12 Year Old Bully

Dear Sharon,
Our next-door neighbor’s son is a bully. He is 12 years old, sizeable and formidable. I know he’s a bully because my 10-year-old son is one of his many victims. I don’t know what
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When, If and How to say no to Tattoos and Piercings.

Dear Sharon,
Our son is 13 and he’s driving us crazy. He’s into heavy metal music and now he wants to have his body tattooed and pierced. So far we have managed to keep this from
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Young Teen Keeps Mom from gyn Visit

Dear Sharon,
My daughter has just turned 14. She wants me to make an appointment for her to see a gynecologist and I am very upset. She also wants to go alone. What should I do?
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