Independence: Older Child

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Potty Issues with My 4 1/2 Year Old

D.W. asks from Salt Lake City

We have been working on potty training with my 4 1/2 year old for a couple of years now. I know she can do it. We seem to have on weeks and off weeks. Lately we've...

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Taking Dog Out with Children at Home in Apartment

L.G. asks from Los Angeles

Hi parents, I want to ask a question on here because when I have asked it elsewhere, I have received mixed answers. A little background: I have 3 and 6 year old...

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Prompted by Patricia Allbee's "In Defense of Summer Camp" Article of Today

N.M. asks from Los Angeles

I keep getting an error message when I try to leave my comment, so I decided to throw it to the forum. It will be interesting to hear what other mamas have to say, pa...

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Co-sleeping Issues

C.C. asks from Portland

hello - i've posted before about my partner's 5 1/2 yr old daughter coming to live with us permanently. well, it hasn't been discussed yet, but i have a more immediat...

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Peaceful Approach to Improved Bathroom Hygiene for 5 Yr Old Boy

S.A. asks from New York

Hi Mamas, Can anyone give me some good advice on helping my 5 year old boy transition to independently cleaning himself after pooping? Last year I tried coercion, th...

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Stay at Home Mom Frustrations

R.F. asks from Detroit

When my son was born I left my career as a social worker to work part time as a waitress (I HAD to work for the $) but regretted every second of it. I really felt li...

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This Bothers Me, Do You Agree?

V.B. asks from Philadelphia

Someone else's recent post (and the comments that followed it) got me to thinking. Our society has a major stereotyping problem: women under a certain age aren't read...

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Is 8 Too Young for a Cellphone?

D.J. asks from Atlanta

My 8 year old spend alot of time away from the house. She stays after school, cheerleading practice, play dates, spending the night with friends. etc. etc. etc. I was...

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Age Appropriate Play

A.T. asks from Dallas

My about-to-be-in-the-5th-grade neighbor likes to come over and play with my 4 year old daughter. I appreciate the time it gives me to get things done. I do sometim...

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Too Much to Do Not Enough Time to Do It.

D.S. asks from Los Angeles

Hello Ladies, I am almost a single mother of 5 kids and I work full time. (When I say almost, it's because my husband works out of state all week)I spend most of the...