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Q: Getting back on schedule after the Yamim Tovim has its pluses and minuses. The performance of ordinary daily activities provides a sense of order and structure, which I greatly…
Q: As the new year sets in and I begin to think ahead, I cannot help but recall some uncomfortable confrontations I had with my teenage sons last year in…
Q: The oldest of my three children is a 21-year-old son who has had severe social issues and general anxiety for a number of years. He has gone to various…
Q: We recently moved to a new neighborhood, and our three sons are entering new schools. The school they previously attended was not very competitive and was not focused on…
Q: The oldest daughter in a family is often assumed to be very responsible and concerned about her younger siblings. This is not the case in our family; our 14-year-old…
Q: I find myself dealing with a very stubborn second-grader who questions everything I ask of him. Duvi* is the only child left at home; his married siblings live at…
Q: My son is 12 years old and still doesn’t get to shul on time. He doesn’t like it when we — his parents — wake him up; however, he…
Q: Our 8-year-old daughter definitely has an aggressive streak. We managed to convince her not to be friends with the more condescending and snobby girls in her class, but the…
Q: I greatly appreciate your columns about dealing with adult children and your advice on how to continue being a good parent at any stage in life. I consider myself…
Q: We are the parents of three children. The youngest is eight-year-old Zalmy*, who has two older sisters, ages 13 and 15. As Zalmy was a long-awaited brachah, he has…
Q: Summer brings neighborhood children outside more often to play, which has its good and bad points. My 13-year-old son is “on the spectrum” and has social issues. He is…
Q: I can really relate to the parent who wrote in last week about her daughter being manipulated by a classmate. My daughter Fraidy* is in a similar situation. Unlike…
Q: Our 8-year-old daughter, Chavi*, is sharp and lively and well-liked. She has no reason to harbor feelings of being second-class in any way and should not need to gravitate…
Q: I’m writing to get your take on what are considered realistic expectations in relation to married children and their spouses. I feel like some of my sons- and daughters-in-law…
Q: It’s at this time of the year that I really second-guess my abilities as a capable parent. There are so many details to deal with before the school year…
Q: On the topic of adult children, I find it quite interesting to observe a different aspect of sibling rivalry. When two sets of married children visit at the same…
Q: The letter you published about a boy’s upcoming bar mitzvah touched a chord in me. One of my daughters is getting married soon, and whom to invite presents a…
Q: As an aunt, I find myself in a situation where I want to help my nephew navigate his upcoming bar mitzvah. His parents went through a very difficult divorce…
Q: My husband has anger issues, and these have been having more of an effect on my children in recent weeks. It’s hard to know why he has been acting…
Q: My 14-year-old daughter went to sleepaway camp last summer with a close friend from her class. This friend was not very loyal in camp. She began to make new…
