Bad influence: Preschooler
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Negative Influence
Asked by J.H. from Lima
on May 16, 2009
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I need serious help! My daughter just turned 6 and is usually well behaved. My 10 year old niece is quite different. She acts outs for attention all the time, has no r...
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- First of all, tell your six-year-old before your next interaction that the niece doesn't do things that are safe, and that it makes you scared when she does the same t...
- Letting her get away with this will make life as she grows older more difficult because she will have always gotten her way. You and your sister must talk to see what ...
- You're the parent - and if your child was running towards a burning building, you'd get her away from it at all costs - right? Well, your neice is the burning buildin...
Need Help Answering One of "Those" Questions to 4 Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on April 25, 2011
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My son recently asked me how he came out of my belly? I said we went to the Dr and he helped take you out. Then he asked if the Dr. cut him out of my tummy. The ans...
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- I'd be honest and just tell him Mommies have place down there by where your pee comes out and that's where babies come out and it's called the "birth canal". That way...
- here's a responce from another mom, on another website back in 2008: "Well, if you would have asked me how I would PLAN to tell my 3 1/2 year old and how I actually...
- This is why I'm so thankful I had c-sections! I often wonder how vaginal-birth Mommies answer this question. It's so easy for me, I have the scar and everything. ...
4 Year Old Is Really Rude and Sassy. Any Suggestions?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on July 18, 2008
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I have this wonderful 4 year old girl who has suddenly become very rude and sassy. It's like she is 16, but she's 4. I find that I am constantly correcting the tone ...
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- I am having the same exact problem with my little girl although she has started at 3 years old...nothing really seems to work either...no matter what i try to do it us...
- Is there some influence in her life who is also rude, maybe a favorite friend or tv character? Kids love to imitate what they see as "big" behavior. If you can find ...
- Leman's book - "have a new child by Friday" might work real well for you. S.
4 Year Old Playing Cops & Robbers
Asked by S.L. from Los Angeles
on March 9, 2010
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What do all of you think about kids, mainly boys, playing cops & robbers? I live in a neighborhood on a cul de sac of mostly boys ranging from 4-8 years old. When we...
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- I am right there with you! I have had such an issue with this. My husbands family hunts, so I knew there might be some sort of draw to guns. So I have been very ner...
- I know you have filled in the "so what happened" part of this, but as someone who loves guns (the real type) and actually likes to go out range shooting, I still don't...
- Hello, We went through this with both of our sons and now with grandsons. We offered the same toys to our sons and daughters. The girls gravitated to the dolls and ...
Preschool Friend
Asked by C.Z. from Sioux City
on March 15, 2012
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Hi,
My son started preschool in Febraury. He is learining to enjoy it which I am so glad about. I thought he was super advanced until he went in and they are start...
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- This is only preschool. This is your child, so naturally you worry. Fine. But... per friends and your child: ever since my kids were Toddlers (I'm talking from ...
- No parents are "ideal" parents. Perhaps you could have "M" over for a playdate and get to know the parents better. It might just be that they are overworked and havi...
- Wow, way to overreact! I don't think you have enough information to go on, or at least you didn't go into enough detail here. Just because the mom is always late, and...
Bad Words Being Taught to My 2 Year Old by Her Friend
Asked by B.M. from San Diego
on July 8, 2008
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I have a 2 year old and a friend that she plays with a lot who is a year older is starting to teach her things i don't like. She is our neighbor and i'm really good f...
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- Hi B., First of all I would talk to your friend, and ask her what she is doing to teach her daughter not to say and do certain things, it's your resposability has a mo...
- B., Ah yes! What the little ones will pick up from their peers. My hubby and I always joked that our oldest was a perfect little angle, until she went to school, and...
- Hi B., I belong to the MOMS Club of Whittier and we have a variety of discussions that address your type of problem. Also, at playdates from time to time there will b...
Leeching Friend
Asked by J.D. from Las Vegas
on November 3, 2007
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One of my best friends has an out of control 3 year old who spits, pulls hair, pushes, screams and cusses. The disipline factor isnt there, & I'm not sure how to tactf...
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- your first priority is your child, then the firendship. and i can tell you that you will probably lose a firend because if she hasnt done something by now, she wont in...
- The thing that kind of works for me is to explain a discipline issue with my own kid, and exactly what I said and how I handled it. You can hope that it sinks in, or ...
- I certainly understand the desire to keep the friends you have - I make so few myself that I hate to see any friendship fail. But my children's safety, both from phys...
4 Year Old Having Trouble Adjusting to Preschool
Asked by B. from Portland
on September 29, 2006
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I was wondering if anyone else had a similar problem with their 4 year old not adjusting to preschool, specifically structure, sharing and taking direction from their ...
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- Hi B. I believe that your child is not being challenged enough. He is probably bored with the school activities. He needs to be challenged and the teacher is more l...
- B.: It can be very difficult for children to adjust to pre-K but, better now than kindergarten. Ask the pre-k if you can come and observe. Then you can see first hand ...
- My son was the same way. It turned out the he was hyper-sensitive and has trouble adjusting to the noise level in the class room. He would act out when he got distress...
3 Year Old Boy Wants to Be a Girl and Wear Dresses
Asked by C.H. from Washington DC
on July 23, 2008
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Please help with my request. I have the sweetest most wonderful baby boy who tells me that he wants to be a girl. Everytime I wear a dress or skirt, he asks me if he...
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- Both of my boys (5 and 2) love wearing my shoes, painting their toes and putting "doo-dads" in their hair like me. I think it's harmless. That said, they do have the...
- Teaching him that boys do not wear girl clothes,and enforcing just that will also teach him to be a leader and not a follower, the head and not the tail. Boys just do ...
- C., My 3 year old son is the same way, he wants to wear dresses, carry a purse and wear high heels. There's nothing wrong with them doing this around the house. I...
Defiant 4 Year Old
Asked by S.B. from New York
on May 31, 2008
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My usually adorable son, Conner, has become a bit of a monster lately. I know that it is only a phase, but I need some help getting through it. He attends a home day...
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- Hi S., First, just like you said; it's frustrating - defiance is a real tightrope; kids need to know what they think, It's a goal to focus them toward positive int...
- I have a 5yo boy and a 4 yo girl. I have implemented a "Good Behavior" chart. I will give them a sticker on the chart for all their good listening and behavior. Whe...
- We have the same rule in our house--no saying "no" to Mom or Dad. If my daughters do it, they get a time out. But I've found it's very helpful at the end of the time...
