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Hair thinning on 3.5 months old
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She is 3.5 months old. She was born with quite long hair, some fell but now it looks like she has a ring around the head, just above the ears, where hair is really thin.
My gf's take on it is that since we (I) carry her too much,…
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How much protection from me coming out as a transwoman does my child need?
I am a transwoman or feeling like that. My wife says she accepts my coming out and my needs in this direction but wants that
neither she (which is desirable for her though not the topic here. She explains her attitude it's for aesthetics…
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My son refuses to use the bathroom at night, despite the apparent need to
My son is 3 years old. Every night he goes to bed in his underwear and the problem is he doesn't wet the bed but holds his need to urinate and you could tell when he's sleeping he's really fighting and not sleeping well. We tried waking him up at…
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What to do about my 1-month-old boy peeing through diapers?
My 1-month-old baby is a big one, father comes from a family of giants. At night (more rarely throughout the day), he is peeing through diapers multiple times. Sometimes the diaper seems practically unused. Not constantly and not every day, but…
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How accurate are the "Suggested Age Ranges" of toys?
Most toys manufactured today include a suggested age range, supposedly identifying the ages of children who will (safely) appreciate the toy.
How accurate are these ranges? How do the manufacturers determine the ranges?
I know part of the…
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How to deal with a bedwetting 13-year-old?
My 13-year-old son still wets the bed. Over the years we have tried alarms, medication, waking him up at various times, controlling his drinking, charts (behaviour modification). He hates it and wants to stop.
He can sometimes stop for a couple of…
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When should kids be allowed to walk/bike to school alone?
My 9-year-old is asking to bike to school without adults. He is generally responsible. So far I have said he needs to find a friend to go with him.
What can children do to convince their parents that they are capable of going to school on their…
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How can I help when the parents don't acknowledge their child 's learning disability?
I am a pre-school teacher and in my school I have a four and a half year old girl who has problems. Her fine and large motor skills needs attention. She is not very agile in the outside area, and she's afraid to use the swings and fears to run…
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As a parent, how do I discipline kids who refuse to comply without physically or emotionally harming them?
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My 13 year-old younger brother defies any attempt to control him and my parents do not/can not tell him to do anything that he doesn't want to do. He simply refuses to do it and there is nothing they can do about it. (e.g. time out…
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How to help 3-year-old stop playing so hard with 1-year-old?
My 3.5 year old son most of the time loves his 1 year old sister a lot. However, he can get very aggressive in playing with her, sometimes treating her more like a doll than a person. Examples include:
- Sitting on her or otherwise crushing her
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How to deal with incessant talking?
Our 4 year-old is constantly talking. This isn't your average pestering parents on a topic until they answer or you lose interest. He never loses interest and continually switches to any random topic. As soon as we are within earshot, he starts…
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What age can I expect to not need a stroller?
Our daughter is currently 1, and we're contemplating a second child. We're not super happy with our current stroller and are thinking of getting a new one.
We're debating the utility/need of a tandem stroller. The idea is to have our second child…
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How to help my 11-year-old daughter who is confused because she likes a girl?
My 11-year-old daughter came to me and told me that she thinks she has feelings for another girl. She explained it as she has the same feelings for this girl that she has had for a boy all school year. By feelings she explained that she gets kind of…
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Is tickling "cruel"?
At the risk of asking a subjective question, I recently heard from another parent that tickling triggers the same nerves as pain receptors but at significantly lower levels of intensity. Is that true? If so, is tickling considered "cruel" and could…
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How to deal with parents that won't accept my alternate views
I am currently 16 years old. Around 4 months ago, following my birthday, my parents repeatedly pressured me into taking driving lessons. I never wanted driving lessons, before my provisional driving licence even arrived and before we booked lessons,…
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