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How can I prevent my 2 year old from covering her face with a blanket when she sleeps?
For the past couple of months, our two year old has been covering her face (her whole head, actually) with a blanket whenever she sleeps. At night we usually go in after she has fallen asleep and pull it down to her neck. During her naps we don't…
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5yr Old Has Trouble With Letters & Reading
My daughter is 5 years old (will be 6 at the end of February) and lately has wanted to learn to read. However, I've become a bit concerned because it seems as though she has absolutely no memory for letters or words. We can point to one letter,…
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My wife is pregnant again, does she need to stop breastfeeding our son?
We have a 1 year old son, and my wife is now pregnant with our second child. Our doctor says she should stop breastfeeding our son because she is pregnant, because it may harm the fetus. This makes me sad, as I would like her to continue…
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How can firearms be secured from children?
How can firearms be secured from children, preferably without locking them away in a full size safe where they would be completely inaccessible in an emergency?
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How can a Single Father prevent his child from becoming addicted to video games?
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My neighbor faces the tough situation that his 7 year old boy has started to play video games and he wonders how to stop him from getting addicted to them. Sadly, his wife is no more.. he's a single parent.
How can a parent that works out…
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What to do when the pinky is the only way to soothe a newborn?
My question is: Is there any way to soothe a crying baby in the middle of the night other than inserting my pinky?
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Pinky method = only successful soothing found
Tried the following other methods without…
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How to deal with a child in an "I can't" phase?
A 3 1/2 year old child has entered an "I can't" phase. He says "he can't" about things he really can do. It becomes hard to detect when to help or not help, because you're supposed to help children with things they can't do. However it's pretty…
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Should I supplement children's education at home?
I am a mom who has made two changes to my children's education so far. I was not satisfied with the level of education of school at the first school so we switched to a more rigorous academic environment. Unfortunately, the fit was horrible at the…
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Should I be concerned about my 3.5-year-old believing he was Spiderman?
My 3.5-year-old son is obsessed with Spiderman comics, games and movies. He thinks he is Spiderman. He even has a 'girlfriend' in school whom he calls Mary Jane.
Is this normal? Or should I be concerned?
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What are the biggest expenses for a new baby?
My wife is expecting, and as we plan, I want to know if there is anything that people were surprised by how expensive it is, or didn't realize they would need to pay for?
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Do baby massages improve motor skills and emotional development?
I find a lot of parents take their baby to get baby massages. I have heard that babies who receive periodic baby massages (such as once a week) are showing rapid development in their motor skills and emotional development. Is that true? Are there…
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Why is my 3 month old waking up 10+ times a night?
My 3 month old went from starting on a good sleep trajectory (a five hour and 3 hour stretch at 8 weeks regularly) to waking between every 15 minutes and every 2 hours. What I'm trying to figure out is what causes the frequent night wakings. She was…
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Encouraging my 2-year-old to play independently
My little boy is 2½, and has never been very good at playing by himself.
When we take him to play-groups he won't ever go more than a few feet away from us at any time; At a party last week, he wouldn't come on the bouncy-castle unless I came on…
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Do dummies ("pacifiers") hinder speech development?
I have always frowned on the use of dummies, because my mother (who ran a nursery for 25 years) was adamant that they can hinder a child's speech development.
Our new baby is very unsettled and very collicy, and the midwife is recommending using a…
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How do I explain the difference in responsibilities and privileges between the oldest and youngest child?
"It's not fair, why can't I do/have it as well?"
This must be the recurring question that annoys me the most. Why can't the youngest do or have the same things as the eldest. Why does the eldest have to do chores the youngest doesn't have to do?…
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