I’m Worried I’m Crossing a Line With My Tween Son. But I Don’t Know How to Stop.

Care and Feeding July 28, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images Plus. Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am a single mother to a 12-year-old boy. Because of our circumstances, between the ages of 0 and 9, my son and I shared a room and often a bed. At about 7, he would start the night in his bed, but then always wound up in mine. This was extra rough because I only had a twin bed.Cut to a few years later, and we both have our own rooms …. Most of the last year, he slept in his bed and his room the whole night. Sure, there were the odd ni