raising kids
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danishcanadian
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
4 Sep 19
In a previous post I mentioned that I care for a friend's 7 year old son while she is at work. The child had some special needs, but he's a great kid, and under our guidance and that of his fantastic mother, he's growing and...
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
28 Apr 19
These days, Kids have high academic burden as well as a pressure to devote time to extra curricular activities and other things. But at home, and with friends, the kids have influence of Internet or TV, behavior of their friends,...
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S.E
@SerenityEngel (525)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 17
I don't have kids myself, so I tend to stay out of matters concerning raising them, but yesterday, I went to a cafe and the 4/5 year old next to me emptied his chicken nuggets onto the table, then ate them off the table like a dog...
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Anna M. Wilkes
@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
11 Jun 16
It is amazing how hard some young parents of today think it is to take care of a couple of children!
Two of my grand daughters are constantly complaining about those children being so much work, they never have time for...
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Steve Helmer
@srhelmer (7047)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
27 May 16
I just spent the last 20 minutes teaching my 6-year-old how to play the shell game. I even taught her how to move the little ball at the same time as the "shells" (we used plastic cups) to make it harder to guess where it is....
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Babygirl1984000
@Babygirl1984000 (55)
• Canada
23 Jan 13
This question is generally for parents who's kids are all grown up already. I'm a mother of two boys 3yrs and 2yrs. As a mother I know I've got quite the adventure ahead especially raising two boys, even though they say girls are...
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SomeCowgirl
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
14 Jul 12
I love my family, I really do. I just dont' agree with some of the way someone in my family raises their kids. They are both in a martial art, and well that's great.. but not at the same time.
They let their kids hit each...
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almightybong
@almightybong (186)
• Philippines
4 Mar 12
I think everyone has their own idea of parenting when it comes to their own kids. The question is, do parents always know better?
I don't have kids of my own since I'm not married yet. But my brothers are, and of course, as any...
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verolop29
@verolop29 (1096)
• United States
29 Jul 11
I can't wait until school starts for my daughter, she will be going to kindergarden again and I think she's ready this time! We all felt it was in her best interest to retake the kinder level again because of several factors one...
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vjenkins86
@vjenkins86 (1478)
• United States
28 Jan 11
I just got back from helping my cousin who just gave birth to her fourth child who is a very sweet little boy. While I was up there, I tried to help out with her other kids since they were sick which meant she tried to keep them...
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vjenkins86
@vjenkins86 (1478)
• United States
31 Aug 10
Have you seen the parents who are holding onto a strap that is attached to their kids so they cannot run away? They can either be strapped around their wrist or connected to a backpack.
When I was a kid, my mother used one of...
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KMPierce
@KMPierce (165)
• United States
27 Aug 09
I struggle daily with how our society is raising this new generation. I have an 8 yr old son and daily I question my parenting. One minute we are teaching our kids to stand up for themselves and not take anything off of anyone-...
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