My Question of the Day: What was something that your parent(s)/guardian(s) said to you all the time when you were growing up that absolutely annoyed you to no end, but you find yourself either thinking it or saying it when others do or say the same thing you used to say or do when you were younger?

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My Question of the Day: Creshelle comes home from the doctor with good news for her husband, Thaddeus. After several years of trying, she lets Thad know they are going to have twins. Thad is elated and wants to call their parents and tell them the good news, especially his father who so badly wants a grandchild. Creshelle grabs Thad’s arm and asks him to wait. Creshelle says they should wait to tell anyone else until she starts to show signs of being pregnant, but Thad thinks they should tell everyone right now.

Who do you think is right?

My 2 Cents: Even though this is one of the questions I thought up, I still have a hard time answering it. I want to say Creshelle is right that they should wait, but I can appreciate the excitement of Thaddeus. I mean, this is their first child, and they’ve been trying for a long time. This is definitely one of those times when Creshelle and Thaddeus have to work together and come up with a solution they’ll both be happy with. I think, however, I’d have to say it’s best to wait until the first trimester has passed, but you all know I’m not a parent so it’s still hard for me to be certain about that.

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My Question of the Day: It’s been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” With that thought in mind, when you’re presented with pictures by a proud parent of his/her child, and the child doesn’t necessarily appeal to your sense of beauty, what do you say?

My 2 Cents: I try not to comment on looks, since looks are relative. I usually ask how old the child was when the picture was taken, or I comment on a particular feature that I find attractive. If all else fails, I may ask something like, “Who does the family say s/he looks like?” or “Aw, look at him/her. Children are such a blessing, aren’t they?”.

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My Question of the Day: Parents of a five-year-old are in a heated debate about how to handle an on-going situation with their daughter. Since birth, Dad has enjoyed sharing a bath with his baby girl. He liked the idea of being able to hold her and keep a watchful eye on her so that she didn’t slip in the water and drown. Mom was pleased to see Dad taking such an active role in the care of their daughter and sometimes all three would bathe together. It was fun family time.

About the age of three, Mom begin dropping the bug in Dad’s ear that he was going to have to stop bathing with their daughter next year because the little girl would be at the age where she would be curious about “boy parts” and “girl parts.” Dad scoffed and thought it was absurd to think he’d have to stop sharing this special bonding time in the bubbles with his daughter.

Age four came and went and still Dad and daughter were sharing a bath. Mom would hear them sharing their day and Dad would take this time to lovingly correct his daughter about different things that needed to be addressed. Still, Mom thinks it’s time for father and daughter to stop the shared baths.

What do you think?

My 2 Cents: I can appreciate that Dad wants to share some special time with his daughter, but it’s time to stop the co-bathing.

There are other ways to bond with your child(ren), and Dad needs to discover a new way to do so. His daughter is growing up and he’s messing with her age of innocence here.

He’s also messing with his own innocence. All he needs to happen is for his little girl to go to school and talk about how she shares a bath with her daddy and she’s seen his boy parts, etc.

Mom is going to have to be more proactive. Maybe she should bathe the little girl before Dad gets home, and eventually the daughter will get accustomed to bathing alone. Even if she puts up a fuss to begin with, if Mom sticks with it her daughter will eventually understand that this is the new system.

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My Question of the Day: Children learn to speak based on what they hear people saying around them. It’s one of the reasons a parent and/or parents will hire a caregiver who speaks a different language, so the child(ren) can be fluent in his/her/their native tongue and another almost from birth. With that in mind, at what age should we stop using “baby talk” with children?

My 2 Cents: I’m not a parent, but I’ve provided supervisor for other people’s children, and baby talk was out of the question for me.

Even if the parent(s) did it, I never did.

Children are sponges when it comes to information, and they often mimic adult speech. Speak to them properly, and they’ll learn to speak properly.

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