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You don’t need anyone telling you that there are challenges in parenting tweens and teens. And if this is your first child to reach this stage of development, you may be feeling totally clueless! (Of course, even if you’ve been here before, chances are that your second or third child is unlike the other(s), so there goes some of might have worked before!)

I’ve been responding to parents’ emails since 1997. Perhaps my answers to their questions will help to you. I hope so!

Letters 1 to 20 of 20

	TITLE	FROM
“Can a girl make the first move?”		Not Shy
“I want a date w/o MOM!”		Not Momma's Boy
“My friend gets all the guys.”		second choice
“I met him online and I'm so lonely without him!”		Lonely One Online
“My mom is so negative!”		Frustrated
“My tongue is weird!”		Petrified
“How can I get my girlfriend's dad to trust me?”		Confused
“I'm scared to tell my mom I've got my first boyfriend.”		Sorta confused and nervous
“'I'm freaking out that I might be gay!”		Not Gay
“I told people me and my gf had sex but we didn't.”		Dumb Ass
“Is it OK for a 14 year old to go out with a 19 year old?”		Wondering
“My friend just lost her virginity to a total jerk.”		Worried
“My guy friend wants to be friends with benefits and I want more.”		Very Confused
“I think my parents are getting a divorce.”		Really freaked
“How can I take this to the next level without asking her out?”		Confused and Crushing
“I'm scared of my own Mom!”		Needing Help
“I'll never talk to my parents about this.”		Depressed
“I'm tired of lying to my parents.”		Trudeau
“I have never gotten along with my mom.”		Enough

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