Behavior
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ADHD Behavior
Asked by L.S. from Fargo
on February 26, 2008
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I have three children two of which are on medication for ADHD and ADHD/bi-polar. I have to switch the older of the two from a medication I felt comfortable with to a ...
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- i honestly dont have any advice other than to check with the company that makes the med. (the GOOD one, the one your ex-hubby cant afford) and see if they have any typ...
- Counseling. Get him into Counseling- quickly. Get what help you can from the state, but there are free services and income assisted services as well. I am a single mo...
- Hi, Since going the "western medicine" route hasn't solved the issues, seeing a natrupathic dr. could really help. I found this out the hard way like you. Our family...
Change in Behavior
Asked by L.L. from Cleveland
on August 8, 2007
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Our 19 month old daughter has always been happy to take a bath, take her iron supplement and brushing her teeth until just recently. She now screams and cries when she...
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- Totally normal! I found that if I tried to make things fun at that age it was a lot easier (such as pretending there are birds in her mouth and making noises when you...
- My two year old did the same thing (bath insanity) at about that age. He eventually went back to loving his bath. We slowly got him used to it by taking him into the s...
- Welcome to the terrible 2s! She may go back to normal soon though. She may not. My daughter used to go to bed SO easily. The out of the blue one night she did a to...
Toddler Behavior
Asked by T.H. from Las Vegas
on September 14, 2010
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My grand daughter is 2 1/2 and is going through what I want to call a phase/terrible twos. etc....She is terrible with her parents (my daughter and son in law), partic...
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- It sounds like you use your own version of discipline which is similar to Love and Logic - giving choices when possible, not getting worked up about little things, etc...
- You didn't mention it, but do they discipline her? It seems odd that her daddy is having hurt feelings over his daughter's behavior. Who is in charge there? Are the pa...
- I understand you wanting herb to pick out her own shoes which is fine, but not to give her control, parents are supossed to be the ones in charge not the child, She so...
Tween Behavior!
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on April 28, 2012
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This has been happening a lot lately, I think we have a TWEEN in our house and we don't know what to do!!
I write my daughter's chores for the day on her dry erase ...
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- I would start being more general in the title of the chore. Such as all items in the dishwasher must be put in it's home when the dishwasher has been run and the dishe...
- I'd call it a lawyer in the making.
- "I'm punishing you for being a smart-alack. You knew what I wanted you to do when I told you to put that dishes away, but you chose to be nasty and use my words agains...
Bad Behavior
Asked by M.G. from Albany
on April 23, 2012
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Hello, my two year old has recently started hitting and spitting when she gets angry, upset or is told no. We have tried time out however it becomes a terrible power s...
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- Do you have a room without toys that is boring for her? Put her in that room everytime she starts this stuff. Don't let her come out either. Hold the doorknob from ...
- Your instinct about timeouts was right on the money. You simply need to hang in there. Keep putting her back in time out until she stays the entire two minutes. The p...
- If you are having a power struggle with time outs, I predict that slapping the back of her hand will also become a power struggle. My oldest was quite violent and stu...
Child Behavior
Asked by J.D. from Monroe
on August 30, 2006
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My 10 yr. old neice came to live with me & my husband about 3 years ago. I do not have any children so there is so much I don't know about raising a child. I have many...
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- Your daughter is entering a hard age. When someone talks back (child or adult), they are really expressing anger, frustration, fear, or hurt. Try to get to the botto...
- Sounds like she may need a child therapist/pschologist, my daughter is 8 and acts like she is 16, she turns her-self on/off, like for example, she is the sweetest th...
- Dear TJ, The book that has blessed our family the most regarding parenting & discipline is Tedd Tripp's "Shepherding a Child's Heart." We love how it goes past 'be...
Behavior problems.HELP!!!
Asked by J.M. from Scranton
on November 2, 2010
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So this morning after breakfast of oatmeal my 3.5 year old came in the kitchen and demanded eggs saying he is hungry. I told him to wait a bit,total meltdown. after t...
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- have you noticed a difference in his behavior based on certain meals? certain ingredients? typically kids will act out even with a mild allergy to foods and you may ...
- Well, don't feel like a bad mom...we all have our moments! First I'll say this...kids like to have battles over food b/c it's one of the things they can actually cont...
- I agree with the other moms-- there needs to be more consistent responses to his negative behaviors and clearer consequences. However, I have to say that it sounds li...
Disrespectful Behavior
Asked by C.T. from Fayetteville
on August 20, 2010
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Ok, I have 5 year old daughter who just started kindergarten. She is very disrespectful-I don't think that is her intention-we've gone over it with her time and time a...
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- Good work being firm on this now, but it may have gotten a little out of hand before you got super serious. Also, every child has a consequence they hate the MOST, and...
- It sounds like you are on the right track with consisten behavior, rewarding good behavior, etc. And as a teacher, I can say "thank you" for wanting to get a handle o...
- At this point it may be time for something extreme! Take away all of her toys. I mean all of them! Each day that she comes home with a good report, she can go in and p...
Other Children's Behavior
Asked by J.P. from Tallahassee
on September 15, 2008
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I am still a little upset about something that happened last week, so I thought I would ask all of you about it. I was at Chick-Fil-A with my son, who is 2.5 yrs. I ...
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- Hi J., It is a tough situation to be in but one we have all experienced or will experience. Some parents, especially with older kids, just don't supervise well or hav...
- I only speak to other peoples children about their behavior if it is has the potential to hurt my child. I understand that you do not want other children to get hurt,...
- Well not only could they hurtthemselves but your toddler also. Some parents just dont care and let their children run wild. I know that I would have done the same th...
What to Do for Consequence for Behavior?
Asked by C.S. from Canton
on December 20, 2009
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Hello Mama's. I am needing some strong guidance right now. My ordinarily well-behaved daughter has been, well, venturing to the other side of being a kid. The other da...
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- Hello and Merry Christmas. I feel your pain. I have a nine yearold and who was once just like your daughter so there is hope that she will grow out of it. But to help ...
- Well, I DO understand why you're so upset. If my daughter cut the hair of one of her American Girl Dolls I would throw a FIT! Anyway, I don't think that taking away ...
- Just to let you know - this is probably fairly typical behaviour for 4 year olds. You're doing well in giving appropriate consequences, though I'd advise not overdoing...
