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| Skin Bleaching and control, | 11/19/2009 | Richard Taylor |
Q: I am a teacher dealing with young people. I write from Nigeria. Why do girls like bleaching their ...
A: The best way to alter an individuals desire to change who they are is to help them to understand who ...
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| Advice | 11/19/2009 | Kjirstin |
Q: Please let me know how to handle 13 year old boy who wakes most of the time in a bad mood, do not ...
A: You are describing the typical 13 year-old boy now residing in many homes in the USA. At 13, boys ...
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| i need help with my 15 year old brother | 11/19/2009 | Kjirstin |
Q: 7,and 2. i have a 15 year old brother 'mark' who has just moved in with me 6 months ago. we have ...
A: I know the feeling well, as I was in exactly the same place with my younger brother once, when he ...
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| Looking for help | 11/18/2009 | James Windell |
Q: Generally my 13 year old son is a good boy, he spent his time with family, visiting his grand and ...
A: You certainly want your child to be successful at school and I understand you want to apply measures ...
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| What does this tell you about a duel US/German national living in Germany | 11/18/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about a duel US/German national living in Germany? He has a little girl ...
A: This tells me that this man is willing to spend money on lawyers and on finding ways to avoid paying ...
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| What does this tell you about an American mother? | 11/18/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about an American mother? She moved in with the father of her baby daughter ...
A: You say that many American mothers tell the father of their child that if they want to avoid child ...
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| drained by 14yr old daughter | 11/16/2009 | James Windell |
Q: we have a 14yr old lovely daughter who is making us so sad, she is the oldest of three and has a ...
A: I'm sure your daughter is probably normal and going through a difficult period in her life. Fourteen ...
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| What does this tell you about an American mother? | 11/16/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about an American mother? She moved in with the father of her baby daughter ...
A: I suppose it tells a lot about both the mother and father if all the facts are correct. If she moved ...
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| Why would an American father do this | 11/16/2009 | James Windell |
Q: Why would an American father do this? An American man and this Japanese national wife visit Japan ...
A: I'm sure both the mother and father believe their country to have the best and most just laws. Will ...
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| Why would an American father do this | 11/14/2009 | James Windell |
Q: Why would an American father do this? An American man and this Japanese national wife visit Japan ...
A: I suppose the American father did this because he is angry at his wife and wants to punish her. ...
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| When and how do you call it quits? | 11/14/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My 17 yr old son is violent and verbally abusive, he does what he wants when he wants and no ...
A: Sometimes you just have to admit there's nothing you can to do to help a child. That seems to be ...
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| What does this tell you about a man? | 11/14/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about a man? What does this tell you about a man? He fled back to his ...
A: Just because someone doesn't like the system in family courts in the USA is not a sufficient reason ...
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| What my dad should be | 11/14/2009 | James Windell |
Q: I come from a divorced family. Tonight my dad and I (I'm 16) got into an argument. I felt as if he ...
A: I don't know what you should expect of your father. What do YOU expect of him? I think most ...
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| Advice Stepmothering | 11/13/2009 | David Simonsen |
Q: Iam a step mother of 7children, 4(2girls and 2boys)of the same motherare giving me problems most ...
A: Kalungi, The problem is that you are in a powerless position with those 4 kids. If your husband is ...
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| Custody awarded | 11/12/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My husband is fighting for custody for his 14 year old daughter. The life style she is living is so ...
A: I'm happy to hear that you are nervous about this. You should be. What I mean by this is that I ...
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| My teen saughter wasnts to live with her father | 11/11/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My 15 year old daughter wants to go live with her father full time. He has already convinced her 17 ...
A: These become difficult situations. Almost all children of divorce want to go live with the ...
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| 17 year old boy | 11/11/2009 | Richard Taylor |
Q: My wife and I have to boys one 14 and the other will be 17 year old next month. Both my wife and I ...
A: This is a very easy question to answer the problem is in how hard it is to implement. Your son has ...
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| rude behaviour | 11/10/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My daughter is graduated two years and back and she is lazy. She keeps nagging me and my wife on ...
A: Many adolescents upon graduating from school are unable to seemingly find themselves. These young ...
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| daughter and half-brothers | 11/8/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My 17 year old daughter began communicating with her half brothers several months ago after their ...
A: You've offered compromises. You must set the boundares for what you can accept and what you can't. ...
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| Mother issue | 11/7/2009 | James Windell |
Q: Ok I have finally decided to ask for advice about my mom. Ok first of all I never ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that things are so difficult for you with your mother. You may be right that she ...
