Dear Carolyn: My son, 11, has been acting up in school: not doing his homework, talking during class, picking on younger kids, getting detentions and just being an all-around brat. At home, he’s picking on…

Dear Carolyn: My partner and I have a wonderful (and wild) 3-year-old girl. We both work full time, and she attends a loving preschool. We live four to five hours away from any family. Lately,…

Santa and his elves aren’t the only ones working extended hours this month. Tracy Keagle of Humanity House is putting the finishing touches on what will be the eighth — and final — Santa’s Toy…

Hi, Carolyn: We’re traveling to see my in-laws for the holidays with our two young kids (under 5). I am keen on teaching the kids about bodily autonomy and consent, and have tried to model…

Santa brought a special guest with him, this reindeer, admired adoringly by Parker Weilert, 5.   Santa?s official arrival in Iola Thursday brought throngs of youngsters, including Aiden Stotler, 5, who delivered his wish list for…

Holes punched in walls. Car headlights smashed. Windows broken. Weapons, threats, sexual comments. Children who can’t live with other children. Children whom foster parents won’t take in. Children who aren’t able to get the mental…

It was hard to tell who carried the bigger smiles Thursday. The handful of youngsters getting to try out the new indoor playground equipment at Iola?s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St.,  were squealing…

GARDEN CITY, Kansas — In 2017, an estimated 38,000 kids in Kansas didn’t have health insurance. That’s according to data recently released by the Kansas Health Institute. The highest rates of uninsured kids live in…

Dear Carolyn: Last year my daughter attended a college and thought she made the wrong choice. She learned to like it and found happiness, but some major things that bothered her were not going away…

According to Russ Tuttle, founder of the Stop Trafficking Project, the technology we give our children to keep them safe, can also lead them to some very dark places. Tuttle, who is visiting schools in…