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expert q&a
- How can I help my son with his emotional eating?
- I overheard my daughter say that she would "kill herself" if she ever gets bigger than a size 3. What should I do?
- Is it too late to help my overweight teen?
- A boy makes comments about my daughter's weight. What all should I be doing here in order to fix this situation? Get the school involved?
- My 2-year-old was potty training for almost three months, and then we had a new baby. Since then, he's reverted back to having accidents. What should I do?
- My husband doesn't seem to have any patience when it comes to potty training our son. How can I get him on board and get him to understand it's a long process that needs lots of positive energy?
- My 2 1/2-year-old son cries every time his newborn brother cries. What can I do?
- How do I keep my 3 1/2-year-old twins in their beds at night?
- My husband left me for another woman. How do I tell my 8-year-old daughter?
- Is it better to stay in an unhappy marriage when the children and very attached to both parents?
- I think my daughter and her friends are drinking at my ex-husband's home. Do I confront her with this information? Do I confront my ex-husband?
- My 14-year-old is very hostile to my new husband. What can I do to help fix this so that we can be a family?
- I am pregnant with twins, but my 16-year-old is not happy. Do you have any advice?
- I have no trouble talking to my own daughters, but I am worried about overstepping my boundaries with my stepdaughter. Can you help?
- My 11-year-old daughter won't take my advice about hygiene, beauty or clothing choices. What can I do?
- How can I maintain a strong bond with my daughter?
- I'm scared by the heavy topics that are facing my 10-year-old. How can I communicate about these issues with?
- Occasionally I let my toddler sleep in the crib with my infant son. Is this OK?
- My 12-month-old son still wakes up two or three times a night and has difficulty settling himself down to sleep again. I don't believe in the "cry it out" approach. What should I do?
- My 3-year-old is terrified of the dark. What can I do to help her sleep alone at night?
- How can I prepare my 2 ?-year-old son for the new baby?
- Should I continue giving my 12-month-old a nap even if he resists?
- How can I encourage my 1-year-old to share?
- My 3-year-old daughter has developed emotional problems. I am pregnant. Could this be related?
- How do I stop my 21-month-old twin boys from hitting each other?
- Can sleeping situations affect my triplets? bonding and getting along with each other?
- My 4-year-old daughter has been waking up at night and coming upstairs to our room. What should we do?
- My 5-year-old wakes up every 1-3 hours and comes into our room. What can we do?
- My 3-year-old cannot sleep because he's worried about ghosts and monsters. What can I do to help?
- My 8-year-old son wets the bed but is embarrassed that he can't wear regular underwear to bed. How do you let your kids know it's nothing to be embarrassed about?
- My daughter is 9, and the wetting is not such a big deal, but she won't put her clothes or sheets in the wash. She just piles them in the closet. What can I do without crushing her self-esteem?
- My 4-year-old has an invisible friend that she blames everything on. Should I be concerned?
- How can I get my nephew's parents to be more sympathetic about his bedwetting?
- My 4-year-old throws tantrums at bedtime and refuses to stay in her room. What should I do?
- My preschooler asks all the time if he can sleep in the crib with his 1-year-old brother. Would this be OK?
- What are your thoughts about allowing a 5-year-old to continue to sleep with his parents instead of her own bed in her own room?
- I'm leaking urine and am nervous about telling my husband. I'm afraid he won't find me as attractive if he knows about this. Do you have any suggestions?
- I take care of my mother, who is incontinent, and my son. I am wondering how to explain to my son why I have to treat Grandma almost as another child (changing underpants, etc.)?
- My child found my mother's package of Depends and asked why she wears grown-up diapers. What is the best way to handle this? Is honesty always the best policy?
- I care for my elderly mother and sometimes I get very frustrated, though don't want to take it out on her. How can I release my frustrations without affecting my mother?
- My 5-month-old son wakes up every half-hour after 4 a.m. How do I get him out of this routine?
- We have a 7-month-old and are expecting our second child. They will be 14 months apart. Do we need a second crib?
- I have 1-year-old twins and another baby on the way. Is it OK to have all three children in the same room?
- One of infant twins is suffering from colic, and they share a room. Should I separate them?