Mother Seeks Advice on Husband's Allowance of Daughter's Grief Behavior

The advice column suggests the mother first convince her husband that the belief harms Sammy's development, then work together to address Sharon, possibly through grief counseling. In a second letter, a mother says her mother-in-law, Mona, requires visitors to wear crystal-studded hats to block a satellite she believes reads thoughts, and the mother has cut off contact after her 6-year-old asked if people were out to get him. The column advises the husband to acknowledge the paranoia's impact on the kids, but suggests a middle ground: Mona could keep her beliefs to herself and still see the children outside her home.