When children start puberty early
Dear Diane, Is it true that it is weight and not age that will kick-start puberty in girls? My niece is developing very rapidly at the age of 10...
Dear Diane, Is it true that it is weight and not age that will kick-start puberty in girls? My niece is developing very rapidly at the age of 10...
Diane Levy provides advice for a new mum worrying about her child.
Advice about what to do when the birth mother of your adopted daughter decides to come back into your daughter's life.
Dear Diane, My parents-in-law recently came to stay. One night I ran the bath for my children who are five and seven – a girl and a boy.
Dear Diane, A few months ago my husband and I and our children came upon the scene of a terrible car crash. There were badly injured bodies on the road...
Dear Diane, My 12-year-old daughter has got very matey with a girl who I can only describe as rough, and I’m worried she’s being led astray.
Dear Diane, My son seems to be obsessed – perhaps unhealthily – with his bottom. He’s seven years old, and I know that it’s quite normal for boys of that age to be all about finding
Dear Diane, My 10-year-old daughter has been stealing from my wallet and my wife’s purse for some time.
Dear Diane, My daughter is nine years old and so far has been a happy and healthy child. But lately she’s been showing very worrying behaviour, in that she’s refusing to eat meat.
Dear Diane, My six-year-old is generally quite sweet-natured, but recently he’s been using swear words a lot – bad ones, too.