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Health Teacher Needs Boundaries
To: Marybeth From: Annoyed by Unhealthy Questions I’m a freshman in high school. Our health teacher has a policy that…
Author Marybeth Hicks
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Plan Ahead to Oppose Cohabitating
To: Marybeth From: Opposed to cohabiting Can you offer any advice for my young adult daughters about why not to…
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Some Parents Don’t Always Know Best
To: Marybeth From: Not Crazy About Carpools This question might be filed under, “What are these people thinking?” My high…
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Tactful Response to Untactful Garb
To: Marybeth From: Irritated Aunt My 13-year-old son will be confirmed in a solemn ceremony at our church. We have…
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Teenagers and Violent Video Games
To: Marybeth From: Nonviolent Video Mom My son wants to play the same video games his friends play, but I’m…
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Parental Responsibility Trumps Child’s Privacy
To: Marybeth From: Message-reading Mom My daughter’s smartphone buzzed when she was out of the room. I picked it up…
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Date Night for Parents
To: Marybeth From: Dad is Desperate for a Date My husband says we should have “date nights” without our three…
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The Terrible Teenage Years?
To: Marybeth From: Preteen Parent How do I survive a moody 12-year-old daughter without damaging our relationship (or killing her)?…
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The Problem of Popular Music
If you’re concerned that the lyrics being piped into your children’s headphones are inappropriate — or even dangerous — you’re…
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Sex Education and Parental Rights
ANALYSIS/OPINION: In this week’s email, a question comes from parents who don’t want their fourth grader to take the school district’s sex…