Your child just told you they are LGBTQ. However you are feeling right now, surprised, worried, proud, unsure, take a breath and hold onto one thing. Your child chose to trust you with something true about who they are. Coming out to a parent is not a problem being handed to you. It is an …
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If you are wondering whether your child has ADHD, you are in very good company. About one in nine children in the United States has been diagnosed with it. And if part of you is bracing for what the label might mean, let me say the most important thing first. ADHD is not a discipline …
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Your teenager is dating someone, and something in you is uneasy. Maybe it is a gut feeling you cannot quite name. Maybe it is a specific worry. Maybe you just do not think this person is good for your kid. And every instinct you have is telling you to step in and put a stop …