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What are the best tv shows for a 3 year old
I know, I'm a terrible dad but sometimes I have to plop the kid in front of the TV. Are some shows better than others in terms of positive role models for girls, lack of violence, and learning? She ...
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Preparing 3 year old for new baby?
What are some good tips for preparing my 3 year old daughter for a new baby-sister? we've got new baby books and stuff like that but she's probably still going to have a heard time of it.
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how to teach persistence to 3 year old
My 3 year old daughter gets very frustrated when things don't work for her the first time. She seems to go from happy to crazy upset immediately. Is this a time-appropriate developmental thing? I ...
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How do I determine developmentally-appropriate projects for my toddler?
I'd like to start planning out projects that my son and I can work on together. My goal is to create learning opportunities through interactive play, within 20-60 minute time periods.
I'm pretty ...
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Doing good things in the wrong way
How should you respond when a child repeatedly does good things in the wrong way? For example:
Interrupting someone else's conversation to give a compliment.
Saying "I love you" to distract from ...
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Is there a science-based book on how to handle mealtime with fussy toddlers?
I want to learn about what's effective and what's not when it comes to getting a toddler to eat. I prefer a book based on science/data rather than anecdotes/opinions. Does anyone know of such a book?
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Toddler is in bed but wakes up an hour early and walks into our room
We have recently transitioned our 2 year old from a cot into a bed. We did this with some reservation but he appeared to be ready as he would constantly ask to go into his bed. Also he started ...
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Is feeding the right time to talk and read to a kid?
The kid will be born tomorrow. I wish to know if feeding time is the right time to "talk" to him and read him stories?
I am asking this because I have heard that kids fall asleep while breast feeding ...
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How to find websites to help 5 year olds to learn to read
What are the primary ways I could search for websites which contain stories suitable for five year old children learning to read?
I've tried using phrases like "Children learning to read stories" and ...
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Websites for stories to teach child to read [closed]
I'm living in Asia and am teaching my 5 year old to read English (we speak it at home). However, I'm having problems finding books here and importing is quite complicated in this country.
So, I'm ...
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How do parents have sex when there's a toddler in the house?
Scenario: 1-bedroom apartment and there's no one else living in the house to watch the toddler. Any recommendation?
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Do false alarms on Angel Care monitor mean sleep apnea?
We have an AngelCare monitor that uses a vibration sensor to detect if our daughter is breathing while in her crib sleeping. Basically, if it detects no movement for 10 seconds, it gives a warning ...
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how to talk with your teen when he caught you having sex with your partner [duplicate]
My husband and I got caught by my teenager son having oral sex. I am emarrased and i don't know how to handle it. is there any advise? thank you
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How to check the fine motor skills development
My son is 8 yrs and has had problems with his motor skills. In particular, he had difficulties holding a pencil. He is now writing beautifully, but still hesitates to write and draw. When eating, he ...
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Toy Preference of a Toddler
I have a 16 month old daughter. We always joke about how she'll play with anything other than her toys. Lately, I've been noticing that the things she plays with instead are more comparable to ...
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Do children need hot meals twice a day?
We normally have cereal or toast for breakfast, and a home-cooked meal in the evening. At lunch time, my husband and I normally have sandwiches as we do not want two cooked meals a day. Our 18 month ...
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Streaming PBS Kids for free [closed]
Roku devices recently gained free PBS and PBS Kids streams.
I know PBS Kids is available on Netflix, but I'm specifically looking for a free stream, similar to the one on Roku.
My question is are ...
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How to deal with a 4 year old child who doesn't like parting with his friends?
Our 4-year old son is unpacifiable when it comes to saying bye-bye to his friends after playing. He would cry like anything and doesn't mind lying on the street, adamantly not wanting to part with his ...
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How to inspire a 7 year old to accelerate reading efforts?
I have a seven year old son who is having a hard time "getting inspired" to read regularly. This is somewhat of a struggle for me as his older brother was reading Harry Potter at around his age and ...
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What are the dos and don'ts related to massaging an infant?
I was thinking of giving him a strong head massage, but then I read somewhere that newborn heads are not supposed to be touched strongly since bones aren't joint at the back of the head.
What are the ...
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What pre-cautions are to be taken by parents in case of sore-throat, chest congestion and fever for toddlers?
I have a 16 month old daughter and am concerned about her health. I like to know what pre-cautious measures should we take as parents in case she has fever, sore-throat and chest congestion. Please ...
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How do I get play-doh out of the carpet?
We've introduced our son to Play-Doh, and he loves it.
However, he's still only 2, and is not very good about watching where the stuff goes. He drops a lot of it, and then winds up stepping on it.
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I love my step son so much but it irritates me when he compares me to his dad
My step-son keeps comparing me to his biological father, and I don't know why.
I've been in a relationship with this woman for almost 3 years. She has been married previously and has a 6 year old ...
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Grandparent put a diaper on my toilet learned child
I was out for 5 hours and my mom put a pull-up on my 25 month old daughter who refused diapers at 19 months. She never used a pull-up before though she has 2 cloth trainers that are thick but they ...
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11month old baby has lost interest in eating solids [duplicate]
My 11 month old daughter has suddenly lost interest in eating her solids. She has never really been interested in food however we were in a good routine and she was eating the foods I was giving her, ...
