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5 Year Old Wanting to Run Away
I am sure there are a lot of people taken aback by reading that...but you have to all remember, that as children of the 70's we all survived. ...
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- Hi D., I understand your frustration. I have a 12 year old and 6 years old and my oldest tried that for a similar situation at 5. If you can do this tactic I am w...
- Hi D., It sounds like he's wanting attention.At that age any attention bad or good, is good! How is his relationship with his older brother? Does the 11 year old live...
- D., I would talk to you son about what it means to run away. If he is just responding to something he heard at school he may just be doing it for fun. Tell him abo...
Husband Never Home
I was taken aback by Dr. Phil's dedication of one of his books recently when I read it: " This book is dedicated with love and gratitude to my wife, ...
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- First, bless your heart and congrats on the schooling. Its not easy when the husband is OUT- OF- Touch with his family. When you put forth the ALL effort in your relat...
- I know it may sound strange or a little toooo easy but you may try to put your oldest in a sport that your husband likes. That may get him involed with your oldest an...
- I agree with Amy S, but I don't know that I would be as nice about it. As far as my kids were concerned, they would think we were going on a trip but my husband would ...
Mother-in-Law Coming to Help
She may be taken aback by the list, but it is your home now. She is a guest, coming to help. Don't let her make things worse. Maybe tell her you have got a ...
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- I am very fortunate that I don't have that problem w/ my MIL. She is NOT very helpful, but will do something for me if I ask her. What we all need to remember is (an...
- I hear you, I have the same feelings about my MIL - and she has never lived in this house :-) Good for you for trying to talk to her about it. Beyond that, if you st...
- Mother-in-laws are always hard to deal with. We all have to remember that they were the first women in our mens lives. That said, I would suggest taking deep breaths a...
Weight Gain
I was just a little taken aback by the number on the scale and was curious if anyone else had been in the same boat (and, if so, did the weight gain ...
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- Don't worry as long as you and your baby are healthy. Weight gain in each pregnancy can be quite different. With my first, I gained steadily throughout, with my second...
- Do not worry!!! With the second you almost always gain more weight and faster than the first. I was underweight with my firstborn and actually lost 13 lbs due to sever...
- I gained all of my weight in my first and second tri, I was due in September and from mid April to mid May I gained 8 pounds. The OB scolded me and I was completely fr...
In-Law Help and Leaving Kids in Carseats
I was very taken aback by my inlaws' furious reaction. To me, leaving a kid in the car for a moment isn't something you deliberately do-- it's something you ...
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- I had a lot of anxiety about leaving my son in the car, and rarely did it. I'm kind of a nutter, though. My husband told me it is illegal in most municipalities to l...
- My son falls asleep in the car all the time. I've left him in the car for an hour in our attached garage while he sleeps. I also usually put him in his car seat an...
- Probably all of us have done it but it still doesn't make it right. I think, still parked in the driveway and to run into the house and come right out is an extreme. ...
Time for the Sex Talk...
I have absolutely no issue talking about sex to my daughter - I was just taken aback that sex ed is suggested at such a young age. Any helpful tips on how ...
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- My daughter started developing her breasts when she was 8 so I would bring up comments about anything sexual that we would see or hear in a magazine or on TV. I have a...
- Ditto on the American Girl books. They have all that "girlie" information in a easy to understand format. My daughter stills has hers and she is now 14.
- Wow!! I have a 10 year old daughter too. I also have a 9 yo son and a 4 yo old son. She has asked some pointed questions about sex such as "I know how the baby gets ...
Disturbing Postpartum Dreams
I don't blame you for being taken aback but at least consider it carefully. Maybe things are not as wonderful during the day as you want to believe they are ...
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- Dear D., Yes. I had a similar experience after the birth of my first son. I found a way to get the monitor close enough so I could hear my son breath. This is a tr...
- I would talk to your gyno about antidepressants or it could get worse. I suffered this very real problem with my second baby it was horrible! I took zoloft and got ove...
- These are perfectly normal anxiety dreams. I had them after my first baby too! My mom says she did too. In mine, it was always someone either took the baby or left the...
Waldorf? Montessori? Play-based Preschool? Any Experience with These?
I have a Waldorf school nearby as well but I was taken aback by the fact that the method really doesn't focus on reading until the children are past five. ...
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- I taught in my previous life for 9 years. SO..FYI...the only thing that I heard the kindergarten teachers say was that playbased preschool kids were not ready for kin...
- Hello! I love Waldorf schooling. My 5 year old goes to singing winds in oak park. I am not sure where you are. Chicago Waldorf has a Waldorf 101 class. It really ...
- I feel your confusion!! My son is 2.5 and I have already scoured the Montessori schools in the area. I have a Waldorf school nearby as well but I was taken aback by ...
Help! I Have a Biter!
He fussed a little, taken aback at what his mama had done. Then she told him, " That is what you did to baby. That is what it felt like to baby. ...
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- This may sound harsh, but as soon as he does it, bite him back on the arm - don't do it too hard, but enough to catch his attention. My pediatrician had me do this to...
- Hello K., I am totally against biting your child back. It doesn't make sense to me. How will your child learn not to bite if the person he loves and trusts the most...
- Hello, I am not fond of 'biting them back' strategy. My 4 year old started biting when she was around 9 months old, right after another day care child bit her. I defi...
Approaches to Teen's Poor Attitude
I'm a little bit dumbfounded and taken aback. I've seen hints of this before but never quite as overt. I want to be clear with her about how this affected ...
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- My daughter is a pre teen so I read a book called For Parents Only by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice. It has a workbook that goes with it too. The book is a compi...
- Hi! This is a sticky, tricky situation. My brother IL and mother IL both have this sort of "I'm entitled and better than thou" attitude and it's hell when you're the...
- Isn't teenhood fun? You can tell her how to behave without diminishing her self esteem. Say, "that was rude," etc. Name the behavior and tell her to cut it out.
