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Q: Dear Shira, My family situation is quite unstable now, and it seems like my nine-year-old son is like a sponge soaking up all the negativity that is going around…
Q: Our 12-year-old son is a lively child, but somehow making friends doesn’t come easy to him. It’s a funny thing, because boys will come over to our house to…
Q: Dear Shira, We have a 14-year-old son who is entering mesivta, and he talks about joining the IDF as his ideal. He loves reading books on World War…
Q: My 9-year-old son, who is now in third grade, has had learning problems since pre-school. The issue wasn’t so much that he was a behavior problem; rather, he just…
Q: My 12-year-old daughter is in sleep-away camp this summer, and she seems to be having “teenage” issues, even though she is still only a pre-teen. She has decided that…
Q: I am a divorced man with both teenage and younger children. My ex-wife, with whom I have joint custody, is not frum at this point in her life, and…
Q: I have a 10-year-old son with ADHD. He takes medication and is doing well in the special school he attends. The school has students with learning and behavioral…
Q: I was married to my husband for 13 years, having had problems with our relationship for the majority of them. For years before the actual divorce, I had my…
Q: My 9-year-old-daughter has been having conflicts with the other girls on the block and it’s become a major issue. It seems that certain girls get into their own exclusive…
In our previous column (June 3), we focused on the problem of a child having an overbearing nature and how to work with this type of child. The issue of…
Q: During the week we read Parashas Kedoshim, my children were discussing the idea of nekamah (taking revenge). It was particularly relevant to two of our daughters, who often take…
Q: I am a mother of three children, and I lost my husband about four years ago. Two of my children have special needs — our daughter with her emotional…
Q: Before I married, I vowed that I would make sure that my children would have good self-esteem — by seeing role models in my husband and myself. I was…
Q: We are the parents of five children, the oldest of whom is a 15-year-old girl, and I’m coming across a major difference in the way that my husband and…
Q: I’m writing to you about my two oldest sons, ages 12 and 14, who have an ongoing negative relationship with each other. My wife and I divorced about four…
Q: Our 14-year-old daughter has unfortunately been acting up in school in recent months. One issue is that she’s been just a little bit too chutzpadig when speaking to school…
Q: As Yom Tov approaches, I do appreciate the brachah of having our children and their families with us, and I’m not making light of this gift. However, the type…
Q: Over the past half year, our 11-year-old daughter has been continually over-worrying about small daily occurrences. My husband and I try to reassure her, telling her her fears are…
Q: My husband and I have difference approaches when it comes to interacting with our 15-year-old son. He is having a hard time in school these days, particularly because he…
Q: I have been holding on to a marriage for many years, hoping that our relationship will improve. Now it has gotten to the point where it is clear that…