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How to handle an unethical relationship [closed]
I am a software engineer working in India. I live with my wife and younger brother who is preparing for management studies. Yesterday I dug into his computer and I was shocked when I found that he is ...
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Does a damaged dental brace need repairing?
My son uses a palate expander and the side prong has broken off. Since it's so late I can't call the dentist but my son is very upset because he doesn't want to have to get a new one or prolong the ...
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When to stop using formula, and how much cow milk to give?
Here in France, I understand it's common for kids to stay on formula until age 3. I've heard they stop around 2 in the US? Anyway, our current routine for our 2y9mo daughter is a bottle in the morning ...
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Mother in law making us feel guilty about money
We have a mother in law who always makes uncomfortable comments about things we've purchased, such as our TV. We're a single income family with two children living in an apartment.
These comments ...
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How to know whether your child is being bullied?
Being a working person I may not be always near my kid.
Also, it is a possibility that he may not tell me that he has been undergoing bullying somewhere because of fear or some other reasons.
How ...
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Why are some babies always fussy and crying while others are always cheerful?
I have noticed this very often. I have seen babies who are cheerful ever.
My brother in law's daughter has never (not literally though) been seen crying/fussy etc.
While as my brother's baby son is ...
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How can we teach our pre-schooler enough of a second language to cover basic manners?
We recently moved to another country (Germany).
My daughter is currently learning to speak in our native tongue (Dutch). She doesn't go to school yet, and kindergarten is also still half a year ...
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Does a newborn *need* some kind of cradle?
http://parenting.stackexchange.com/a/8141/2221
One of the things that your unborn baby does respond to is movement, so during the day it is constantly being rocked as you move about. At night when ...
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My 2 month old daughter is trying to stand; can this be harmful?
This is about my second daughter, who is now 2 months old and happily smiling at me ^_^
An awful lot has happened with my 1st daughter since she was born...I've forgotten quite a bit about the ages ...
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Does the kid who is active at night in the womb retain his night activeness once he comes out?
I have always noticed that my kid (not born yet) is mostly active at night in the womb.
I just wanted to know that will this activeness pattern have an effect on his sleeping schedule when he comes ...
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My 6 y/o daughter gets separation anxiety due to my medical problems
Last year I was almost killed by a freak heart condition (that I now know is a genetic issue and I wont ever be out of the woods) and while we kept my daughters away while I was in ICU and having bad ...
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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 ...
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How can I find time to relax during my maternity leave?
I'll be home on pregnancy leave for 4 months. We can't plan outdoor trips. I'll be staying at home with only two people around (during day time) - me and the baby.
How can I find time during this ...
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How to balance between giving an oil massage and a daily bath to an infant?
Room temperature: 37 degree Celsius
Outside temperature: 45 degree Celsius
http://parenting.stackexchange.com/a/1814/2221
Don't bathe small children too often, especially not daily! There's a ...
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Do we have to wrap an infant in the warm clothes after his birth?
My all relatives have been telling me that the inside of the womb is warm so when the baby comes out he needs to be wrapped from head to toe in warm clothes so that he doesn't get ill due to the ...
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How to deal with a toddler who has formed a habit of throwing things including food?
My 18ish month old baby loves to throw. She has several balls that she likes to toss around with me and her coordination with throwing is getting quite good. The problem is that she likes to throw ...
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Is it ok to wake up my 3yo boy for a pee?
My 3 years old boy is often wetting his bed at night, and I'd rather not get back to diapers if possible. One solution I found out is to wake him up and take him to the bathroom just before I get ...
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What could be the reason of food accumulatation (pooling) between front lower teeth and lips in mouth of the toddler?
I have a 24+ month 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 ...
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Should we expect the kids to make an eye contact always?
Having seen so many questions on this site dealing with the kids not making an eye contact, I was wondering if there are times when we should ask the kid not to make an eye contact?
I sense this is a ...
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My pre-schooler does not listen to anything I say or do!
I have a five year old that is out of control.
If I ask him to sit down and relax (because we live in a one bedroom apartment), its very frustrating because I repeatedly have to say it to him.
If ...
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At what age should sleeping and eating schedules be fixed for a kid?
Kid isn't born yet. I would like to know at what age should we start fixing the sleeping and eating schedules for the kid, and also expect the kid to follow?
Besides eating and sleeping are there any ...
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Should we put our a child in a preschool with a primary language we do not speak?
We have an almost 2 year old daughter and we are looking around for preschools to put her in. We are in Vancouver, Canada which has a large Chinese population and Mandarin is very common. Neither of ...
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Pros and cons of putting an infant in a Daycare
My kid (not born yet) has both parents working.
I have the choice of calling up my father in law to stay at our house to watch the infant of 5 months and I also have the choice of sending the kid in ...
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What is an appropriate age to talk to you child about alcohol?
As a father and an employee to an alcohol rehab, I'm wondering when I should talk to my son (age 9) about alcohol?
I've met a lot of people who've harmed themselves with the substance but, when I do ...
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Daughter saying whole sentences at home but not in kindergarten
My nearly 3 years old daughter is capable of saying whole sentences by now and using them nicely while at home with us.
However the kindergarten staff claims she speaks very little and not capable of ...
