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5 Year Old and Not Wanting to Go to School
Asked by C.S. from Phoenix
on October 27, 2010
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This last week has been so stressful
Every morning I get my 5 year old up and she lays around and when i tell her to get dressed she just looks at me. i go out of th...
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- I am kind of going through the same thing you are, my son is almost 6yrs old, he likes to go to school, but he takes his time on doing stuff, and I just had my sons pa...
- It's sounds like maybe she is still tired in the morning and having a hard time waking up. My daughter was like that as well. Try putting her to bed early and see if...
- I would talk to her teacher about it. My son did this same thing in Kindergarten and again this year at the start of 1st grade. This year it was just that he was havin...
5 Year Old Attitude and Tantrums
Asked by S.P. from Omaha
on June 3, 2009
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I have a 5 year old daughter that is starting to really mouth off and talk back to my husband and I when she doesn't get her way. She has also started throwing temper ...
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- Hi S. -- Looks like some good advice. We have had a lot of luck with the Common Sense Parenting series/method, which you can get classes or a book through Boys Town P...
- I have a 5 1/2 yr old boy and a 7wk old daughter. We have been having some of the same problems with our 5yr old. We have contributed ours to the change in our lives...
- You have gotten some awesome responses to your question. I have written this before but I will say it again because I believe it to be true. Every child has there "c...
Getting 6 Year Old to Focus on a Task
Asked by C.F. from Boise
on April 22, 2008
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We have a 6 year old boy and it is hard to get him to focus on a task from getting ready for school to playing in a soccer game. How is the best way to focus him on o...
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- The way I keep our 6 year old focused on tasks, is to make everything a game. Ex. When I want him to get dressed for school in the morning, we play beat the clock. ...
- Hi, I do think many 6 year olds have this issue, partly it is just being a 6 year old. I also think there are some things we can do to help aid in some attention. G...
- C., you have great advices here from mamas ! I would say: try to eliminate multiple events around him when you want him to focus: if homework, then no TV or music ...
Advice on 6 Year Old Sucking Her Thumb!
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on October 14, 2008
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Hi Moms - I need any advice or proven techniques that you all have used to stop thumb sucking. My 6 year old still sucks her thumb and we have tried verbally reminding...
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- I sucked my thumb until I was 10 or 11. I just did it at night for comfort. I stopped myself finally by laying on my hands at night, and falling asleep without sucking...
- Lisa P. is right on. Unless her dentist is concerned, try to ignore it. I tell my daughter not to do it in front of me. The orthodontist can put a thumb guard in he...
- I know a lot of people are responding with great advise but, I sucked my thumb until I was 12-13 and my dentist actually told my mother that sucking my thumb prevented...
5 Year Old Against Staying a Week at Grandparents House
Asked by M. from Dallas
on June 6, 2011
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So I need some advise
My in-laws would like my daughter to spend a week with them at the end of June/early July
It seemed like a great idea, until now it is getting ...
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- If they live close plan for a week but expect a few days. Be prepared to pick her up if she gets too homesick. Your parents should have activities planned. A couple...
- I wouldn't force it. Or make the stay shorter. There are no other circumstances for her to 'have to' stay 1 entire week. You see it as time for her to be away jus...
- Since there is no real reason for it, I wouldn't force her to go. I'd let her decide and then go with that, without pressuring her. A week is an awfully long time fo...
5 Year Old Refuses to Poop in the Potty Despite Efforts made...HELP PLEASE!
Asked by A.S. from Killeen
on April 13, 2010
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My son is 5 years old and going on 6 this September. He has had constipation problems since he was about 2 and we have given him Miralax as a prevention and suppositor...
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- In answer to your question of going from negative feedback to positive, just remember to not show any emotion even when you feel like screaming. Our son was potty tra...
- I am sorry you are going through this, but let me tell you I have been there! My now 10 year old son has constipation and pooping issues. What we did that was the tu...
- He might be afraid of the toilet and falling in. I would suggest a baby bjorn toilet seat that goes on top of toilet. Hang in there!
6 Year Old Daughter Is a Picky Dresser
Asked by L.B. from Bloomington
on January 28, 2007
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This is my 4th child and maybe last. She became picky about the clothes she wears almost 2 years ago when I left my ex-husband. At first, I thought it was a phase that...
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- Are you sure we aren't raising the same girl? My 6 year old acts that way too. She is very head string-stubborn-her way or the highway. I make sure her clothes for ...
- Sounds just like my son. Look online at Sensory Integration Disorder. I was a teacher and still knew nothing about the spectrum of this condition. You might need to...
- Your daughter's behavior sounds a lot like my 5 1/2 yr. old daughter's except that my daughter refuses to wear dresses or skirts unless she's going to church. She has...
5 Year Old Doesn't Listen
Asked by G.D. from Philadelphia
on June 8, 2007
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Hello,
I have a 5 year old daughter who doesn't listen. She isn't a bad kid in the sense that she hits or does things purposefully bad. But when I ask her to do anyt...
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- I also have a 4.5 yr old that does the same thing. I am also at wits end. I can not even give you any advise except we have started our daughter is counseling since we...
- She is testing her limits to see how far she can go before you yell. To her, this is all a game, a form of entertainment so to speak. She pushes you because she kno...
- When my son was around the same age he did the same thing. I guess it's an independence thing. They don't think they should have to listen to anyone b/c they think t...
Hard Time with a "Smart" 5 Year Old!!!!
Asked by H.X. from Los Angeles
on June 14, 2011
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Hi moms...
I'm having some issues with my 5 year old... Very defiant, thinks he knows more then everyone and thinks that he can outwit everyone. Since school was ou...
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- Ahh I have one of these. The timer on my phone is invaluable. It helps me to keep track and he can't argue with it. Also, I give 15, 10 , and 5 minute warnings. If...
- Seems simple to me: Just go back to your "school time" rules. Very matter of factly, tell him that he will be following the same schedule that he does for school reg...
- Don't let him sleep late the next morning. If he complains about being sleepy, remind him that it's a consequence of not going to bed on time. I asked my son(who's ...
Christmas Present My 6 Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Lansing
on November 19, 2008
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Hello so I am looking for a gift for my daughter she will be 6 in January and I was thinking of getting her a nintendo ds she a leapster but her sister who is 2 loves...
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- Nintendo DS's are great and you can get some amazing deals at Gamestop. I have 2 kids, a boy and a girl, and they both have had their DS's for 2 1/2 years and haven't...
- My 6 year old son and 7 year old daughter both have a DS and they both LOVE IT.. I was worried that they would be too rough with them, but it really gave them a chance...
- Reading the responses (these and other questions/responses also) some people seem to be so down on video games, that they are sooo horrible All of my kids play video g...
