Set These Boundaries With an Overly Affectionate Child My youngest son tells me and his mother he loves us—a lot. Then he expects a hug after his verbal declaration of affection. Should we forget to embrace him, he will kindly make a request for a hug. Not only do these situations happen at home, but also when we’re out and about. Read more…

The Best Toys for Your Autistic Child Many children with autism are either hypersensitive or under-responsive to stimuli. Most of the time, they’re a mix of the two. Per Expert Community Care Management in Erie, Pennsylvania, while most people can ignore certain sounds, smells, or lights, those with autism spectrum disorder may attempt to avoid these… Read more…

LPT: Only laugh at something a child does if you want them to repeat it! It may be obvious, but children will repeat things they think adults find funny. They don’t care where they are or who is about! submitted by /u/viomoo

Hey guys my parents just kicked me out with a 4 month old child. They didn’t care. I have no formula left for them. I cant breastfeed as I’m a male. They paid for 11 days in a motel and said good luck. I just applied for SNAP. But we literally have no food. We got asked not to come back to the food pantry/soup kitchen. I’m unemployed 19 years old, im looking for work and have interviews but what do i do with…

U.S. Nurse and Her Child Released by Kidnappers in Haiti The abduction came as gang violence has begun cresting in Haiti and an international force may be headed to the Caribbean island nation to address the insecurity.

Questions about SSDI, having a child, and student loans. I (35M) just recently got approved for SSDI due to Stage IV cancer diagnosis. Also, my daughter was born just over a month ago. Do I qualify for additional supplemental income for her? I called my local SSA office and have a phone appointment set up in a couple of weeks to discuss this. I’m sure all the answers will come out then, but I was curi…

Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer jailed for child sex offences, ‘stabbed in prison’ submitted by /u/sincerityisscxry

LPT: Having trouble keeping your living space clean? Try thinking like a child. What I mean by this is breaking the task down into the simplest terms possible. So what is cleaning up? putting things where they go and getting rid of thing you dont need. How does one clean up, by repeatedly putting things where they go and getting rid of things you don’t need. Here is a simple flow chart style list of how to approach this ta…

Flying with a child who doesn’t share my surname… I am flying with gf and her son across the country. Her son was from a previous relationship and does not share her last name. We are curious if there is any specific documents or anything special we need in order to travel with a child who does not share either of our last names any help would be appreciated. *child is 7 years old *his father …

U.S. Nurse and Her Child Are Kidnapped in Haiti This, along with other recent kidnappings, may signal the end of a brief respite, as gangs tighten their grip after being targets of vigilante violence.

Child With Pluto Rising In Scorpio “Oh, she gave me a dirty look,” my daughter explained. She was an 11-year-old, 7th grader. “She did.” “Yeah, but I don’t care about that.” “Why not?” “What’s a dirty look? I’m the one with the reeeeal evil eye,” she … Read More…

LPT Request: How do you respectfully tell someone that if they have a child with a specific person it will ruin their life? My brother and his wife are about to try and start having a child. Generally I try and mind my own business and not meddle in the affairs of others, myself and my other brothers have all suffered in silence when around his wife. She is an incredibly unpleasant person who most people try and avoid. I sincerely have no issue telling her to her fac…

Google FamilyLink – found out how my child kept bypassing screen lock and downtime settings! Hopefully this helps other parents out there. My child has mysteriously been unlocking their devices even after I set up Google FamilyLink. I figured that one possibility is that they saw me enter my password and was unlocking their devices that way, so I changed my password. Within a day or so, their devices were again unlocked after the cut of…

We Promise Our STEM Toys Will Never Teach Your Child the Humanities We realize there are a lot of educational toys out there, particularly those that teach STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, and math). In today’s crowded marketplace, it can be tough to know what will keep your children entertained and on track to become the next engineer, chemist, coder, or tech CEO. But what if they want to grow up …

LPT: if someone introduces their child to you, and your pet’s name is the same as the child’s name, don’t mention it. It’s awkward for the parent, and some kid’s won’t know what to do with this confusing information. Instead of saying “oh hey my dog’s name is also Max” or whatever just say “hi, Max, nice to meet you”. submitted by /u/Dog_Baseball

Stanford researchers find Mastodon has a massive child abuse material problem Illustration: The VergeMastodon, the decentralized network viewed as a viable alternative to Twitter, is rife with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a new study from Stanford’s Internet Observatory (via The Washington Post). In just two days, researchers found 112 instances of known CSAM across 325,000 posts on the platform — with…

AI Can Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills LWith the increase in use and availability of AI, many people are looking for ways to use AI in all sectors of their lives—and one of these areas is in helping kids with their reading. Bill Gates says that AI will soon be able to tutor children in literacy as well as any human can do. For parents wanting to help their… Read more…

LPT if your child has an injury to the face requiring sutures (stitches), request a plastic surgeon to do it. It should always be covered by insurance. Especially with boys I hear parents say “chicks dig scars” or things like that and blow it off. At 16 I ended up with 3 small scars on my neck and face, and even with a plastic surgeon taking care of them people made comments to me (while they were healing). Most often it was adults! They always did feel bad when i told them i was hit by a car, …

Trump Promotes “Sound of Freedom,’ a Conservative Hit About Child Trafficking Hosting a screening at his private club, the former president is the most prominent Republican to embrace a film lauded by both mainstream conservatives and far-right QAnon believers.

Alabama Woman Missing After Stopping to Help a Child on a Highway Carlee Russell told a 911 dispatcher on Thursday night that there was a toddler walking along the side of an interstate, the police said. She has not been seen since.