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	I don't let my 4-year-old out of my sight. Am I being over protective?
	How do I teach my child to say "no" but still be respectful?
	To the mom who wonders if she is holding on too tight when she said no to her high school senior daughter who wants to spend spring break in Cancun....
	To the father who asks about his wife's continuing post partum depression...
	To the parent who is worried about breaking the news about an impending move to her 7-year-old daughter...
	To the mother of twins concerned about jealousy...
	To the mom whose daughter has told her about two instances of being bullied at her middle school...
	To the father who writes that his 5-year-old says that "he wishes he was dead and that he is the stupidest person in the world"...
	To the mom with the "clingy" 3-year-old and the 15-month-old son...
	To the mom who wonders if spanking her 2 and 4-year-old would be a good form of disipline, since nother else is working...
	To the worried mom with the prococious 4-year-old...
	To the parent with the 14-year-old who violated the family rules about not going to chat rooms online...