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Family Life
Controlling Ex-HusbandExpert says woman has been enabling her ex by constantly making allowances for his irresponsible behavior regarding their daughter.
Kids
Teaching Where Babies Come FromThere are many different "childhood expert" suggestions for how to talk to your children about childbirth, sex, and sexuality.
Toddlers
Getting a Child to Sleep in Her Own BedOur expert provides advice on helping a child make the transition from her parents' bed to her own.
Toddlers
Fear of the ToiletExpert advice for a mother whose son fears "falling into" the toilet.
Toddlers
Potty Training ProblemsYou have to be relaxed about potty training. A child will make his own decision about when he wants to use the toilet to defecate.
Kids
Gifted but FailingKids who have always been labeled as very bright often don't know how to handle the confusion and fear of coming up against concepts and/or content that they can't understand immediately.
Teens
Fifteen-Year-Old Tried DrugsFrequent anger, experimentation with drugs, and complaints of having "no life" are all certainly normal for a 15-year-old.
Kids
Fear of Household SoundsIt's important to keep a three-year-old's life as secure and predictable as possible, and with as many regular pleasing rituals as possible.
Toddlers
Stopped Napping...for Good?Developmentally, children show tremendous individual differences in how frequently and for how long they nap, as well as when they stop napping.
Kids
Performance AnxietyMany kids believe that if they were better kids -- i.e., performed perfectly -- their parents never would have become angry with each other and divorced.
Teens
Bad Attitude May Get Tenth-Grader ExpelledExpert advises mom to locate schools, cooperatives, and tutors who would be pleased to harness her boy's intellect and drive.
School and Learning
Bad Attitude About HomeworkWhere homework is concerned, parents need to let their children see the natural consequences of their behavior.
Kids
How Do You Know If Your Child Is Gifted?Rather than debate the value of labeling kids as gifted, our expert tells a mother not to worry that her child is not in gifted classes.
Family Life
Different Parenting StylesWhen divorced parents cease talking together about their kids, they need to put more work into their divorce, for the sake of the kids.
Kids
Discipline Techniques for a Three-Year-OldThe reward-and-punishment system does a poor job at teaching kids to be responsible for their own behavior; it makes parents responsible for it.
Kids
Daycare ProblemsI suggest you and your husband make an all-out effort to leave this bad situation and find the best daycare arrangements possible.

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