Q: My father is controlling and opinionated and I was raised without much freedom. My mother was withdrawn and didn’t show love. I have a hard time feeling ANY love toward either of them. My mother is 72 and my father is 75. Father still tries to control me and I can’t say or do [...]
‘Parenting and Children’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 7
The following questions are related to ‘Parenting and Children’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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I Have a Hard Time Loving My Parents, and I Feel Guilty
I’m the Last One Left at Home With My Abusive Mother
Q: I am 18 years old. I live alone with my mother in a large, four-bedroom house just minutes away from siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. About six years ago we moved from California to Oregon. I honestly cannot tell you the reason for this; my only assumption is that my sister got knocked up [...]
She Needs to Know Everything!
My Baby Stopped Crying; Can Screaming Arguments Affect Him?
Q: If an infant is exposed to loud, screaming arguments right next to him (usually in the arms of one of the people involved in the argument) and then usually becomes completely silent for several minutes, even if previously crying before the screaming began, what effect could this be having on the infant? Thank you [...]
Do I Need to Tell My Mother That I Want Help?
Q: I am a 20-year-old college student. When I was a child I dealt with depression after my father left. I was sent to a child psychiatrist to deal with my father’s leaving and with self-esteem issues. Things seemed fine after my final session, but for years I still felt depressed. I want to get [...]
