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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Bullies

Dear Sharon,
Do you have any advice for dealing with bullies? Our son is being taunted and haunted by a group of “thugs” in his 5th grade. Do we get involved? Do we talk to the
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Overweight Snacking Teen

Dear Sharon,
My 12 year old daughter is overweight and I don’t know what to do. No one in our family has ever been overweight. I try to get her to eat less and different foods,
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