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I told her the next time it happens, to call the other girl ugly. Is this bad advice?
The first thing you can do is to try and break the shame and secrecy your daughter feels about the problem
If we bring this to her attention, she turns it back on her siblings
I was very embarrassed and I’m sure everyone was thinking he was an ‘awful’ child
We are now in a situation that she will spend many lunchtimes on her own
We are exhausted from the refereeing and repetitive behaviour and losing patience with the whole situation
I am worried that viewing porn at such a young age might mess up his expectations of sex
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I get upset but he does not seem to care. It has been going on for five weeks
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We both want more children and I feel if that happens then we would become a stronger family unit
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I feel my partner favours his first son and excuses him of things he wouldn’t with our own child
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His fears are genuine as he can look terrified when he thinks about the imagery
Son (5) doesn’t like to lose and wants to drop out of football club
I wonder if we should be doing more to foster friendships among females – and if so, how
I have also observed that other boys in the class leave the two of them alone and don’t try to interact with my son
Does she need to be disciplined for fear of her behaviour getting worse?
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