Archive for the Teenagers Category

Girls, Moms and Appearance

Dear Sharon,
I am a woman who looks my age…I’m in my late 40′s. In my youth they called a woman who looked like me “matronly”. With the contemporary emphasis on youth and staying slim and
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Tween Out of Control

Dear Sharon,
Our 12-year daughter has changed so much this year. Her behavior seems out of our control. She’s “hanging out” with her friends, all the time, (including boys) and is looking and acting
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Helping a belligerent teen

Dear Sharon,
We’re having trouble disciplining our teenager. She doesn’t listen to anything we say, and we don’t seem to have much recourse. She ignores her curfew and comes home whenever she wants to, and is
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