Q: I am a middle-aged divorced man with joint custody of four boys, aged six to 15. My sons have continual fights about the same issues and I need some…
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Q: My 9-year-old son is in a new special-ed school this year. He has had problems learning since he was in kindergarten, and this is actually the fourth school he…
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Q: I am concerned about my 11-year-old daughter who is oh so eager to please. I know that it is nice when a child wants to be giving to others,…
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Q: I know that I am touching on a controversial topic, but it is affecting so many — I’d just like to get a take on your feelings about this.…
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Q: My question involves the frustration of having to still be the parent — even when my child is married with children. How can I deal with seeing my daughter’s…
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Q: I have a 9-year-old son who continually looks for negative attention. He is the fourth of seven children, and seems to have a bit of perfectionism about him (both…
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Q: I’m writing to you for advice with regard to my nephew, my brother’s son (let’s call him Shlomi), and his problematic home situation. My brother has asked our mother,…
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Q: I am the mother of three children — two boys, age 11 and nine, and a girl age seven — and have been separated from my husband for about…
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Q: I have a question regarding my 12-year-old son. He was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago and is now attending a special school where they are working on…
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Q: My husband has been out of work for over nine months now, and it’s begun to greatly affect our family. My husband had begun to get depressed even before…
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Q: Bli ayin hara, we have a number of daughters, all of whom are close in age — sometimes too close for comfort. Our 14-year-old — the middle one —…
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Q: Bli ayin hara, we have a number of very active children at home who, as you can imagine, all have different needs. Try as we might to make it…
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Q: Dear Shira, I am the mother of three children — a 14-year-old daughter and two sons, one age 10 and the other seven. At this point I’ve been separated…
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Q: I’m facing a real dilemma regarding my 6-year-old son. His older brothers went to a neighborhood school, and we have been happy with it. The problem now is deciding…
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Q: My 11-year-old son has been having social and academic difficulties for a while now and has just been diagnosed as being “on the spectrum.” I do see that he…
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Q: My 10-year-old son is severely lacking in social skills. It’s very difficult to point this out to him and show him where he goes wrong. When I describe ways…
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Q: My 14-year-old son is so different from his father that my husband just can’t relate to him. My husband is super conventional and always careful to follow rules. My…
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Q: I have heard only too often about the idea of parents presenting a “united front” to their children, even if the parents’ opinions actually differ. Sometimes my husband and…
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Q: I have a very hectic schedule. I help take care of my elderly mother, I have a job where I put in 30 hours a week, and I have,…
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Q: My four-year-old daughter is starting kindergarten now, and I’m very concerned about a problem she had last year in nursery: She barely spoke to any classmates or teachers! (She…
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