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Recent letters from parents

You don’t need anyone telling you that there are challenges in parenting tweens and teens. And if this is your first child to reach this stage of development, you may be feeling totally clueless! (Of course, even if you’ve been here before, chances are that your second or third child is unlike the other(s), so there goes some of might have worked before!)

I’ve been responding to parents’ emails since 1997. Perhaps my answers to their questions will help to you. I hope so!

	TITLE	MAIN TOPIC
“Me and my 15 year old daughter have gotten into a vicious cycle.”		Communication Problems
“My son used my credit card without my permission!”		Behavior Problems
“My friend's daughter is cutting.”		Health
“My son's behavior is really appalling.”		Behavior Problems
“My daughter acts like a baby”		Out of Control Teens
“My 10 year old cannot seem to focus.”		School Problems
“My stepdaughter-to-be is way out of control.”		Blended Families
“I think I've made my daughter into one of those mean girls.”		Bullying
“My granddaughter has a problem with lying.”		Behavior Problems
“What's going on with my daughter all of a sudden?”		Behavior Problems

Read teen letters about parents here.

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