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How can I get my son to wear his CPAP mask all night?
First, may I start off by saying that I understand how difficult this must be for you intellectually and emotionally. You know your child needs CPAP, your doctors know he needs CPAP, but your son ...
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Dealing with allegations of asking for kissing
First, if a child touches your son in a way that he doesn't like, it doesn't matter if the other child says it's a game, your son didn't like being poked by this girl and she needs to stop and you ...
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Should I reveal the truth about Santa?
My son is eight and I need to remind people not to talk too honestly about Christmas when he is around. Because most people assume him to know that Santa is not real. But he believes and I would never ...
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Knowing of a drugged meth head mentally unstable mother - what help is out there for the children?
Unfortunately, there is not a whole lot you can do. Not without doing more harm than good. A parent that uses, does not automatically make them a unacceptable parent, and a neglectful parent is ...
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Should I reveal the truth about Santa?
Do reindeer and children know something that we don't? Pediatric inpatients' belief in Santa Claus. Claude Cyr
A study of children who were not hospital inpatients showed that they generally ...
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Will long periods of sitting in a high chair impede a 7-month-old's development?
You are correct - it is detrimental to their growth.
From the National Resource Center For Health and Safety
In Child Care and Early Education
A child should not sit in a high chair or other ...
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Can the statement “Having an unusually long lingual frenulum can cause speech defects later in life.” be backed up by any statistics?
We need to distingush between short and long lingual frenulum.
I think there mnay be confusion.
A short lingual frenulum means the tongue cannot be lifted enough for normal speech. Some people wanting ...
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Protecting your kid from bullying
These are my thoughts about how to build and maintain trust between a parent and child:
be predictable, in all of your actions, with all of your words, you must be predictable for your child to trust ...
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Crime and Punishment-A Family Approach-Social Issues
It would be helpful to know the age of your children that you're referring too, since age and what's appropriate discipline are closely tied together.
You've listed a number of parenting strategies ...
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Are there any scientific evidence about benefits or harms of laughing a lot for babies
As a parenting coach, I believe that laughter plays a significant role in a baby's development. While there may be limited scientific research specifically focusing on the effects of laughter on ...
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Protecting your almost adult offspring from bad company and drugs
I'll make my contribution starting with a personal story. I grew up in an environment where young people usually engage in recreational use of marijuana. And from the age of 16, I was exposed to ...
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Protecting your almost adult offspring from bad company and drugs
"Given an offspring 16-18 years old (especially with health problems and alergies) how exactly can you protect them (and the entire family) from drugs (their friends do drugs and some are even ...
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