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Really Need All Your Advise
Asked by L.A. from Chicago
on June 12, 2008
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First of all I would like to thank this GREAT website & all the GREAT persons who take time to read the request and respond..
My son turned 3 last week..
He does not...
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- I remember having a ft-working mom friend tell me she was taking two weeks off work to potty train her son at 3 years old. The end of the story was .....well he wasn'...
- Sounds like a fairly normal three year old. This is how most toddlers behave. Mine took constant discipline. If they refused to eat what I set out, they didn't get ...
- Hello Lovey! Clearly your son has some significant behavioral issues, almost too many to count according to your letter. As an Early Educator, I would recommend th...
17 Year Old "Step" Son Wants to Run Away
Asked by S.R. from Madison
on March 11, 2008
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My boyfriend and I are struggling with his son. HE will graduate this year but won't be 18 till this fall. He doesn't know what he wants to do for a career, doesn't ha...
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- Hi S.! My Name is Deb.My 1 and only son was 8yrs old when his father and I divorced and 11 when I remarried. I must say that he did not have a good relationship with e...
- Make a list of all the things he will need to be able to move out and live on his own, dishes (pots, pans, plates, silverware....), furniture (bed, couch...), electron...
- My advice would be to just let him go. It might be hard on your bf and you, but he's old enough to figure things out on his own. It's tough love. If he doesn't want to...
2.4 Year Old Running Away & Hiding in Public Places
Asked by J.C. from San Francisco
on March 14, 2008
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My son has recently taken to bolting anytime we are in a store, especially department stores that have clothes racks. And he runs FAST, and laughs when I run to get hi...
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- I remembered my son was doing the same when he was little. I will be calling his name and he thinks it was funny that I couldnt find him and almost giving me a heart-a...
- The Bible sums it up perfectly because it is perfect truth: "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him." Proverb...
- hold his hand or stick him in a cart. Or buy one of those kid leashes.
Teenage Son
Asked by E.W. from Greensboro
on March 6, 2008
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I am having trouble with my son again. It seems that he is a bit of a rebel. He keeps running away. If I ground him for something, he runs away for a couple of days...
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- Hi E., sounds like you have a lot on your plate! It also sounds like both of you are trying tactics that are not working/not acceptable. Soooooooo... More informat...
- wow, Barbara has hit the nail on the head. when i was in my rebellious teen years i threatened to run away and my mom told me that i could go ahead, and take everythin...
- Hi E., Has your son ever had a mental exam? No offense, just a thought. Where is your son going when he runs away? And what is he taking with him? I would go to th...
10 Year Old Violent
Asked by A.D. from Orlando
on April 15, 2009
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Hi to all the moms out there, im in dispair so im hoping you all can help me :( first let me say that over the last 6 months things have just gotten worse and im not s...
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- Hi A., I would like to suggest that you get help for her in the form of a counsellor. There may be something that she is trying to handle, but is not sure how to. For...
- It's not really clear what the issue is. Does she have these outbursts at meal time? Is it over food? Did she try to run away after an issue over food? Or is this ...
- Hey A., I've read through the responses and I agree with everyone about cutting some slack on the food issues. I would like to suggest a book I just read called "pa...
Running into the Street
Asked by K.T. from Kansas City
on December 14, 2006
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What do I need to do to keep my 2 year old from running into the street??? She does this as I load up my 5mo old in the car. I have tried a few different things, telli...
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- I always had my older kids climb into the car when I was loading the baby into the car seat. Tell her to go and sit in her seat and after you get the baby buckled in y...
- Our household is all about learning/disciplining through consequences (i.e. Love & Logic). When my oldest daughter was two we walked around the corner of our house to...
- I have a 3 year old and 13 month old so I can understand the juggling of 2 and getting them into car seats. Some things that I have tried is the art of distraction. I ...
My Seven Year Old Daughter Tried Running Away.
Asked by N.W. from Las Vegas
on September 10, 2007
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Ladies,
I am absolutely mortified and scared out of my mind. My 7 year old snuck out of the house on Saturday and tried running away. We had to call the police and it...
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- Hi N., Sorry to hear of your situation. I was a single parent for a while and my daughter tried to run away while in the 6th grade. I caught her outside on the porc...
- How is the brother? Are they close? and one more.....How old was he when the "bad situation"took place? Okay so now, if he was old enough to remember is it possible t...
- Oh Man! I really feel for you. My brother was like that growing up. In fact he and a friend stole the friends mother's car @ 10 or 11 yrs old and drove all the way ...
Moving Out #2
Asked by D.K. from Syracuse
on November 10, 2008
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I must have ask the question wrong. So I will try again.
This is what I ask and following is my clarification. anyone out there with advice....please...
My 18 ye...
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- She kept running away because each time she went to another place, she was treated better or not to face the same old problem. That would continue to encourage her r...
- dear mom/grandma, HELLLLOO she is not a baby, enough is enough She is 18 years old, she has been in an out of your house,her dads house, ect.. time to let...
- im sorry, i have no advice. i am a firm believer in resposibility. if she does want to return, and having her there isnt upsetting your entire family dynamics and ma...
5 Year Old Wanting to Run Away
Asked by D.H. from Saginaw
on March 24, 2007
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Help!!!!. My 5 year old all of a sudden has come home twice this week from school wanting to run away. I have never had this problem with him. Tonight he wanted to...
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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...
