This refers to relationships between a child or group of children and other children, their siblings, or their parents. This could also refer to a relationship between parents in regards to the rearing of a child.
Questions tagged [relationships]
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When is it safe to start letting our children go into relationships?
I'm afraid to let my children get into relationships(i.e. girl-boyfriendships) too early just in case it did them no good. At what age would it be safe to allow our children this liberty?
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Allowing teen daughter to take two day trip with her girlfriend?
My daughter is 17. Her girlfriend is the same age. Long story short, my daughter asked me today if she could take a camping trip with her girlfriend before the school year started. The camping grounds are ~100 miles away from our house.
My partner…
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Father of my children wants to live together and have more kids, but does not want to commit to me. What should I do?
My first child was an unplanned pregnancy, and before he was born, his father and I decided to try living together. After our son was born, he told me he wanted to have more kids, and when I asked if that meant he wanted to commit to our…
anon
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How do I tell my father-in-law that I don't feel comfortable kissing as a greeting?
I grew up in a family that usually hugs to say hello after not seeing each other for a while. I don't feel comfortable kissing anyone apart from my husband.
After we got married, my father-in-law started kissing to say hello. This didn't really…
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How do I deal with my college-age son's celebrity crush?
I reveal many details already, and for privacy, I don't want to reveal any more like ages. My son currently attends university in USA.
Since Son was 14, he's had huge crush on Tiffany Young, a Korean American pop idol. This was reasonable to me at…
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Should I report the mother of my children to the social services?
My partner has ADHD, she has stopped taking her medication for almost two years. As a result she developed a very selfish behaviour and our relationship has ended apart from the fact that we still live under the same roof with our two children.
I…
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How to make home a quiet place with quarrelling parents?
I live with my parents and bagged a job in a multinational company that is luckily(as they say!) based in my hometown. My parents quarrel all the time because they have a difference in opinion on everything. How to make home a better place? I don't…
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I don't know if I love my parents
I'm 17 now, I was always close with my mother, there was an immediate bond and we got along great, similar personalities, sense of humour, etc. My dad on the other hand was an alcoholic, he will always be even though he's not a heavy drinker…
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How to be a good listener when problems occured?
I recently have a quarrel with my kid who is about to get in his youths. The arguments happen more and more frequently. So I don't want to spoil the relationship with him. I love my kid. How can I handle this kind of problem that you and your kids…
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Fostering a relationship with a relative your child doesn't like
What should a parent do to intervene in a relationship with an important relative and a child? For example, if it is readily apparent that your child doesn't like her grandmother, even if the child doesn't verbalize it what should the parent do?…
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