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Feb 6 |
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Young teenager with body odor Not an answer, but be very careful about addressing this. Some medical conditions, or even medications, can cause strong or offensive body odors. If this is the cause, then suggesting he improve his hygiene would be about the worst thing you could do to his self-esteem over something he most likely is already very self-conscious about. |
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Feb 4 |
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Using the sink dish cloth to wipe infants face and hands after feeding @RoryAlsop Unless you also have a sponge in the house... sponges make the best petri dishes! |
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Feb 3 |
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What are the dangers for an adolescent connected with using Internet without leaving a house? I'm afraid that questions that ask for an open-ended list of answers has long been deemed to a poor fit for our platform. Please see our faq for guidelines on what is an appropriate scope for questions. If you can think of a way to rephrase this to focus on a specific problem or situation, we can see about reopening it. It's just too open-ended as phrased now, though. |
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Feb 1 |
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Is it prejudicial to introduce a child to a new environment soon after a separation? Hi, and welcome to the site! I've made some edits to try and clarify your answer. Please feel free to review my edits to make sure I got your intention right, and fix anything I got wrong by making further edits. |
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Jan 31 |
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Why is my one month old kicking, grunting and eventually crying when I hold her? Fair points, thanks! |
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Jan 31 |
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Why is my one month old kicking, grunting and eventually crying when I hold her? 'On the back is a "danger" posture for babies; they can't move, can't roll over, so all they can do is cry for Mommy.' Doesn't this describe just about every posture for a 1 month old? |
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Jan 31 |
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Somewhat unemotional, destructive pre-schooler; shows no strong attachment to things. How can we help him? @balancedmama Re: the peeing and pooping problems... the OP didn't actually make clear who was doing that. He merely states "they [the two boys] destroyed a room". Without knowing any details of how/when/who did that, its impossible to judge whether that is a component to this question without making some assumptions. |
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Jan 31 |
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Somewhat unemotional, destructive pre-schooler; shows no strong attachment to things. How can we help him? @balancedmama The OP states: "note most of these behaviors occurred between ages 2 - 4; over the last year we've noticed a decline in his destructive tendencies". About the humor, that's why I asked if he was making jokes of his own. "He mistakes playful humor for offensive behavior" doesn't necessarily indicate he isn't showing signs of developing humor; merely that he's not grokking other people's humor. Whether or not he makes jokes himself is more telling, imo. |
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Jan 30 |
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Somewhat unemotional, destructive pre-schooler; shows no strong attachment to things. How can we help him? @BrianVandenberg You definitely shouldn't ignore warning signs; that's why I suggest you contact a specialist. However, I think perhaps you are interpreting some perfectly normal, age-appropriate behavior as warning signs (in addition to other behaviors that are maybe more concerning). The main thing you ask about, the apparent lack of concern for personal property, is not something I would consider a warning sign, or even atypical. |
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Jan 30 |
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How often should my wife breastfeed our newborn? @monsto I disagree. The idea of this site is to create "timeless" content. Digging up old posts to contribute new insight/answers is perfectly appropriate, so long as it is done with consideration (i.e. you don't fill the "active" question feed with dozens of old posts, and instead space them out a few at a time). There is even a badge for providing quality late answers. |
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Jan 30 |
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We're looking to get pregnant - what can we do to optimize our chances? Please consider editing this answer in light of the FAQ section I recently referred you to. It's fine to leave the information and article you linked, but I would suggest adding additional information. |
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Jan 30 |
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New born seems to be spitting up entire meals. Should I be worried? Please take note of our policy regarding self-promotion. While it is allowed, so long as it is directly relevant to the question, you must clearly state your affiliation in any answers that you use to link to your products/websites/articles. |
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Jan 29 |
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How to stop a baby of trying to reach things that he really wants? @justkt I don't think they're great toys, but they can serve a purpose, and some are better than others. My son's cell phone goes through counting exercises, and plays music. He'll hold it up to his ear and have pretend conversations ("hello? Hi grandma!" followed by an rambling description of whatever he's doing). His laptop asks him questions like "who's your best friend?", and he'll answer. It also attempts to teach the alphabet, by associating it with animals. I don't know that I'd say they're very effective, but probably about as effective as, say, blocks with letters on them. |
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Jan 28 |
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Disciplining a special needs child I have to agree this is overly broad. If you can edit this to indicate specifically what you are asking (from the perspective of what you mean regarding "special needs" or "discipline"), we can reopen, but I'm going to support the other users who have voted to close for now. |
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Jan 28 |
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How can I get my mother to recognize that I've matured? @loldop I've made some edits to your post in the hopes of clarifying what you are looking for. If you feel I got it wrong, please feel free to improve it further, or even roll it back to the previous version (you can do so by clicking on the link that indicates how long ago I edited it). |
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Jan 28 |
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How to direct my one-year old baby not to do bad things Sorry, but smacking a child every time they do something wrong is not good advice, imo. There are far better ways. -1. |
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Jan 25 |
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How to stop a baby of trying to reach things that he really wants? @afrazier I can honestly say this has worked for me. The times when my son has wanted to play with the laptop, and we've given him his leapfrog laptop instead, he's been pretty content to use the toy. The smartphone is a little less succesful now that he's older, mainly because he wants to watch videos of animals and dinosaurs any time he sees one. If I were to dig out my old discarded iPhone and connect it to my WiFi, though, I can guarantee he'd be perfectly happy with that instead of the phone I want to use. |
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Jan 23 |
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Just found out my daughter might be gay. Now what? @monsto Was that directed at me by mistake? I was merely clarifying the agreement Torben mentioned. I didn't make any comments about whether or not I felt it was a necessary step (although I do happen to think that setting the expectation up front of "I'm buying you this phone, so don't get upset when I check to see how you are using it" is a generally superior plan than "it's your phone" followed by "guess what? I snooped around on your phone. Surprise!"). |
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Jan 21 |
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Baby awake in the morning but quiet? Hi, and welcome to the site! Please take a moment to review our faq, particularly the part about self-promotion. As you did not disclose your affiliation, and since the website linked is not directly relevant to the question, I have removed the link. If you want to link to specific content on your website that is directly relevant (i.e. an article or blog entry), that is fine, but you must disclose your affiliation in the answer. |
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Jan 18 |
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how to get toddler to start chewing and eating Have you tried tasty, but solid, snacks like graham crackers? |
