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My child is a highly sensitive child who is very upset about going to pre-school. The teacher reports that as soon as I leave, she is fine. She was not like this the first 3 months and was a toddler that separated easily from me, but at 4 years of age, she is different child. I worry that the stress she goes through going to school can be more harmful than good. I reduced her times from 4 times/week to only 2. I am a stay at home mom who is a speech language pathologist and this preschool works specifically with children with phonological delays. My child happens to be moderate to severely phonologically delayed. I think this delay has negatively affected her social life and self esteem, so that is why I have her in this preschool. To meet other kids with delays and to help her improve. One of her strengths is that she is very social and loves to meet kids, but has little luck meeting other social kids that accept her speech delays. Should I continue with preschool or should I treat her myself at home?

I am the guardian/aunt of my 7yr old great-niece (her deceased mom is my niece). Last night she was spending the night with her classmate. The mother of the other little girl said she found them in the little girl's bedroom under covers and she observed them kissing (french). She seperated them and called me because the girls could no longer spend the night together. I spoke with my niece this morning and she said they were only hugging and that it was her classmate's 3yr old sister who told the little girl's mom they were kissing. 1. Should I ask the little girl's mom to explain again what she observed and do I mention that my niece is denying the "kissing" and is saying that it was her 3yr old who brought this to attention? 2. How do I handle this with my niece....."french" kissing and/or hugging? Help please

My 24 yr old daughter is addicted to heroin, meth and pills (oxycodone?). I gave her a choice of detox/treatment or leaving my home. Last Sunday she left, although given her condition at the time, she may not remember much. For myself, I am seeking a reliable info source to deal with the present and the future. For her, I need info on how to get some long term help, should she choose it. I am not financially able to pay for her treatment, nor is she. My most profound fears are that she will support her drug habit by becoming a prostitute and/or die from an overdose or other complications. I asked her to leave because I feel that anything else would be enabling her addiction and ultimately contributing to her demise. I need to know what to expect next and what else I should do