Questions tagged [conflict]
Habits or opinions that cause disagreement, and how to resolve those differences.
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How do I tell my parents I'm no longer Christian?
I have been going to church my whole life and faithfully following the Christian religion for 18 or so years.
I'm 20 years old, and I have been having doubts about my faith for about 2 years now.
My ...
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Breaking my rejection of christianity to my parents
I know this isn't exactly appropriate for this site -- I'm not a parent, I'm a son -- but I think it's still applicable to the community here. I would prefer feedback from actual parents concerned ...
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How do you handle a teacher that teaches pseudo science?
It is not uncommon, that some teachers or schools introduce pseudo-science, like creationism, as a part of curriculum.
Given that it is hard to change school quickly, how to deal with such situation?
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How to deal with the child when both the parents are not on the same page?
The kid will soon grow up to the age when she'll need to be disciplined.
My husband and I are NOT on the same page regarding disciplining the child.
I think if the kid cries because one parent has ...
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When my kids don't get along; what are some options besides punishment that can be effective beyond 5 minutes?
I have an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son. Sometimes my kids get along great, but like most sometimes they clash. I've been trying to work on substitutions to my usual model of rewards and ...
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12 year old boy is totally out of control
My seventh grader screamed "Fuck you" at me last night. I am at the end of my rope. His behavior is so bad I feel like I need to send him away to a boarding school or something because he is causing ...
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Is it ok to disagree in front of the kids?
We have this little discussion here: Should I let my baby play with oranges?
I believe that it is always better for parents to avoid disagreeing, arguing, etc., in front of the kids, especially when ...
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Teenage daughter and stepfather
I have a 16-year-old who has no respect for her stepfather. They hardly communicate and each time he says something she snaps or makes a stroppy or contradictory comment. He sometimes loses his temper ...
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My husband and I have different opinions on parenting
We have a 3 year old cautious and sensitive boy. My husband and I often have different opinions on parenting and sometimes it led to arguments. For some reason, my husband tends to listen to third ...
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What should you do after you've raised your voice at your child?
We've all lost our cool at one point or another. We all know its terrible to raise your voice at your kids, but every once in a while we slip. I've occasionally raised my voice to my teenager and to ...
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Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex: How to Handle Poisoned Comments from Toddler?
I left my verbally abusive ex-wife about 18 months, in part because I could see how much of an effect all the yelling had on my now 5-year old daughter and I wanted both my daughter and my now 3.5 ...
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How to deal with my parents frequently getting mad at my life choices?
I’m 26 and I find both of my parents get mad at me for very bad reasons. For example, I was visiting my mom. In a mad tone she told me to stop playing a game on my phone. Just realizing it now, I find ...
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Is my mom overly controlling?
I just wanted some help. I’m 18.
Lately I have been really confused if my mother is overtly controlling or I’m just a frustrated teen or it is dysfunctional household.
I really don’t know where to ...
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How to deal with extreme misbehavior of younger siblings?
I have a 3-year-old, a 5-year-old and an 11-year-old who have just been the most exceptionally worst behaved children on this planet. Between the 3- and 5-year-olds, they backchat, break things, have ...
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Daughter's reluctance to come to my place during a quasi-separation - impact on social life
My wife and I are in a kind of quasi-separation situation. My wife is emotionally abusive, resorting to the silent treatment, gaslighting and projection regularly. She moved to a different city with ...
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How to stop grandparents from acting overprotective?
I have been living with my wife's family for a while both before and after the birth of my kid, and my mother-in-law feels like she is right about everything.
My wife is also a way of nagging what ...
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I'm worried that my 2-year-old granddaughter is extremely aggressive
I am very worried about my 2-year-old granddaughter (she will be 3 years old in 3 months). Anytime she gets in trouble she laughs no matter how she is disciplined. Her parents have tried talking to ...
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Can I avoid nice clothing being a source of argument?
My middle child (seven years old) hates dressing up. Well... sort of. He likes shopping for dressy clothing (slacks, vest, button-down shirt, tie) and has a respectable collection. He'll even ...
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