Parenting & Children Articles

Need to Leave Overly Dependent Mother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Okay, my mother, who is 63, doesn't do anything for herself and this is causing major issues for me. She behaves as though she is 83 instead of 63. My father passed in 2000 and she went to bed for 6 months and I had ...

Scared of Sister

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
What is wrong with my sister, she is fifteen and thinks it is okay to get drunk every other weekend, she also blows everything out of preportion, if my mum asks her to go to bed or turn off the laptop after ten my sister ...

Online Intimacy Issue

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
I met this guy online, we just started talking and connected so well. We get along great, talk and text every day. We really have a strong connection and have recently in the past few weeks have really started liking each other and getting more ...

Both My Children Have Died

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, March 25th, 2013
In the last 2 years I have lost my 27 year old daughter, my 25 year old son and my mother. I don't seem to care about anything anymore. I'm not sure how to live when I don't care. I don't have any energy. I ...

Inappropriate Behavior between Daughter, Stepdad

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
It came to my attention that my daughter (almost 17) was playing around with my husband (stepdad). They were poking, kicking, etc - just playing. She got up, went to the bathroom, took off her bra, came back to where he ...

Pregnant and Feeling Useless

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, March 22nd, 2013
I lost my job last September and haven't had one since. I was enjoying the time off for a while, but then found out I was pregnant a few months later. I didn't resume looking for work because my pregnancy has ...

Son Obsessed with Computer Games

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, March 21st, 2013
suggestions to improve son's obsessive compulsion with the computer games. Doesn't relate to anything other than computer. It is taking over his life and as a family we wonder if removing the computer for a month is a good idea. He has Aspergers. What ...

Abusive Boyfriend

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
My boyfriend is so mean wen he is mad at me an we agure he calls me names down grades me an Mentaly abuses me he doesn't think of at all an thinks everything he does he rite I hav no friends I don't go ...

Depressed About Child’s Health

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, March 16th, 2013
I'm a 30 year old mother of two. My depression started after I had my first child. I didnt feel any connection with my daughter, and I still don't to this day. But the real problem began when I was informed during my second pregnancy, ...

Parents Barely Speaking

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, March 15th, 2013
My parents had a big fight last month. They didn't talk to each other until around two weeks ago. However, it looks like they didn't really reconcile. They barely talk to each other at home but in public they act like they're okay. Last week, ...

Girlfriend’s Unreasonable Obsession

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 15th, 2013
My Girlfriend has an obsession (she calls it passion) for the band Hanson. She's been a fan since she was 6, and she honestly believes that her liking of the band is a part of who she is. Like a deep, foundational part of her ...

I Kissed My Brother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, March 14th, 2013
My brother who is 17 and I get along not very well, all we ever do is argue since the day my parents adopted him from Russia when he was 13. Last year I was 14 and him and I were sharing my room because ...