Q. I'm finishing 10th grade. My grades are kind of “eh” – let's just say I get by. Graduation two years from now seems impossible. You know a lot of seniors. Can you ask them for advice for me?<br class="hardreturn" />15-year-old<br class="hardreturn" />A. ...
Q: We read your column weekly and appreciate your advice. As very concerned grandparents, we were wondering what is the appropriate age to begin talking to children about really difficult things like sex and drugs. How do we make them afraid of these things? The world was different when we ...
Q. How do I get over my attraction to someone? This person isn’t good for me. My friends tell me he’s not. I know he’s not. But when I look at him, I can’t stop thinking about him. Of course, he doesn’t know I exist, which kind of helps. Do you think I love him? I’ve never even ...
<span class="Text_Name_Bold">Question 1:</span> I didn’t start my period yet. Is that strange? All my friends have started.12-year-old<span class="Text_Name_Bold">Mary Jo’s response:</span> It’s not strange at all, although it may ...
Q.How do I get my son to talk with me? He’s 15 and mostly grunts or answers in a few words when I ask him how his day was. When he was a little guy, he didn’t want to leave my sight. Now it seems like I always say the wrong thing. He texts more than he speaks.<em>Frustrated ...
Q.I have such fond memories of your classes. I’m coming to you for help again, except now I’m in my 30s. My parents are getting a divorce after nearly 40 years of marriage. I’m devastated. I knew they fought at times, but I thought that was just the way they were. I’ve been married ...
