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1·30 Oct 2026·on My 10 year old does his homework alone, as long as I'm sitting in the same room

My daughter is the same, and she's 10 as well. I stopped seeing it as dependence when I noticed she does the same with her grandmother on the days she's with her. She needs company, not help. What I watch instead is whether she does any of it alone, even ten minutes. If yes, I let it be.

0·1 Sept 2026·on 17 yr old wants a weekend job at a café while doing IB

What would the job be, hour by hour? "Weekend shifts" can mean four hours on a Saturday morning or ten hours on both days. Those are very different decisions.

2·11 Aug 2026·on Home after midnight again, and my toddler now reaches past me for my partner

Is your partner reassuring him or quietly enjoying it? I ask because in our house the turning point was when my partner started saying 'go to Amma' and handing our daughter across to me, instead of waiting for me to earn it back.