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Gift Ideas for a 5 Year Old Girl
Asked by S.S. from Sioux Falls
on July 23, 2008
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Two weeks ago my family moved to a new state. We have only had a chance to meet a couple of our neighbors. One of which invited us to her 5 year old daughter's birthd...
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- I know when my cousins daughter was 5 she really liked arts and craft things. There are a lot of different ideas at target even like by the card and party section. the...
- summer pool toys like slip and slide, chalk, beach towel, gift cards to McDonalds, DQ, etc...pajamas, hair stuff (my daughter loves that hairspray that has sparkles in...
- I would ask the parents what their daughter's interests are. She could be a tomboy, she could like to dress up like a princess, who knows?? When in doubt, a gift ce...
Allowance for a 6-Year Old
Asked by K.T. from Sacramento
on June 4, 2009
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Hi there,
My daughter is 6-years old and has just completed kindergarten. She's in a place where she "wants" a lot of things whenever we go out and I've begun to tal...
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- Hi K., The marble idea is great. I did that but with actual coins. At the beginning of the week I put the coins in the jar um for 6 I would use dimes or quarters. ...
- We also give $5 a week, when earned. We sat down with our son and developed a list of reasonable chores for him to complete. Eventually we won't tie in the allowance t...
- Hi K., I'm ALL about positive reinforcement (R+) for good behavior - I am a positive reinforcement trainer. I use a version of TAGteach (see www.TAGteach.com) wit...
Behavior and Discipline for 5 Year Old Boy
Asked by K.B. from Denver
on July 2, 2008
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I'm at the end of my rope with my almost 5 year old son. No matter what I tell him to do (stop hitting your brother; don't jump on the couch; go wash your hands for di...
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- Is the child hyperactive or loses concentration easily, if this is so you may want to get him tested for ADD/ADHD. Most 5 year old I know aren't that way, but the few ...
- Hi K., Check out a book called Love and Logic Magic for early childhood. It has great ideas for how to deal with misbeahaviour without screaming and yelling! ye...
- You're doing your time outs wrong. You're giving him too much attention. Ask him to do something or not do something. If he refuses or ignores you, you need to give...
New Bank?
Asked by J.B. from Philadelphia
on July 19, 2008
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hello, i will be moving to fishtown and will be looking for a new bank. any suggestions? we are from chicago and are looking for the bank with as many atm's in the c...
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- I'm not particularly fond of PNC, but it seems like everyone here uses it. There's a BofA in Fishtown. I think they're great. The real reason I'm responding is that...
- all the Wawa's around here have no-surcharge ATMs... if you join a credit union they wave the fees for most tranactions. I wouldn't recommend Commerce just because th...
- Philadelphia has a large number of credit unions and almost all of them have open there doors to Philadelphia residents. I belong to American Heritage Federal Credit U...
What Responsibilities Should I Require of My 5 Year Old--and How Much Allowance?
Asked by T.W. from Dallas
on August 4, 2009
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My son is 5 years old and we have decided to assign responsibilities for himself, as well as household duties--chores. What do you/ did you expect of a 5 year old? H...
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- our 5 year old helps put away laundry, match socks, cleans his room, picks up the communal areas when asked, helps lugs garbage to the garage, and even helps with pets...
- You are so smart ot start early. Also ahve him save up his change and go to a coinstart every now and then. Offerings are ok at like a dollar-no need to go crazy- th...
- In our home, allowance wasn't contigent upon chores. The chores were required, because they lived in the house and all household members are to participate. We taugh...
Help! My 6 Year Old Won't Stop Lying!!!
Asked by A.C. from Kansas City
on August 29, 2008
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I need help...I don't know what to do with my 6 year old. He is going through a phase right now where he seems to lie about everything. There is always room for story-...
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- It is very normal and even healthy for children between the ages of four and six to lie. I am a licensed clinical social worker and I have worked with families and hav...
- First I would send him to his room, then if it continued I would ground him from say from TV or Games or what ever works and if that doesn't work. My last resort would...
- Explain to him how important it is to tell the truth.Give him some examples of how it could be dangerous (the boy who cried wolf!) If he gets an allowance or has a pig...
6 Year Old Allowance
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on November 15, 2008
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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks that it is ALWAYS available to her. I want to start giving her an allowance, so she can b...
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- We do same as Kathy L, giving an allowance no matter what, expecting household help no matter what. If our daughter doesn't help around the house, she doesn't get to ...
- I seem to have a different take on this than the other posters. I believe that as soon as they can start understanding rewards/punishments that you begin to implement ...
- How much does lunch cost at school? Use that amount for a while as the weekly amount. Before you give her an allowance, practice values with her. We did that in my ...
Stealing 5 Year Old
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on June 3, 2009
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ok ladies i really need help on this one. my 5 year old daughter just stole a pack of gum from the store. she has been taking things from friends houses and even from ...
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- My daughter stole a lollypop from a museum gift shop last year and I discovered it when we got to our van. We marched right back into the store and I made HER tell the...
- Here is a very good article on the subject: http://www.life123.com/parenting/young-children/stealing/talking-to-your-child-about-stealing.shtml "If your child has...
- I would make her return it and apologize face to face...this will make her own up to her mistakes and it's always harder to do this in person face to face. Good Luck!
Bank Accounts for Kids
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on September 20, 2010
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Do your kids have their own bank account ???
If so....which bank are you using....
Bank of America (our bank) doesn't offer a good deal (has to have $300 in it o...
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- We use the bank through my husband's work. It's a credit union bank and both my kids have an account.
- My daughter has a BOA account. We use BOA because that is where our business accounts and personal accounts are located. We don't pay any fees.
- TD bank gives the kids 10 when you start with 10 dollars... we stared it there and once they got to 200 we opened a GE savings acct.. you do it online... you get mor...
Bank Account for 6 Year Old?
Asked by A.K. from Denver
on November 19, 2008
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I would like to open a bank account for my six year old son. We already have a 529 that we already contribute to regularly. I am thinking more of a savings account w...
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- A., that is a wonderful idea, I have a saving account for my son's at Vectra Bank. It cost $5 to open them each. My 8 year old likes it but my 4 year old really doesn...
- sorry, a little late for this but I would recommend KeyBank. They have a DinoSaver account (the kids get a dinosaur when they sign up) call my friend anne Hammond and ...
- I would try a credit union. My credit union, Elevations, has a special savings program for kids, where they get little zipper bags to keep their money in, and incenti...
