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What are some fun (no TV or computer) activities that a 2 year old and a 4 year old would enjoy together?
The only common activity I've found that works well so far is fort building. My 2 year old boy is very active, but my 4 year old daughter loves to have books read to her. However, when I'm alone with them the fort strategy works well. Can you think…
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How to discourage my 3-year-old from intentionally squishing bugs?
I have a just under 3-year-old girl. We spend a lot of time outside exploring nature. Often I'll pick up a bug and after she agrees to be gentle with it, I'll give it to her. She'll play with it for awhile and then with a grimace she'll…
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My 2 month old baby keeps looking into light
I have noticed that during evening when we have the lights on in the house, my 2 month old daughter will keep on staring into the lights. Most of the light bulbs in the house is exposed (ie. no covers around them), making them very bright.
Is this…
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How can I make my preschool child brush his teeth, and similar mandatory tasks?
Most tasks and chores can be taught by letting the child experience consequences, because those consequences are mostly immediate and direct (e.g. not going to the playground if the child won't put on shoes). That's discussed in this question.
But…
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How should I handle my foster son saying he's not my 'real' kid?
I have a foster son, who today loudly and quite seriously proclaimed that he's not my real kid. He's lived with us for over a year, and we are most likely going to adopt him, having started the paperwork to do so. I normally don't care much if he…
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At what age should parent of opposite sex stop taking their children to changing room?
Say it's a public changing room of a swimming pool. From what age should a father stop bringing his daughter into males room with him? (Is it different for mother-son?)
I know it's probably very culturally dependent, so please say where you are. I…
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Should a 6 year old's grandmother be kept away if she is abusive to her father?
My daughter loves her grandma and the feeling is mutual. But on occasion when my mom comes to visit, she loses her temper and she starts yelling at me. Sometimes my daughter overhears this despite my wife trying to take into another room and…
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Unhealthy Teenage Relationship
My just-recently-turned 16 year old son has a girlfriend for 1 year now. They live a 1/2 hour drive from each other, so don't see each other much at all. However they talk everyday without fail online, including during school.
They are both…
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6 year old daughter: a bully? manipulative? sensitive? or just difficult?
My 6 year old daughter is amazing in many ways - she is smart, creative, likes school, gets along well at school, is independent...on her good days.
However, I'm really struggling with her at home. Her teacher says "she's a friend to everyone" at…
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How do I help my son with fine motor skills?
My son's first grade teacher called the other day and says that he has problems holding his pencil. I knew that he didn't like writing and pretty much refused to write his name on any of his work in kindergarten, but I thought it was because he was…
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How to tell parents of guests that we had a loud fight during a sleepover?
My 9-year-old daughter had a few friends sleep over. My husband and I got into an argument in our room after we sent everyone to bed. He lost control and got really loud. He started slamming doors and yelling through the house. It got really scary…
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How can I help my pre-schooler to relax and fall asleep?
Our 5-year-old has trouble going to sleep at night. If we put her to bed at 8, she might not fall asleep until 10 or 11, then sleep in until 9 the next day. She'll lay in bed and try to go to sleep, but I think she tries too hard and doesn't know…
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What is Heuristic play?
I've been looking at lots of different nurseries (day care) for my one year old child.
Most of them are proud to offer something they call "heuristic play".
What is heuristic play? Why is it so popular in the UK at the moment? What research…
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Fake driver's license discovered -- how to deal with situation?
My 17-year-old daughter leaves her purse in the car, even at night. This is really unsafe, even for the city we live in. I wanted to teach her a lesson about the dangers of leaving valuables in a car and unfortunately chose to look through her purse…
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How do you control the quantity of sweets and junk food a pre-teen eats?
For a pre-adolescent child, what strategies can I use to control the quantity of sweets and junk food that make it into his diet?
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