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My 4 year old can't stop grabbing at her crotch!

My 4 year old daughter just can't seem to stop grabbing at her crotch. She doesn't need to go to the...

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Mother sleeping in 3 1/2 year olds bed nightly and...

My daughter has been sleeping with her son every night since he was 18 months old. She is married and does...

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Parents' fights produce stress in children

According to this news American scientists from the University of Oregon say that the children who hear their...

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4yr old boy sudden frequent urination

My son randomly started waking in the night to urinate 1-2 per night and now average 3-4 times/night. He will...

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Uncles Birthday Present

My nephew is flunking 7th grade. Should my surprise birthday gift trip be used as a motiviational tool to make...

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My daughter's irregular low grade fever

My daugher 5 years old, has had a fever not reaching over 101.7 on and off since 4-26. She may go a day or 2...

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My 12 month old Hardly drinks any fluids!

My son is off all his bottles.. strictly on a sippy cup..(which he does know how to use) but hardly drinks...

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Risks of not delivering after your water breaks pr...

My daughter is not due until July 10, 2013; her water broke last week and the doctors are wanting to leave...

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Sleep Disturbance

My son has had various sleep disturbances for about 6 months now, but he has a history of apnea from pretty...

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10 yr old complaining of tightness around his neck...

for several weeks now, my ten yr old has complained that he feels like something is around his neck and...

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My First Post

Warm Wishes to Everyone, A new member here!! really you have a great site and much informative ideas are...

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My First Post

Warm Wishes to Everyone, A new member here!! really you have a great site and much informative ideas are...

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6 year old w/ Stomach pain

My 6 Year old had stomach pain starting Wednesday, she was crying and keep pushing on her stomach so I...

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6 year old w/ Stomach pain

My 6 Year old had stomach pain starting Wednesday, she was crying and keep pushing on her stomach so I...

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Why is my 4 1/2 year old so shy?

My 4 1/2 year old is very active, friendly and for the most part, happy when he's at home. He's been involved...

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speech delay

Dear Doctor My second Son baby Mohamed Sinan and his age is about 3 year and 5 months, he have savior speech...

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Yeast Diaper Rash Question:

my 18 month daughter has a really bad Yeast Diaper Rash, we went to the doctor and the stuff she was given is...

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Religious parents and adult children

I am the oldest child out of five children in my family. We are adult children at the ages of 21, 24, 26, 28,...

Posted by SEL2682

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If you are a parent and consider yourself religious, did your adult children adopt your values and beliefs? Do you feel like you have failed as a parent

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Religious parents and adult children

I am the oldest child out of five children in my family. We are adult children at the ages of 21, 24, 26, 28,...

Posted by SEL2682

Take the Poll

If you are a parent and consider yourself religious, did your adult children adopt your values and beliefs? Do you feel like you have failed as a parent

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HELP

My 6 1/2 month old, is growing so quick in size...he is our little chuncker. I take him to the doctor...

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reacurring low grade fever

8 year old boy recurring low grade fever for 1 1/2 months no other symptoms took him to the doctor, they...

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9 months baby,runny nose, gunky eye,fever

Hi, My 9 months baby has a stuffy runny nose and a high fever since three days and today her eye started to...

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9 months baby,runny nose, gunky eye,fever

Hi, My 9 months baby has a stuffy runny nose and a high fever since three days and today her eye started to...

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In-laws a bit too helpful! Advice?

DH is a stay-at home father to DS (13 months old). My MIL comes over every weekday to help him and to...

Posted by blossom_dearie

DH is a stay-at home father to DS (13 months old). My MIL comes over every weekday to help him and to spend time with DS, and FIL comes along 1-2 times per week (both are retired). This is very helpful to DH, because DS is very active and still not sleeping through the night. With his parents coming over, DH is able to take a nap, and he also uses their car to run errands. MIL often brings food, and does the dishes etc. DS also benefits greatly from having loving grandparents to play with and learn from.

My only concern in this seemingly ideal situation is, how do I get them them leave once I am home? I get home at 4:30 but they always stick around till 5:30 or 6.

My MIL, especially, seems very reluctant to leave. Sometimes, FIL will say "let's go" ... but she says no, we'll stay and feed DS his dinner. If DH or I protest that we can feed him his dinner, she says "it's ok, I can do it". If I take DS out for a walk or to the playground, she comes along. I think it's a combination of wanting to help us, and also enjoying DS's company and perhaps not having enough hobbies to fill her time at home.

I don't want to seem ungrateful; however I want more 1:1 time with my child. I'd like to feed him his dinner or take him for a walk on my own. Also, I'm a private person and would just like to come home to DH and DS. The other thing is, I often feel that DS is not as attached to me as to his father and grandparents, and maybe more 1:1 time would help that.

I want to tread very carefully here so as not to hurt their feelings. Also, obviously, the whole situation is very beneficial to DH so I don't want to ruin that for us!

Note that we don't pay them for any of this (though we sometimes help out financially when there is a need), so I feel really bad complaining about this. Should I just suck it up?

Thanks in advance for any advice! I have also posted this question on the "Couples Coping" board.View Thread

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Out of Control 12 year old: Is this normal!?

I am posting about an on-going situation with my 12-year-old brother that's ripping our family apart. I am 25,...

