Questions tagged [grandparents]
Questions related to the role of grandparents in a child's development.
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Is it normal for a 3-year-old to always lay down when playing?
I have a 3-year-old grandson. It doesn't matter where he is, ice cold tile floor or on his bed, he lays down to play.
I've read that in some children this can be a sign of a learning/sensory ...
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Parent's in law who can't be trusted to baby-sit want to - how do we figure this one out without hurting them?
My in-laws have tried to give our baby who is only just beginning to eat solid foods, candy, soda, and other adult foods because they think it is funny to "irritate daddy and mommy."
My daughter has ...
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As a grandma what can I say if my daughter sits and watches her 4 year old hack at her hair
I find it very distressing to witness the disfiguring of my grandaughter while my daughter says it is ok for her to cut her own her hair, from beautiful long curly hair to a hacked haircut. What can I ...
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My pre-schooler is out of control, and I feel like my parents are undermining my relationship and authority with her
Alright, I guess a little back story would help. I am a single mother and an only child, I will be 21 in a few months. I've graduated high school with honors and have been raising my daughter on my ...
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What can be done to encourage grandparents to be equitable between siblings?
The short question is this. How can we as parents encourage our parents to be more equitable in their treatment of their grandchildren?
As background here is my situation. When my wife and I got ...
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Should we be concerned about our 2.5-year-old grandson suddenly stuttering?
My 2.5-year-old grandson came for visitation and he's very smart. He had a lump on his forehead and is stuttering. He always speaks in complete sentences. Like "May I have that cookie", or "Pop Pop ...
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How to explain to your child why a grandparent isn't around
My parents divorced when I was 10 and that was the last time I had a relationship with my father.
My father still lives close to me locally but he doesn't contact me, and if I see him in public I ...
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Grandparent put a diaper on my toilet trained child
I was out for 5 hours and my mom put a pull-up on my 25 month old daughter who refused diapers at 19 months. She never used a pull-up before though she has 2 cloth trainers that are thick but they ...
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Mother in law making us feel guilty about money
We have a mother in law who always makes uncomfortable comments about things we've purchased, such as our TV. We're a single income family with two children living in an apartment. We have no debt ...
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How to talk to my 4.5-year-old daughter about death? [duplicate]
My 95-year-old grandmother is about to pass away and I want to prepare my 4.5-year-old daughter who was supposed to visit her soon. Even though she lives far away, my daughter has visited her several ...
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How do you handle grandparents who spoil your children?
Our parents suddenly don't apply their rules in our upbringing to our children. On the contrary.
How should we deal with this? Do we just let it be, or should we discuss the matter. I understand ...
