Cars & Trucks: Older Child
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Looking to Buy a New Car, Advice Needed!!
Asked by M.L. from Houston
on August 13, 2011
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We are desperate for a car. Most likely a used van. My car is 13 years old and my husband's is about 20 years old and neither have working air conditioners... and it i...
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- I bought my car from CarMax. They took in my old minivan with a questionable transmission and I bought a 2006 Honda accord with 20,000 miles. I was...
- Go to your bank, credit union or back to USAA and find out how much of a car you can buy - kinda like a home....then you can shop on knowing how much you can get credi...
- I'm an insurance agent in AZ. Before you buy, give the VIN to your insurance agent to quote the insurance. Especially if you have a couple different cars or vans in ...
7 Year Old Discipline
Asked by J.S. from Austin
on August 10, 2009
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My 7 year old girl will not do her chores. I have a list of chores on the refrigerator and she knows she is suppose to do those chores everyday, the same time everyda...
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- Wow, okay, with all due respect to some of the responders, 7 is very, very young to expect to just give her a job and leave her to it. Developmentally that is just to...
- J., I also have a 7 yr old and 9yr old. The personality of both of these girls is totally different. My oldest is a pleaser she will do whatever she needs to do to ma...
- When I feel like I'm doing all the work with my kids, I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I'm there to teach and not control. Truly give the responsibility back t...
Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on March 22, 2009
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one f...
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- I would go for a delayed gratification avenue. Tell him he has to wait until he is seven (or eight) to have that toy. Then I would suggest the Wii and make it a fami...
- You've received a lot of great advice and insight herre. You also seem to have a strong instinct that this isn't a good idea for him right now. Don't succumb to the ...
- Here is my thoughts and experience. My son has been growing up with his peers around him having these types of games from a young age. I'd say around 5 and 6 is when t...
Allowance for 7 Year Old--how to Do It?
Asked by N.B. from Salt Lake City
on June 14, 2009
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My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to start an allowance, but wasn't sure if it should be tied to things she does to help our f...
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- My boys have age-based chores. Everyone has a dog chore, a dish chore & their basic chores. 5 year old sets & clears the table, 8 year old puts away the hand-wash dish...
- My boys, are 8 & 10. they have chores that are tied to their allowamce but they understand that there are other things that they are responsible for.. cleaning their r...
- I would encourage her to do chores to earn her allowance. I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the value of money and self-reliance. It doesn't have to be anythi...
Buying Your 16-Year Old a Car
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on June 6, 2011
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My daughter is only 10, but she recently said to my husband and me "when I turn 16, I want you to buy me a blue car." We both laughed it off and my husband said joking...
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- My daughter will have her sweet sixteen party and that is it. A car is a luxury not a need that she can purchase with her money. When you spend your own money you ta...
- We have little kids (3 and 1) so we won't have to worry about this any time soon, although my hubby and I have already talked about it. Since my first car was actually...
- I never expected my parents to buy me a car, but that's what they ended up doing. I applied for jobs the day I turned 16 and was working 4 days later. Well, 2 weeks ...
7 Year Old Daughter
Asked by C.S. from Springfield
on February 12, 2007
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my 7 year old daughter is acting like a teenager. she says we hate her, over anything that wasnt what she wanted, she says we love her brothers more than her, even tho...
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- My 7-year-old daughter acts the exact same way. I think it's mostly a combination of personality and age. Though the person who pointed out birth order may have a po...
- C., The night terrors in childern isn't all that uncommon, but uncommon enough. You may want to talk to her doc and see what they suggest. If she is having night terr...
- Hi there C. I have a gonna be 7 year old son at the end of this month and he is doing the exact thing as your daughter and I have no idea what is going on with him I ...
9 Year Old That Wants Too Much
Asked by I.A. from Brownsville
on May 22, 2008
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I have a 9 year old that says we don't give her everything. Since the age of 6 she has had her own cell phone, has been in kick-ball for the past 4 years, and is curre...
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- I have to agree with your husband, you are spoiling your daughter. I have one daughter who is 12 years old. She doesn't have a cell phone. Don't get me wrong, my daugh...
- I would say take it all away and make her earn it back then she will see just how much she has.
- Find a volunteer opportunity that will show her what it's like for people who don't have anything (Mobile Loaves and Fishes, etc). Find her books on poverty, show her...
10 Year Old with Asperger's/ADHD
Asked by L.S. from Norfolk
on March 17, 2008
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I have a 10 year old who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome/ADHD. I am trying hard to be patient with him and understanding, however we just aren't getting it...
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- Have you tried a behavor chart for home? If he gets so many checks or stickers he can whatch TV or Go to the Park. Sometimes it's enough to make them do the things you...
- I have a nephew with this. The school has been very helpful sending him to classes to teach him things like social queues and how to behave. Typical Aspergers kids fo...
- I have heard of some parents, with limited morning time, dressing their children before they go to bed. He would wake up in the clothes that he would wear that day. ...
Help with Whiny 7 Year Old
Asked by T.B. from Houston
on October 20, 2008
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Please help! My husband and I are at our wits end with our 7-year old daughter. She has become excessively whiny. Anything that she is asked to do and she doesn't w...
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- I love Parenting with Love & Logic. We are presenting the parenting class at Summitt Elementary in January if you are interested. Its just good, solid, parenting. T.
- You've gotten a lot of great advice! I'm in the same boat with my 6 year old. She's a star student at school yet has break downs at home. Her 3 year old brother has...
- Love and Logic works. I have two grown children to prove it. Spanking may or may not work, but what it does do, is make both your child and you feel crummy. Try the Lo...
9 Year Old Chores
Asked by K.H. from Minneapolis
on October 13, 2008
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Hello, I would like some advice about expectations of cleanliness for a 9 year old boy. My ds is an intelligent, respectful and responsible guy EXCEPT when it comes to...
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- The best thing I can tell you is to stay consistent. Make him redo whatever is not done right. Eventually he will get tired of redoing it and do it right. Also, I've f...
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- I don't know if this will help any. It helped me for awhile. But we took all the toys and things out of his room, then slowly put them back in. If he kept the few thin...
