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How to handle disclosing a parent's suicide to friends and their parents
I have three children 12, 13 and 19 and their father committed suicide 10 years ago (when they were 1, 3 and 9).
They have suffered through many childhood taunts, at times, including:
"Your father killed himself because he didn't want to look after…
user21179
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How do parents have sex when there's a toddler in the house?
Scenario: 1-bedroom apartment and there's no one else living in the house to watch the toddler. Any recommendation?
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How do I get my 6-month-old to sleep better at night?
So our 6-month-old boy still doesn't sleep through the night. He still wakes up at least once and wants to eat.
He takes 3 naps during the day, ranging from 30 minutes to 1.5 (sometimes 2) hours.
We usually put him down for the night at least 2…
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How to explain to a 6 years old why a smart-phone is not good for her?
My 6 year old daughter asks for a smart-phone. I do not want to give her one because she might be harmed in social networks and because she might get addicted to games. Rather than just saying "no", I want to explain the rationale to her in words…
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6YO over-reacts to minor problems
Most of the time my 6YO daughter is quite happy and fully of energy. However when minor problems occur she over-reacts. i.e. falls down on the floor with her head in her hands and wails and cries. She's behaved this way for the last few years. This…
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Why is technology bad for children?
Almost 5 years ago I have asked this question:
Is it too dangerous for my 2 years old son to watch YouTube on the iPad for hours?
and I concluded that (watching) TV etc is not very healthy for the children. However, years later social services…
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Reasoning vs "because I say so"
Raising our two-year-old, my wife and I have slightly different views on how to get our child to obey instructions, such as "get in the car seat" and "put on your shirt."
One of us feels that it is important to explain to the child why he has to do…
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When a baby cries, should we speak to it?
My baby girl is 30 days old; she can not talk or comprehend language yet.
When she cries, does it help to comfort her by talking to her? Or might our voices irritate her even more?
Update:
I and my wife keep talking to my baby girl when she cries,…
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How many toys are enough/ too much?
My husband and I have decided to minimize the number of toys for our daughter for a variety of reasons... we have a small house, I am unemployed also we see how greedy many children who have everything are. With that being said, I feel like there…
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I don't want to be a father
I feel awful about this, but I can't keep my silence about it anymore.
I'm a 25 year old man. I am a piano teacher and have a lot of entrepreneurial/artistic dreams and goals.
I met a girl about two years ago, in the spring of 2013. We began dating…
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My 2 year old is a bully!
My son doesn't want to share anything with other kids, and if some kid even so much as touches his toy, he pushes the kid. He shouts and cries at the same time, and tries to express his anger by pushing and hitting the kid. I feel so embarrassed in…
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Should children be preemptively taught about drugs, alcohol, and sex?
This is a follow up to When should you start talking with your children about sex?. Is it better for parents to preemptively educate children about taboo subjects such as drugs, alcohol, sex, or profanity before they are exposed it in school? Or…
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How do you handle grandparents who spoil your children?
Our parents suddenly don't apply their rules in our upbringing to our children. On the contrary.
How should we deal with this? Do we just let it be, or should we discuss the matter. I understand that a grandma role is different from a parent, but…
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Getting a 2-year-old back to sleep in the middle of the night
We have always had trouble with our little boy not sleeping through the night. He will do it in spells (every night for a week, then not at all for a fortnight). But he has recently developed a frustrating habit.
Having fallen asleep by 9 O'clock,…
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My 5 year old successfully built a Lego set Porsche made for 18+ completely by himself, What can I do to use his gift in some way? What does this mean
My 5 year old successfully built a Lego Porsche set made for ages 18+ completely by himself. What can I do to use his gift in some way? What does this mean, should I do something focused on this area for him?
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