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What do kids want to know about parents?
At some point kids grow out of the "teachers sleep at the school" stage and start being interested in the adults around them as people. From your memories or kids you've observed, what's particularly fascinating to them about their parents specifically, and at what age? [more inside]
Did I overstep by giving my kid's friend a Covid test?
What's the etiquette around testing other people's kids? Specific details inside. [more inside]
How to move close to parents... but not too close?
We currently live a very long way away: multiple days’ drive, or a full day of flying. We want to be much closer. We would not be completely unopposed to moving back to our hometown, but would need a pretty strong case made for that to happen. Have you moved back to your smallish hometown (or close to it) and loved it? Have you done this and regretted it? [more inside]
Is This Worth the Effort?
I recently bought two cameras (one tape and one digital) that each had baby video on them. I am considering posting a notice on FB to try to find the parents of the kids to see if they want the tape/files. [more inside]
Help me love my baby LARPer
My five-year-old is VERY good at self-entertaining, but I am inevitably asked several times a day to do some sort of role-playing with him and his toys, and I hate it. It's so boring! Please help me find the fun in being the Bumblebee to his Optimus Prime, or at least help me forget how little fun it is. [more inside]
How can I set limits for my visiting sister with my five-year-old?
My sister's visiting. I love her but we are complete opposites on politics and religion. How can I tactfully but firmly make those topics off-limits with our five-year-old? [more inside]
Help Me Talk to My Son About the Police
ParentFilter: My five-year-old son has a lot of questions about the police. (Also the army, but mostly the police.) He wants to know who the police are, why do they come, who goes to jail, are the police the good guys, do they get the bad guys -- that sort of thing. [more inside]
Best age to take kids to Disneyland?
We're considering taking out two girls to Disneyland next spring, when they'll be 7 and 3 1/2. Is this too young? [more inside]
My Mom and Dad aren't in the fairy tale marriage I thought...
...and it freaks me out! Mom gets snippy and negative with Dad a lot more these days while he tries to sweep it under the rug. My little sister left home last year, and with an empty nest it seems things are changing for them. I'm worried about my parents. More inside. [more inside]
affectionate videos for a toddler
I'd like to show my toddler videos/tv shows/movies/books that include genuine affection - parents, families, friends all giving hugs or smiles or other close, positive interactions. Any good ideas? [more inside]
Keeping a kid entertained during grown-up dinners?
In the next few weeks, I will need to attend a series of late-running formal dinners... with a five-year-old in tow. Please recommend your most magical, engrossing, dinner-table-friendly activity books, games, small toys, etc. for the early school-aged set, so we can keep her quietly in her seat and out of everyone's hair. [more inside]
Kids flying from the US to the UK with an adult who isn't their parent
What precautions, if any, need to be taken in this situation? [more inside]
Help clueless future parents buy the right home to raise kids in!
As future parents and first time homebuyers, what aren't we thinking about, or under-emphasizing/over-emphasizing, in trying to pick a home to raise (two) kids in? What should we consider in deciding on house versus condo, location, neighborhood, size, layout, features, etc? [more inside]
Go Home, Little Girl
What is the parental etiquette for when someone's kid comes to your door trying play with your kid, you tell them no, we're having dinner, and kid essentially won't take no for an answer and tries to continue to get into your house? What is the best way to redirect said kiddo from this behavior again if I can't say anything to her parents? [more inside]
Projects/Activities for 3-year-olds
I've recently come to the conclusion that I need to spend more time with my 3.5-year-old boy/girl twins, and looking for some structured activities/things to do to help drive it and get them excited, as they generally prefer my wife over me... [more inside]
Mummies and Daddies, Ghouls and Boys
Please help me come up with a - clever name- for a local parents with kids meet-up group. We're goths, we don't have special snowflakes, we have coal dust... [more inside]
Second-time parenting, how does that work?
Tell me about your daily schedules, parenting logistics, etc., with a newborn plus a toddler or older child. [more inside]
Next steps now we've lost our local mom hangout?
I live in a quiet and basically ok city neighborhood that's thinking about gentrifying a little. A few months ago we got a new local cafe/bar that's become a community center for parents. But now they don't want us. Can you give me some insight into why that might be or help me plan how to find us all a new hangout? [more inside]
Would parents hire me?
I'm a mother (of a toddler) who works part time and is looking to make some extra money. I've considered babysitting jobs, but aside from raising my own son, I don't have much experience with kids aside from babysitting jobs I had when I was a teenager. No recent references. Could I get hired? [more inside]
How to talk to your kids about online porn?
Have you discovered your child has seen online pornography? What did you do about it? [more inside]
We've tried nothin' and we're all out of ideas.
My kid is bad. I need a book to teach me how to make her not be bad anymore. [more inside]
I don't want to have blood on my hands
My parents are always manipulating me, and I need to break away. Long story inside. [more inside]
Deciding whether to give kids with ADHD medication
Parents of kids with ADHD: how have you decided whether to give your kids medication? [more inside]
Daddy and Me Gaming
I would like to play video/computer games with my two youngest children who do not read well yet. And I would like to play *with* them, not watch/help them play. (details inside) [more inside]
Making Long-Distance Single Parenting Relationship Work Smoothly!
Early stages of long-distance relationship filter: I've reconnected with an old potential dating interest from over 20 years ago in the past, and since August, there have been daily texts, emails, phone calls. We live about a 3 hour drive away from each other. [more inside]
They left us alone. Now what?
I want to read fictional and/or true stories about people being put into positions of responsibility unexpectedly for extended periods of time and how they deal with it. [more inside]
Playing therapist to parents? Never again.
Imminently divorcing parents, naive and idealistic father, playing therapist to adults - the works. Help me not hate my family! [more inside]
Internet Parental Controls
What free software do you use to filter the internet for kids? [more inside]
How do I best get acquainted with my boyfriend's kids?
How do I best get acquainted, and develop a good relationship, with my boyfriends' kids? [more inside]
How many languages should my kid have to learn?
Polylingualkidsfilter: (Hypothetical) I'm a Fluent English/French speaker and my wife is a fluent English/Mandarin speaker. Living in an English-speaking country (Australia), in what language should we speak to our kids? [more inside]
Suggested activities for a 17 month old?
ParentFilter: I've a 17 mo old child, and I'd like suggestions as to activities to educate and entertain him. [more inside]
How spoiled are your kids?
How much do you spend on your kids? [more inside]
Do You Regret Not Having Children?
Do you regret not having children? [more inside]
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