These strategies can help parents, teachers, and youth mentors safeguard young people from toxic authority figures and help them build lifelong navigation skills.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them. The issue ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose friend has been rude since being diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease.

My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky from the start due to ...

DEAR DEALING WITH A NARCISSIST: Your son sounds like he’s stuck in a cycle that’s draining him -- and you. It’s heartbreaking to watch someone you love be used, mistreated and pushed into isolation by ...

DEAR REAWAKENED: You have been through a difficult time. Being a full-time caregiver is wearing as well as stressful. After those years caring for your sick husband, it isn’t surprising you forgot to ...

Dear Reawakened: You have been through a difficult time. Being a full-time caregiver is wearing as well as stressful. After those years caring for your sick husband, it isn’t surprising you ...

Advice Dear Abby: Girlfriend is ‘ballistic’ because I help my kids financially; who’s out of line? Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 5:30 a.m.

Dear Abby: My girlfriend has gone ballistic because I am financially supporting my adult children A reader’s longtime girlfriend has condemned him for giving his adult children tens of thousands ...

Advice Dear Abby: How do I overcome being awful to my friends during a ‘nervous breakdown’? Published: Jun. 27, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

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DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in my mid-20s who has had only abusive, toxic and horrendous relationships after entering adulthood. Since high school, I have spent years trying to find a “good guy ...