Q: I have for years been the parts guy at our local dealership. This has always been a great job for me. I have looked forward to heading out to work in the morning and I have made some really nice contacts with our regular customers. But things are changing. It is not as great […] Read more
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Son isn’t the businessman that dad used to be
Patience needed to deal with teenage brain
Q: I would like to talk to you about my son. He is 14 years old. For most of his life, he has been a wonderful boy. He was always eager and enthusiastic for just about anything. He was near the top of class in school, and he was a wonderful companion for his father […] Read more
Story-telling best way to educate children about healthy eating
Q: I would like to know what I have to do to get my nine-year-old son to listen to me when I have something important to say to him. We want him to eat properly, to pick and choose nutritious foods, and to stay as far away from junk food as he can, but trying […] Read more
Real addiction treatment begins after rehab program ends
Q: Our son has been admitted to a residential treatment program for drug and alcohol addictions. We are happy that he is there and we want to do whatever we can to help him take on and overcome his addictions. I am not even sure what they are. He seems to drink a lot and […] Read more
Parentese helps Mom and Dad avoid ‘baby talk’ trap
Q: My husband and I could not be happier. After a series of failures and disappointments, we have finally had a successful pregnancy. He is the greatest little boy in the whole world and, of course, both of us love him dearly. We want to do what is best for him but that is presenting […] Read more
Social anxiety may be root cause of letter writer’s job worries
Mostly we do grain hauls to various terminals. The other day I made a mistake. I sent one of our trucks to a farm a couple of kilometres out of the way. The mistake was corrected easily, at no cost to either the driver or to our company, but my manager still finds it necessary […] Read more
Husband encouraged to improve listening skills
Q: For the past four or five years, my wife has been a little more than edgy, downright unreasonable at times, and most often very difficult. I have no idea what is going on. About the only time she is at all sparking with the life that I used to see in her eyes is […] Read more
Long distance relationship must be based on mutual respect
Q: I have what I think is the most beautiful girlfriend in the world. She is great. I really love the time we have when we are together. I think that she does as well. At least that is what she says and by looking at everything she does for me, I am confident that […] Read more
Son’s attention deficit diagnosis not the end of the world
Q: My husband and I have just returned from a school meeting with our son’s Grade 2 teacher and the school’s consulting psychologist. The teacher complained that our son is not settling into his school work and wants to refer him to a physician the school uses to work with kids diagnosed with attention deficit […] Read more
Greedy people can suffer from anxiety
Q: This has always been a puzzle to me. Perhaps you can help me figure it out. My brother and I grew up on the same farm. We had the same parents, went to the same school and often hung around with the same kids (we are only 19 months apart in age). So why […] Read more
