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How do I get my 5 year old to be more appreciative and thankful for what she has?
Lately, my 5 year old daughter keeps focusing on things she doesn't have (some game that her friend has or some doll that she saw on a commercial that she "needs") and although she has plenty of dolls and toys, she doesn't seem to have any…
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At what age is a child able to brush his or her teeth unaided?
At what age is a child able to brush his or her teeth unaided?
I don't necessarily mean what age in years and months, rather the general development process.
I let my child brush his teeth on his own and after that I do it again. Now he wants to be…
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Techniques for handling teenagers "playing dumb" about things
It is hard to phrase this question, as it is an psychologically oblique problem.
My teenage son will often ask questions or make glib observations about things, he already knows the answer to, or understand at a deeper level. He does this to get…
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How did you maintain good contact when your child was far away?
My 18 year old son lives in another country. He's finishing up high school and he has a lot of things that go on in his personal life. It can be really hard to stay in touch. He rarely answers email I send him. Nor FaceBook messages. And it's hard…
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How to help my 8-year-old who can't sleep because she fears she doesn't get enough sleep?
My 8-year-old is so stressed out about not getting enough sleep that she can't sleep. When school started, the teacher explained to them that is is important to get 10 hours of sleep a night because studies show people who sleep well live longer.…
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How do I help my third-grader focus on homework?
My child just entered third grade, and the homework load is much higher this year, with a lot of writing and math drills. It is all work that she can do easily, but it's causing the whole family a lot of pain, because she's have a really hard time…
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Can a 17-month old really appreciate humour/irony?
For at least a few weeks now our 17-month old daughter has enjoyed playing with teddies and dolls, especially putting them into situations which she experiences. For example she'll want to brush their teeth or change their nappy.
We think this is…
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What can I do to stop my child from being over-sensitive?
My child is 3 years and 6 months and every child he seems to play with seems to pick up on his sensitivity and tease him extra. This could something really minor like touching him on the shoulder - which doesn't hurt him, it just annoys him and…
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15 month old has started whining constantly?
I have a 15 month old little girl who up until now has been a very easy baby. Over the last month or so, she has begun whine nearly constantly. There are a few ways to stop her. Usually these involve picking her up or taking her outside to play. …
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How can I help my toddler with his booger problem?
Warning: this one may be a bit gross...
My son, who is almost three, fairly regularly gets large clots of dried mucus wedged deep up his nose.
They can stay there for days without coming out on their own, and they cause a noticeable whistle when he…
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Restricting infant on almost every move
Most of the times I restrict my 10 month old on doing things which I feel would have a negative impact on him. For example, I say NO in a louder tone when he makes a desperate attempt to put his hand to loose cables in home, when he tries to hold…
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How do I stop my daughters severe destructive as well as hoarding behaviors?
My daughter is 7 years old and she has a few very extreme behaviors. She destroys just about everything she owns as well as going after my things. She is hoarding, not only toys and such but garbage she takes from the garbage can and wrappers from…
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How do you pass hand-me-downs to a younger sibling without fostering resentment?
A recent blog entry that I read discussing hand-me-downs made me wonder about what it must be like to a younger sibling who receives the bulk of their clothes and/or toys as hand-me-downs, recycled from the older siblings.
As the blog points out,…
user420
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How to deal with a toddler who wakes up screaming during the night?
We have a 18 month old girl and for the past week she keeps waking up in middle of night (sometime between 12:30am and 3am) and screaming/crying/moaning for hours.
Nothing seems to stop her. She keeps grabbing her hands and wriggling about. This…
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What could be the reason of food accumulation (pooling) between front lower teeth and lips in mouth of the toddler?
I have a 24+ month old toddler. Over a long stretch of time, he has been a slow eater because food pools in the front of his mouth. Especially between his lower teeth and his lips this is true. Food gets stuck there and it looks like he just can't…
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