What to Expect When You're Expecting: Older Child

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7 Year Old Soon Will Discover No Santa, What to Do About 3 Year Old?

C.F. asks from Indianapolis

My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think Santa will be right down the road. I want to preserve Santa, etc...for my 3 year old ...

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What I Expect from Teachers

K.M. asks from Washington DC

Okay first this may be long. Second it's more of a vent/rant than a question, but I may throw a question in since this is a Q&A forum! When I send my children to ...

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9 Year Old Chores

B.C. asks from Dallas

I thought that I had my daughter being pretty responsible. I thought wrong. Her only things on her chore list *were* to feed the dog, keep up her room, and do her hom...

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Expecting Our Third . . . Oldest Upset

M.S. asks from Kansas City

We are expecting our third child, a boy, in July. My daughter who will be 6 when the baby is born is beginning to throw tantrums and fits as I remember her doing when...

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Need Some Book Ideas for Second Baby Coming!!!

A.G. asks from New York

hey mamas!! I have a 3 year old son and am 7 months prego with a little girl!! We are very, very excited! I am looking for a few books to get my son.....one that talk...

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What to Expect When Adding Child #3 to Family

J.F. asks from Medford

I'm a SAHM in the second month of my third pregnancy. I have two kids (a girl age 3 1/2 and a boy age 2). This pregnancy was quite a surprise for us! I'd always wante...

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Do You Expect Your Children to Be Better or Worse off Financially?

J.T. asks from New York

I've heard our kids are the first generation that likely won't have a higher standard of living than their parents. I tend to agree and I worry about it a lot. How ...

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Would You Let Your 6 Year Old Attend a Pool Party?

R.W. asks from New York

My 6 year old daughter was invited to a pool party for this sunday. I am a little concerned about letting her go. She is just learning how to swim and when I asked th...

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How to Get 8 Yo to like Reading

C.W. asks from Washington DC

My 8 yo son, in 2nd grade, has to read 10 minutes every night. He has announced how much he hates reading and it is 10 minutes of torture for all of us. He stares at ...

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Need Help Explaining How Baby's Come Out to My 6 Year Old.

K.L. asks from Houston

I am 4 months pregnant and my 6 year old daughter is fascinated with the pregnancy. She has asked me several times how babies come out of the mommy's tummy. I told ...