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How soon until I can take my newborn to take a walk outside?
I understand that newborn's immune system is still weak and crowds/strangers are to be avoided. Knowing this, how soon can I take my newborn outside, for example to take ~1 hours walk in a non-crowded park? Any particular things to pay attention to…
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How should I reconcile the concept of "no means no" when I tease my 5-year-old during tickle play?
I have a 5-year-old girl.
Sometimes, she enjoys tickle play;
for instance, she will purposely say something a bit naughty/silly,
while I am teaching her the piano or reading to her,
and I will tickle her as a "punishment".
I discovered that a core…
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My husband (her father) jokes/plays in ways my daughter doesn't always find funny, he says he should be able to do it if he wants
My daughter is 5. Sometimes my husband (her father) will try to 'play' with her by pretending to be a lion, going roar and pawing at her in a playful manner. Sometimes she's okay with this and has fun, and other times it makes her very upset.
He…
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Telling a child about a playmate's death
My grandson is 4 1/2. My family attends a small church so all the families are fairly close to each other. This weekend, one family lost their 8 year old son in a drowning accident. My daughter would like some advice about informing her son about…
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Is punishment necessary?
I'm a young parent, and still have a lot to learn, but I have been wondering a lot about whether punishment needs to be a part of parenting. Maybe I'm being too optimistic here, but are there any cultures where child punishment is not widespread?…
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Is TV harmful to my infant's development?
My wife and I use our TV to watch shows and streaming movies. Our 2 month old daughter is sometimes drawn to the TV and will turn her head towards it and will 'focus' on it. I know that their eye sight is not developed to the point where they can…
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Should 18+ kids still have a tight schema for bed and PC-usage?
I'm not a parent, or in any parenting position.
I am however kind of worried because of some rules in the house. I've been 18 for a few months now. And I still have quite a tight schema for bed and PC-usage; to bed at 22.30 PM and PC until 20.30PM.…
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How to deal with my 12 year old son being allegedly caught cheating at school
My son, 12, is a good student who always gets A's. He takes his schoolwork very seriously and does his homework on time.
Today I received a shocking call from his teacher that he was caught cheating. I'm shocked; this is so not him. I don't know…
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How to deal with my 2-year-old daughter crying and getting angry when we don't give her what she asks for?
My daughter is 2 years and 4 months old. Yesterday, she asked me to give her my phone and I told her, "No this is mine." She started crying and hitting me and then she bit me. I got shocked, then I told her, "Stop this is naughty. I will put you in…
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My son started kindergarten and doesn't like writing his name. How should I think about this?
My son did his first day of kindergarten last Friday.
On his first day of school he came home and said, "I had to write my name lots of times on sheets of paper. I didn't like that."
My son is perfectly capable of writing his name. (Two years of…
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Should the nanny quit when the parents don't care about their dangerous children?
I have four weeks left of the worst nannying position of my life. I originally thought the job would be great, three kids that seemed a little naughty but manageable.
The interview went great and the trial baby-sits went fine, but the eight year…
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How to explain Paris terrorist attack to primary school age children?
How can I explain terrorism and the recent radical Muslim shootings in Paris to my primary school age children?
They have obviously noticed the media reports and they saw our local TV tower lit up red-white-blue today and so we cautiously started…
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How should a parent advise a child who wants to become a musician even though he is devoid of talent?
The child is very passionate about music and wants to grow up to become a musician. Unfortunately, the truth hurts. The parent wished he were deaf when the child starts playing any musical instrument. The child plays very terrible music very…
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How can I tactfully ask that people refrain from giving religious items at a baby shower?
My wife has a baby shower coming up in a month or so and we are not religious, but both of our extended families are Christian. We've seen other members of her family receive religious items, like crosses to put over a crib, at their baby showers…
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Should Disney princess movies be avoided?
I recently read an article entitied Are our girls suffering from 'Princess Syndrome'? which makes the point that many Disney Princess movies send a message that:
Children as young as two are taking away unrealistic ideals from
fairytale books and…
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