My 1.5 year old niece starts crying whenever she sees me and it breaks my heart. This has been happening since she was 7 months old and I can't understand what I've done to cause it. It's upsetting me enough to make me ask about it here.
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posted by anonymous
on May 25, 2013 -
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Tell me about your daily schedules, parenting logistics, etc., with a newborn
plus a toddler or older child.
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posted by Bardolph
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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Parents of Metafilter: What the best gift you can give new parents? Everyone has suggestions for the baby but what about the parents? What are the things you wished you had/realized you couldn't live without when dealing with your first kid? How could someone have made your life easier despite being on the other side of the planet?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 24, 2012 -
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My kid wants to play Minecraft. I am not a gamer. Please help me answer questions regarding system requirements, appropriateness and how to get him started when I really don't want to get involved at all!
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posted by BlahLaLa
on Mar 15, 2012 -
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What can I say to a 5 year old, when his parent is mentally unwell?
How can I explain, what can I do with him, and what structures can we put in place, to make his mother's (temporary, but severe) illness easier on him?
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posted by Elysum
on Nov 20, 2011 -
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How did you instill confidence in your children? How did your parents help you become a confident child and adult?
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posted by Nickel Pickle
on Oct 19, 2011 -
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Pacific Northwest parents of small children: how do you survive the long rainy winters with your sanity intact?
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posted by gottabefunky
on Mar 18, 2011 -
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One of my 4-year old students broke his arm on Saturday, and is now in a cast. The parents, and school directors, are encouraging him to still come to gym class (which I teach), and play soccer and run around.
Am I alone in thinking this is a bad idea?
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posted by hasna
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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What resources have been helpful in teaching you parenting strategies for managing your child's behavior? Other parents, clinicians, internet, random inspiration?
What have you tried in the past that didn't work, and why? What's working now?
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posted by KITTYFLOWER
on Oct 15, 2010 -
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My kid is bad. I need a book to teach me how to make her not be bad anymore.
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posted by ND¢
on Sep 23, 2010 -
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My 17-month-old is starting daycare for the first time. Should we send her for two, or three days per week? And what changes should I expect in her personality or our relationship as a result of this?
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posted by Bardolph
on Aug 31, 2010 -
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Parents, what bedtimes do you set for your kids, at what ages? Do you have strong routines, how strict are you, what are your special occasion exceptions?
posted by wilful
on Jul 28, 2010 -
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Seeking advice and insights on how to deal with/react to my 8-year-old son's recent obsessive-compulsive-like behavior.
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posted by playmobil
on Apr 29, 2010 -
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My baby is terrified of her grandfather. What can we do to get her to like him a bit better?
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posted by Bardolph
on Mar 2, 2010 -
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How can I maintain some optimism about my child's future, given the crappy crappy world we live in?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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Why does my 7-year-old daughter always seek praise and how do I deal with it? I need suggestions for specific responses.
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posted by yawper
on Feb 18, 2010 -
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Plenty of little boys want to grow up to be just like Dad. But to what extent (and how) are boys' interests/activities/identities influenced by their mothers?
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posted by Bardolph
on Oct 22, 2008 -
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What happy memories do you have of being a young child that make you think either "those were good times" or "that was good parenting"?
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posted by onlyconnect
on Aug 12, 2008 -
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My friend needs to see her son removed from her living situation. How can this be done most effectively?
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posted by Dee Xtrovert
on Jun 4, 2008 -
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We are on vacation for another 10 days, and my five-year-old daughter wants to sleep in our bed. We gave in once, and now she whines and cries until she wakes up her little sister. We are going insane.
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posted by craniac
on Aug 14, 2006 -
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Our two and a half year old is driving everyone crazy. He’s going through a phase of extreme uncooperativeness.
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posted by Siberian Mist
on Apr 6, 2006 -
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Single dad with almost 4 yo son. For those with older children, looking back, what do you wish you would have done/started when your child was young. I'm thinking along the lines of "take more photos, buy life insurance, force them to learn an instrument, save $50/week for college, etc."
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posted by crosten
on Jan 24, 2006 -
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I need some good, solid information about child vaccines. Everything I read either smacks of propaganda (the anti-vaccine side) or is cheerfully oversimplified (the pro-vaccine side). Is there a moderate, objective book or website that addresses the claims of both sides?
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posted by recurve
on Jan 29, 2005 -
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Cussing kids. My sweet little baby girl (8) cut loose with an unbelievable string of profanity when she got off the school bus today. I was actually embarrassed, and believe me, that takes a lot. I have no idea where it came from. We don't speak like that and her peer group consists of exactly one child (very small school). I didn't even know she knew these words. Besides grounding her forever (done) and I have no idea how to best to address this.
posted by cedar
on May 19, 2004 -
47 answers
