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Dear Eric: We are in our late 70s. Our son and daughter-in-law have three children, now 20, 18 and 15 years old. A few weeks ago, we visited the two older kids at their respective schools. (They are in their junior and freshman years of college.) During these visits, we…
An AI-powered toy marketed for children as young as three has sparked fresh safety concerns after telling a BBC reporter, 'I can't help with killing you' during a test of its conversational features. The response came from My Baby Bunny, a plush toy available to UK consumers for approximately £75.…
As more people seek mental health advice from ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), new research suggests these AI chatbots may not be ready for that role. The study found that even when instructed to use established…
I often catch myself mourning the normal that hasn’t ended yet. I’m living in Hyde Park finishing school after a year in Berkeley. The maple trees by my apartment have turned red, as usual. I like them. I don’t dread the future…
My son is in a Fantasy Football mini-league with some school pals, administered by a WhatsApp chat that last week issued a playful injunction. “A reminder,” it said, “the boys are the managers and they make the decisions. We can…
Like many graduates, he has been forced to return to the nest. How will he cope with my pigeon chat and dodgy dregs for dinner?My graduate son has been back home for five months now. In this economy, he might be stuck here a while longer, meaning we’ve shifted from…
Where you live could make a substantial difference. A retirement plan that relies on a $2,000-a-month budget isn't easy when housing, groceries, utilities, and health care keep getting more expensive. But where you live could make a substantial difference. In some U.S. counties, affordable housing and everyday essentials make even…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aurora McKenzie, 47, who lives in Illinois. McKenzie cared for her mother, who had lived in a memory care facility in the last two years of her life. She said planning ahead…
How should one plan for the end of life? Most people think about completing a last will and testament but many don't consider the medical care they would prefer to receive at the end of their life. End of Life Planning How should…