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May 4 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 16 |
answered | Party games for the 4-th birthday |
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Apr 8 |
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Pre-teen always sneaking junk food Why do you have them in the house? |
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Apr 8 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Apr 1 |
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Should we teach rules of multiple board games at once This is a pretty good answer, but I'm not sure I agree with the statement that "When a five-year-old starts to cheat or simply ignore rules, she's bored or frustrated. That's a good sign it's time to switch games...)" While that may be the case, five-year-olds are fairly notorious for pushing boundaries as well as being self-centered to the point that they think they should be able to change the rules as they see fit. It may be time to change games, but it may be time for a quick discussion on sportsmanship. |
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Mar 6 |
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Should adults pay rent if they live in their parents' home? The way my parents did it, after you graduated high school, you got your summer free. After that, you had to either be working full time, going to school full time, or doing both part time. If you chose the second or third option, you did not have to pay rent. If you chose the first, you either had to pay rent or be putting the same amount of money into savings. |
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Mar 1 |
answered | How can my son learn to use the bicycle's pedals? |
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Feb 4 |
answered | Should you let a toddler win? |
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Dec 17 |
answered | How do I tell my parents that my wife and I are pregnant? |
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Oct 4 |
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How do you get a primary schooler to continue doing chores when their friends don't have to? Excellent points. Along the lines of your last bullet point, I include things like "Rey doesn't get to do X like you do either, so are you willing to give up X in order not to have to do chores" |
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Sep 10 |
answered | What should children call a step-grandparent? |
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Sep 10 |
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How does a parent that does not know a basic life skill make sure their child obtains that skill? I disagree with closing this question. I think it is relevant and, while needing to be improved, is a good question. The need to teach a child a basic life skill that you don't possess yourself is something that many parents have questions about. Maybe it could be generalized to something like that |
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Aug 26 |
answered | Arguments for/against same birthday for siblings? |
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Aug 6 |
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Should I forbid my 10 month old boy to touch/play with anything that is harmful/dirty? Don't tolerate disobedience? This is a ten month old. Not a four year old. If there's something they don't want him to play with, it shouldn't be within reach |
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Jul 30 |
answered | How do you teach morals and values in non-religious households? |
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Jul 18 |
answered | How to deal with a child in an “I can't” phase? |
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Jul 9 |
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Our 4 year old won't fall asleep until 11pm @ThomasPaine, I'm glad I had finished my coffee when I had read that same thing. If the kid isn't waking up till 9:30, no wonder she's not tired by 8:30 at night. That would be like my kid's being tired at 5:30 in the evening. |
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Jul 9 |
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How do you feed a picky eater? @balancedmama That's a tricky one. I don't want to encourage overeating, but at the same time, I don't want them eating all of the mashed potatoes and none of the peas. We try to balance this out by not having really big first servings. Then they can have seconds of just the stuff they want. |
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Jun 19 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Jun 18 |
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What do we do to minimize negative impact to our child when we (the parents) argue? I agree that it is ok to argue in front of the kids and that it is a model for them on how to argue with their spouses. One exception my wife and I have to that rule is that we don't argue about things involving the kids in front of them. EG, if my wife gives my son a punishment and sends him to bed early, I don't tell her in front of him that I think she overreacted. Always back your partner's play in front of the kids. You can discuss it later in private. |
