Self Esteem
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How Can I Teach My 13 Year Old RESPECT for Adults?
Asked by A.L. from Clarksville
on February 16, 2008
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When my son was about 7 years old, his biological father gave up his rights to my husband. Therefor, my husband adopted my son (who is now 13 years old). My son and ...
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- Number One - If he has been grounded since October, then that is obviously not working and you need to find an alternative punishment with more effect. Number Two ...
- Respect is something that is learned while the maturation process is taking place. In my opinion, at 13, he should have that concept locked down. As for the ADHD, I ca...
- Frankly, I can't imagine how grounding him for five months or more would give him any incentive to change his behavior. What did he do to deserve that? Burn down the n...
Advice for Mother of Teenage Girl
Asked by K.P. from Albany
on February 4, 2008
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My 13 year old daughter is very active, but quite a bit overweight. I have asked my pediatrician's advice, but she she maintains that her proportions have remained con...
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- My daughter, who will now be five has always been overweight. About 6 months ago the doctor finally had it, (he is a stickler about weight) and advised me that is 25 l...
- Perhaps you may want to look into consulting another doctor and get another opinion. If she is active and eating reasonably well maybe there is a medical reason that ...
- I am the mother of three daughters who are a few years younger than yours. I recommend having her join a sport that will make her run like soccer, field hockey, baske...
Needing Some Advice...balancing Discipline with Creating a Positive Self Image
Asked by M.C. from Bakersfield
on September 18, 2009
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My six year old boy has recently started making comments like "why am I so bad" and "I hate myself I just wanna be a good kid but my brain tells me to be bad". This b...
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- My son said that at age 3! Broke our hearts! We started making a point of catching him doing something good and praising him for it. We also ask him please and than...
- My younger boy went through that phase when he was about six, and I just tried not to overreact to it, and sure enough, he was done with it in a week or two. I made li...
- I definitely believe in praising kids a lot, however the praise must be sincere. Nobody is good at everything, so nobody should be praised all the time. For example,...
Raunchy Tacky People
Asked by K.K. from San Diego
on May 14, 2011
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what do you say to relatives when they are being raunchy, trashy, tacky (with their body and vocabulary) I know this is way out of the Mom/children question on this we...
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- I would tell her that "I'm glad your enjoying yourself but you are postin this for friends and family and its kinda of disrespectful to talk like that." or "hey i love...
- You can counsel her to have two FB accounts. One for friends where she can be as sexual and trashy as she wants... and another for family where she can update them as...
- She's only shooting herself in the foot and her immaturity will cost her. HR and prospective employers are all over Facebook and she'll lose employment opportunities ...
Any Advice About Keratosis Pilaris?
Asked by A.D. from Minneapolis
on October 8, 2008
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I think my 2.5 year old daughter has Keratosis Pilaris. This is a skin disorder that produces little red bumps on her skin. This started on her upper arms but has now ...
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- I use a foam called Umecta. It is rubbed into the skin. You may want to be referred to a dermatologist. I still have it but when I use the foam it softens the skin and...
- my husband has this... it bugs him sometimes and not so much other times. He does not use anything perscribed just various dry, sensitve and itchy skin lotions (sorry ...
- Here's another article from someone who has Keratosis Pilaris. She mentions a few more things that she's tried over the years. http://www0.epinions.com/content_97069...
Anyone Have a Breast Augmentation or Views on It?
Asked by M.E. from Dallas
on May 16, 2008
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Having children is a wonderful experience but after gaining 80 lbs during pregnancy and losing 60 pounds within a couple of months, my body just droops, least all my b...
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- I would wait until you are finished having children (if you are wanting to breastfeed). I am all for the surgery--I myself had it done when I was 23 and am now 29 (ju...
- I would definitely research non-medical ways to boost your breasts. There are exercises out there that help build up the muscle in that area. They even make bras now t...
- I sat on the fence with the same dilemma as you (God's temple & wanting to feel better about my appearance) and decided to go ahead and have my augmentation. I have ab...
Is Lack of Confidence or Last of Education a TURN off to MEN ???
Asked by M.T. from Honolulu
on March 7, 2010
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I recently ask a question about sex in a marriage. One of the answers that I received was: 'confidence in a woman is a turn-on to a man.' I think the exact quote was...
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- You want answers to a specific situation that only you and your husband can answer. You need some marriage counseling.
- I just spent an entire weekend with a total of 8 strong women. We are all between a size 2 and a size 22. We had a 3 day bachelorette party and most of us had either...
- Hi M., I am the one who wrote to you about confidence. Confidence can indeed come from education, but I was really referring to confidence coming from within. Knowi...
Desperate Mom
Asked by Y.R. from Dallas
on April 6, 2009
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I've been having problems with my 12old son his been having a very bad anger or probably a very low self esteem. He thinks that we do not give him any attention but we...
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- My son is nine and we are going through this. Our son is in baseball and it takes alot of time in our personal time schedule with practice 3 times a week and games.Our...
- Sometimes kids show depression through their anger.... your 12 year old may have some issues unresolved due to the younger kids that came after him...or something goi...
- I have found that my 11 yr old that is going to be 12 in July is doing the same thing. He thinks we don't pay attention to him or support him in things he does. We are...
How to Respond to Kids' Questions About My Daughter's Height
Asked by M.X. from Chicago
on September 23, 2011
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My 6 yr old is on growth hormones for her height due to gH deficiency. While she has grown some, she is still very tiny compared to other 6 yr olds.
She just began...
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- I would be general but try to explain it to them. "Her body just hasn't told it to grow yet" or just use the genetics "Her father and I are shorter so she is just ...
- She needs to learn about the advantages of being short. I had the opposite problem I was so tall people thought I was "slow" and at least a year older than them. My ...
- Well, my daughter kind of got a double whammy because she is very tiny and also started kindergarten at 4. She WAS smaller than the other kids. She didn't let it get h...
Negative Outlook on School Because of Mean Kids
Asked by B.W. from Seattle
on September 2, 2008
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Hi,
We have our 13 year old staying with us for this school year for the first time. He has said he hates school and would rather work in a factory than go to schoo...
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- Homeschooling is your answer. It's the only way to protect your children from all the rotten stuff that kids so freely release at the public schools now a days and qu...
- I've known parents that homeschooled for the reason you are dictating. I know other parents who moved the child out of one school into another with great results. I r...
- B., I don't know for your kids, but I was picked on from 4th grade until I graduated high school because I was the new kid and because I was different. The summer ...
