‘Parenting and Children’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: When I was 6 years old, I threatened my mom with a kitchen knife. I didn’t have any real intentions to use it. I was tired and mad at her for some reason or another, and it just sort of happened. After she took the knife away from me, she told my father. My [...]

Q: I’m contacting you because I need some advice. I’m 14 years old, and I have problems with my mom 24/7.
Instead of playing the blame game, let me tell you how things got started. Last year, I sneaked out of my house to go to a night club and got caught. This year, I got [...]

Q: I wonder if there is something wrong with me. I love my boyfriend, but I constantly worry that I may not always love him.
My boyfriend and I have been together for a little over three years. We are young (he is 21 and I am 19). I tend to be a chronic worrier and [...]

Q: I am the oldest girl out of four children, two boys and two girls. We are all very close in age (31, 30, 29, 27). My father is a manipulative, abusive, and controlling but “functioning” alcoholic. He has always held a job, but he is incredibly lazy at home and very old fashioned about [...]

Q: I have an 8-year-old son who is in the third grade. He has always been a very high energy kid, although he has never excelled at sports. He would much rather research historic facts than anything else. Last year he developed a fascination with Presidents and history. He could answer any question or tell [...]