Confusion about sexual orientation is not unusual during adolescence. Counseling may be helpful but should not be used as an attempt to change how a young person feels and thinks. Homosexuality is not a mental…
Four-year-old Son Has Started Stuttering
Dear Sara, My four-year-old son has started stuttering. It gets worse when he's tired and cranky. Apparently a grandfather on his Dad's side had a stuttering problem all of his life. I don't want this…
Granddaughter’s Attachment Issues
Dear Sara, I have an eighteen-month-old granddaughter whose parents work hectic hours. This baby has been left with a caregiver who she is not happy with. She is very insecure and demanding. Now the parents…
I’m A Father Looking For A Second Chance
Dear Sara, I have been an alcoholic since I was in my teens. It has been getting progressively worse over the years. I have been a mean abusive father to my children ages now eleven…
I’m A Dad Pretending To Be Straight
Dear Sara, I have been married for ten years and have two boys ages nine and seven. I am gay and I have known it all along but thought that getting married and having a…