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Category Archives: Development
My potty trained three-year-old has regressed to peeing in his pants. What can I do?
My three-and-a-half-year-old son was potty trained a year ago and was able to wear underwear for 5 or 6 months before regressing. He is constantly peeing his underwear so I switched to pull-ups, which he hates, however he continues to … Continue reading
Posted in Potty Training
Tagged chart, criticism, fear, infection, motivation, pain, peeing, phobia, potty, potty training, punishment, regression, reward, stickers
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How do you deal with being a 13-year-old gay?
How do you deal with being a 13-year-old gay? The most important thing is for you to find a trusted adult to talk to about your situation. If you can, your parents may be the best. If not a sympathetic … Continue reading
My son refuses to use the toilet and consistently pees in his pants
My three-and-a-half-year-old son refuses to use the toilet . He was able to go pee on the toilet up until a few months ago. He has yet to master the art of a bowel movement in the toilet. A few … Continue reading
Posted in Potty Training
Tagged attention seeking, behaviour, diapers, peeing, pooping, potty training, power struggle, punishment, reward, toilet, wetting
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My six-year-old wets the bed. Will he grow out of it?
My six-year-old wets the bed. Will he grow out of it? Most children learn to not wet the bed by five years. Some wet until much later for no particular reason. A small number have some type of infection that … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged alarms, bed-wetting, bladder control, DDAVP, deep sleep, enuresis, infection, pull-up diapers, punishment, shame
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How can we help our daughter with her low self esteem?
My twelve-year-old daughter has low self esteem. She is always apologizing for herself and doesn’t think she does anything well. If I praise her, she says I am just trying to make her feel better. She does well in school … Continue reading
Posted in Self Esteem
Tagged anxiety, confidence, extroversion, extrovert, genetics, guilt, impulsive, inhibited, introversion, introvert, personality, praise, reflective, remorse, self confidence, self criticism, self esteem, stress, temperament, thoughtful, timidity, trauma, uninhibited
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Can a parent’s attitudes influence a child’s sexual choice/identity?
My question has to do with a parent’s influence over sexual choice/identity. A friend (36 and a single parent since her 10-year-old daughter was 2) has always projected a very tough facade. She was sexually molested at around 12 years … Continue reading
Posted in Sexuality
Tagged femininity, gay, genetics, lesbian, sexual identity, sexuality, tomboy
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Is my daughter too young to learn about menstruation?
My six-year-old daughter was with me while I was buying feminine hygiene products. She’s never asked any questions but this time she asked me what the pads were for. Is she too young to know about menstruation? How do I … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged birth control, bonding, menstruation, relationships, sex, sex education, uterus
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How can I grow taller?
How can I grow taller? I’m 20 years old and my height is 161 cm. There is no way that you can grow taller. Any schemes that you may learn about are a fraud and may be dangerous to your … Continue reading
My grandson’s speech ability is not at the level it should be.
My grandson just turned 4 years old and is still only saying a few words. He has been going to speech therapy for some time now and it doesn’t seem to be helping much. He has been tested for autism, … Continue reading
Can the father’s use of alcohol at conception result in FASD?
If the biological father is a regular alcohol user during conception but the mother is not will the baby be born with FASD? Can FASD be inherited? There is no link between father drinking and child Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, development, drinking, FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, genetics, inherited, pregnancy, violence
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