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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ASK MOM: OLDEST DAUGHTER LEAVING FOR COLLEGE, MOM GRIEVING ALREADY

ASK MOM: OLDEST DAUGHTER LEAVING FOR COLLEGE, MOM GRIEVING ALREADY

Oldest Daughter Leaving for College, Mom Grieving Alreadyby Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​​Read more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​ THE PROBLEM: My oldest daughter is leaving for college next year, and truth be told, I’ve been sad about it since she...

ASK MOM: MOM HURT WHEN SON’S FRIENDS LEAVE HIM OUT

ASK MOM: MOM HURT WHEN SON’S FRIENDS LEAVE HIM OUT

ASK MOM: Mom hurt when son’s friends leave him out​by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​ THE PROBLEM: My twelve-year-old son is part of a group of four (sometimes five) boys who hang out after school. He calls them...

ASK MOM: DAD LOSES TEMPER A LOT, FEELS GUILTY

ASK MOM: DAD LOSES TEMPER A LOT, FEELS GUILTY

Dad Loses Temper a Lot, Feels Guiltyby Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​ THE PROBLEM: Being a dad is hard for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids (I’ve got 3), but I don’t always know how to talk to them—or...

ASK MOM: SON BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND MOM’S NOT COPING

ASK MOM: SON BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND MOM’S NOT COPING

ASK MOM: Son Born with Down Syndrome and Mom's Not Copingby Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​​​THE PROBLEM: I knew before my son was born he had Down syndrome, and I thought I was ready for it. Now that he’s 3...

MOM ANNOYED WHEN DAD MAKES DAUGHTER ‘SHOW OFF’

MOM ANNOYED WHEN DAD MAKES DAUGHTER ‘SHOW OFF’

ASK MOM: Mom Annoyed When Dad Makes Daughter 'Show Off'by Mary Follin and Erika GuerreroRead more ASK MOM on Fredericksburg Parent & Family ​ THE PROBLEM: I have to start by saying my husband’s an amazing dad to our 4 yo daughter. But he does something that really...

TODDLER SAYS ‘NO,’ MOM TIRED OF THE BATTLE

TODDLER SAYS ‘NO,’ MOM TIRED OF THE BATTLE

Toddler Says 'No,' Mom Tired of the Battleby Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero​Read 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 FUNK, MOM CAN’T CHEER HER UP

SENSITIVE DAUGHTER GOES INTO A FUNK, MOM CAN’T CHEER HER UP

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...

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.

ETHYR

M.P. Follin
​Gertrude Warner Book Award
Moonbeam Children's Book Award

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