My daughter prefers an exclusive friendship with one other girl. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My daughter is having trouble with friends at school. She is in year 3 and obsessed with one girl. She is not interested in…
I’d love another child but my husband is against it. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am 41, recently married and have 3 children under 10. I would like another child but my husband doesn’t. Our lives are full,…
My child thinks books are boring. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa Despite my 10-year-old daughter being a proficient reader, with, I’m told, a reading age beyond her years, I can’t get her to pick up…
I’m worried that my teenage daughter has an eating disorder. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa Over the past year, my teenage daughter has lost a dramatic amount of weight. She smiles and says she doesn’t have any problems and…
My four sons are really messy. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My children never tidy anything away of their own accord and I spend 85% of my time tidying. They are all boys, aged one,…
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 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…
My mother can’t stand my boyfriend and won’t accept that I’m no longer with my ex-fiance. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been with my partner for several years and we live with each other. We get on incredibly well and are very much…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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