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Gary Direnfeld, 

MSW, RSW

 

Life With Children

 

 

Questions and answers appear in my weekly parenting column in the Hamilton Spectator newspaper. Yours may be next, but no guarantees...

 

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Question/Issue
1 Help child deal with new baby
2 Wary of long-distance calls
3 No strict rules about weaning
4 Stepdaughter wants to see us apart: dad
5 On blended families
6 Whining for snacks has parent fed up
7 Healthy Eating - Don't just tell kids - show them
8 Three reasons why his son may be timid
9 Is your teen ready for the car?
10 Son's problem needs answer, not arguments
11 I don't love you' is child's tactic
12 Solve custody issues with care
13 Redirect toddlers' play away from guns
14 Talk of suicide demands immediate action
15 Take daughter seriously about sex
16 Variables dictate foster placement
17 Be reasonable, not physical
18 Santa can be scary for children
19 Divorced parents: don't fight over Xmas
20 Daughter is bullied at school
21 Catch Your Child Being Good
22 Protect child from abusive grandparents
23 Parents' roles differ in blended families
24 Child suffers in parents' prickly conflicts
25 Bad behaviour in sports may be ADHD
26 Teen drinking is a concern
27 Teen needs united parents
28 How Do I Find Out if My Child Has Learning Disabilities?
29 Learning to leave home for University
30 Tragedies show value of social investment
31 Parents must unite to solve school issues
32 Assertiveness in Action - when the wrong video game comes home
34 Spoiled child showing behaviour problems
35 Toilet training can be a challenge
36 Making "strange" is quite normal
37 Four-year-old: Afraid!
38 Liar, Liar...
39 Taking the big leap into kindergarten
40 What could be wrong with my moody child?
41 If your child smoked pot, wouldn't you want to be told?
42 Contrary child is seeking more autonomy
43 There's no teaching in spanking or humiliation
44 What is the 'right' number of kids?
45 Collaborative family law eases the tension
46 Dad in the bath with son and 3 year old daughter uses the "F" word
47 Parents are a toddler's entertainment and My seven-year-old son is a perfectionist
48 'Victory lap' year carries no stigma
49 Spoiled child showing behaviour problems
50 Get child's attention before attempting discipline
51 The stranger is not necessarily the danger
52 Helping children overcome a fear of dogs
53 Child custody doesn't have to be all-or-nothing
54 Am I spoiling my disabled child?
55 Adult Children at Home / No Hitting!
56 Five year old and security blanket
57 Choosing between separated parents / Parental conflict with teenager
58

Preschooler listens to Dad but not Mom 

and Reward or Bribe?

59 Preteen is afraid to sleep alone
60 Playing doctor is common
61 Make toilet training fun
63 Toddlers' battle of the ages
64 Self-stimulation in young children
65 I'm hassled over bottle feeding...
66 Is it OK to search a teen's room?
67 There's no 'normal' for child's playtime

 

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