The following questions are related to ‘Parenting and Children’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My husband is incarcerated because of drugs. His dad, my father-in-law, is a multi-millionaire. I love my husband and we have two children together, but his dad is always causing problems for us. He has alcohol and drug problems of his own. But he likes to hold money over my husband’s head because of [...]
Q: My question is basically whether I should divorce my husband. We have been together for 6.5 years and have a daughter age 4. I’ve not been not happy with him for awhile. He’s a very nice person, though, and a great father. Sure, we’ve had little problems here and there but nothing big. And [...]
Q: I am a recently divorced 35-year-old male with 2 children, ages 6 and 7. I moved next door to my ex’s family right after we broke up and she quit communicating with me. We were not yet divorced, and I compensated for the lack of contact with her by playing on the computer and [...]
Q: Growing up, there were several issues that made things very difficult for us as a family. My grandfather had a series of strokes. I was very close to my grandmother, who was more like a mother to me. My grandfather’s bad health incurred many debts until he passed away 10 years ago, and things [...]
Q: I have only recently realized that my elderly father has a covert-aggressive personality. I spent so many years hating myself and feeling that others didn’t like me, including family members. It’s been a really hard realization to come to. I’ve always thought I had the “Leave it to Beaver” life, yet I was never [...]
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