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My 6-Year-Old Daughter Won't Stop Talking About Farts, Butts, and Poop and It's Causing Problems: Advice?
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My 6-Year-Old Daughter Won’t Stop Talking About Farts, Butts, and Poop and It’s Causing Problems: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for advice about her 6-year-old daughter’s behavior. She says her daughter has recently become obsessed with farts, poop, and butts. Not out of the ordinary for a 6-year-old. The problem is that this mom runs a day home, and her daughter’s obsession has started spreading to other children. Other parents are starting to notice, she says. All day long, it’s poop, farts, and butts, and this mom doesn’t know if she should work harder to shut that kind of talk down.

How Can I Explain to My 3-Year-Old That He Can't Be As Affectionate As He Is With Strangers?
Advice, Relationships

How Can I Explain to My 3-Year-Old That He Can’t Be As Affectionate As He Is With Strangers?

A mom writes in asking for advice about her 3-year-old son, whom she says is overly affectionate with strangers. She says her son will hug and kiss strangers — friends of the mom’s who come over to visit, for example — and this behavior makes his mom uncomfortable. The strangers, she says, will usually laugh, which she feels encourages him to do it more. She wants to explain to him that it is not okay to kiss strangers. Any advice?

My In-Laws Are Mad That I Shared Photos of My Own Daughter to Social Media: Advice?
Advice, Relationships

My In-Laws Are Mad That I Shared Photos of My Own Daughter to Social Media: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for advice about a situation with her in-laws. She says her in-laws “feel like it was inappropriate” that this mom posted photos of her own daughter at her cake smash because her daughter was “only in her tutu.” The in-laws accused this mom of invading her own daughter’s privacy. This mom is offended but doesn’t know how to handle the situation.

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