I Want to Help My Family Through a Medical Emergency. But Not Like This.

My brother and his sister-in-law never sleep trained their 5-year-old son, " Pete ," their son.

They've asked us to take Pete for a while when his baby brother is born.

It feels cruel to tell them to sleep train a child in the last months of a difficult pregnancy, or else we can't babysit him.

My sister was less than 2 years old when our mom dropped out of our lives.

She was too young to remember how unstable and terrifying our mom’s presence was.

I’m extremely concerned she’ll get hurt if she lets our mom back into her life. How can I get my sister to face reality?.

The National Institute of Health says mental illnesses are considered serious when they “substantially [interfere] with or [limit] one or more major life activities.

It sounds like you feel this is where your family is at right now, which is a valid reason to ask your wife to seek help.

If she is resistant, show her a list of characteristics for “illness anxiety disorder” (also known as hypochondria ) and use that as a conversation tool.