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3 Year Old Cries All Day at Preschool
Asked by T.K. from Philadelphia
on October 10, 2009
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My 3 year old daughter cries all day in preschool saying that she misses her Mommy. It has been 4 weeks now -(she goes twice a week for 2 1/2 hrs a day), and it's not...
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- Hi, Maybe your daughter just isn't ready. I don't think she will necessarily do the same thing next year. A year is a long time to a child that age. I doubt she's try...
- Lots of great inisight here already, but one other suggestion . . . Ask the teacher for a quick run-down of what they did that day and what they will do the next day (...
- Dear T., When my daughter cried in school, I gave her a locket with my picture on one side and hers on the other. That way I was always with her and when she missed ...
Help My 4 Year Old Is Asking Questions?
Asked by J.S. from Seattle
on July 29, 2010
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My 4 year old daughter is asking me were babbies come from, how do they get in your tummy and how do you get them out of your tummy? Do I tell her? Do I get a book? Wh...
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- We have "What's The Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys" by Lauri Krasny Brown, Ed.D and Marc Brown. I read it to my 4 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son. ...
- I have a 4 year old who has asked a lot of the same questions. They're pretty easy to pacify at this age! Just tell her that when a man and woman like mommy and daddy ...
- I worked at a preschool once and the owner advised someone to just say at that age something like from a tunnel between the mommy's legs. Who knows how much informatio...
Sex
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on November 28, 2008
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My sex drive is gone. I started to lose it after my 3yr old was born, and it is now nonexistent after I had my twin girls that are now 7 weeks old. For pg reasons and ...
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- I have never given birth, so I can't talk about how that effects your body (we adopted); but, I can help you with libedo if you are interested. My company has a dieta...
- I tend to lose it once in a while if we don't have it for a week or so, but once we do it again, then I want it more often. Maybe you should just try it once and see ...
- I have a 10 month old and I am just starting to get my sex drive back. Talk to your husband and let him know how you feel. I found that if there was a little more fo...
4 Year Old and Sexuality
Asked by A.M. from Detroit
on September 9, 2008
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I have a question for you ladies. I have been having problems with my 4 year old daughter "stretching" because she says it "makes her pee pee feel good", and touching ...
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- This is completely normal behavior. The original suggestion about turning it into a listening punishment rather than a punishment for the behavior itself is a good on...
- A., I would try to seperate the sexuality from the act and talk about the behavior instead. For example: It might feel good at the time to scream or yell or run...
- My two year ole does it also. She discovered it in her car seat and then moved on to other things in the house and now does it with her hand. She does it more when o...
When Does It Get Easier? 6 Week Old Baby and 4 Year Old and Little to No Sleep
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on March 25, 2011
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I have a 6 week old baby and a 4 year old. The baby hasn't ever slept for more than a 3 hour stretch at a time (I breastfeed), and the last few nights has been sleepin...
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- Yes. It gets easier. I am a full time working mom to a 6 mo old and a 4 1/2 year old. My advice? If you had a daycare provider before the baby was born, then send your...
- It does get easier. 1) Talk to the pediatrician and find out how you can get the baby to sleep longer. Big help. 2) Take your mom up on all help! Don't ...
- It gets easier as the baby is able to do more for herself and the 4 yr old is able to help. As babies can feed, dress, bathe themselves, no more diapers and no more b...
What Age Should He Stop Kissing His Friend?
Asked by J.G. from San Antonio
on July 11, 2011
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My son is an early 3 yrs old. His friend will be 4 in another month. "Joey" just came over for a play date and when he left with his mom, my son "V" gave him a hug an...
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- Little girls are allowed to kiss and hug their little girlfriends hello and goodbye well into grade school in many families I've observed. It's simply not sexual at th...
- If he's still doing it when Kindergarten is going to start, then I would talk with him about it. And then only to spare him any teasing, not because there is anything ...
- It isn't so much about boys kissing boys as that you need to start teaching him about personal space...both his and other peoples. We don't hug/kiss people that are n...
Where Does a 4 Year Old Belong?
Asked by A.G. from Boca Raton
on June 27, 2011
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There is an ongoing debate between me and my husband and I wanted to get some opinions. Our living room and playroom are essentially the same room. Toys are located ...
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- **ADDING THIS: Your son is in Preschool. Your Husband is at work. Then both come home after their day. Hubby is an adult. WHEN does Hubby spend time with his Son, Befo...
- Our kids have a playroom in a different room, and we don't watch non-kid movies (unless it's fine for kids to watch, just boring or something) unless the kids are in b...
- I have an idea that may seem a little outdated but......WHY DOESN"T HE PLAY WITH HIS SON TILL 8:30 AND THEN WATCH HIS FRIGGIN MOVIES????????? This is why a whole gener...
3-5 Year Olds Kissing, Talking About Being Married
Asked by B.Z. from Chicago
on September 17, 2011
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Hi, Mamas! My son is 4 and a half, and he's in his second year of Pre-K. Last year, his class was slightly more boys than girls. This year, with the same teacher, the ...
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- When I started reading your post, it reminded me of my own Kindergarten days. I had a boy friend that lived down the street from me and he would come over to play. Hi...
- Totally normal behaviors. They come from loving homes where moms and dads love each other kiss and hug. They are mimicking those behaviors. There is absolutely not...
- I think this is all normal play for kids that age. They see the adult world and imitate it. It is no different than when they play house and pretend to be mommys and...
Sex After Children
Asked by A.P. from Macon
on March 1, 2007
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I need some help please...can anyone tell me how long after having a baby that your body will go back to normal and you have a regular sex drive again? I just had a ba...
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- My son is 2 and I still haven't gotten back to my old self. 3 months old? PLEASE!!!! Take him to your Dr and have the Dr explain to him that this is life. Maybe he...
- It will take awhile. I guess we as mom's think our bodies/hormones should just jump back to normal as soon as we have our babies, but they don't. I've come to realize ...
- oh my gosh!! Thank you for asking this question. Now I know I am not the only onw. My daughter is 6 months today and the only part I like about sex is the going to ...
How Much Sex?
Asked by C.K. from Chicago
on September 2, 2010
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Here's the issue: For years, the amount of sex my husband and I have has been a point of contention in our marriage. He perpetually wants more (frequency, duration, ...
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- My husband would leave me! Sex is imortant to the intimacy. Men need sex to feel loved. Women need love to feel sexy. It actually opens up our intimacy. I can be s...
- Your hubbys friends are lying to him haha In all seriousness. Right now I have NO real libido...but that's because I'm 39wks pregnant, feel like a whale, and am ki...
- My husband and I have been together for almost 6 years. On average, we have intercourse 2-3 times weekly. If it were up to him, we would have sex everyday. He has a...
