In my class on Nigerian Foreign Policy taught by the late Professor Olajide Aluko, there was a quiet, soft-spoken and very ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a grandparent that wants to help their shy granddaughter feel more comfortable.

My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, he “steals ...

By showing your granddaughter that you respect her shyness, you’ll help to reaffirm her self-confidence and teach her that ...

Dear Eric: My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, ...

A grieving widow finds solace in her pets but worries about growing too dependent on them, while a grandmother seeks ways to ...

I am noticing that I can’t be away from them and not get crazy anxiety. I worry that I am becoming too dependent on them.

A recent widow writes that her family doesn’t understand her emotional attachment to her pets; a grandmother wants help ...

Now, I’m not where I want to be, but I am safe and have a roof over my head, which I am grateful for. However, I am noticing that I can’t be away from my pets and not get crazy anxiety. I worry that I ...

Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put this in perspective, I am recently widowed as of last August. My husband ...

"My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, he ...

Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...