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Once the kids grow and become teenagers, there comes a time when you can chat with them about plans for the future, like their marrying, having children of their own, starting a family... Have you ever talked to your kids about such issues? What are their thoughts on the idea of marriage and...

Would you ever consider allowing your teenage children having a night job during their summer vacation? I know a lot of parents who believe that night jobs (e.g. pizza delivery, restaurant waiter, taxi driving etc.) are dangerous and could never sleep well at night knowing their kids are...

Children have different attitudes toward their parents' divorce, and an important factor is age. While small children are confused and need physical affection, preteens and teenagers may feel saddened, angry or frustrated, and develop a rebellious attitude... A question for the users who got...

How do you plan a weekend activity in a family with preteen children? Does everyone have a saying or just the parents? How often do you take into consideration the kids' opinions? If everyone has different choices for a family trip destination, do you vote on it or... who gets to decide?

What is your preference: boy or girl? Is it wrong feel a bit disappointed by the baby's sex? I mean, the first time, when your wife takes the test and it's official that there's a baby on the way, and you begin thinking about names for a certain gender, and soon after, the ultrasound tells you...

My younger brother's wife is in her second month of pregnancy; it's her first baby, and she is terribly scared of becoming a grouch and treating the people around her badly because of "those darn uncontrollable hormones", to quote her... Their relationship is very sentimental and they've...

One of my close buddies has recently entered a relationship with a woman who has two children (a girl of 7 and a boy of 5). My buddy told me he has a strategy for making the kids like him and consider him a cool stepfather: spoil them a lot. Their mother is already an over-indulger parent who...

How long have you been a stay-at-home dad? Do you intend to get a job in the future, when the children get older? Or maybe you have a work from home job...?

I was wondering: what age do you think is appropriate to allow your children to watch adult-themed cartoons shows like Family Guy, American Dad, South Park, Futurama...? I mean, it's pretty difficult to deter them from watching them online, seeing how you can find full episodes on YouTube and...

My 10 year-old son is quite art-inclined. He is very good at drawing and painting, and he spends a lot of time fostering his talent. This doesn't affect his school activity in any way (he has very good grades), so I can't say anything against it. Lately, he has told me several times that he...