Parenting Children (6-12) Community

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How do you get an 8 year old to use the toilet.

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My 8 year old son will only poop in a plastic training potty not a toilet. We’ve tried it all taking it away didn’t work naked didn’t wor...

1 answer

Normal for a child to act like an animal?

OhioOne

My 8 year old niece went through a phase acting as if she were a dog. She is now acting as a cat, putting snacks on a plate, a bowl of w...

3 answers

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...

6 answers | 4 comments

8 year old boy will only poop in a potty.

B2023316

My 8 year old son will only poop in a potty not a toilet. When we go out or when he’s at school he wears diapers because he will just go ...

2 answers | 5 comments

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...

3 answers | 2 comments

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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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...

2 answers | 1 comment

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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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...

3 answers | 1 comment

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...

1 answer

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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