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What can I do to a 6-month-old child so she ends up smart and has a high IQ?
Some say screen time isn't good. Others encourage non-verbal communication.
What should we do with our 6-month-old baby?
His mom and I have IQs of 129 and 135, respectively. The child has good genes and we want him to have a high IQ as well.
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How to ask a child what's wrong, without suggesting things to worry about?
So tonight at bedtime, my child was wanting someone to stay with them (until they fell asleep). We have had a busy few days so maybe they were just wanting some quality time.
However I am a little concerned that they may be feeling unsettled. Given…
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Toy safety 3 years old - what are the reasons?
What motivates the 3 year old limit for toy safety?
To make it clear, I am not referring to the choking hazard itself. It is obvious that small parts present a danger and accidents can occur when small children play with toys intended for older…
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Giving expressed breast milk at the same time of day that it was expressed
My partner believes that it is beneficial for our baby to be given expressed breast milk at the same time of day that the milk was expressed, e.g. breastmilk expressed in the evening would ideally be given in the evening of another day.
Her…
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Mom Reading My Texts and Emails
I was in a hotel room with my mom, me on my phone and her on my iPad. My iPad is linked to my phone, so it receives and stores all my text messages. I happened to glance over at her and saw she was going through and reading all of my texts. She was…
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What is a good strategy for getting our 5 year old to finish dinner before expecting dessert?
More and more lately, I'm finding that our 5-year old daughter starts asking for dessert before she's finished her dinner.
Obviously, I'd like to find a way to manage this without it ending in a fit.
My problem with the simple "no dessert until…
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Is a Rubik's cube an appropriate gift for a 15-month-old child?
I am planning to buy some meaningful toys (puzzles, learning toys) to my friend's daughter. She has completed 15 months. Would it be appropriate to buy Rubik's cube. I would appreciate other toy suggestions as well
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How can we reduce the likelihood of repeating our parents' mistakes?
It appears to me that I often repeat my parents' mistakes, in raising my children, in interacting with my spouse, and in providing all of them feed-backs (often positive ones, but sometime quite negative ones).
These may include, on the bad side,…
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My husband and I have different opinions on parenting
We have a 3 year old cautious and sensitive boy. My husband and I often have different opinions on parenting and sometimes it led to arguments. For some reason, my husband tends to listen to third parties more than me so I'm hoping experienced…
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Which breeds of dog are safe to have around a toddler?
Which breeds of dog are safe to have around when raising a small child?
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In what ways can you help a child develop self-control and delayed or deferred gratification?
Children, especially young children, are creatures of opportunity. They see a lesser prize within their grasp and a much greater prize that they may have to work for, and they will take the lesser prize much more often than not. The ability to…
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Divorce communications - How to deal with "you're unwilling to pay" tactic?
I am sure this must be a common issue, but for some reason I can't find a way to track it down via web searches.
Here are the basics:
I'm divorced, male, mid-40s. I am the noncustodial parent of a 17-year-old daughter.
Just as background, I have…
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Are there any reputable studies on spanking?
Is there any scientific evidence that non-harmful spanking does or does not exist? Furthermore, is it ever effective (whether or not it is harmful)?
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How to stop the toddler from *deliberately* throwing things out of the balcony?
The girl is 20 months old, and it is not her fault that she loves her game of picking things from the room and throwing them out of balcony and watching them fall.
She has been told in plain English not to do this, and she does understand that…
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Should I cut my child's dad out of his life?
My son will be six years old in another month and since he has been 1 years old his dad has been in and out of his life. He has been to prison twice and spent a year both times he went, so that automatically cost my son two years without living the…
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