I have a teenaged son who has started to pull away from family interaction. He comes home from school and goes to his room and stays there until called upon for dinner or to do chores or what ever. Lately I know where to find him. He is in his room. I can't get any reasonable answers from him. Or answers that make sense of the current behavior. There is no indication of drug use, that I can find. It looks like to me he is being bullied. Either by another student or by an adult. What indicators have I missed? 

I have been considering placing my unborn child for adoption, but I am wondering if it is the best thing for my child. I am afraid that he will think that I didn't want him. 

I have a teenage daughter, age 14, and she has started to collect things associated with horror. Posters, trinkets, even her music is ugly. She seems to have this fascination with death or the dead. Not dying, she is very up beat and popular in school and participates in a lot of school activities so I don't believe it is a suicide thing. It looks like a hobby, trend, or phase she might be going through. Am I right in this position, or is there more to come? Should I be worried? 

“My daughter has begun school and has been having an unusual amount of anxiety what can I do?”  

I am to the point where I don't want to go anyplace with my friend and her kids. She has a pattern of ignoring them, then yelling at them. Recently, I watched her little girl (9), stand 2 feet away from her and say, Mom, Mom, Mom, at least 6 times with no response, then my friend yells "What?!" with resultant tears and drama. She doesn't react to behavior or words until things have already escalated into crisis. I feel so uncomfortable that I find myself avoiding her when she's with the kids. I don't remember noticing this until the last year or so. What should I do? 

I have a blended family - 2 of mine, 1 of his. I see a pattern developing that my husband is "on again - off again" in his relationship with my children and consistent with his. It's like he has lots of patience, time and protection for his son but his relationship with my kids is mood dependent. He will sometimes draw them into his circle with this son but otherwise, especially if his son is not at the house, he will ignore them or be snappy. I see the hurt in their eyes when they feel left out. I am worried about jealousy and rejection. What should I do?  

My husband and I have been married about a year. I came to the marriage with three kids; he has one. At family holidays and events, his mother and sister invite him, his ex-wife and son but do not invite me and my kids. My husband goes because he wants his son to have a relationship with his family and their attitude is she's the mother of their grandchild/nephew and I'm not. I thought this situation would get better over time but so far I just feel rejected and frustrated. What should I do? 

I have a 2 3/4 year old son who has absolutely no interest in potty training. When I ask him if he wants to use the big boy potty he just says no. I've tried reading him books about going potty, having him watch his older cousin, interesting him in sticker rewards. He doesn't get upset, just is totally uninterested in sitting on the potty. Should I leave the subject alone until he wants to engage even though he's going on 3 or should I force the issue?