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Month: March 2011

3 yr old increased appetite and urination

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

 Question: My son will be 3 in January and lately (past week or so) he says he is hungry within minutes after finishing a meal and he is going to the bathroom (pee and sometimes pee & poop) often. Sometimes couple of times within an hour. The other day he went 3 times at daycare…

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I don’t know my teenage sons friends

Posted on March 24, 2011July 20, 2022 by Mary Kay Keller

Question: Hello. My son is 16 and I know only 2 of his friends which live right in our neighborhood. However, he hangs out with other boys and girls whom I have no idea who they are and he refuses to bring them over to introduce them to me. His excuse is there is nothing…

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4 1/2 year old hitting loved ones

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Knowledgeability Clarity of Response Politeness  10                       10                          10 Question: My son is highly verbal and generally very well behaved, particularly at school and with outsiders. However, he feels free to hit my husband and I, my in-laws, and the nanny when he does not get his way. this is a more recent behavior that he…

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Son’s Sexuality?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Question: I have a 5 year old step son and a while ago he started grabbing and slapping my butt. I have told him not to do this but recently he has started doing it while I am sleeping. I will wake up to him trying to sneak his hand down my pants Yesterday while…

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My 18 month old

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Question: I am a single parent and I’m having trouble leaving my son with someone when I need to run errands. The only other person he’ll stay with is his father. He does not stay near to us so it becomes a big problem cause he screams and cries until I get back. What do…

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Disrespectful Teen

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Question: I am in my second marriage. I am having problems with my son, 14. He has been getting into trouble, is unappreciative and has an “I don’t care” attitude when he gets in trouble for doing things that we have told him time and again not to do. He doesn’t seem to have any…

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Daughter Screaming At Night

Posted on March 19, 2011July 20, 2022 by Mary Kay Keller

Knowledgeability Clarity of Response Politeness 10                        10                          10 Comment: I appreciate your detailed advice and I hope to put these “techniques” into effect ASAP. Your assistance came highly recommended and I am very happy I went with it. Thank you. ————————————————————-Question: I am the father of a beautiful 2 and 1/2-Year-old girl. Without being too…

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Disrespectful 14yr old son

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Questioner: Melissa Subject: Question: I am the mother of 4 children ages 14 to 2, with my son being the oldest and the only boy. His father and I are divorced (he was mentally, emotionally and verbally abusive and sometimes physical) and I am remarried now with 2 children from this marriage and my husband…

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After naptime crying session

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Questioner: Janice K Fox Subject:Question: I have a 14 month old who just started to walk, I do not know if that is relevant. My son was brought up with attachment style parenting and I have always thought that he is a very easy going baby. When he cries I have always been able to…

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Changing day-cares

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Mary Kay Keller

Questioner: Nina Subject: Question: Hello, I’m going through a divorce and have a 3 year old son. I would like to switch him from a home day care to a day-care center. I feel that this will be an all-around better experience with more kids and diversity, and will also better prepare him for pre-school,…

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