Questions tagged [family-activities]
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How can we help our 5-year-old daughter enjoy a family activity and stop complaining, when she just wants to watch cartoons?
Our 5-year-old daughter loves cartoons. She can watch them all day, unless we take the phone from her. She says she's bored otherwise. I should probably also mention that she's so impatient that the ...
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I want to teach my children the power of compound growth, what are some demonstrations that they can be a part of?
Like all parents, we want our children to lead happy lives. One of the critical components to that is giving them the mental tools and experiences so that they can make good economic decisions in ...
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Couple separated 18 months ago (irremediably), sharing custody of two children. Good or bad idea to share weekend experience together with the kids?
My brother and his ex-wife separated a year and a half ago. They are both over it and would never get back together. They have a 12-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy whose custody they've shared ...
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How should I discuss the cheerleading squad uniform policy with the coach? [closed]
My son is 16. He's applied for cheerleading as a hobby. Me and my wife thought it was good, he's athletic and into sports. The cheer squad is not affiliated with his highschool.
The issue at hand is ...
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How to teach a 3yo to endure during hikes?
I have a 3 year old daughter and occasionally take her on a few hours walk in the woods / bush / up a mountain. We both enjoy it.
I don't expect her to be able to walk very far or climb up a mountain,...
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What schedule works for working parents and their kids to have dinner together as a family?
Each day during the week, I pick up my 1.5-year-old daughter at daycare on my way home from work, and we are home between around 5:30 or 5:45. By then, she is quite hungry, since they eat at 2 pm at ...
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Am getting emotionally distant from my mother day by day. What can I do to mend the bond?
I'm a child and not a parent. I don't understand what to do in the situation I'm describing below.
I have both my parents and a brother.
It all started a 2 years back.
2 years back we were all ...
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Step Parent - To be concerned or not to be
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Became involved with a young woman, knowing she had a 5 year old daughter. Biological dad was in the picture til daughter was 2-3, and then left the state. Strangled mother while ...
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When/how is it safe to go running with baby?
My partner is an avid trail runner and before I was pregnant I didn't mind getting out too. At the very least I hope to do some brisk trail walking with baby.
I'd assumed to run with a baby you had ...
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Is falling onto a mattress safe? [closed]
What happens to the body of a 3 year old when dropping her constantly from 6 foot tall father to 3 inch foam mattress topper on a bed for fun?
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How do I reconnect with my separated children?
My marriage ended in divorce and I left my children to their mother in order to keep the peace.
Over the years I received mail; emails on birthdays and so on. But I have lost their need to contact ...
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Can children be educated without a family by professionals?
Disclaimer This will seem a very odd question to most of you, but it fits the topics of this site and I don't know anywhere else to ask it. In case you are wondering, what follows is perfectly serious....
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Daughter is reluctant to participate in proposed family meeting. What kinds of objections do you anticipate she has?
My daughter is reluctant to participate in a family meeting, before day one. While I will ask her, what kinds of objections do you anticipate she has?
She has no background from me as to what this ...
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How to deal with visiting a household with very different parenting techniques
My wife and I have a 5 month old son, after a rocky start he's settled into an ok routine, especially for bed time (Baby massage, bath and bottle by 7/7:30). We have a problem when visiting my sister ...
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How to better engage myself with my 15 month old
My 15 month old toddler is very active and I often find it challenging to match his pace.
He seems to get bored with his toys very quickly. Earlier he used to be very much interested in my laptop and ...
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How do you balance time for playdates vs family time?
Both playdates and family time are extremely important to the growth, maturity, and well being of children. That being said how do you balance playdates and family time given the limited time we have ...
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What are some fun (no TV or computer) activities that a 2 year old and a 4 year old would enjoy together?
The only common activity I've found that works well so far is fort building. My 2 year old boy is very active, but my 4 year old daughter loves to have books read to her. However, when I'm alone with ...
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Where/how can I find out about public breastfeeding facilities?
My wife and I were going to plan our first family outing with our newborn. The easiest way for us to breastfeed is still with the breastfeeding pillow and a chair. So no hooter hiders quite yet and my ...
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What are some age-appropriate tasks that my pre-schooler can do around the house?
My wife and I both work full time, this means when we are at home we are both quite busy with housework. This could be in the yard or inside.
As my son is an only child and he wants to spend more ...
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What age-appropriate sports allow the whole family to participate?
For a few years now I've been going to the gym three or four times a week, but since I've become a father if had to cut back my visits to the gym.
Since this cutback already shows on the scale, I ...
