
Dear Marsha, Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am a mother of a 10 year old daughter. She is wanting to start wearing make-up. While I think it is cute and fun to dress her up, my husband is strongly opposed to me doing so. What do you think is an appropriate...
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Tags: Acne, Age, Eyeliner, Eyeshadow, Light, Lip gloss, Lipstick, Make Up, Mascara, Nail Polish, Natural, Pre-teen, Teen, Wearing
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Dear Marsha, We are expecting a baby in December and we have chosen not to have the gender told to us. My husband and I both agreed on letting it be a surprise. I was wondering if you or any of your viewers would be willing to help us name the child. We do...
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Tags: baby, Bible, Biblical, Boy, Child, Expecting, Gender, Girl, Name, Names, Naming, Newborn, Parents
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Dear Marsha, My 4 year old son has started saying some naughty words, and others find it funny when he yells them out. When they laugh at him, he begins to say them over and over and laughs at himself which makes everyone laugh at him even harder. I do not want my son...
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Tags: Dirty, Enforced, Naughty, No No, Potty Mouth, Rules, Words
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Dear Marsha, I would like to discuss todays toys for youngsters. Back in my day, we used to have items that we could pass down from one generation to the next. Today we are lucky if the toy can be passed down to a younger or new sibling. Toys today are by far cheaper...
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Tags: Generation, Investment, Lifetime, Toy, Toys, Valuable, Wood, Wooden
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Dear Marsha, My son has recently found a new group of kids to hang out with. This group of boys are very bad influences on him. When my son was arrested last week for stealing, I asked him what was he thinking. He reply was that they dared him to. I do not think...
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Tags: Arrested, Example, Family, friends, Love, Positive, Program, Scared Straight, Teen, Teenager, Theft, Tough Love, Trouble, troubled, unruly, YMCA
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Dear Marsha, I am a first time mother to a 5 yr. old boy that is almost ready to lose his first tooth. I was skeptical on telling him the tooth fairy brought money in exchange for the tooth, but at the same time, I don’t want him to go back to school and...
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Tags: Belief, Believe, Bury, Fairy, Lose, Myth, Story, Teeth, Tooth, Tooth Fairy, Toothfairy
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Dear Marsha, How do you get your 4 and 6 year old kids to learn to pick up after themselves, and teach them to do chores without making such a fuss about it. I want them to be responsible children, and not slobs, but I am tired of always picking up after them and...
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Tags: Allowance, Chart, chores, cleaning, Fun, Game, I Spy, Reward, Tidy
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Dear Marsha, I recently found out that my 15 year old son has been smoking behind our backs. He must be getting them from his friends or school. I was wondering what I can do to teach him that smoking is bad for your health and not acceptable in any circumstance in our home....
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Tags: Bad, habit, Nicotine, Overdose, pack, Poisonous, Quit, Smoking, stop, Teen
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HAPPY 4th of JULY While most everyone in the USA celebrates our Independence Day on the 4th of July in one way or another, it is most known for Firework Celebrations and Parties. Always Marsha would like to remind you to KEEP SAFE this Holiday Weekend. IF YOU DRINK, DON’T DRIVE! ALWAYS WEAR YOUR...
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Tags: 4th of July, Celebrate, Celebration, Drugs, Fireworks, Fun, Independence Day, July 4th, Safe, Seat Belt, USA
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Dear Marsha, What is an appropriate word for a 4 yr. old to call a fart? It tends to be embarrassing on us as parents when our child yells out “Mommy I Farted” in public. Thanks, Passing Gas Dear Passing Gas, It is perfectly normal and healthy for any one to pass gas, or...
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Tags: Embarrassed, Fart, Flatulence, Healthy, Passing Gas, Public, Stinker, Tooted
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