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Can a punishment be devoid of any "violence"?
If parents give a spank to their child, this is considered violence and as such frowned upon - and in some countries simply a crime under the law.
In my observation, parents who don't want to spank often resort to things like grounding, canceling…
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How to teach a child to swallow pills?
All my kids are bad at swallowing pills. For whatever reason, it doesn't go to the back of the mouth easily for straightforward swallowing.
This is particularly problematic for the oldest (now 10), who has bad seasonal allergies and needs to take…
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Daughter is 11 and really upset that she may be lesbian
My daughter is 11 and confused. She recently read a book which at the end the character found himself to be gay. She said that she now has thoughts of girls kissing and it makes her sick, she sometimes gets butterflies in her tummy when she sees…
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Why do kisses stop a child from hurting?
Whenever my son gets a minor injury (scraped knee, stubbed toe, bumped head, etc.), the fastest way to get him to stop crying is to kiss wherever he got hurt.
It almost always immediately stops the crying, and when asked "does that feel better?",…
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How long should I wait before I permit my children to have access to caffeine?
From observing teenagers around my neighbourhood, it's obvious that Starbucks, and a few other coffee shops, are standard hangouts for teens. So I assume that once they're in highschool, I won't have a choice anymore.
My question has two parts:
How…
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Why do parents refer to themselves in the third person?
Can anyone explain to me the reason why parents tend to refer to themselves in the third person, when talking to their young children?
E.g.:
"Hold Daddy's hand while we cross the road"
as opposed to
"Hold my hand while we cross the road"
Is there…
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Why my kids don't get excited to see me
We have been living with my wife brother for 3 years now, My kids are very excited whenever their uncle comes from door and not me. This sort of hurt, not sure why but what my kids (almost 7 and 2) aren't excited to see me?
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8-year-old daughter is obsessed with books - escaping from something?
My daughter is 8 years old and is reading constantly.
She wakes up and reads and I need to call her to breakfast 10 times (even though she herself devised a schedule for our morning routine)
she escapes from the breakfast (or lunch or dinner table)…
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How do I explain to a 4 year old that our family pet is sick and needs to be put down?
My son loves our 9 year old cat very much. The cat was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer a couple of months ago, and has reached the point where we will soon need to make arrangements to put the cat down and end its suffering. My son doesn't…
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How to deal with a 6 year old who was "caught" cheating?
This is regarding my son who is 6 years old and is studying in Grade 1. We got a call from his class teacher that he was caught "cheating" during dictation assessment. Actually, we revise the words at home and give him a small paper with the words…
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Is the "cry it out" approach harmful?
We have several questions on this site that deal with infants and toddlers who cry a lot, for various reasons. Here is an example question and example answer, another answer. The topic was raised on the Skeptics site but no answer was provided.…
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6 year old is suddenly (shockingly) rude
I am not a parent yet, however, this is about "How I should behave with a 6-year-old who is suddenly very rude to me"
The story: I am from India and I am Dark, (you can check out my profile) and almost every relative of mine is very fair compared to…
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How can I forget children toys riffs?
Our 7 month old daughter is starting to play with toys that play music. Some of them play pieces of songs, often sung with children's voices. They are cool, but after a while the repeating riffs get stuck in our minds. My wife and I found each other…
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What is the day to day life like as a father?
My girlfriend and I are sure that we want children someday, maybe even in the not so distant future. I will be working full time, as will my girlfriend after the first year. We have a decent income and currently live in Germany.
I have been trying…
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At what age should I enroll my child in dental and vision plans?
Background:
Most insurance coverage in the US has separate policies and payroll withholding for health, dental, and vision insurance plans. One can typically decide who's covered independently for these plans (or pick and choose these plans from one…
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