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Daughter Terrified of Pain and Is Due for Her 5 Year Old Immunizations
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on May 6, 2008
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Hi. My tender five year old daughter gets very worried about pain. When she had a sliver last week, she had a complete panic attack/meltdown when anticipating us pul...
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- Hello E., Well I understand your trepidation about your daughter getting her shots. That is perfectly normal on your part to be concerned about her being scared. ...
- All public schools will not let your daughter start school without having the immunization form filled out. That dees not mean that it has to be filled in with shot d...
- My doctor give me some topical novicane type gel prior to the exam. You put it on about 1hr prior to the appointment, cover it with a bandaid, and it numbs the skin a...
Tips to Keep Sanity While Combing 5 Year Old's Hair
Asked by M.P. from Minneapolis
on January 24, 2012
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I have a 5 year old girl with butt length hair. I LOVE her hair, and she loves it long. Shes a girly girl. She loves hairbands, bows, and clips. She loves braids and a...
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- My daughter has sensory issues. She wanted to have long hair when she was little, but man, could she scream and cry and fuss when I combed her hair! We ended up gettin...
- Garnier Fructis hair products are good. The "shine" serums are good and also makes the hair "slick" so as to prevent tangling and makes it easier to brush. Do you ...
- My daughter (9) has waist length hair. When she began growing it out at age 6, I made it very clear that if she did not take care of it herself, it would be cut. Ever ...
Nose Bleeds in 5 Year Old Getting Worriesome
Asked by L.W. from Greensboro
on November 15, 2008
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I have a 5 year old girl that has nose bleeds. She gets them year round, more frequently when the weather changes from hot to cold and vice versa. She has allergies ...
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- I would get a whole house humidifier and a separate one for just her room. Her nasal passages are very dry. I would also take her to an ENT specialist. Don't waste you...
- Hi! I myself have frequent nose bleeds at the season changes and especially in the winter. However they are not as bad as your little girl's. I would highly recommend ...
- Most likely the difference with the weather change is having heat in the house and drying the air. Add a good amount of humidity, especially in her bedroom. Also, mi...
5 Year Old Twin Throwing Tantrums and Trying to Be in Control
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on September 18, 2008
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I am looking for the experience and advice of the women of this group. I have 5 year old twin girls and am having an issue with one of them. She has been giving me and...
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- We had something similar...we used a positive reward chart...stickers...when the chart was completed she earned this cheap princess thing I got at Walmart. For your o...
- Hi M., I would recommend checking out Tuesday's Child. www.tuesdayschildchicago.org I saw that you work full-time, but they have a Saturday program (9:30-12), you...
- Try having a picture list with the order that things go in the morning. When they wake up set the timer, when it goes off they start their list. if they stop they go...
Expected Behavior for a 6 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from San Diego
on December 5, 2011
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We recently went on a day trip with our friends who have a 6 year old. His behavior took me by surprise/shock but I want to find out whether it is appropriate behavio...
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- normal, maybe-rude, yes. My kids can be grabby-but, I correct them.
- I have a 6 yo and he has never acted like that, esp with people he hardly knows. Even if you just met him or 2 times previous, that is impolite. If it happens agai...
- I am going with not normal behavior with a six year old. My six year old will drink from my glass but has never taken a drink without asking my permission. I don't thi...
Wii Games for 6 Year Old
Asked by M.M. from St. Louis
on May 11, 2009
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Hello Mamas! My son will be turning 6 years old. We are planning to get him a Wii game for his birthday. Right now all we have is the sports package that came with ...
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- Playground is great- easy for younger kids to play and it's a ton of different games, all in one. Mario Kart or Neighborhood Games are both good as well. Some younger...
- We have a Wii Fit and love it. My friend's 4 year old son loves the Wii Fit, it has so much that kids can do. Another friend of mine's son has asked his mom for one ...
- I have 3 6 year olds. Their favorite game is Wii Playground followed by Bowling (not the one that comes with it, but just bowling). Good luck! I'm sure he will enjoy...
5-Year-old Said Something Hurtful
Asked by A.G. from Bangor
on April 30, 2008
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This is such a long and complicated story...I'll try to keep it short. Tonight I was helping my oldest daughter to bed, brushing her teeth, etc. Now, she is 5, but s...
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- Hi A. I suspect that your daughter was just testing to see what would happen if she said something like that and didn't really know the strength of her words. She may...
- This IS complicated, but I have a very strong intuition that this "out of the blue" wish for your demise was not intended to hurt you, and that your 5-year-old is tryi...
- Hi A., I know what you are going through and how hurtful it has been for you hearing something harshful from your baby. Please don't take it seriously. I am confident...
Question on My 6 Year Old Daughter
Asked by K.C. from Little Rock
on October 31, 2010
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I have a 6 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. My son has always been very hyper and into everything and always getting in trouble. He was recently diagnosed with ...
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- Just give her some extra attention for a few days, she probably just needs her cup filled a little. The teacher doesn't have to love her, and the spelling test has no...
- I don't really have any advice, but I immediately identified with this post. I was that child. I fretted over my grades, missing things on tests, and put a whole lot...
- My 7 year old does this with me and it is usually when he's in trouble or thinks he hasn't done well on something. I usually respond by telling him I love him very muc...
5 Year Old Not Waking Up
Asked by M.G. from Kansas City
on March 13, 2008
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I have a 5 almost 6 year old boy who is hard to wake up in the mornings. We get up at 7:00 am to get ready for school and I have to fight to get him out of bed! When h...
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- Nope!! I totally agree with you. I have to do it sometimes. I have a 6 year old boy who just refuses to get out of bed. Then his father and I sit down with him and exp...
- Hello no 7 is not to early to go to bed my nephew is 9 he still goes to bed at 7 school wears these kids out he asks if he can go when my kids were little at 6:00 pm t...
- My kids get 12 hours of sleep most nights. We put them to bed at 7:00, which gets later in the summer. Its really hard in the summer, but in the winter it works well...
My Brother Just Found Out He Has a 6-Year Old - How to Tell My Daughter???
Asked by A.B. from Houston
on October 13, 2009
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My brother, who has no children and is not married, just found out that he has a 6-year old, confirmed by paternity test at the courthouse. We will soon be meeting ou...
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- Like the others have said keep it simple & honest, answer only what & when asked. If she asks about the Mom or where has he been now or later down the road, then just...
- Dont over think it! 5yo's can understand much more than people give them credit for AND require less information than you think. I have a 5yo daughter who's father I h...
- I have a very good friend that the exact same thing happened with her brother. They had children and just told them , "Guess what, Uncle John just found out he has...