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| Please Help | 11/6/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My 17 year old daughter made a friend with a girl over the summer. My husband (her stepdad) and I ...
A: Sure, we'd like all of our adolescents to see their education as their first priority. However, it ...
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| What does this tell you about a man he is 35 years old at the time of her birth? | 11/5/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about a man he is 35 years old at the time of her birth? He has a daughter ...
A: It says that he probably enjoys being a father to his daughter. He likes the freedom he has. And as ...
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| 16 year old sons rebellious attitude | 11/5/2009 | James Windell |
Q: I have a 16 year old son who is driving me crazy. He does very well at school (he gets all a's and ...
A: Your son may be driving you crazy, but I don't think he's real happy about himself either. And while ...
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| Problem with 12 year old step-daughter | 11/3/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My partner and his ex-wife went through a very nasty and protracted divorce. My partner went for ...
A: There's obviously no doubt that you're right. Your partner's daughter needs a father to provide ...
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| Family Rules | 11/3/2009 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: .............My daughter who will be 20 this month, lives at home and attends a community college ...
A: You are absolutely right in the way you say you would have handled this. First the room. Our ...
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| Teenager dating woman with teenaged daughter | 11/3/2009 | M. Kay Keller |
Q: First off, I am not a parent so it's not a parenting issue in the srict sense. But I speak for a ...
A: Don't sit and watch anymore. As a matter of fact find something else to do with your time. While you ...
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| hitting | 11/2/2009 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: My daughter is 18 and a very good girl. She is a bit spoiled but very sweet. Lately she has become ...
A: You say this is recent behavior...that it has only been "lately" that she acted this way... A change ...
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| 12yr old | 11/1/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
A: You're welcome. She may be a girl that you and your wife may have to monitor regularly (weekly!# ...
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| What does this tell about a man | 11/1/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell about a man? A man who had a surgery so he can never get women pregnant and he ...
A: This says that this man does not want any long-term relationships with women. He wants to have a ...
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| Would this man be a good man | 11/1/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about a man? He has five children with five different women and he does not ...
A: There are all sorts of ways of measuring whether a man is a good man. The way he treats his children ...
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| What does this tell you about a man | 10/31/2009 | James Windell |
Q: What does this tell you about a man? He has five children with five different women and he does not ...
A: The only things this description suggests is that this man doesn't really like commitments and ...
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| 12yr old | 10/31/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
A: At her age, stress may come from physical changes related to adolescence, peer relationships, ...
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| Physical Abuse in an Eleven Year Old | 10/31/2009 | Richard Taylor |
Q: I have a friend of mine who will beat his child when he brings home bad grades from school. He feels ...
A: You may not be able to convince your friend about this abhorrent behavior. If these beating are ...
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| 12yr old | 10/31/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
A: You are probably right about being too pushy with her. My advice to most stepparents is to work on ...
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| Lying, personal finace mess! | 10/27/2009 | James Windell |
Q: Two weeks after my son turned eighteen he moved out on his own with no financial income.We let him ...
A: You don't do anything. His grandparents are taking responsibility for him. If they choose to bail ...
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| If a single man wants to adopt a child in the USA, would it be difficult for him to fine a healthy child | 10/27/2009 | James Windell |
Q: If a single man wants to adopt a child in the USA, would it be difficult for him to fine a healthy ...
A: I don't know how easy it would be to arrange a private adoption without going through an adoption ...
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| conflict between live in partner and college student living at home | 10/26/2009 | M. Kay Keller |
Q: My daughter and partner seem to be at war. Last night it turned ugly when my partner blew up and ...
A: She is 18 abuses you and disrespect you and what exactly do you need help with? Let her leave. Why ...
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| Lack of motivation, not sleeping, no direction 19 years old | 10/25/2009 | M. Kay Keller |
Q: My question is simple: What do you do with a 19 year old girl who has no sense of direction, no ...
A: Well first of all she is 19. Stop trying to parent a 19 year old. If she hasn't gotten it by now it ...
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| Parenting Help needed | 10/23/2009 | James Windell |
Q: My name is Dan and live in Colorado. My son is 14 and lives in KC with his mother. A brief history ...
A: I suspect that some damage was done during the years you and his mother were in conflict. His being ...
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| my 8 year old son | 10/23/2009 | M. Kay Keller |
Q: I HAVE AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY AND A 2 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL. THEY WERE PLAYING IN MY ROOM AND THEY WERE ...
A: I am glad you took the steps to get to a counselor. While "naked play" is normal within a year or ...
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