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A slapping 15 month old!

My daughter is 15 months old and is starting to hit us. I am not sure if she thinks it is funny or what. At first I just ignored it, thinking that she was just getting excited and playing too rough. Well it has only gotten worse. I have tried ignoring it and she will continue to do it & there ha...

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A Resource For All Of Us Parents!

Hi everyone! There is a place on the web called www.freecycle.org (Preapproved by moderator1) and I wanted all parents to be aware of it. All communities and cities and states have a place on this forum. You can post on it in your community for things you need and if someone has it they will gi...

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a question about baby urine

my 6 month olds urine sometimes smells like maple surype, essesially the first diaper i change in the morning...it have been like this for as long as i can remeber and she has never had any urine problems...i was just wondering if this is normal and what causes it to have this smell?...

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A great time saver for busy Moms!

I recently discovered a great EASY way to get my cleaning done in NO time! Scrubbing Bubbles works wonders all by itself! I can spray down the dry tub & surrounding tile and wait about about 10 minutes and take a dry cloth and the soap scum just wipe right off! I just used it in my kitchen and i...

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A boy and his doll

My older son will soon turn six years old. My wife and I were wondering if it's normal for a boy this age to still like playing with a baby doll. He sleeps with it every night, likes to put new clothes on it, etc. In other ways, he's a typical boy - he loves playing with trucks, wrestl...

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9yr old boy peeing on carpet

Hello,I am hoping someone can shed some light. My boyfriend has a 9yr old boy who lives with us 50%, with his Mom 50%. No other children at either home. I have been with BF and his son for about 3 years now, recently moving in together. Their divorce was a typical, messy and drug out. K...

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9 yr old son hits himself

Hi everyone A little background...my 9 yr old son hit the 'obnoxious' age awhile ago, he argues with everyone about everything (asks questions and when I answer he informs me that I'm wrong), he loves to aggravate me, DH and DD. A lot of plain old obnoxious behavior too. When I te...

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9 yr old son

He's always been sensitive. We don't yell in our house so if something serious happens and I freak out and raise my voice he starts crying and runs to his room. Even if I am just firm with him the tears start rolling down his face and he apologizes for crying. He has also always been v...

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9 yr old molested by grandfather please help

Hello. I just found out that my 9 yr old daughter has been being molested by her paternal grandfather. We are now dealing with children case workes and consolers. The problem I am having is my daughter will not tell the whole story of what happend to her to the caseworker so they can arrest her...

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9 yr old cant seem to get along w/group

I hope that someone can give me a little advice on what to do w/my 9 yr old daughter.Let me start by saying she is the youngest child in 4th grade at her school and she has 1 brother that is 4.5 yrs youngr.No other siblings.My main problem with her is that she can not get along well when she...

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9 year old, with no real friends

My son is 9, and having trouble with friends. His trouble is that he is so intense and tries so hard to be liked, that he ends up pushing them away. They reject him and play with the others who are 'easier' to play with. We have tried to talk to him about it, but he refuses to listen...

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9 year old playing with older kids

Hi everyoneWhere we live, there are no children the same age as my 9 year old son, within close proximity. He has befriended 2 boys that live up the road, one aged 13 and the other 14. He plays with them at the front and they ride their bikes up the road. I am not very comfortable with him hangi...

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