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Toddler Says 'No,' Mom Tired of the Battleby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My toddler says ‘no’ to everything! Even if it’s something she usually likes. I know this is normal, but I keep finding...
Sensitive Daughter Goes into a Funkby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM in Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My 12 yo daughter is soooo sensitive. She takes everything personally and is easily defeated. Last week she got a C on a math test...
Mom Worries About Sensitive Son, Thinks He's Too Fragileby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead 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 by Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead 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 heartby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead 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...
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 sonBy Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead 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 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 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...
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...
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Daughter Too Shy to Speak Upby Mary Follin and Kristi CrossonRead on Fredericksburg Parent & Family magazine THE PROBLEM: I am worried about my 6-year old daughter who always ‘hangs back’ whenever other kids are in the room. When someone brings a new game or toy...
Mom obsessively worries about her kids, can't get comfortableby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM advice. THE PROBLEM: I’m always worried about my children. I have four of them, so I’ve got plenty to worry about. I keep expecting to get a phone call from...
Depressed Teen Tries Out for School Play and Doesn't Make Itby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM advice. THE PROBLEM: My 14 yo son has struggled with depression since he was 9, and for whatever reason, nothing seems to work out for him. He tried out for...
Kid Upset by Change, Frustrated Mom Tired of Tantrums by Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My child gets upset when his routine is disrupted. That was okay when he was little, since his dad and I had a...
ASK MOM: Son pits dad against mom, tries to get friends to ‘take sides’by Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My middle son (he's 9) has a habit of ‘playing both ends against the middle.’ What I mean...
Daughter Depends Too Much on Mom by Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: My 8 yo daughter has a habit of running everything through me. She tells me every little thing about herself. (My nose was runny...
Son bored unless he's in front of a screen, mom sad about itby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: I worry about my (8 yo) son and his addiction to screens. Even though ‘addiction’ is my word, I’m...
Self-absorbed children embarrass momby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family THE PROBLEM: I’m a little frustrated that my kids all seem to be pretty self-absorbed. It’s not that they’re not kind to others (they...
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.
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.
Suzanne Johnson, mother of five children and grandmother of eight, is an illustrator, book cover designer, and author of the Realms of Edenocht series.
ETHYR
M.P. Follin
Gertrude Warner Book Award
Moonbeam Children's Book Award
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