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@JessieLoos

: Adjusting to boarding school We have sent our 12 year old daughter to a boarding school. How can i help her not to miss her mother to an extent that she is upset the whole day, has bouts of crying? She has been away for

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@RachelBlack

: Establishing bed time routines? When is it best to start establishing bed time routines? I.e. Bath time? Reading a book? etc? I've read Save our Sleep, which mentions its best to do it from early on, but i've had doctors

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@JackieMeek

: Hyperemesis in second pregnancy if not in first? This is my second pregnancy. I had pretty bad nausea and vomitting with my first child, but not bad enough to be HG. This time, I feel like the nausea and vomitting is much

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@RachelBlack

: How can I teach my non-verbal child to let us know when he needs to go potty? So my 22 month old boy has been showing a lot of signs for potty training. He kept his diaper dry for a whole week at night. He can go 3 to 5 hours

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@FloydGray

: Why do toddlers hate getting their face cleaned off with a wet washcloth and is there a better way? After every meal it�s a battle to wipe off my toddler�s face. He really fights it (This paints a pretty good picture).

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@JessieLoos

: Where is the line on helping with homework? Here's something I know a lot of parents with school-age children struggle with. What's the line between "helping" a child with their homework versus out-and-out doing it for them?

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@NicholeStarling

: Disclosing parent separation to all children together or each one separately I am separating from my spouse, and we have decided to tell our children, who are between 5 and 8 years old. Should we break the news when they

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@JosephChristo

: 2 month old doesn't cry in the middle of the night for food, only smacks her lips or sucks on her hand My 2 month old doesn't often cry when she is hungry, especially in the middle of the night. In the night, more often I

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@HenryColt

: Will a mother's crazy work hours affect child development in the womb? My wife sometimes has to work 24 hours straight at least twice every three weeks, and it is very taxing on her, and she usually doesn't fully get back

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@RunaDurhuus

: How to minimize diaper usage or replace it with greener alternatives Is it possible to minimize diaper usage for infants , are there any greener alternatives to diaper and diaper pads , one alternative is cloth diapers but

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@JackWillington

: Would enrolling a 5-year-old in pre-school be okay or slow down his development? I have a 5-year-old and we're in the USA. He had been to preschool when he was 3.5 years old for 1.5 years. Now at 5 years 4 months, he is

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@CharlieHopper

: How to handle an 11 year-old son who acts like a girl? I have an 11 year-old son who is showing a tendency towards becoming gay. People have seen him walking like a girl, but I haven't. I'm thinking that they are just judgmental.

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@JohnClane

: How to prevent a toddler from hitting/throwing things that could seriously injure others and damage things around the home? I have a 23 month old toddler who loves to hurl anything that he gets his hands on - either at things

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@FloydGray

: How do you apply medicine to an infant's tongue? My baby is 1.5 years old. She has an ulcer on her tongue and gum. The doctor gave me medicine (similar to mouth wash). I am supposed to apply this medicine to her tongue and

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@JackWillington

: How do I convince a stubborn 8 year old that the parents are supposed to be in charge? Our daughter thinks she has an equal say in any of our decisions. She only does the things we tell her to do if she thinks they make

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@BobRusto

: How do you stop a child from using bad language and profanity? My child has started to use swear words. This is shocking because he is using words that we don't use. I'm not sure how to react! How do I get this to stop?

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@JosephChristo

: How can we explain our "cry it out" strategy to people who oppose it? My wife and I have had success with a form of the "cry it out" strategy with our three children. I know it's not for everyone, but our household has gotten

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@LeeWang

: Caring for the Children of Deceased Parents I am really wrestling with an issue that recently came up. Here is the background story: My brother-in-law (my wife's brother) has talked to my wife and said that he wants to name

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@PeterSamson

: How to help a 6-year-old who witnessed a school shooting? I am not a parent, but am asking this for a good friend. He has a 6-year-old daughter who was in the attached elementary school during a recent high school shooting.

