Knowing when your child is ready for potty training

 QUESTION Dear Adele, My daughter is 21 months of age. I’m getting pressure from grandparents, friends, and daycare workers to start the potty-training process. I hear such conflictual information; I don’t know which way to turn. One family tells me their child was trained at 18 months. Another tells me

At what age should kids get cellphones?

 QUESTION Dear Adele, Our daughter is 10 years old and tells us that all her friends are getting cell phones. The pressure is on for us to buy her one too, as you might expect. What do you think is the right age for a child to get a cell