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Wednesday, 1 May 2019 - 16:22
My husband has just been given a job opportunity that comes with a house rent free for up to 2 years and a pay rise. This is great news for us as this gives us an opportunity to pay off our debt quicker. The only issue is, is that he has to take on extra grounds-keeping responsibilities around the...
Wednesday, 1 May 2019 - 10:48
I live in rural Victoria which means my older kids have to take the bus into town to get to school, 30km away. I work from 7-3 most days. My grade 7 boy is constantly truanting with two other boys, and rarely makes it to class. A couple of weeks ago, they were pulled up by a policeman as one of the...
Wednesday, 1 May 2019 - 06:15
My 8 year old son is getting into fights at school. He's in year 3. From the start of prep, he has been an almost perfect student. The teachers have loved him, he's always been good at his school work. Even the first term of this year he has been great. But something has just switched. I've had 2...
Tuesday, 30 April 2019 - 16:11
Our family is blended. I have a 12yr old, 13yr old boys to previous partner and 6yr old, 2yr old to my husband. My boys normally live with their dad and I have weekends. Due to financial circumstances can't pay mortgage and struggling with the bills, he's also been unemployed for 3 months. My boys...
Saturday, 27 April 2019 - 12:57
We are at a loss of what to do with our 8yo (almost 9). He is extremely disrespectful nearly all the time. We can’t even ask him to do the simplest tasks without him starting to scream at us mid way through the question. Timeouts consist of him screaming “Dad!” or “Mum!” “Why won’t you answer me...
Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 20:33
I have a 5 year old daughter and my next door neighbours have 2 girls (4 and 3 I believe) The neighbours kids are knocking on our door daily, most days 2-3 times a day They often come at inappropriate times - at 7am, dinner time or after my daughter has gone to bed My husband and I always politely...
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 - 18:43
I don't know how to handle this situation ......my ex husband has remarried ,that's not the problem .it happened6 months ago and he hasn't told our kids ,they don't know this woman ,that also isn't the issue . the problem is that it was deliberately not told to me or the kids and apparently all his...
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 - 12:56
Somebody give me some words of wisdom! My brain is melting out of my ears from the constant whinging coming from my three year old. He whinges and cries nearly all day every day! From the moment he wakes up until he goes to sleep. I try and find the reason for his whinging, which results in him...
Monday, 22 April 2019 - 21:31
Hubby and I have been married for 5 years and together another 5. We have two beautiful children and a great life together. There is nothing I can put my finger on that is "wrong" (maybe lacking some quality intimacy but we still find time at least once per week); however, I have struggled with...
Friday, 19 April 2019 - 21:44
Hey everyone I'm needing some advice and also to vent a little. I think my 6 year old may have adhd or autism or maybe even both. I've noticed over the years he has shown some characteristics of having behavioral problems. I took him to a paediatrician when he was about 3 to have him assessed...