“Been There, Done That” is our parent-to-parent advice column. Do you have a question…on anything another parent who’s been through it might help you with?
How to handle kids who resent the fact that you’re now dating
How to explain to the kids why they’re getting fewer presents for Christmas this year, now that money’s so tight
How to cope with the fearfulness your son is exhibiting ever since Dad died suddenly, leaving him afraid you’re going to die too and leave him alone
How to explain to your child, born out of wedlock and fathered by a man who sends money but doesn’t visit, why Daddy “doesn’t love him” or why he “doesn’t have a daddy”
How to keep the kids safe at home alone, now that you’ve had to go back to work full-time and your kids have become “latchkey kids”
How to explain to the kids why you, Dad, are taking care of them and not Mom (who ran off with another man and left you with the kids)
How you, a widow, can best explain to your son, who just had his first “wet dream,” what the changes are that are going on in his body
How to get some free time for yourself when there’s not another parent to watch the kids now, and you can’t afford a sitter except for special occasions
What to suggest when your ex-husband has moved across the country post-divorce and your church is holding a father/daughter dinner that your daughter would like to go to…with Daddy.
