Q. Will you help me with an argument I have with my mom? She’s always on me to sleep more. She says not sleeping enough is making me unhappy. I sleep about 5-6 hours a night. I charge my phone in my parent’s room and our computer is in the family room, so I’m not on screens at night, but ...
Q. How can I get my parents to treat me like I’m not a little kid? How can I get them to understand that social media is just how my generation communicates? I showed them your last week’s column and they improved for about a day, then they were back to nagging me. “Get off that phone” ...
Q. I’m writing as a mom. My daughter is moodier than she was, but at 14, maybe this is part of puberty? My question deals with isolation and social media. She was a fifth-grader when the lockdown happened. She’s in eighth now. Her teacher tells me all the kids her age are behind socially. I ...
Q. When I was a young teacher, you taught a district in-service. I remember you talking about something called holding space. I’m now the parent of a 6-year-old boy. Is he too young for me to teach this concept? I’d like to teach it to him. If he’s old enough, how do I explain it to a ...
Q. I can’t stand this. Two 17-year-olds were killed last weekend in a car accident. I didn’t know them well, but my heart hurts. How can they be gone? Is it strange that I feel so upset about two people I only saw in the halls at school? What do I do with this feeling?<em>– ...
Q. I think I’m ready for a romantic relationship. I hear people talk about falling in love with a friend, but I feel there’s a complication to that. I get along well with my friends, but I don’t feel passionate about them. On one hand, that feels wrong. In a romantic relationship, ...
