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“No Dada!” How Do You Deal With A Toddler Who Clearly Prefers The Other Parent?

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Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week, Chris answers a question about being summarily rejected by one’s own flesh-and-blood. Nick: Seemingly since birth, my 2.5-year-old daughter has had a very strong preference for her mom—and … Read more

Martha’s Vineyard father says toddler cried ‘for Dada’ as nanny ‘tortured’ him before he died in car

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A devastated Martha’s Vineyard father says his 2-year-old son can be heard on video screaming for him after his nanny left him to die in the back of her car while she cooked and pampered herself. Matt Rodenbaugh accused Amy Cotton, 40, of torturing his son Frankie, who died of hypothermia days after he was … Read more