Having trouble getting your kids to eat? It's common for kids to be picky, and as long as they meet nutritional guidelines within a week, there's no need to worry about when they eat and what. The Mayo Clinic suggests you respect your children's hunger, or lack thereof. If they're not hungry, don't force them to eat. It's not healthy to force your children to clean their plates.

— Washington Post

HAPPENING

STARS HELP AT TOYS FOR TOTS

"Star Wars" characters, including Darth Vader, right, and the Imperial Stormtroopers, will participate in a city drive to collect toys for this year's Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive, 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Honolulu Hale. The characters will help collect toys, providing a photo op for families.

To help, bring unwrapped toys to the courtyard while the collection is under way. Information: 768-6622 or visit www.honolulu.gov/moca.

— Wayne Harada

FINAL WORD

"I'm 24, and I know I'm not going to be able to do this ... when I'm 50. Sometimes you've got to live."

Tyson Ritter | All-American Rejects singer/bassist in Billboard. The new album, "When the World Comes Down," is out from Interscope today.