Posted by RLW8277

I am posting about an on-going situation with my 12-year-old brother that's ripping our family apart. I am 25, and there's quite an age difference between the two of us. I moved back in with my parents in 2011 when my home was flooded and I became pregnant with my first daughter. His behavior has always been "off" but it's greatly escalated in the past year since my daughter's arrival. He's a very angry child by nature. Always has been since he was born really. His outbursts and temperamental attitude has now evolved into a constant negative mood, angry physical outbursts of cursing, screaming, crying, and slamming doors and breaking things. He speaks to my mother like a dog, shouting commands at her and expecting her to wait on him hand and foot like a servant. She makes his meals special, no matter whatever the rest of the family may be eating, serves him, pours his drinks, and cleans up his dirty dishes. This may not seem so strange, but he also has irrational fears. He's terrified to be alone and is mortified of the dark. So much Infact, she and my my father take times about standing in the bathroom with him while he bathes and uses the toilet. He will not even walk into his bedroom alone without them. If they fail to do this for him, he screams and curses. He is also disruptive in school, dosent take his studies seriously, refuses to do the work, and wants to just clown around. He ignores any authoritive figure. Lately he has taken to screaming and cursing at me. I know he harbors a deep jealously for my 13 month old for "stealing his attention" I can even do only so much as walk into a room with him and he flies into a rage, slamming doors and screaming. My parents know it's abnormal, but make excuses for him in my opinion. They say he has "aspergers" and "ADHD" but I'm just not convinced. I know people with aspergers or even on the spectrum and they don't behave like this. I think his issues are behaviorally rooted. Is this normal for a pre-adolescent with aspergers? Am I over-reacting here, because I feel like I'm losing my mind! How do you handle something like this? The older he gets the worse it seems to get and I am very worried for my daughters. Thanks!

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What am I doing wrong with my 22 yr. old daughter?

My daughter is 22 and recently moved home after graduating from university. She is working full time...

Posted by crystalgreeneyes

My daughter is 22 and recently moved home after graduating from university. She is working full time and very conscientious about her job, being on time and not missing days etc. That's excellent, I know and she has always been like that even with school. She has never done drugs or given me any real trouble - so what is the problem? I am so frustrated because I don't know if I am communicating my needs badly but there's a set of expectations that I have and she will follow them a few times and then not bother. For example I expect her to clean her room and the bathrooms before she goes away for the weekend (she usually goes away). I always have to remind her to do these things as well. She will not do it on her own initiative. Her room is always a mess but I close the door and I leave it as such. I have a chronic pain condition and I need her to help me but she does her own laundry and leaves the rest in the basket, ironing will pile up, and so on. I believe the house would fall down around her and she wouldn't lift a finger. I have talked to her over and over about these issues. Her contribution is to buy gas (about $50 every 2 weeks or so). I believe her behaviour is childish but what can I tell her the consequences will be if she does not follow through with her few chores in the house? My husband will not support me on this because he feels that she works full time and doesn't need to do anything else. She has more than adequate time to do these things too. When she isn't working she lies in bed and uses her computer.
She is such a wonderful girl and I love her so much. I feel some of this is my fault because she is an only child and she's been spoiled but it's driving me crazy. She gives herself enough time to get ready for work but won't have breakfast or make herself a lunch the night before. Again she has more than enough time to put together a salad or a sandwich for the next day. It takes a few mins. I was doing this but I stopped and now I feel bad that she is not eating properly.
I drive her to work most days because I want to have my car otherwise I feel so isolated staying in the house all day by myself. Could I tell her there will be no more driving her to and from work? Please help. I really don't know what to do. I cannot work because of my disability but I am home all day so it appears that I am expected to take care of all household matters. If I felt better I probably would. I always did before.View Thread

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Child w/ severe mental retardation/ brain defect

I have a daughter almost 6. When I was 8 months pregnant with her she was diagnosed with a rare brain...

Posted by Anon_183567

I have a daughter almost 6. When I was 8 months pregnant with her she was diagnosed with a rare brain defect. This brain defect caused severe mental retardation. The brain defect is still present.There is a possibility she may have epilepsy as well but her neurolgist hasn't made that determination yet. She is non speaking and currently taking medications for the prevention of migraines. At this point her neurolgist is not sure if its a standard migraine or migraine as it reltes to epilepy. Now for my question...

She has been on these meds since Dec 2012 then adjusted to a higher dosage (for the same prescription) in Feb 2013. Since then she has been having bizarre outbursts to the point i'm scared to be near her. One minute she is fine, the next she snaps. She is SCREAMING (think Led Zeplin if you like rock music) and crying. She is hitting herself, her head with her hands, baning her head against the couch, kicking (she has kicked me), running up/ bouncing agianst the wall. She is super strong and at some point will likely put a hole in the wall.I've tried holding her during theses episodes but she pushes me away. This is bizarre because she is always very loving to me. If I'm sitting anywhere near her at this time, I usually i get kicked. To a stranger it might look like a tantrum but it is not. One minute she is fine sitting on the couch, the next she snaps These episodes happen once or twice per day. Because of her special needs I am a full time homemaker while my husband works. Its a full time job taking care of her.

Her medication is for the prevention of migraines (and an antihistamine). I was looking at the side effects and it said something about halucinations and convulsions. I have no idea if she is having these because she is unable to speak and would not be able to explain it if she could. I dont see what she is doing as convulstions. Could her episodes be related to halucinations? How likely can a 6 year old child with brain abnormality/ mental retardation have Schizophrenia? My husband has asked me this and it doesn't seem likely at her young age but with all her issues with her brain since before she was born I am now wondering.

She has a routine appointment with her neurologist next month.View Thread

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Help for second grader who cannot read?

I am not a parent myself but I am very concerned for my friend who has two children. The mother is bi-lingual...

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Looking for a little guidance

My daughter will be 11 in a couple weeks. She is short stature. 4 feet 2 inches, and only weighs 51/52 pounds....

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