ASK MOM

ASK MOM

Award-winning column encouraging parents to tackle the hard stuff.
by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

Fredericksburg Parent & Family Magazine

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MOM WORRIES ABOUT SENSITIVE SON, THINKS HE’S TOO FRAGILE

MOM WORRIES ABOUT SENSITIVE SON, THINKS HE’S TOO FRAGILE

Mom Worries About Sensitive Son, Thinks He's Too Fragileby Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​​Read more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​ THE PROBLEM: My (9 yo) son is extremely sensitive, which is one of the things I love about him. He always considers...

ASK MOM: DAUGHTER HAS NO DIRECTION IN LIFE, MOM HAS FEARS ABOUT IT

ASK MOM: DAUGHTER HAS NO DIRECTION IN LIFE, MOM HAS FEARS ABOUT IT

ASK MOM: Daughter has no direction in life, mom has fears about it by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: I’m very worried about my 17-year-old daughter. She’s graduating from high school next year and...

ASK MOM: BOY IS JEALOUS OF BABY BROTHER, BREAKS MOM’S HEART

ASK MOM: BOY IS JEALOUS OF BABY BROTHER, BREAKS MOM’S HEART

ASK MOM: Boy is jealous of baby brother, breaks mom’s heartby Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & FamilyTHE PROBLEM: My 9 yo son is jealous of his new baby brother, who is only a month old. I know this is common, but I’m...

ASK MOM: DAUGHTER DOESN’T LIKE NEW STEPMOM, DAD AT WITS END

ASK MOM: DAUGHTER DOESN’T LIKE NEW STEPMOM, DAD AT WITS END

Daughter doesn't like new stepmom, dad at wits' endby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: I’m concerned about my 13 yo daughter and my new wife (not her mom). My daughter doesn’t like her stepmom at all,...

ASK MOM: GUILTY MOM WORRIES SHE’S LOST INTEREST IN HER OWN SON

ASK MOM: GUILTY MOM WORRIES SHE’S LOST INTEREST IN HER OWN SON

ASK MOM: Guilty mom worries she's lost interest in her own sonBy Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: I feel like I’m having a weird reaction to my 4 yo son, ever since our daughter was born. Please don’t...

ASK MOM: BIG SISTER PUTS LITTLE SISTER DOWN, MOM SICK OF IT

ASK MOM: BIG SISTER PUTS LITTLE SISTER DOWN, MOM SICK OF IT

ASK MOM: Big sister puts little sister down, mom tired of itby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My older daughter (9) is constantly belittling the younger one (7). Believe it or not, they’re the best of...

ASK MOM: BOY DISPLAYS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR WHEN MOM AND DAD DIVORCE

ASK MOM: BOY DISPLAYS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR WHEN MOM AND DAD DIVORCE

ASK MOM: Boy displays anti-social behavior when mom and dad divorce ​by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero   THE PROBLEM: My 4 yo son isn’t coping well with my husband’s and my divorce. Unfortunately, the months leading up to the separation were pretty tense; I’m...

Son goes to new school, gets picked on

Son goes to new school, gets picked on

THE PROBLEM: My 11 yo started going to a new school this week, and the other kids are giving him a hard time because he’s small. Or skinny. Or whatever. He’s trying to tough it out, but I hear him crying in bed at night. Nobody’s beating him up, they’re just making it...

About Mary Follin

Mary is the author of TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ and ETHYR, winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the Gertrude Warner Book Award. She is mom to two grown sons and enjoys sharing her more seasoned perspective  with parents of younger children. 

ABOUT ERIKA GUERRERO

Erika Guerrero is a freelance hair and makeup artist, Erika K. Beauty, single-mama to one amazing boy, and author of She’s Not Shaken, a blog offering hope and encouragement to women in all walks of life.

ABOUT SUZANNE JOHNSON

Suzanne Johnson, mother of five children and grandmother of eight, is an illustrator, book cover designer, and author of the Realms of Edenocht series.

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​Gertrude Warner Book Award
Moonbeam Children's Book Award

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