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Last week, a mom asked about her seven-year-old daughter, who has reached the stage where she doesn't want her five-year-old sister joining in when she has a playdate at home.

Spectacular Spiders: Join Darren Copley on this seaside expedition searching for spiders that make beach logs their home. Island View Beach Regional Park, 10 a.m.-noon, meet at the picnic shelter off Homathko Road. CRD Parks programs. Tel.

Dear doctors: My granddaughter has had diabetes and a fatty liver since she was young. She is 16, overweight and refuses to exercise. She has black rings around her throat. I've been told it's from the diabetes not being properly controlled.

Verbal judo - a technique central to martial arts - can play a role in protecting children from bullies' verbal assaults, says a Saanich karate expert.

North Americans in their 30s are now the group most likely to doubt they will be financially secure after retirement, a shift from three years ago when baby boomers nearing retirement age expressed the greatest worry.

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

Documentary takes a closer look at Anonymous >C13

Field guide to Island birds is the result of 30 years of work, says retired curator

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am a female in my 70s. When I was 12 years old, I, along with a younger brother and older sister, all had what our doctor called "yellow jaundice." We all were very sick for about two weeks.

Study highlights difference between biological and chronological age