‘I’m proud of my daughter but not her sloppy lifestyle: should I intervene?’
Dear Annalisa, I have a beautiful daughter who I think is marvellous. She’s in her late 30s and has just completed a master’s degree and bought her…
How do I stop my anxiety spilling over into my children’s playdates?
Dear Annalisa, I’d like your advice navigating my children’s social lives along with my anxiety. My children are 10 and eight. I did not have an easy…
How can I encourage my young daughter to leave the house at weekends?
Dear Annalisa, My daughter, who is near end-of-primary-school age, won’t leave the house at weekends, unless meeting up with a friend, or to go a party.…
I feel sickened with myself for shouting at my child. Please help
Dear Annalisa, I am a parent of two small children, three years old and six months, and am struggling to control my temper. I have never…
My stepson lives with a girlfriend twice his age. Should I be worried?
Dear Annalisa, A few years ago I got married and became step-parent to a teenager (now in his early 20s) who was raised by his alcoholic and…
I want to go back on my decision to share parental leave with my partner
Dear Annalisa, I am currently on maternity leave with my first child. Before I had the baby I agreed to split my maternity leave with my…
My daughter will only eat junk food. How can I get her on a healthy diet?
Dear Annalisa, Our daughter, who is eight, had the “best start”: exclusively breastfed, weaned on to vegetables and fruit and healthy home-cooked meals. At some point, she started…
I was brought up in an abusive family. Should I cut them off
Dear Annalisa, I’m going through prolonged issues that have churned up painful memories of my childhood and adulthood. It’s difficult to know how to go on, as my…
What can we do to stop our son’s post-nursery meltdowns?
Dear Annalisa, I am a married mum of two boys, aged four and two. The oldest goes to nursery Monday-Friday, and the youngest is looked after at…
My mother-in-law is so possessive about our unborn baby. What can I do?
Dear Annalisa, I’m pregnant with my first child. My husband and I waited a long time to tell my in-laws because we knew all hell would break loose…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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