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@RachelBlack

: Wife uses threats on 4yrold - as her goto method My wife unfortunately has 0 patience, and a short-fuse. At first pass, she will rationally and politely ask our son to do something, and then follow up with an explanation.

: Adjusting to boarding school We have sent our 12 year old daughter to a boarding school. How can i help her not to miss her mother to an extent that she is upset the whole day, has bouts of crying? She has been away for

: Establishing bed time routines? When is it best to start establishing bed time routines? I.e. Bath time? Reading a book? etc? I've read Save our Sleep, which mentions its best to do it from early on, but i've had doctors

: Hyperemesis in second pregnancy if not in first? This is my second pregnancy. I had pretty bad nausea and vomitting with my first child, but not bad enough to be HG. This time, I feel like the nausea and vomitting is much

: How can I teach my non-verbal child to let us know when he needs to go potty? So my 22 month old boy has been showing a lot of signs for potty training. He kept his diaper dry for a whole week at night. He can go 3 to 5 hours

: Why do toddlers hate getting their face cleaned off with a wet washcloth and is there a better way? After every meal it�s a battle to wipe off my toddler�s face. He really fights it (This paints a pretty good picture).

: Where is the line on helping with homework? Here's something I know a lot of parents with school-age children struggle with. What's the line between "helping" a child with their homework versus out-and-out doing it for them?

: Disclosing parent separation to all children together or each one separately I am separating from my spouse, and we have decided to tell our children, who are between 5 and 8 years old. Should we break the news when they

: 2 month old doesn't cry in the middle of the night for food, only smacks her lips or sucks on her hand My 2 month old doesn't often cry when she is hungry, especially in the middle of the night. In the night, more often I

: Will a mother's crazy work hours affect child development in the womb? My wife sometimes has to work 24 hours straight at least twice every three weeks, and it is very taxing on her, and she usually doesn't fully get back

: How to minimize diaper usage or replace it with greener alternatives Is it possible to minimize diaper usage for infants , are there any greener alternatives to diaper and diaper pads , one alternative is cloth diapers but

: Would enrolling a 5-year-old in pre-school be okay or slow down his development? I have a 5-year-old and we're in the USA. He had been to preschool when he was 3.5 years old for 1.5 years. Now at 5 years 4 months, he is

: How to handle an 11 year-old son who acts like a girl? I have an 11 year-old son who is showing a tendency towards becoming gay. People have seen him walking like a girl, but I haven't. I'm thinking that they are just judgmental.

: How to prevent a toddler from hitting/throwing things that could seriously injure others and damage things around the home? I have a 23 month old toddler who loves to hurl anything that he gets his hands on - either at things

: How do you apply medicine to an infant's tongue? My baby is 1.5 years old. She has an ulcer on her tongue and gum. The doctor gave me medicine (similar to mouth wash). I am supposed to apply this medicine to her tongue and

: How do I convince a stubborn 8 year old that the parents are supposed to be in charge? Our daughter thinks she has an equal say in any of our decisions. She only does the things we tell her to do if she thinks they make

: How do you stop a child from using bad language and profanity? My child has started to use swear words. This is shocking because he is using words that we don't use. I'm not sure how to react! How do I get this to stop?

: How can we explain our "cry it out" strategy to people who oppose it? My wife and I have had success with a form of the "cry it out" strategy with our three children. I know it's not for everyone, but our household has gotten

: Caring for the Children of Deceased Parents I am really wrestling with an issue that recently came up. Here is the background story: My brother-in-law (my wife's brother) has talked to my wife and said that he wants to name

: How to help a 6-year-old who witnessed a school shooting? I am not a parent, but am asking this for a good friend. He has a 6-year-old daughter who was in the attached elementary school during a recent high school shooting.

: Wife uses threats on 4yrold - as her goto method My wife unfortunately has 0 patience, and a short-fuse. At first pass, she will rationally and politely ask our son to do something, and then follow up with an explanation.

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