Monday, September 17th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman
Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions.
Question: After losing our jobs, my husband and I decided to move to live with family until we got back on our feet. Our 10-year-old son is having a difficult time with the relocation: unable to make friends, arguing with us and even hitting...
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman
Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions.
Question: I’m 13 years old and my parents are separated. I spend some weekends at my dad’s house and his new family is mean to me. My dad and his fiancée criticize me for being lazy and overweight. They often say they’re joking, but...
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Friday, September 7th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman
Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions.
Question: Our 7-year-old son was banned from a neighbor’s house and then barred from all neighborhood gatherings. He has impulse control problems, which we’ve spoken to the other families about, and sees a counselor. But he still gets into trouble playing with local kids....
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Thursday, August 30th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman
Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions.
A girl I’m trying my best to avoid does nothing but talk trash to me and brings up my bad past to get on my nerves. I have an anger problem and...
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
by Jonna Gallo
When we (the editors of Family Circle) started kicking around the idea of a piece on
homework, I grabbed the reins because it’s a huge issue in my household. To put it bluntly, after a full day of school, my 8-year-old son doesn’t want to...
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