SacMomsClub.com

Potty training seems to incite fear and stress among parents. And with all the horror stories we hear from family, friends and others, it's no wonder. It doesn't help that there's a stark paucity of science to support one strategy over the other. Even timing is up for debate.

Carolyn Hax answers your relationship questions. E-mail her at tellme@washpost.com.

DEAR CAROLYN: I am dating this guy and I'm in love with him and I know he loves me back.

DEAR KELLY: I think my grandma is a compulsive gambler. She always asks my parents for loans until her money comes in at the beginning of each month, but I don't know if she pays them back or not.

In what's become an annual holiday tradition, the Sacramento office of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management invites Sacramento's older adults to make free holiday phone calls to loved ones worldwide Saturday.

Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.

Imagine for a moment that a quick trip to the grocery store can never be possible again. This is the heavy burden faced daily by parents of children with food allergies. Eight percent of all children in the United States have a food allergy, according to recent research.

Cold and flu season has descended upon us. As parents, we are always inclined to "do" something for our children when they are sick.

Snapshots: 'My first sundae!'

Carolyn Hax answers your relationship questions. E-mail her at tellme@washpost.com.

Snapshots: Nighty night!

Carolyn Hax answers your relationship questions. E-mail her at tellme@washpost.com.

Carolyn Hax answers your relationship questions. E-mail her at tellme@washpost.com.

Some high schools send almost all graduates to a California two- or four-year college; others barely send half their students. This database lets you see the number of high school graduates at each school between 2005 and 2009, and how many of those graduates wound up at public or private colleges in California.