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Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:02

Sibling Squabbles and Separation Anxiety

Question: Our 7-year-old son and 32-month-old daughter squabble with each other constantly, mostly over taking and playing with each other’s toys. The problem is our daughter, really. She will hit, scream, and throw things when she is angry. She wants to be in her brother’s room, to do whatever he is doing, and he will not close his door. He’s not rough with her, but we know he deliberately aggravates her. We have tried time outs and separating them. With this sort of age gap, is there some way of stopping the almost constant uproar

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Tuesday, 19 April 2011 08:30

Why Moms Struggle With Children Growing Up

Question: Since the oldest of my three children started Kindergarten this year, I have become increasingly attached to her, as if I took for granted the past five years I’ve had at home with her. The rational side of me knows I need to allow her to be independent of me, make mistakes, and so on, but the irrational side feels almost literally sick when she comes home talking (in my opinion, prematurely) about boys, clothes, and the like. I don’t want to be a parent who ends up with a 30-year-old “kid” still living at home, but I also want my kids to remain close to me. What is wrong with me and how can I change?
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Monday, 21 March 2011 15:51

Living with Children; Are We Being Too Strict on Our 15-Year-Old?

Question: Our 15-year-old son, a high-school sophomore, was an honor student until he got to high school and took up with a group of kids who think good grades are “uncool.” As a result, his grades have been in the tank all year (and most of last year). We put him on slight restriction after his first report card, but nothing changed. For the past three months, he’s been on full restriction: no social life, no outside activities (unless at our church), and no cell phone, television, computer (unless absolutely necessary for schoolwork), or video games. All the things he loves have been stripped. He now tells us that nothing he does ever satisfies us, our expectations are too high, and that he’s resigned to living like this forever. Have we gone overboard? Would restoring some of his privileges motivate him to do better?
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Friday, 18 February 2011 10:36

Living with Children; 10-Month-Old Bangs Head on Crib

Question: Our first child, a 10-month-old boy, bangs his head on the headboard of his crib when we put him to bed. He doesn’t cry or exhibit any distress, but he pushes himself to his hands and knees and then begins rocking forward and backward, banging his head in the process. I’m very worried, although in all other respects, he acts normally. Is this something I should tell his doctor about? Can it be stopped, and if so, how?
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Thursday, 20 January 2011 18:50

Parenting Resolutions for a New Year

Given that this is the first column of a new year, I’m proposing a number of parenting New Year’s Resolutions for my readers to consider. The list is by no means comprehensive. It’s just a good beginning on what is probably a much-needed family revolution:
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Friday, 17 December 2010 12:42

Is My Child Developing Socially Without Preschool?

Question: My 3-and-one-half year old son has been at home with me since day one. I’m worried about his social development. He loves being around other children his age, but that doesn’t often happen. None of my friends have kids his age that he can play with, and we’re not in a position to be able to afford a preschool.
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