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Looking for Other Moms Advice on a Tricky Situation!! Please Help My Friend!
Asked by L.F. from Charlotte
on August 14, 2009
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I have a friend with two kids. A 7 yr old boy and a 5 yr old girl. She is currently going through a divorce. Her son seems to be obsessed with body parts at present...
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- The behavior of her son is NOT normal or a general stage of experimenting. He is either being abused or has been subjected to things not appropriate for children. Your...
- Has the mom spoke with both children opening about private parts and no touch areas? She should immediately and I would even say tell them at the same time so they bo...
- L., I have to agree with the others that this young man needs counseling. Either he has been "touched" or seen the act so many times that he feels it is normal. With h...
6 Month Old Rejecting Solids!
Asked by J.R. from San Francisco
on December 12, 2008
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We just started introducing solids - rice cereal mixed with breastmilk and my 6 month old daughter is not having anything to do with it! I thought she would be so int...
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- If your daughter doesn't want to do solids now, feel free to just drop it and try again later. Babies can get ALL their nutritional needs met from breastmilk and/or f...
- My son did the exact same thing. At 5 mo, he would open his mouth like a little bird to try what we were eating - of course he couldn't eat yet. So at 6 mo we tried,...
- LOL have you tasted that stuff????? HORRIBLE! My son didn't want anything to do with it either so I started with the fruits... again nothing. Turned out he didn't like...
Advice Needed About Soon-to-be Walker
Asked by C.P. from Chicago
on February 12, 2008
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My son just turned nine months old and he is already starting to experiment with standing on his own (without holding on to anything). In your experience, about how s...
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- Crawling helps with the left to right motion that you use when reading, but there's no reason to keep him from walking. Even the child that did not crawl first can lea...
- If anything I was advised to allow them to crawl as long as possible. Something about crawling helps them with reading skills!
- I got the Fischer price play wall for my daughter. Little expensive but I and my daughter loved it. The kiddo can pull up holding on to toy and walk around it..pure...
Gross! Are There Others Out There?
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on January 23, 2008
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I am used to teaching my almost 3 year old daughter about life and how to do things - it’s a fun part of being a Mommy. Recently it has taken a very gross turn and I...
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- Hate to tell you this, but if you get a puppy the ickiness will definitely increase, at least for a while. Dogs like to chew dirty diapers, eat their own (or anyone e...
- First off let me say, yes, this is just a faze and it will pass. Second, I thing that has worked great (across the board) with my son is to make him affirm the positi...
- My children do not do this (yet) but I thought I would share some stories...My brother has done the hands down his stinky pants routine which is really yuck because he...
Social Groups for 17 Year Old
Asked by S.W. from New York
on May 2, 2009
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Hi Moms, I need to find a place where my child can socialize without fear of her peers using drugs and alcohol. It seems to me that all her friends are into experiment...
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- Hi S., This is a problem in most neighborhoods. The 17 year old is so in-between as far as night life etc. Are there any church teen groups? Sometimes there can be dan...
- That's tough. I too grew up in NYC and the only people that never drank or smoked pot were the nerds in 'Campus Ministry' at my highschool. And you know what- come to ...
- Hi S., I have a 20 yo and an almost 16 yo, so I can relate. I suggest the YMCA in your area--they have a program called Strong Kids, it's free, and teens ages 13-18 c...
How Do I Get My Almost 4 Year Old to Obey Me?
Asked by K.O. from Austin
on May 23, 2008
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Today I am completely exasperated and at the end of my rope. I tell my little girl not to draw on the wall, and she promptly goes and does it. She'll do things she kno...
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- http://www.amazon.com/Love-Logic-Magic-Early-Childhood/dp/1930429002/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211509433&sr=8-2 Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Pr...
- I have one that was exactly like this whose antics lasted from three to four and a half. I got a little photo book and gave myself the mantra..."Don't get mad, get th...
- K., Discipline, Discipline, Discipline! Every child is different but you as a mother has to find out what hurts the most. Spanking, timeout, stripping the room excep...
Need Help! 11 Month Old Won't Eat Solids
Asked by S.V. from Detroit
on June 9, 2009
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Hi all - I'm at a total loss. My 11 month old DD is approaching her 1st birthday and will barely eat any solid foods. I'm not sure why. We tried introducing cereal ...
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- My daughter was just like this! It's nervewrecking, isn't it? But honestly, I would follow your daughter's lead on this. For the first year all she really needs is ...
- I'll just share some of my experiences... My first (I have 4 and one on the way), would not eat much, if anything, except mama's milk until he was 14 months old. H...
- I went through this with my daughter also around 11 months. As soon as I took away daytime bottles she was happily eating at meal time and started using her sippy cup ...
