Is it confusing for my son when I hang out with him and his mother after I moved out only two months ago?  Is it giving him false hope that we will reconcile? For example, I don’t have a television, so “Jane” asked if I would like to watch the game with our son at her house. Dear Concerned … [Read more...]

Every time I get a text, I’m cringing because I know it’s going to be my ex insulting me.  We can’t communicate well at all and it only hurts my feelings when I talk to him. It doesn’t matter if it’s on the phone, email, or text. And I need to talk to him sometimes because we have three kids under … [Read more...]

Question: Our almost 4 year old son is super sweet and loving most of the time, but he gets *really* wild sometimes. He hits and throws things, he screams, he might pull your hair, or poke things in your face in an infantile fashion. This usually happens when he is tired, or maybe wants more … [Read more...]

I am presently going through a divorce and my soon to be ex and I share custody of my two year old son. I am writing because he has started biting and I think it’s because of the time he spends at his father’s house.  His father doesn’t pay attention to him nor does he spend any time with him, so I … [Read more...]

I would love some advice on how to help him learn more social cues.  He often says stuff about kids he doesn’t know at the park, like “what’s her name?”.  I always say, “I don’t know, lets go ask her”.  And his teacher has observed that he will go up to a kid and kinda prod them with his foot, or … [Read more...]