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I buy my wife flowers for Valentine's Day and I'd like to buy some for my daughter as well, as an annual tradition. Are there any concerns with that, such as putting her on the same level as my...
Read MorePosted on 12/12/2018
Hello. I am happy to report that following the advice I’ve received my four year old is now playing independently most of the day or happily with her younger sister. My issue is that when we have...
Read MorePosted on 12/4/2018
Not sure if you can see my previous questions but my daughter 22 months is still hitting. In fact it’s getting worse. She really only hits me, occasionally my husband. Last suggestion was to put...
Read MorePosted on 10/11/2018
My grandson is the perfect student inside the classroom. However, when allowed outside to play, especially team sports such as basketball, he becomes very aggressive. He hits when something...
Read MorePosted on 9/23/2018
How do I make my child say they're sorry when they hurt someone or did something wrong?
Read MorePosted on 9/22/2018
Hello, our 9 year old son has been getting grief from a girl 1-2 years older than he. She tells her friends to stay from our son. She does this routinely and continues to recruit more of her and...
Read MorePosted on 9/19/2018
My 5 year old just started kindergarten and she has made a few friends - one that she just adores. This morning when I dropped her off for school she couldn't find her best friend and she was...
Read MorePosted on 9/3/2018
Hello! We have three usually well behaved children who were all raised on the Parenting By the Book philosophy. They sleep in their own beds, do normal age appropriate chores, have normal sibling...
Read MorePosted on 8/20/2018
I have a 9 year old in school and a 2 year old foster child that we are adopting who was placed with us in February. When she was placed with us I cut back my workload to try and spend as much...
Read MorePosted on 8/14/2018
Our girl will be 3 beginning of November. She is going to Montessori School 5 days a week from 9am till 5:30pm. We are dance teachers, we teach adults at our own Argentine Tango Studio, so most...
Read MorePosted on 6/27/2018
My 4 children are 6, 4, 2, and 6 months. I am kept pretty busy during the day with just feeding and naps and taking care of the house. My children ask for me to play with them often, or to spend...
Read MorePosted on 6/23/2018
My 7yo son has recently started shoving and aggressively tackling other kids when they’re playing games. He got tagged in tag, so he shoved the guy. The middle guy caught the ball in keep-away, so...
Read MorePosted on 6/7/2018
my 7 year old son got in trouble at school for grabbing the private parts of another boy. Similar things have happened before and we've been working on a solution. For the last 3 months he had to...
Read MorePosted on 5/27/2018
My son is almost 15 and has become friends with a girl in his homeschool co-op. What is the best way to communicate boundaries regarding public displays of affection at this stage of his life?
Read MorePosted on 4/26/2018
My son who is 6.5 years old, has always had a competitive nature. From wanting to win in games, being first out the door, first in line...first, first, first, win, win, win...it's exhausting. I...
Read MorePosted on 4/19/2018
Good afternoon! My son is 6 years old, he is in kindergarten. We recently got a report card and it would be great except couple exceptions: -Works well with others; -uses appropriate words to...
Read MorePosted on 4/8/2018
My five and a half year old son was caught playing doctor with another boy same age. The friend told his mom they kissed each other’s penises. My son said this was true. The boy also told his mom...
Read MorePosted on 3/16/2018
Hi there, my 30 month old does not like saying hi to others. When someone says hi, hello, what a cutie, etc. he reacts with a loud NO and then turns away. Any advice on how I can civilize him on...
Read MorePosted on 1/29/2018
I am concerned that my 20 year old son, who is a sophomore in college, is having trouble making friends. He has roommates but doesn't really hang around with them. He tried a fraternity but it...
Read MorePosted on 1/21/2018
My almost 3 year old girl has seemed to have anxiety/fear since a very young age and it's building to unhealthy limits. At a young age, I would try to drop her off at church nursery, but she would...
Read MorePosted on 1/10/2018
We have a hyperactive, strong-willed 5-year-old daughter (and we are learning to get on with this). We would like to know how to approach what we call “multiple offenses”. For instance,...
Read MorePosted on 12/4/2017
I have a question about bonding. We are first-time parents to a very lively and happy 17 month little girl. We struggled for years to become pregnant with two failed IVF attempts and through egg...
Read MorePosted on 11/20/2017
Our 27 month old son who goes to a child care center in a bible study once per week is hitting and pushing other babies in the class. He specifically hits the younger kids either with a toy or...
Read MorePosted on 11/20/2017
We have a 27 month old boy who wakes up grumpy every morning. He sleeps well all night long after going to bed around 7:30pm and wakes up at 6am. It takes him 20-30 minutes for him to be happy in...
Read MorePosted on 9/24/2017
Our 15 yr old comes in and out of moodiness and maturity. He is doing well in some school classes amd not so well in others. Your advice has been very helpful to me. There is a girl that he is...
