Tips & Strategies: Older Child

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Chores for 5 Year Olds

J.H. asks from Tallahassee

Hello all! First let me start off by giving a background. I have twin boys who are 5 years old and are in pre-k (birthday fell late so they start kindergarten this y...

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What Do You Do to Make Your Children More Independent and Self-sufficient?

D.M. asks from Denver

My kids are 3 and 5. I want them to be confident and independent. I think I may do too much for them, and this will not benefit them long term... What approaches o...

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Playdates, How to Get Other Parents to Reciprocate.

S.K. asks from Dallas

I am proactive to say the least in organizing play dates at our house for friends of my children ages 6 and 4. I would like to know of an appropriate way to get other...

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Hyper Son

A. asks from Lexington

I have a 4yr. old son and he is so hyper and everything I tell him I have to tell him twice. He is really a good child, but he just seem to get so hyper when he is a...

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Need Ideas for Raising Small Boy to Be Neat and Tidy

S.S. asks from Washington DC

My son is 4. He is pretty good about helping clean up when asked, and sometimes when not asked. It surely must be possible to raise him to be tidy--soldiers learn. Wh...

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What Age Is It Ok for a Boy to Go into a Mens Public Bathroom Alone?

C.L. asks from Minneapolis

When I am out without my husband, either at a store, movie theater, or resturaunt, my son tells me he has to go potty, I was always taking him in the womens bathroom ...

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Need Advice or Experiences on My Sons Enlarged Tonsils.

M.S. asks from Detroit

My son who is 7 years old has chronic enlarged tonsils. They are so large I wonder how he can swallow sometimes. He never complains about them, has never had a sor...

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Just Can't Take Anymore

S.D. asks from Philadelphia

I am at my wits end right now, part of it is I have a lot on my plate, but I have no patience and can not stand my children's behavior right now. It seems like every ...

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Does Your Husband Have a Say in Cutting Your Hair?

A.A. asks from Nashville

Just wondering how many womens husbands have a say if there wife can cut their hair? I have a 2 1/2 year old and fixing to have another baby in sept. I used to always...

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Eczema Problem

M.L. asks from Phoenix

I'm really nervous about my son's skin problem. His face and elbows were just a little red and it would come and go. The dr. said it was Eczema which my daughter had...