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Four-Year-Old’s Battles Have Mom Rattled

Four-Year-Old’s Battles Have Mom Rattled

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on September 13, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question:  Everything with my four-year-old is a battle. From brushing teeth to getting dressed, to choosing what she wants to...

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Teacher-Mom Wants Back-to-School Help

Teacher-Mom Wants Back-to-School Help

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on August 22, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question:  The transition from summer to back-to-school is always a difficult one in our household. I do a terrible job enforcing a...

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Siblings as Strangers

Siblings as Strangers

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on July 16, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine QUESTION: We have two children 7 years apart in age. They do not have much in common and it seems the older they get, the less they like...

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Divorced Dad Cares About Connecting

Divorced Dad Cares About Connecting

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on June 19, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question:  My wife and I are split.  She is a teacher and will spend much of the summer with her family out of state....

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Parent Finds it Hard to Talk About School Shootings

Parent Finds it Hard to Talk About School Shootings

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on March 21, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question: All of these school shootings that are happening are really scary to me as a parent. My nine-year-old came home yesterday and...

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College Ahead for Mom’s Disorganized Teen

College Ahead for Mom’s Disorganized Teen

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on Jan 31, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question: I have a junior in high school. He gets good grades, has lots of friends and is a good kid all around. His organizational...

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Ask the Experts: What to do when the MIL shares her faith

Ask the Experts: What to do when the MIL shares her faith

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on Jan 3, 2018 by Luanne Starr Rhoades, LCPC, LADC, CCS; Health Affiliates Maine Question: We are not a religious family. However, my mother-in-law is quite religious. I found out recently that when my kids are at my...

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