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Q: My three-year-old daughter has been particularly fussy lately, especially during Yom Tov. Whenever she wanted something, even something simple like a drink of water, she would refuse to take…
Q: Sometimes I think the expectations I have of my children are unrealistic. The younger generation seems to be quite self-absorbed, and trying to inculcate the value of basic mentschlichkeit…
Q: Though some people complain about the stress before Pesach, I am more concerned about what awaits me after Yom Tov. All the issues that I have managed to close…
Q: My 15-year-old daughter has had issues of low self-esteem, especially in regard to academic and social issues at school.At home, she seems to feel more happy and relaxed. Because…
Q: Before I got married, I didn’t realize what a rigid person my husband was. Everyone praised him so highly for his hasmadah and keeping seder so well that I…
Q: My vision of being a grandmother had included sitting and telling stories to my grandchildren — perhaps of my life, or of their parents’ lives. I guess any idyllic…
Q: My ten-year-old son has severe deficits in his social skills, and it has been very difficult to point this out to him. When I describe ways that he might…
Q: I have heard only too often the idea of showing a “united front” before our children (even if parents’ opinions differ). Sometimes, my husband and I have been successful…
Q: Bli ayin hara, we have a bunch of lively sons in our home — ages 2 to 15 — each with a very different temperament. My husband and I…
Q: I can greatly relate to the parent who complained about the difficulty of getting her teenage son out to school in the morning. My situation is a little different.…
Q: I have a 16-year-old son who is having trouble arriving to mesivta on time. He isn’t the best in learning, and his kriah is still not great. Until last…
Q: I have been married about five years, and we have a four-year-old child and a nine-month-old baby at home. Right around the time that our second child was born,…
Q: In past columns, you discussed ways to speak to one’s adult children about Yom Tov visits and what to expect from them in terms of listening to their parents’…
Q: After being divorced for two years, I have recently remarried. My ex-husband has severe mood swings and behaves inconsistently with our children. He is too easily influenced by their…
Q: I am a mother of older married children from a previous marriage, and I have a 9-year-old son with my current spouse. I had a very difficult first marriage…
Q: My 10-year-old son is having a difficult time with his Rebbi this year. I know that starting Gemara isn’t easy for him, as he is a very active child…
Q: Unfortunately for me and my family, my husband passed away two years ago after a serious illness. I have an 11-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 9 and 6.…
Q: My 14-year-old son Yehoshua* has been getting in trouble in mesivta lately, due to his disrespectful attitude towards his Rebbi. Yehoshua never had this issue before with teachers, but…
Q: I have warm childhood memories of Chanukah, and would really like my children to have similar ones. But Chanukah 5778/2017 occurs in a different world than the one I…
Q: My husband and I have been having severe shalom bayis problems over the past two years, and I am not sure of the direction our marriage will ultimately take.…
