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Shrink Rap and Supernanny


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Leonard Carr and  Stephanie Dawson-Cosser answer your questions about children and parenting.  Send your question to tellus@thetimes.co.za


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Silence is deafening

My mother gives me the silent treatment when she is angry with me. It takes a long time to work out what I've done to upset her. How do i get her to talk?

My girl won't have sex

My partner and i are living together as we want to build our relationship and hope to marry one day. But her religious convictions don't allow her to have sexual relations before marriage. I find this difficult. What do i do?

Furniture feud

My mother-in law has given us a piece of furniture as she doesn't have space for it in her retirement home. I hate it. My husband loves it. Seems unfair.

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We have a new family car. I've taken my husband's one and my mother uses my old car. Am I wrong to make her pay for its expenses?

Good wife in a mess

I work and my wife stays at home with our son. She's a caring mom and a good wife. However, our house is a mess. I've brought up the subject many times, but nothing changes

Toddler in the nude

I have put cute photos of my naked children on my computer, but my sister-in-law says it exposes them to paedophiles. Is she right or being hysterical

On the couch

Why should cellphones be welcomed at dinner? I hate it when family time gets interrupted by bad phone habits. Am I being old-fashioned?

ON THE COUCH

SHRINK RAP

On The Couch: Sneaky cheater

"I'm in high school, work hard and get good marks. There is a popular girl in my class who is a cheat. Some teachers even help her. How can I solve this?"

Rich pals dilemma

Many of our friends are very wealthy. I don't deny them the pleasure of their wealth, but I get upset when, without consideration, they invite us to expensive dinners and on holidays, and when we are asked to share the cost of expensive group gifts. How do I handle this insensitivity without losing friendships, or winning the lottery?

Body for books?

SHRINK RAP SAYS: You have phrased the question in an interesting way. You seem to perceive your mind and body as two separate entities that you possess, rather than each being a different embodiment of you.