilet training directness with today’s cautious approach, claiming rising child mood issues since the 1960s reflect excessive psychological worry.
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John Rosemond
N. Mandian
Indianapolis
Wwaew
25 Ways to Stay Sane in a Traffic Jam
A humorous list advises drivers stalled by a crawl to use the wait time for small self improvement and amusing selfcare. It covers actions from buckling up, catching up on TV, audio patience, car dramas, radio exploration, shaving, snacks, workouts, reading the owners manual, stretching, not honking, singing, makeup, library questions, convertible top tricks, cost awareness, flirting, grooming, shopping lists, outfit changes, nail care, flashlight checks, dancing, and windshield cleaning.
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Jim Lehrer
Reading instruction should mix phonics and whole language
The National Reading Panel found that effective reading teaching requires a mix of phonics lessons guided oral reading and reading comprehension strategies. Since children have different needs no single method suffices and planned phonics sequences yield the best gains from kindergarten to sixth grade.
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National
Congress
Wile
Nationalreadingpanel.org
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