Questions tagged [parents]
About the parents themselves, and not (only) about the children.
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Should I bother trying to teach my niece I won't respond to tantrums if I only see her once a month and risk her mom undermining me if I don't give in
I get to see my niece roughly once a month. Her mother, who is raising her, is not related to me, but we get along well enough. Unfortunately the mother allows her daughter to get away with throwing ...
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My 4 year old daughter does not know im her dad and her mom refuses to tell her
I will try to be as neutral as possible with the situation, my significant other, and I had a daughter and during the first two years of her life, I was experiencing mental health issues and ...
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Child visitation
Should I ask my sons father when does he plan on seeing his son?
After the breakup he decided to move back home to Texas. As of right now we only do Skype. My son is 3 years old and doesn't really ...
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What age are hugs appropriate?
Is it inappropriate for a 7 yr old boy and girl to hug when going separate ways and to write notes saying I love you?
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abandonment anxiety in 6 year old -- how to teach him he is ok (and undo the damage from when he was young)
We struggled with certain things as parents do and our boy (now just "B") who is nearly 6 learned that he would be abandoned, he has not been able to develop past this anxiety when he gets ...
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Should the information of who their biological parent is
I have a somewhat unique situation. I have a daughter that's 11 years old and she lives with a man she has been led to believe is her father. Her mother passed away when she was five or six and she ...
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Would my behavior towards my child have the desired result?
Suppose your kid steals a bag of chips from another kid and you want to make him/her understand that what he/she did was wrong.Now you go to the movie theatre and you are buying 2 bags of chips one ...
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8 year old boy lying and disrespectful
Our 8 year old, talks back a lot and started lying! Last night there was an argument over him lying about taking a shower so I said, this isn't the first time this week you lied about taking a shower ...
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What can I do to prevent my parents divorce? [duplicate]
I’m a young teenager, younger than 16. My stepmom told my mother she wants a divorce, but they’ve been together for several years. My mom was accused of cheating, because my she went to a friends ...
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My child's best friend's parent thinks my child is a bad influence
I have a middle schooler who is a nice but very introverted kid. She's smart, never gets in trouble at school, is nice to the kids who don't have a lot of friends, and is generous. Because of her ...
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I have strict parents. What should I do?
My parents only allow me 30 minutes of time on my phone. Also, I had to do math over the summer, even though I'm already 2 grades ahead (according to them it will make life easier). Along with that, ...
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Progressing from learning by writing things down and reviewing to just doing
A child, in school, remembers things by writing them down and going over them.
An adult, just remembers things (even, ad they are said to them, in conversation).
So, my question is, (as, adults, are ...
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Daughters refusing to go home with my ex their mother
I have a situation that I could use some help with. My wife and I started living in separate houses because our marriage was failing. My ex and I were both ok with that. I have 3 daughters with my ex: ...
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Are my parents right to give me a severe punishment for being brought home by the police drunk? I am 16 [closed]
Are my parents right to take such drastic action to stop me drinking alcohol underage? In the past couple of weeks I have been coming home drunk (not on school nights) my parents said they are worried ...
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Should i be taking care of my siblings all the time?
I am 13 years old and my dad tells me to take care of my siblings all the time.
He makes me watch them, make their food, play with them every time, dress them up and even makes me go check on them ...
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