Q: I’ve known a girl now for 2 years. We started dating when she was 17, and her parents found out about it and they separated us for 3 months. Now she’s 18 and she is allowed to see me, but they often tell her that she needs to end this relationship and they know [...]

Q: We have a sixteen-year-old son who is nice looking, makes fantastic grades, and is on his high school’s basketball team. He has played sports with the other members of his team since he was in first grade. However, when they started jr. high his “friends” started to alienate him. They no longer included him [...]

Q: My sister’s 11 yr old daughter is a tomboy and has been so ever since I can remember. She has a very low self esteem and although I’ve never seen her with any friends, she talks about playing soccer with boys at her school. She refuses to wear any girls’ clothing and cuts her [...]

Q: I am a 25-year-old female writing to you from overseas. I am an only child. I grew up with an abusive father and to this day still can’t get away from him. He is abusive mentally, verbally and abusive to me and to everyone that has come into my life. He has managed to [...]

Q: Muslim family recently arrived in Australia, strong values of their country origin. 17-year-old Muslim daughter wants to move in with 17-year-old Aboriginal boyfriend. How can I advise them? A: Well, it doesn’t get more complicated than that! I would advise them to both obtain counsel with trusted elders in their respected cultures. These elders [...]

Q: I am a 21-year-old female, with a demading and difficult stepfather. I will be moving into a dorm on campus to experience the college life. Being a little far behind other college students, I find this as my chance to catch up and get some work done since it is nearly impossible to do [...]

Q: I am a divorced 36-year-old woman with no children, who remarried a year ago. My husband is 47 and has 3 teenage kids, who are really respectful of their father’s decisions and life and have been kind to me. Anyway, he seems to be constantly distressed because he is not physically around all the [...]