Helping a Lonely Teen
As seen in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NY Parenting.com Dear Sharon, Is there a particular time in a boy’s life when he should be developing social skills and friendships? Our 13 year old is
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It’s Working
A parents of tweens group I lead had been discussing common concerns of middle school moms and dads; juggling the demands of school work and home life and handling the emotional ups and downs of
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Loving an Angry Teen
Nelly was a single mom who had been through many transitions with her two boys. A few years ago a challenging and unexpected divorce had been difficult for everyone and although she was happy to
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Helping a Teen Through a Big Transition
as seen in in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NY Parenting.com Dear Sharon, My husband and I have recently separated. Our children are of varied ages and the young ones are dealing with it well.
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Tweens and Household Chores
Dear Sharon, Our 12-year-old daughter is being asked to do a few household chores to help out. Nothing major, but small chores that we want her to do on a regular basis to help her
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Talking to Tweens about Sex and Pornography
Dear Sharon, We are finding a lot of pornographic type stuff in our12 year old son’s room, hidden away, in closets, drawers, etc. Should we ignore this or should we mention it to him? Is
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Camp Crush
Dear Sharon, A 9-year-old boy has developed a huge crush apparently on my 16-year-old teenage daughter who’s a counselor at his summer day camp. He calls her at home all the time, and it’s made
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