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What would you do if you are pretty sure your son is heading towards a disastrous marriage?
The son is someone that every parent would love to have. He never gave the parents cause for concern in his childhood until today. He is going to marry someone who looks gorgeous but the parents are pretty sure she has a defective character (no…
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Am I interrupting my husband's parenting?
My husband and I constantly have communication problem against parenting. Since I posted here last time about the discrepancies of parenting between us, he was so happy that someone said I should not interrupt what he was doing with kids, and always…
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How can I convince my parents to accept my approach on school?
I'm a 16 year-old junior in high school. I often spar with my parents over the fact that I'm failing many classes. The issue, however, is not that I do not understand the material; it's that "failing" is simply my approach to passing.
I tend to get…
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Too many languages?
I am actually a language researcher, but when it comes to my own situation I have a hard time being objective and make some choices for my own family.
My husband and I are expecting our first child, and I am really confused as to which languages we…
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How best for a trans/non-binary person to respond to their 6-year-old cousin asking if I'm a girl or a boy?
I have twin 6-year-old cousins (a boy and a girl) who I usually see about once a week or so, when the locally-resident segment of my family get together for dinner on Friday evenings. Yesterday, when the twins and I were playing together while…
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Is it too late to read for my baby?
We have created a bad habit of our baby watching TV at a very young age. He is now turning 1 this month and he starts to babble on some words. I am a first time mother and I have been anxious about his development. Anyway, I would like to create a…
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The school has assigned reading I feel is inappropriate for my son to read. How do I approach this problem with the school and with my son?
The school has assigned The Hunger Games as a literature reading assignment for my 11 year old. I read the books and enjoyed the ride, but feel the brutality is too much for this age group, in this package. The book is better suited to at least…
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14 yr old lesbian/bi daughter wanting to have her girlfriend over. What to do?
My 14 year old daughter recently broke up with a boy she was dating for 7 months because she fell in love with a girl. I totally support her as I had a similar experience when I was in my 30's. My daughter and I have talked and I have told her how…
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How can I brush my toddler's teeth when he won't let me?
My toddler doesn't like to get his teeth brushed. How do I get him to be more cooperative?
He knows it's part of the bedtime routine and doesn't try to avoid it. He will happily grab and hold out his toothbrush for us to put toothpaste on it, and…
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How to prepare children for impending death of a parent?
My wife has been told that she has a limited amount of time left due to an illness, the average life expectancy is 7-8 years after onset, of which we have used up 7. With excellent management, and slow progression of the disease, people have been…
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How to talk to parents about my mental health
18-year-old teen here with no children, I'm asking this question here on how to better communicate with my parents.
My mental health took a massive dip during the Pandemic and I'm still working on it. It got to a point where I had a crippling…
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Son chooses what my daughter chose then gets upset he doesn't get it
We have a nearly 5 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. Our son has gotten in the habit of, when we ask them both to choose something, waiting for his sister to choose then immediately choosing the same. For instance:
Me: "Which plate do you…
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What age limit is appropriate for using tools (such as screwdrivers, hacksaw, drill, etc.)?
I've told my 15-year-old son off because he's not allowed to use tools because he could cut himself if he touches something dangerous.
What's the right age limit for using tools?
Please use an age, like 45 years old.
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9-year-old received tablet as gift, but he does not have the self-control or maturity to own a tablet
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Upon receiving the tablet, his first course of action was to install a game. For various reasons, I believe that he has proven himself to be irresponsible with such devices, and it would be detrimental to his development to have it. What…
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My son is being hit by a friend, and we need to discuss the situation with his mom
I have two kids, an 8-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter--second grade and first grade, respectively. They are both tiny. My son is only 46 pounds.
A child entered my daughter's first-grade class. Let's call the boy Joe. He's big, maybe 60…
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