The following questions are related to ‘Parenting and Children’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My daughter is married to a sociopath. She is the breadwinner; they have been married for nine years, and he has never worked except for a couple of part-time jobs, and he was fired both times. He is a graduate student right now. My daughter is under his complete control. Their four-year-old son is […]
Q: I am very close to my mother and step-father. My issue centers on my biological father. Growing up, I never knew much about his family, except that he had a brother, sister, mother, and another son by a different woman (my older brother, who I desperately wanted to see more of). I’ve always lived […]
Q: My mother-in-law is becoming more and more of a problem; her comments are destructive and stressful for my wife and children. I have not been successful in trying to get her to stop behaving this way and furthermore, my wife’s family won’t help me in my efforts. Much of this is the result of […]
Q: I’m having a problem, and I’m really suffering from it. I have this idea all the time that I’m going to lose my mom any minute. She isn’t sick, so I don’t know why I’m feeling like that. I know very well that if she passed away I wouldn’t survive this disaster. I love […]
Q: I don’t know what to do! I am the only child of an overbearing and manipulative mother. I often wonder if she hates me. She is constantly belittling me in front of others. We have never had a good relationship. It has gotten so much worse now that I have kids. She watches them […]
Q: My four-and-a-half-year-old daughter has been showing signs of behavioral problems. When she’s mad or gets in trouble she will rip her hair out or punch herself in the face or head. Is this normal? She has also been peeing in her underwear for the past couple of weeks. Should I be concerned? A: Parenting […]
Q: My five-year-old son has had four incidents now where he and a male friend have been involved in some form of sexual play. The incidents have always taken place at my house under my watchful eye and consist of my son requesting the other boy to show his penis, and asking the boy to […]
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