‘Law Enforcement’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

Q: I’ve been dating my boyfriend now for about 6 months. We are both mature adults in our mid-40s and have never been married before. My boyfriend told me he babysat an ex-girlfriend’s child from birth until his current age of 6 years old. He claims to have had the boy about 50% of the [...]

Q: I have a nephew on my wife’s side of the family who lives with his aunt and has been tossed around throughout his childhood between two of his mother’s sisters. His Mom does not associate with him, nor does she want to, because she has married again and has other children. She also has [...]

Q: I live in the U.S. and found this forum when reading through “The Loser” series of articles and hope you might be able to help with my problem.
My son is 16 and was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). He feels abandoned by his mother because she moved away [...]

Q: I would like to see a physician for a check-up and even to begin therapy, but I’m afraid that because of scars I have from when I was much younger, I might end up being forced into drug treatment or some other type of psychiatric care I don’t want.
During my late teens to very [...]

Q: I am struggling with an issue which came to my attention recently. It involves nudity, respecting children’s boundaries, and parenting.
I have a very close male friend who quite ‘innocently’ revealed some parenting/family practices that made me uncomfortable. I am an early childhood educator, but I would still like a second professional opinion as well [...]