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Sep 16	comment	When do you encourage your children to move out? No, it's not really. It all depends. Everyone person and family is different.
Sep 16	comment	What do you do when your parents are physically hurting you? you should call the cops
Sep 13	comment	How can I help my child handle peer pressure regarding television? point one: kids are not adults. It's unfair for adults to assume kids can deal with life the same way. point two: I agree. point three: an important thing to communicate but rarely will help a situation. Sadly, being different when growing up is a challenge for a lot of kids. Not that that should mean kids should conform...just that it's a challenge.
Sep 13	comment	How can I help my child handle peer pressure regarding television? I was making a point that it's hard to escape pop-culture. If I offended any Scientologists, Antarctic scientists or the Amish, my apologies.
Sep 13	answered	How can I help my child handle peer pressure regarding television?
Sep 6	comment	When and how is circumcision done? While that site is certainly a resource to consider, it clearly is leaning towards one side of the argument.
Sep 6	answered	When and how is circumcision done?
Sep 6	comment	What are guidelines for parents to use in giving advice/guidance to older teens? If they haven't driven enough of their own guidance into him after 9 years of home schooling, nothing will. I don't blame the kid for thinking it's time to detach. In the end, all they can really do is offer up that they'll be there if he's ever in need of advice.
Sep 6	comment	Is it okay to let a baby cry at bedtime? Go with your gut. There's dozen's of theories of cry vs. coddle. But in the end, you're the mom. You gotta go with your gut.
Aug 25	answered	At what age should I enroll my child in dental and vision plans?
Aug 10	comment	Where can I find good research on long term health impact of different types/brands of infant formula (in the US)? Might find some useful info here: fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/…
Jul 18	comment	Do you use number of weeks or day of the month to determine an infant's birthday? Months are not a specific unit of measurement, so I'd say it's up to you.
Jul 18	comment	What TV shows are wholesome for primary-schoolers? @msh210 the point is that kids cartoons aren't any more or less violent than they used to be. As a parent it's totally your jurisdiction as to what you let them watch, but you might be fighting the current banning cartoons.
Jul 18	answered	What TV shows are wholesome for primary-schoolers?
Jul 18	comment	What TV shows are wholesome for primary-schoolers? And keep in mind I'd hope a 7/8 year old is at a maturity level to understand the difference between cartoon violence and the latest episode of CSI.
Jul 18	comment	What TV shows are wholesome for primary-schoolers? re: Spongebob...did you not watch Looney Tunes as a kid?
Jul 4	comment	How can I teach my toddler to ride a pony she's scared of? 3 year old humans are small creatures. Kangaroos and ponies are large creatures. I'm kind of siding with the 3 year old on this one.
Jul 4	comment	How do you discipline someone else's child? " He tore a ceiling fan down"...uh...you don't discipline that kid. You kick him and his parent our of your house.
Jul 3	comment	Is it cruel to deny laughing gas for a teen getting a tooth filled? all drugs can be abused. However, the fact that they can be abused isn't really a good argument for not using them when appropriate.
Jun 30	comment	How do you teach a child religious views? Spirituality, IMHO, is not a synonym with adhering to a particular organized religion. So, yes, I imagine there are some kids who make up their own spiritual beliefs. But in terms of belonging to an organized religion, the odds are the child being of the same religion as the parent are extremely high.