The Benefits of Family Recreation
Q. I’m doing a paper on the benefits of family recreation, and I was wondering if you had any information that could help me. A. As a matter of fact I do. Here you go. The Benefits of Family Recreation Family recreation teaches life skills. Children learn a number of life skills from hanging together as a family. They learn how to solve problems and cooperate with one another. Any time you have two or more people together, each with their own personalities and ideas,...
Read MoreMy Teenage Daughter is Great, but She Cusses and Slams Doors in the Morning
Q. What I would like to ask is about my daughter who just turned 17. She is a great, sweet person, smart with straight A's this semester, beautiful and in great shape, helpful, great with children, but the one problem she seems to have is she has so much energy and when combined with her temper, well her emotions sometimes run away with her and the most recurring problem is in the morning when her Mother tries to wake her for school, sometimes she will cuss and scream and...
Read MoreHelp! I Feel Like a Failure as a Mom!
Q. Dear Lori, I try the best I can to raise the perfect boys, I just feel like a failure most of the time. I lose my temper and then threaten them with time out, then the behavior continues, and I eventually put them in time out, but they laugh and never take it seriously. Sometimes it even resorts to a smack on the bottom and then there is tears and drama. I feel awful and the pattern repeats all the time. I know I need to be consistent, but it gets exhausting and sometimes I feel...
Read MoreMy Child Melts Down When I Try to Take a Mommy Timeout
Q. First I want to say "thank you". Yesterday was a terrible mommy day for me. I think I hit an all time low in my confidence as a mom. I was always a very confident mom who spent a lot of time with my daughter. Of course, that was much easier when it was just her and I, and I was surrounded by family and friends (and babysitters, so I could be something other than just mom sometimes). Now I'm married and have one more sweet little girl. The challenge is in being a military family away from my...
Read MoreMy 9 Year Old Wants to Know How Sperm Makes a Baby
Question: My nine year old comes to me with her health encyclopedia pointing to sperm, and asks ” Now mom, exactly how does this form a baby”? I wasn’t prepared and told her we would talk about it tonight. Any advice for mom and a 9 year old daughter? Lydia Answer: Dear Lydia, I know this kind of question seems kind of scary at first because you’re probably wondering how much to tell her. It’s also a sign that she is growing up, and you definitely...
Read MoreConquering the Fear of Rejection
Q. How does a person overcome the fear of rejection with respect to friendships, work relations and dating? A. Facing our fears of rejection can be quite scary. I think we all have encountered those feelings before, at one time or another. I think if we had gone through life without ever being rejected, in some way, by another human being, it would be a miracle. A fear of rejection is learned. We don’t come into this world afraid that our caretakers will reject us. Somewhere...
Read MoreCures for the Chronic Blues
Q. Hi Lori, I feel down almost all of the time, and never truly feel connected to anyone. I have been feeling like this for a very long time and don’t know how to feel happy and connected. I know these feelings are seeds planted from my upbringing, but I want to enjoy my life with my children and don’t want to pass this lonely, negative energy onto my children. They deserve more and I don’t want to continue this cycle and pass it on to my children’s family tree. ...
Read MoreMommy, Daddy Doesn’t Love Me
Q. My daughter is 4 years old and her dad (my husband) does not play with her like most daddies do and spend quality time with her. She is starting to notice and she tells me “Mommy, Daddy doesn’t love me.” It breaks my heart and it makes me have a bad attitude towards him. When I try to talk to him about it he just says well that is crazy. I tell him she is 4 years old and that is the way you are making her feel. His response is “Well, I feel like some...
Read MoreHelp, I Need More Patience
Dear Lori, How can I have more patience with my two little girls (Ages 3 and 5), be kinder and gentler and enjoy being a mommy more? These days, no matter how hard I try, I am so short-tempered and I want to enjoy this precious time. I need help! Dear Terri, Being a mommy to two little children is rarely easy, but you are so right. It is a precious time as we watch them grow and learn so many new things. It is hard for me to know exactly what is causing stress for you because you...
Read MoreWhen Should I Tell My Child He/She is Adopted?
Q. I have a 4 year old daughter and her father has nothing to do with her and I have not spoke to him since I was 3 months pregnant with her. I am now married and my daughter only knows him. She never remembers not being without him. She even calls him daddy. He is going to adopt her as soon as we have the money. When and what do I tell her about it all? I don’t want her to be mad at us. Could you please help me with this or give me some advice? A. When I first read this...
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