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What to do when toddler keeps using the potty to stay awake at bedtime?
We are working on potty training our two year old girl and it is interfering with our bedtime routine. She will often keep requesting to use the potty, knowing that we will take her out of bed to go to the bathroom, sometimes as many as four times…
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How can I encourage my 13 month old to stand?
My 13 month daughter has no interest in standing or even putting weight on her feet. We're concerned if she doesn't start trying to stand she won't start walking.
Is there anything I can do to encourage her to stand and strengthen her legs?
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How can I switch an exclusively breastfed 1-year-old to food?
My 1 year old daughter eats very little. Infact she doesn't even drink bottled milk. Not to mention she hasn't gained much weight in the last couple of months. She mostly survives on mothers milk.
How to introduce her to eating food. She might take…
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What are the impacts of public shaming?
What are the short-term and long-term consequences of public shaming as a discipline technique in terms of behavior, psychology, and/or the parent-child relationship? (One example.)
Per some feedback, I'd like to clarify:
I'm largely interested in…
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8-year-old stepchild pulling away from his father
I'm the stepfather of an 8-year-old child.
He spends every other weekend at his biological father.
Ever since they moved in with me, he's been increasingly reluctant to spend weekends at his father. This has escalated to him being very angry and…
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How to make a 6-year-old stop being too competitive for his own good?
My colleague's 6-year-old son has just started elementary school. He is a bright boy, however, very competitive, so much so that he started resisting going to school, even attending any activities, social and active. He says he is scared he will…
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How to encourage a 2 year old toddler to complete colouring a sketch?
The baby is 2 years 3 months old. She is utterly interested in drawing. She has now been put in a playschool where I was told that she will be given homework regarding colouring pictures.
I have noticed that the colouring books meant for small…
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Kids and tidying up with KonMari method
I have found an interest in the KonMari method of tidying up. One of its main pillars is to declutter your life by throwing away things that bring you no joy. It makes sense from a productivity perspective, especially when you live in a small…
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Bananas. How many is too many for a toddler?
My 22 month old baby is a the stage where she is becoming a picky eater.
One thing she currently has no resistance to, however, is bananas. She'll eat a whole banana, ask for another, power through a second banana if I give in, then ask for another,…
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What do I tell my child about her Learning Disability?
My daughter is 10 years old. Shes in the fourth grade. She was held back this year because she is having difficulties in Math and English Language & Arts (ELA). She was suppose to go into fifth grade this year. I became aware of her learning…
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What are possible risks to a child's health from having an indoor cat?
My children are aged 14 months and 3 years. What are possible risks to their health from having an indoor cat?
I had many cats when I was a child but they lived in the garden - they came inside from time to time to play but that's all. I live in the…
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How to explain the "fun parent" phenomenon to a 5-year-old?
I'm a step-dad to 3 girls under 6. The eldest is still fairly enamored by bio-dad and while I won't go into the details; he's a man-child. The 3-year-old just follows the eldest at present, but I'm fairly sure that'll change in another year or two…
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My 5 year old step son has started crying about everything and wanting to go to moms
Alright, a brief background. My step son is 5 years old, starting kindergarten in the fall. His parents divorced about two years ago, they share 50/50 custody. His mother gets him Thursday evening - Sunday, the 'fun weekend days' if you would. …
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What should we pack when going camping with an infant?
My family and I are going camping in a couple of weeks and were wondering if anyone had any tips or just precautions we should take. I have been camping only a couple of times in my life; however, my husband is pretty experienced.
We are planning…
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Adoption/Foster Care: How should I deal with abandonment issues?
I plan on becoming a foster parent after being adopted myself. However, I went through a lot of abandonment issues that my parents didn't see as I had changed hands a few times before I was adopted.
How can I ease the foster/adopted child's…
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