Age specific questions from about 11 years to about 14 years. Younger: middle-schooler. Older: teen.
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Is it reasonable to put limits on a pre-teen playing video games?
Posted on behalf of a friend of mine:
What are appropriate rules for how much time kids actually get to play video games (such as x-box 360, PlayStation 3, or on the PC)?
Apparently we are the ONLY ...
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What if my kids don't want me to speak my native language?
My children are raised multilingual; we live in Austria and they learn all their German from my wife and from the world around us. I'm Danish and I want my kids to know that language too, so since ...
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How can I avoid ugly arguments with my wife?
I was recently playing a board game with my 12 year-old son and wife of 18 years. We reached a point in the game where it was my turn to play while my wife could win the game with her next move. ...
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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?