Parenting & Children Articles

I Think I Have an Eating Disorder

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 15th, 2013
Hello, my name is Laura. I'm 14 years old. I suffer from depression, my mum had an eating disorder and bipolar. I'm really scared about putting weight on, I chop my food up into small/tiny pieces or hide it. I weigh myself every morning I ...

Wanting to End Lengthy Marriage

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Monday, April 15th, 2013
I have been married to my husband for 18 years this December. We have two beautiful sons together. My husband treats one son more favorably than the other. Both of our sons are biologically for him. He has cheated on me ...

Guilt over Being Abused

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 13th, 2013
When I was in 2nd grade, I was molested by the grandfather of a neighbor, who was a couple years older than me. I don't remember all the specifics of what happened with him, but I do remember sitting on his leg while not ...

Do I Have a Psychological Problem?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, April 13th, 2013
I grew up with a younger sibling with autism, and I deeply love and care for her. As I grew up, my parents always told me that I had to be successful so I could care for her when they died. I was perfectly okay ...

Regression of Adolescent Behavior

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, April 12th, 2013
As a teenager I experienced violent anger which resulted in self mutilation. I spoke with and wrote to a "demon" that I believed was the real me trying to escape. I experienced episodes of increased strength when angry. I lived in a reality where I ...

Dating Dad of Daughter’s Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
My daughter is 15. Her boyfriend is 14. They started dating in September. i met his dad in October and we began dating secretly. We both are divorced and have an agreement with our kids that no one is introduced to the kids unless ...

Being Bullied, Need Help

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Well I get bullied like CRAZY people throw apples at my head on the bus i get called a whale, useless, SPED (i am not special),ranga, faggot and most of the things you could think of. My parents have told me they wish i was never ...

Becoming My Abusive Mother?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 7th, 2013
I have for a long time believed my mother to be emotionally abusive. Recently after a fight with her, I began to google general characteristics of emotionlly abusive/narcissistic mothers, to reassure myself but I found several things that reminded me of my relationship with my ...

Divorced Against My Will

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 5th, 2013
I'm 48 and my ex-wife is 44. We divorced 5 years ago because I had 2 affairs. I have since been faithful and committed to her. We have two children who are now 13 and 11. We have shared parenting ...

How Do I Adjust to Chronic Pain?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
I was injured in a back country horse back riding incident in October of 2009. I fractured my pelvis on both sides. I went from being very active to living in pain until recently. I found out that a have Sacroiliac ...

Son with Schizophrenia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 31st, 2013
Son being content with no outside life ;no work no friends does not go anywhere/ He was diagnosed at 18 with schizophrenia.. he could not hold a job down.. he self medicated got caught went to prison and since prison no meds he is quite ...

Am I Looking for a Father Figure?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, March 31st, 2013
When I was little I loved my dad, but he walked out on me. And now I find myself attracted to older guys. Not too much older. But at least 3 years. Could not having an older male figure be part of the reason I ...