Dear Queenie,
My husband dotes on our daughter, but it seems there is nothing our son can do that he approves of. He says he isn’t going to coddle our son because he has to learn to “man up” but I think the way he treats him is nothing less than abusive.
Our son says things aren’t that bad, but our daughter says it scares her the way her father talks to her brother.
Queenie, what can I do?—Worried mother
Dear Mother,
You can get professional help. Talk to your son’s school counsellor, if he has one, or perhaps your family doctor can recommend someone. The doctor also can determine whether this treatment is having an adverse effect on your children’s health, such as stress or even ulcers, and may recommend treatment, even counselling for them – which might turn out to be a wake-up call for your husband.
