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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Talking About Sex to Teens
Dear Sharon, Talking sex with teenagers is never easy. Is there a way you would recommend to approach the subject? We are very interested in instilling in our sons responsibility for their actions regarding birth
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Teenage Friends
Dear Sharon, My teenager never wants to be with us anymore…always wants to be with her friends. We can’t have family dinners and there are constant sleep overs with her friends. We’re finding this very
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Teenage Dating
Dear Sharon, DATING! It has come up as an issue in our house. My daughter is 14. I’m not ready for her to go out on dates with boys. Am I old fashioned? What do
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Girls’ Dresscode
Dear Sharon, We’re parents of an adolescent girl who is pressuring us to accept her contemporary fashion choices. We object strongly to the look that’s coming out of the “music/fashion/tabloid” industries that’s prompting our lovely
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Pre-teen Crushes
Dear Sharon, My son is in the sixth grade. He is pretty typical for his age I guess. Recently I noticed that he has written a girl’s name all over his school notebooks. Our assumption
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