Violence
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My Children Hate Each Other!
Asked by J.S. from Roanoke
on March 10, 2012
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Hi mom's!
Just a quick question. How do you get your children to get along?
I have four plus two step-children.
The step-kids:
14 year old boy Todd
16 year old gi...
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- There is NO way that you can make kids hate each other faster than making them responsible for their siblings. In case of your older step kids... unless they agree to ...
- You need to seriously teach each child about handling those young infants, give them actual consequences and follow through with them immediately. The 5 and 3 year old...
- Holy Cow! You have 7 kids in your home? Wow kudos to you momma! I have four and there is just certain behavior that is ABSOLUTELY NOT tolerated. YOU will get you butt ...
I Lost My Patience:(
Asked by H.M. from Elmira
on April 8, 2011
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I am so depressed. I'm 7 months pregnant with my first daughter. I have three boys ages 9, 6, & 2. My two older boys are autistic. My 2yr old was born with a congenita...
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- Hugs to you for reaching out when you feel at your wits end! I wish there was a filter so that icky negativity couldn't try to kick you when you are down, so to speak....
- I can't really give any advice seeing as I my kids aren't autistic. Most times when a couple has a child with autism they don't have anymore because your chances of ha...
- I don't really have any useful advice but I just wanted to chime in and say I don't know of any mom who hasn't lost their temper at some point. Kids are a test, some ...
How Best to Handle 23 Month Old Hitting and Kicking
Asked by R.C. from York
on June 14, 2010
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I am having trouble with my 23 month old son recently. To give a bit of background.... My grandma normally comes to my house to keep him while my husband and I are at ...
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- One comment we almost always get about our daughter is how well-behaved she is, and that she doesn't suffer "the terrible twos". I'll share with you how we operate: ...
- I agree with the time-outs, which we also do, but my son, I think, enjoyed the power of it and wasn't handling his frustration with others well, so, he continued to hi...
- I get very upset when my kids hit me and it hurts!!! For this reason I give timeouts that create a gap between me and them instead of a holding timeout. I usually ...
How Do I "Tame" My Daughter?!
Asked by K.M. from Columbus
on April 3, 2007
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I have a lovely daughter who will be 1 in a couple weeks. She has always been a joy, and still is, however...I'm trying to figure out how to control certain behaviors ...
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- My first born was the same way and he is the greatest kid in the world at 7. he has always known what he wanted and strove to get it and is a very happy active and di...
- I don't have any advice for you, just sympathy. I have a son (now 19 months) who is/was EXACTLY like you described your daughter. He's gotten better in some situatio...
- Hi Katheryn! You've gotten great advice already, I'm just gonna toss out an idea. My son is a little over ten months and also extremely curious. Of course, you don'...
How to Make the Right Choice
Asked by A.R. from San Antonio
on March 10, 2008
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My boyfriend and I have been together only 3 years and i am pregnant with our second child. We had not been together very long when we got pregnant with the first. We ...
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- My now husband and I have been together for 4 years, almost married for two. We have a 2 1/2 year old and a 10 week old. I got pregnant while we were seeing each oth...
- There have been many wise responses on this thread. One thing I would like to point out is in the first line of your request, "My boyfriend". He is not your husband,...
- I definitely recommend you and your boyfriend go to joint counseling. If he is committed to the relationship, then he will go with you. If he won't then you know he ...
When "It Will Just Pass" Becomes Serious and Seek Assistance by a Professional?
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on July 15, 2009
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I have a very active 15 month old. Recently I posted a message here about how my son hits his head out of frustration/anger. Got a lot of responses.
I am back as hi...
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- You may try listening to Dr. Laura on AM radio for a day or two. She'll advise you that your son's behavior is a direct response to your seperation from his Dad. Kids...
- Hi, Get him checked out to rule out anything serious and for your peace of mind~ Take care, M.
- Hi Mama, It sounds scary. I can see from your question that you are a hands on mom. A peditrician can tell you easily if your child's behavior is in the normal rang...
Having a Power Struggle with My Defiant 6 Yr Old Son
Asked by B.D. from Augusta
on September 23, 2011
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I have a 6 yr old son he is on meds for adhd. He behaves for other family, friends and at school but when its just me and him he is completetly out of control. Because...
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- I would not take away his karate class when karate can be a tool for him to get out his aggression and to get some focus and learn discipline. I have trained in karate...
- Sue has a good point. Ignore the negative, reward the positive. Little talk. And when I say "ignore," that includes putting him in his room (where you can ignor...
- I don't know anything really or "officially" about ADHD but when I worked at a camp the kids with ADHD did act out in front of strangers as well. But if meds aren't w...
My Brother Shouts at His Kids Constantly
Asked by A.B. from Columbus
on July 9, 2008
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Hello
I hope you all can give me some suggestions for this complicated problem.
I have a brother who is almost 40 and has what I feel is an anger problem. I ha...
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- I doubt there is anything you can say that will change the way your brother behaves. I don't mean to sound snide but if your sister-in-law is such a great mom she wou...
- A., Maybe you should just let him read what you just wrote for all of us to respond to. It is obvious you love him and his family, and sometimes reading what someon...
- The book "Scream Fee Parenting" is really good, and I would strongly recommend that. My sister can be a bit much with her kids sometimes too. On the converse, her ...
Tantrums, Tantrums, Tantrums
Asked by M.E. from Orlando
on May 7, 2007
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It seems like my daughter cries for everything nowadays! Just in the past 3 days, she has gotten really bad! Anything we say no to, or remove from her, she will throw ...
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- it's so hard! when you remove something from her, is it possible to replace the item with something else? disract her? when she has a tantrum, agree with her- give...
- A book that really helped me is by Jane Nelson, Positive Discipline. Check out their website www.positivediscipline.com They have a book tailored to the toddler st...
- wow what a great link! Nice precise info on handling tantrums! I have booked marked it!
Need Opinion from Moms with Teenage Boys
Asked by S.Q. from Phoenix
on July 2, 2009
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To make a long story short... My stepson left a composition book on the couch last week. I picked it up and read it. It had only three pages written and it was a song...
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- S., Go with your intuition mama, that's why we have it.Be genuine with your concern to your son and have an honest conversation with him about it and why it trouble...
- This may be coming in late, considering how quickly things seem to move on here, but... first off - what's the whole boy like? Does he have a pretty balanced life? goo...
- S.- I am by far not a counselor or any type of therapist so my opinion is just that. I am writing my own reply before I read any of the others. So my first thought wa...
