Questions tagged [relationships]
This refers to relationships between a child or group of children and other children, their siblings, or their parents. This could also refer to a relationship between parents in regards to the rearing of a child.
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Why does my mother expect me to behave like others and herself?
I am 30 years old married.
My mother (50 years old) keeps on telling me that *"Your cousin didn’t have problems with that then why are you having problems with the same thing/situation!"*
*"I (...
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What should we do when our 15 year old wants sex with his 13 year old girlfriend?
So the other day I walked in on our teenager and caught his girlfriend with her pants down. It is quite clear what they were intending to do.
Now he claims he had no intention of having sex with her,...
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How damaging is it for children to witness their parent's sexual activity?
How damaging is it for children to witness their parent's sexual activity?
I asked this question here Some strategies for maintaining adult relationships separately from children?
Which needed to be ...
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Setting boundaries with an emotionally abusive coparent - in a way that helps kids
I am married to an emotionally abusive woman (a bit more background is available in this question). I have recently been trying to implement an approach of setting boundaries (it took me years to ...
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How to respond to 17 year old daughter going out with a 25 year old man?
I have just found out that my 17 year old daughter is going out with a local 25 year old. I feel the age gap is way too big at her age. We're in the UK, so it's perfectly legal.
He does seem a very ...
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My 4 year-old says she doesn't love her mom
My 4 year-old daughter keeps saying to her mom that she doesn't like/love her, and refuses to retract the comment or say sorry. Is this "normal"? A "phase"? It's pretty hard for mom to take.
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When is it safe to start letting our children go into relationships?
I'm afraid to let my children get into relationships(i.e. girl-boyfriendships) too early just in case it did them no good. At what age would it be safe to allow our children this liberty?
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How to go about regaining the trust of my child?
After divorce, the mother got custody of our now 12-year-old daughter.
The mother has committed at least 9 (provable) acts of transgressions
indicating active application of parental alienation, ...
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Can a Stepfather and Stepson relationship work well?
I am in relationship with a woman with a 6 year old son. I entered his life when he was 4 and so far we have had a very close relationship. He seems to listen to me, enjoys activities with me, and ...
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"Mommy doesn't like daddy" - What to do about my 4-year-old daughter crying for 20 min everytime I pick her up from my ex-wife?
I have had a shared parenting agreement for nearly 2 years now for my soon to be 5-year-old daughter. She switches houses every other day during the week and every other weekend. This has been going ...
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What to do when my 3.5-year-old says “I don’t love you, I love mommy.”?
Recently, my 3.5-year-old daughter started saying, “I don’t love you, I love mommy.” Also the same phrase with "like" instead of "love".
It’s killing me to hear her say that. But, I know she’s little,...
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How can I mediate intense sibling rivalry?
My daughters, aged 6 & 3-and-a-half, go through phases of intense rivalry. I generally hold an attitude of not getting involved, but sometimes the fight either
requires intervention as tempers ...
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How to handle a mother who is becoming unkind to the adult child?
I am in the low 30s and my mother used to be very kind and caring but in the last decade she turned out almost the total opposite. She has a much better wealth then she used to but her attitude ...
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Earning your kid's trust and getting them to confide in you and "complain" about getting bullied
How can one get their kid to trust them and confide that they are getting bullied when the kid knows the parent is dead serious, earnest, direct and will vigorously seek to resolve the matter with the ...
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Why is my eight year old daughter trying to hurt my feelings - and how should I respond?
I am the father of two children - an eight year old daughter and a four year old son. I have been very close to them, in that they both play,share and trust me. Both also have special activities ...
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Suggestions for a father daughter activity that explains me omitting my son [duplicate]
I have a set of twins.. A boy and girl who are 5 years old. I love them both equally and want to have some one one time with each of them..
My son and I go for a haircut every month (or so), and we ...
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I don't know if I love my parents [closed]
I'm 17 now, I was always close with my mother, there was an immediate bond and we got along great, similar personalities, sense of humour, etc. My dad on the other hand was an alcoholic, he will ...
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