Read MorePosted on 7/16/2017
My one and only gives the vibe she is superior to her classmates by contradicting them, telling them they are wrong or having show off behaviour. I'm afraid she will not have any friends, but am...
Read MorePosted on 6/23/2017
My guy just turned two and has been in daycare since 12 weeks. My husband and I both work full time and right now it's the only option. We love his school. It's very enriching and he's learned a...
Read MorePosted on 5/17/2017
I have a soon to be 9 year old adopted daughter (who was adopted at birth) that is starting to ask a lot of questions about how a woman gets pregnant. She is adamant that she wants to adopt...
Read MorePosted on 5/11/2017
We've restricted our 8 yr old son to his room with only essentials and early bedtime until he has 15 consecutive days without hitting or pushing anyone. How exactly do we keep him in his room?...
Read MorePosted on 5/1/2017
My 11-year-old boy will some days be extremely legalistic. This morning he said he needed to read the Bible for 13 million hours, look up a YouTube video to know how to make his bed perfectly, not...
Read MorePosted on 4/18/2017
We have an 8 yr old daughter who is an only child. We live in a nice neighborhood with a few neighbors around her age that she can play with...if the neighbors are in the mood that is. My daughter...
Read MorePosted on 2/15/2017
How much time is too much time away from home? I stay at home with our two little ones and have grandparents right down the road....the issue is they don't make our kids mind so we dread their...
Read MorePosted on 2/15/2017
I asked this earlier and got a great response but wanted to ask a different way....how much time is too much time away from home? Is one day a week, three times a week? What would be the...
Read MorePosted on 2/9/2017
How can I make my 6yr old (only child) understand he can have many friends and not just one? He tends to become obsessive about a friend that he really is keen about. We had a problem last year at...
Read MorePosted on 1/16/2017
Just newly 3 year old at daycare not minding teachers running around Not minding when in time-out About 15-18 children in room with 2 teachers Mother had taken away privileges at home later....
Read MorePosted on 12/9/2016
No question just a heartfelt thank you. My daughter is about three weeks into her new school and I can't believe what a difference it has made. There was hardly any kicking and screaming, just...
Read MorePosted on 11/3/2016
My son of 10 yo has autism. He speaks all the time. He interrupts us all the time and doesn't seem to see the signs of others when they are upset about it. When revising with my daughter, he...
Read MorePosted on 10/31/2016
My 5 year old daughter would rather talk/interact with adults than children her own age. I've always attributed it to her being an only child, despite socialization in daycare and preschool. Now...
Read MorePosted on 10/28/2016
What advice would you give to a child whose friend at one point called her a chicken for not wanting to be rude to an older man who asked that she stop playing in some water at a local park (he...
Read MorePosted on 10/17/2016
My 5 year old son is having problems with some kids at church. We go to a small church and they usually have kindergarten through 5th grade together for Sunday school and Childrens church. We also...
Read MorePosted on 10/14/2016
I have a wonderful just turned two year old son. He loves to play, but he doesn't love to play by himself. I also have a 5 month old, and work part time from home, so it's important that he learn...
Read MorePosted on 10/13/2016
I have been homeschooling my daughter since she was 6. She is now 12. My health is failing me and I haven't been able to drive her out to co-op or sports weekly, but only occasionally. She is a...
Read MorePosted on 10/3/2016
I have an almost 3 year old boy who is in a 2 day a week preschool. He has been bitten at school twice in the last 2 weeks by the same student. My son is very stubborn and strong willed. Each...
Read MorePosted on 10/2/2016
My husband and I are both from families where there was some sexual abuse. Neither of us were the victims, but we have seen up close how devastating this is. We now have 4 children..the oldest is...
Read MorePosted on 10/1/2016
Adopted Female child age 10; neglect and multiple traumas, sexual abuse. She is in complete safety for 4+ years now, yet she is Hypersensitive, intense, social issues, cannot get along with...
Read MorePosted on 9/5/2016
Hi Ms. Fawcett, Thank you so much for your prompt reply to my question about my shy daughter. I actually could use a little clarification, since you asked. If we are out and about running...
Read MorePosted on 9/4/2016
My 6 year old daughter tends to warm up very slowly in new social situations, even old, familiar social situations. That's ok except that when it comes time for her to speak, she will only whisper...
Read MorePosted on 8/28/2016
I'm a school counselor and I was wondering what your thoughts are on holding a child back and keeping him in the same grade for another year? I'm working with a boy in the 6th grade and he is...
Read MorePosted on 8/26/2016
My three year old son sometimes stutters the first few words of a sentence. He used to get stuck on the first word and repeat it a few times or stretch that word out in kind of a sing song type...
Read MorePosted on 6/11/2016
Hi, I'm currently traveling with my 3 year old. We traveled over a 6 hours time difference by plane, drove for two days, changed 3 houses without her father, who she's very attached to. She's...
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