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How can I help my daughter transition from children’s medication to pills?
My twelve-year-old daughter is getting too old to take children’s medication, but she finds it virtually impossible to swallow a pill. If she has a fever or prescription, we have a very difficult time getting her medication into her. How … Continue reading
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Tagged criticism, encouragement, frustration, learning, medication, non medicated, pharmacist, pills, practice, prescription, schedule, skill, success chart
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My mother-in-law is constantly criticizing me, what can I do?
I have been depressed since the birth of my child 9 months ago. I am doing better but the biggest problem is my mother-in-law. She is always criticizing me, saying I am neglecting my child and a bad mother because … Continue reading
Posted in Post Partum Depression
Tagged courage, criticism, depression, housework, ignore, loyalty, marriage, mother-in-law, neglect, overweight, post partum depression, PPD, weight
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How can I get back into my grandson’s life?
It’s been four months since I had words with my daughter-in-law that resulted in a cut-off/request for space and time. There had been a build up over the past three years that led to this. I have apologized to my … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged apology, arguing, criticism, forgiveness, fresh start, grandchildren, grandparents, house rules, positive, relationship, responsibility
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My five-year-old still won’t poop on the toilet.
My son just turned five and we’ve been working on toilet training since he turned three. He certainly has had phases of success, but he is still not fully trained with stool. He’s always been pretty good about not having … Continue reading
Posted in Potty Training
Tagged bathroom, bowel movement, chart, criticism, diaper, family doctor, medical condition, poop, positive, potty training, praise, punishment, regression, relax, second child, stickers, stool, toilet training, toys
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How can we get our daughter back on track before she becomes a teenager?
We have a 10-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son, our concern is primarily with our daughter. She has been diagnosed with severe learning disabilities, ADHD, and anxiety disorders (separation, general, and unspecified). She has been eating a gluten-free diet and … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged ADHD, alientation, anxiety, attention defecit disorder, bad choices, bad influence, Boys and Girls Club, community centre, computer, criticism, facebook, fear, gluten-free diet, high expectations, internet, learning disability, maturity, parental alienation, praise, restrictions, separation anxiety, supervision, symptom, teenager, TV, twitter
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My daughter-in-law won’t let me see my grandchildren, what can I do?
I am a Grandmother, and my daughter-in-law and I had a disagreement, now she will not let me see the grandchildren. The grandchildren, ages six and two, have spent alot of time at our house. My heart is broken. What … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged apology, criticism, disagreement, grandchildren, grandparents, sincere, unconditional
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How do we handle our daughter dating a man almost twice her age?
Our 22-year-old daughter is dating a 38-year-old co-worker (he has his own home and a thirteen-year-old son who lives with the mother). This man is on his second career, having lost his job as a welder and retrained in health … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged age difference, anger, communication, criticism, dating, defensive, defiance, rebel
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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
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Tagged chart, criticism, fear, infection, motivation, pain, peeing, phobia, potty, potty training, punishment, regression, reward, stickers
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