Who is Suzie?
I’m a Relate-trained counsellor, an accredited parenting educator, an agony aunt with over 15 years experience of working on UK national magazines (including eight years as agony aunt of Women’s Own), newspapers, television, radio and online and the author of 26 books – the two most recent being Teach Yourself Step-parenting and Teach Yourself Single Parenting. I was the counsellor in ‘Stepfamilies’, a major BBC1 series, helping people sort their way through the difficulties of bringing new families together.
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is she too young to see?
My 11 year-old daughter has recently completed sex education classes at school, and she has since asked me and my husband some questions about sex. Most are straightforward, although one of them has been rather awkward to deal with. Continue reading
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“I am young girl, age 15, turning 16 in aug”
This is a private answer to the person who wrote saying “I am young girl, age 15, turning 16 in aug” Continue reading
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can a six year old be ‘the boss’?
My granddaughter is difficult and confrontational with her mother. When she stays with her father, he tells her she is the boss. Continue reading
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should i convert?
my father is jewish but my mother is not and i want to convert. what do you think is right for me? Continue reading
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i’m nearly 15, he’s 21
i like this 21 year old and im neary 15. he is always wanting to talk to me and wanting a hug. does he like me or is he just having a bit of fun? Continue reading
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Do boyfriends come before friends?
We both like the same boy and we’ve fallen out over it! Continue reading
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I lie in bed crying every day
My partners family did not accept my children because they are German Catholic and I am Jewish. Continue reading
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Does he like me?
It’s probably wishful thinking but he’s split with his girlfriend and txts me a lot – does he like me? Continue reading
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bullying friend
My twelve-year-old daughter was ‘dropped’ by her best friend, who seems to delight in belittling her in and out of class. How can I help her to deal with the bullying and boost her dwindling self-confidence? Continue reading
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i slept with my boyfriends stepfather
i slept with my boyfriends stepfather. i know its wrong. i want to stop, but he is so sexy and he makes me feel so good about myself. Continue reading
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