Parenting Children (6-12) Community

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12 yr old son humping his friend

NickyMick

Yesterday around 11:00 pm, my son and his friend were upstairs having a sleep over. When I went to go check up on them, the door was clos...

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Should I be worried? My son7 tells his sister3 to open her mouth...

Chelsmom07

I have stopped letting my son (7) take showers with his sister (3) because I understand he’s getting older. But recently I let them play ...

1 answer | 1 comment

Son experimenting with other boys

Jane082

So,my son who is 12 had a sleepover with 3 other friends (One is 11 years old and The others are 12 and 13). Tonight, when I went to chec...

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My husband is teaching out 12 year old son to masterbate.

Joann43

I went in to my son's room the other day and my husband and son hand their pants down masterbating. My husband told me he was showing our...

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8-year-old son exploring with another boy!

write2me

Tonight, I decided to have a simple, introductory talk with my 8-yr-old son about the "rights" and "wrongs" of other people touching him ...

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Cought my Step Son naked in bed with my son

swenny76

This is so hard for me to deal with and I have no idea how to handle this. Couple weeks ago I cought my 11 year old step son naked in bed...

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My 7 year old daughter is masturbating in school

Misti84

This started about 3 months ago, I received several phone callse from her teacher and counsler saying that she is having to be asked ever...

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My 10 year old daughter pees in her pants

mommy1978

I have a beautiful and very smart 10 year old daughter who has just recently started peeing in her pants at school. I feel so bad for her...

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Why does my 7 year old still wet himself

kbyrne

I have a 7 year old foster son whom still wets the bed at night. For this he wears a pull up. However the problem that concerns me is tha...

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Bed time routines?

purple1234567

As your kids get older, bed time routines might change up a little bit, esspecially since kids this age can put themselves to bed now. W...

My 5 year old daughter was touched by 6 year old Male cousin

SaddenedMama3

I left my 5 year old daughter and 2 year old daughter just down the hall to play with their 6 year old Male cousin for about 5 minutes to...

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5 yr old kindergartener w/encopresis

babycakes3899

HELP!! What is the solution for the school/teacher when a child suffers from encopresis? He has daily BM accidents and is not himself bot...

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Hi My son is 7 years old and he wets himself while laughing. Help

ilaya_2011

Hi My son is 7 years old and he wets his pants frequently whenever he laughs or plays with the kids.He excuses deeply for the first time ...

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Stocking stuffers?

purple1234567

Do you get your kids any stocking stuffers? How do you find ones that they would enjoy? Do you have a price limit on them?

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Are there reasons why kids will not do up jackets?

ScottishCaitlyn

I have noticed that, even now in winter time when I'm picking up my own daughter that all kids come out of school with their jackets wide...

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How much did you spend on Christmas?

purple1234567

How much did you spend on your kids this year? Do you have a set limit that you spend every year?

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Chewing

Lughnasa

My niece is 8 years old. An average, shy student. Trinity has a habit of chewing on almost anything and everything. From her clothes to h...

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I think I hate my 11 yr old

Jaded05

I have an absolutely horrible 11 yr old son. I also have 2 other children as well as 2 stepchildren who have never made me feel like this...

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Christmas lists?

purple1234567

What's on your kids Christmas list this year? How do you decide which items off their list you will get them?

Helping your children to be thankful?

purple1234567

Thanksgiving is just about here, and it's the perfect time to talk to your kids about being thankful. It's not always easy for kids to u...

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