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Looking for advice on acclimating our 5 year old into to local preschool. She grew up overseas without much English experience. Should we start her twice a week at a preschool right when she comes? ...

When our kids are sick and need meds it can be pretty overwhelming keeping track of when each kid last got each dose of what meds, and when they can get a “next dose.” This is especially true when the ...

My sister (50 yrs old) had been married to a man who verbally and emotionally abused her for 15 years. He presents as having narcissistic personality disorder. She finally divorced him 1 year ago ...

My son is very stressed about various things. He is afraid to do activities with children he doesn't know, and even though he would like to participate, he stays in his corner and plays alone. He is ...

firstly, mom and teen have a healthy and open communication and trust. 15 year old may have heard or seen mom having sex with her partner, which the teen recently just met. the relationship is a ...

I share custody of my 14 year old son with his father. His dad has primary physical custody and I have weekly visitations. We are in the process of court now where I am trying to get more time. Our ...

After reading a few Q&As (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) I'm still wondering. Is there ever a method to invite a (beginning teen, or "tween") child to help with household chores, simply to be helpful? ...

before I begin, for a bit of context my parents have not been on their best terms a month or two before the Christmas holidays. Over the Christmas break, my mum isolated herself from my dad,myself and ...

In the past when a decision on parenting was needed, I usually looked for an authorative source. For example by following the Dutch Health Service we decided to give 1 shot, but not another. However, ...

We have a 10mo who sleeps solidly 11h at night. Almost always cries when going to bed but usually asleep within 5-10min. Quite a happy kid so we reckon the cry is just tired or FOMO. We have a routine,...

I‘m here because my two year old son hits me during moments of mutual affection and I can’t find anything about it than one other post on here. Since my son was about 8 months old sometimes when we ...

I am having difficulty with the behaviour of my 7 year old daughter. She does not behave appropriately for her age. Examples of her behaviour include: Unable to toilet train, still in nappies ...

My boys are still young (2.75 and 4.5), and they do a lot of natural helping, so I'm not entirely sure if they're ready for firm, consistent responsibilities yet, but I'm interested to know how best ...

I’m expecting my first baby in January 2025. I’m Thai and my husband is German. We both work and live in the UK. We communicate to each other in English. I have no clue about the German language and ...

This summer we went through potty-training with our daughter (26 months at the time). I had the feeling it was still a bit early for her (she wasn't showing much interest) but decided to do it anyway ...