I’ve been with my girlfriend for six months. Is it too soon to have a child?
Dear Annalisa, Since I started dating my girlfriend six months ago, I’ve had this feeling that something just fits, in a way I’ve never felt before.…
My stepdaughter says she hates me. Is it time to leave?
Dear Annalisa, My husband and I have been together for six years. He was widowed when his children were small and I met him two years after his…
I long to move to the seaside, but will it unsettle my children?
Dear Annalisa, Four years ago, we relocated at a time we thought least harmful to our children: the youngest was starting primary school, the eldest junior school.…
My 10-year-old has started sleeping in my bed. Am I wrong to allow it?
Dear Annalisa, Before lockdown, my 10-year-old daughter slept in her own bed every night without any problems. She is an intelligent, happy girl, albeit a bit…
My in-laws are manipulating our children. How do I stop them?
Dear Annalisa, I am worried my in-laws are trying to turn my children against me. They are mainly civil on the surface, but they’ve never liked me…
My teenage daughter is in a miserable state; she has lost hope. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am desperately worried about my teenage granddaughter, who is in a very miserable state. Her self-esteem is at rock bottom, she has no…
After the Manchester attack: 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’m childless and lonely, I feel moving would help, but my husband isn’t keen. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m coming to terms with a life that I wasn’t expecting after 20 years of marriage and am struggling to find a route to a new…
My boyfriend won’t marry me, even though we plan to start a family. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My boyfriend does not want to marry me. I am 30 and he is 35. We have been in an amazing relationship for almost two…
How do I explain to my children the rift with my mother, whose partner abused me? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been estranged from my mother since I was 18. When my brother and I were very young, my mother left my father…
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