Advice columnistDear Carolyn: I have a daughter who is having an incredibly hard time adjusting to middle school. There's SO much more going on with her emotions, internal regret ("I wish I had done X instead of Y! We don't pressure her at all about her grades — she's bringing in A's and B's of her own accord — and she appears to be doing wonderfully well to the outside world, but . I realize there are a lot of hormonal changes going on, but I'm fearful this will continue as she gets older. We know the advantages of therapy, but she's so unwilling to go ("Why would I want to talk to a complete stranger about my feelings?"

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2018 04:52 UTC