My 11-year-old sister is afraid of the dark and won’t sleep on her own. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My 11-year-old sister refuses to sleep on her own, and still sleeps with our parents. She says that she’s too scared to sleep on…
My sister-in-law says she doesn’t love me and I’ll never be family. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been married for 10 years and we have one daughter. My husband and I are different nationalities. In the past, I have…
I think my mother’s carer is stealing from her. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My brother and I have power of attorney on behalf of my mother. We are deeply concerned about the actions of my mother’s “carer”,…
My 16-year-old nephew has a big problem with my sister’s new partner. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My nephew is 16 and studying for his A-levels. My sister and her husband have been separated for four years and my nephew spends…
How do I talk to my children about distressing news stories? The Guardian.
I have only once actively hidden a news item from my daughter. She was three when Madeleine McCann went missing, far too young to know about…
I’d like to have a child but my mother was abusive. Will I be like her? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother was physically, verbally and emotionally abusive towards me and my siblings. She also hated us laughing or being happy. I had a…
My daughter gets upset about weekend access visits to her father. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I wonder if you can help me with a problem I am having with my four-year-old daughter. I separated from her father 18 months…
I’m being emotionally abused by my husband. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a confident, independent woman who is being emotionally abused by my husband. We have been together for 15 years and have three…
Keep out! This is our family Christmas. The Guardian.
It starts, every year, about October time – the pained looks of friends as they ask what we are doing at Christmas and reveal they are…
I don’t want my wife to indoctrinate our two year old into religion. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My wife and I have just had a row about introducing our two-year-old to religion. I am an atheist, while my wife is a…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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