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How can I help my child who is advanced in programming to meet others at the same skill level?
My child just turned 14 years old, and one of his hobbies is programming. He knows JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Ruby, Python, some Java, and a bit of C++, Bash, and PHP. He also uses Git, Vim, and LaTeX. Now, I am not able to either talk to him…
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Should I try to long-distance parent or will I do more harm than good?
My long distance ex and I have a 4 year old son and we're trying to figure out what to do post-breakup.
A little backstory, we've always been long distance (different countries) and we've been very on-and-off. I've TRIED being there to a certain…
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My child wants GTA V for his birthday
My 10 year old son wants to play Grand Theft Auto V, which is PEGI 18.
My son has ADHD and I'm really worried that he will start acting like his favourite characters in the games and I don't want him to play it.
Should I let him play it or not?…
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How can I teach a teenager to plan better and procrastinate less in his studies?
The teenage boy of my girlfriend is starting his first year of senior high school next September.
As a gifted teenager, he does not do a lot but still gets good grades -- very good grades actually.
Yet, this year, school has given assignments that…
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How should a jobless father advise his son when he refuses to study because of his educated jobless dad?
Suppose father XXX holds a college degree, usually comes home late and suddenly one fine day, stays at home. He lost his job. His son sees this happening. The father is a hard-working man, always advising his son to study hard so that he can earn a…
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Should I stop my mother in law visiting when she doesn't respect me as the father figure?
Sadly these are her words, not mine. Why is this posted in this QA site? Because I can't see how it is good for the children that she (when my wife is not around) shouts at me in front of them; cuts across me when I'm talking to them; and takes them…
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Should I really be insisting that my daughter finish eating her meal?
Like many young children, my 4.5 year old daughter will often stop eating her supper (6 PMish - she has breakfast and lunch at daycare) and say she's not hungry. My instinctive initial response is to insist in some fashion because that's what my…
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Should I encourage/persuade my 3 year old to watch kids TV shows that she finds scary or upsetting?
My 3 year old daughter is quite sensitive and empathetic, and subsequently finds some of the kids TV shows aimed at her age group too scary, worrying or upsetting to watch. Even televised productions of books she likes such as the Gruffalo can be…
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What's the motivation behind school uniforms {or} Why can't my daughter wear a dang princess on her shirt?
I just registered our daughter for Kindergarten at a school that has amazing ratings online - Great Schools ranks it at a 10/10 (for whatever that's actually worth, I'm not really sure). So I'm super excited that she'll apparently be in an excellent…
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Do parents get punishment too?
Just because we are parents does not mean we are infallible. We are definitely capable of bad behavior and sometimes our children see or are affected by it. If we do something wrong that we would otherwise punish our children for, should we give…
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As an atheist, how should I explain theism to my children?
I have two competing interests here and I'm not entirely sure how to handle this. On one hand I feel that the short answer, to questions about gods, of "some people believe that, but it's not true" is not only factually accurate, but protects them…
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How important should the color of a bike be to a 7-year-old girl?
I wonder how important the color of a bike should be for a 7-year-old girl? There are many good bike options, but they don’t come in the pink color that she likes.
I am trying to decide whether I should try to change her mind, or just go with…
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When should parents stop changing clothes in front of children?
Baby is 2 years 2 months old.
What will happen if we don't stop and at what age should we stop? Why?
From: What to Expect The Toddler Years (Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway - 2009)
Even if a child doesn't show any such interest,…
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How does one formally educate a gifted child without wrecking childhood?
I have a very bright child (just turned 7), he is not a genius by any stretch, but he reads way past his level (really liked Hatchet, and Call of the Wild), understands somewhat complex mathematics (basic algebra, series, trig), and is proving to…
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Why does my daughter smile and start to laugh at me when I am noticeably really angry at her?
My daughter is 11 years old and has been diagnosed with high functioning austism along with sensory processing disorder. I am a single father and have raised her alone since she was two years old. We have always had a very close and affectionate…
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