Chipped Baby Teeth: Tween
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Broken Tooth
Asked by B.C. from Portland
on August 29, 2010
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My 12 year old boy lost the top half of his tooth (molar). He had mentioned a day or two ago that only half of his tooth was loose, it didn't occur to me then that he ...
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- Well what it sounds like is the baby tooth fell out and you can see the top of the new permanent tooth coming through. Remember baby teeth are short and little so it c...
- Is he in pain? He could have a nerve exposed that really, really hurts. If so he definitely needs to go to the dentist. It seems it might be best to have it extracte...
- Is he is a lot of pain from the broken tooth? If so I'd call the dentisit's # and see if there is an on call person to talk to. Otherwise, avoid hot/cold - motrin or...
Bed Time for 10 Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Washington DC
on May 5, 2008
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I am the mother of 3 healthy, active children. Recently, my husband and I have been in disagreement about what time my oldest (10 years old) should be allowed to stay...
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- I put my 4th grader to bed around 8/8:30. We start with brushing teeth, reading to him, etc at 8, and it's between 8:30/8;45 by the time I turn out the light. He doesn...
- My son just turned 11 in March. Because you are the one that gets them down and up then you know what is best. I would probably try letting him stay up another 15 mi...
- Children definitely need sleep for their overall health and brain power, but keep in mind every child is has a different body clock. Some are set a little later than o...
14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches
Asked by D.J. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses, so that is not the problem. He comes home from school daily with a headache. I have taken...
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- I'm a firm believer in dehydration being a cause of headaches. How much water is he drinking each day? Whenever I feel a headache coming on I have a large glass of ...
- I had headaches at this age. Every afternoon they would come on and I would be in bed all afternoon. I saw a a doctor and they ran many of test. Nothing would show up....
- You might try taking him to a Chiropractor. If his axis isn't aligned, it can cause headaches. Go to one who uses an activator instead of bending & popping the body. I...
Chipped Baby Teeth
Asked by K.S. from Kansas City
on July 17, 2008
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My sweet baby girl (15 months) fell today and chipped both her front teeth. They look terrible. What do they do to fix them on baby teeth? Cost or Does insurance cov...
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- For future reference remember this accident because 20,30,40 years from now she may experience forshortening of the roots in the adult teeth that are hiding below the ...
- I have been though a similar situation. I can share with you that we have a dentist who works well with children. You daughter should do well with her first dentist ap...
- Hello, My youngest fell off our bed when she was 15 months old. She caught herself with just one front tooth. I thought that she had just cut her gums but it turned o...
What Chores Do You Expect from Your 10 Year Old and What Discipline Do You Use
Asked by G.G. from San Antonio
on May 14, 2008
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My 10 year old daughter is uncooperative when asked to assist around the house. There is a power struggle and attitude when asked to perform even simple tasks. Then e...
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- G., I have felt your pain. :) My husband came up with a really neat idea, and so far has worked wonders. (We've had the plan in action about 4-5 months now) First o...
- My 10 yr old sets and clears the table every night (pending homework status). She is also responsible for cleaning up any messes she makes. Also, she can dust the fu...
- I have a 16, 14 & 11 year old. I have one discipline method that really REALLY works with them. If I asked them to do something in the past, I dealt with the same re...
Where Are Her Teeth....
Asked by S.C. from Cleveland
on June 4, 2008
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I have a 13 month old and she only has 2 teeth. Those two came in around 9-10 months and I am worried why her other teeth aren't here yet. She has had a fever here a...
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- Don't worry. Neither one of my girls had teeth until they were over a year old!!!! I was worried but the Dr. Told me that the longer they take to come in the better th...
- I wouldn't worry about it. My oldest son's teeth didn't start coming in until his 1st birthday. By 15 months, it was like popcorn. My guess is she will start cranking ...
- She sounds totally normal! The "normal" range for getting the first tooth is 3-18 months. Most docs won't even take a look or start to get concerned until no teeth a...
How Do I Get My 13 Year Old Son to Be Accountable?
Asked by E.H. from Portland
on April 14, 2011
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So, my 13 year old is going through the same thing they all do, I am pretty sure. He does not put on clean clothes, brush his teeth, shower, clear his dishes, do his ...
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- The Love and Logic books are perfect for these issues. In fact, they pretty much cover all areas of parenting from preschool through high school. They will help you es...
- I think nagging is a mom's job. And a 13 year old taking something off mom's desk even though she told him not to is pretty normal. If that's the worst he does, th...
- consequences, yes make a list and it has to be every little thing give him chores to do everyday. Really with the showering thing that is odd to me because most 13 ye...
Extra Tooth
Asked by S.M. from Naples
on February 17, 2011
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My 3 y.o. daughter has an extra tooth! It very recently erupted through the gum in the upper palate, not far behind her front teeth. Just one! It freaked me out whe...
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- Shari is correct. I have 2 daughters who had/HAVE this sumernumary tooth issue. My 12 year old had hers pulled a year ago. Now my 14 year old has it also. Please here ...
- If it starts being painful the get it removed, but otherweise it should fall out like rest when she gets her adult teeth...or is it an actual adult tooth??? then IDK o...
- My neice had that. She is 5 1/2 and just had it removed. She had fallen as a toddler and they had to do an x-ray on her mouth. Her dentist suggested that they wait....
Loose Baby Tooth
Asked by K.J. from Cleveland
on December 23, 2011
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My son has a loose baby tooth and his permanent tooth is coming in from behind it so i wondered if he pulls out his loose tooth willl he have two permanent teeth in th...
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- This is called "shark teeth" when the permanent tooth comes in behind the baby tooth. It's very common. Once her permanent tooth comes in, the baby tooth will come o...
- This is a question for the dentist. And even a dentist wouldn't know until he's done an exam. I would ask the dentist if you need to get the baby tooth out now. I'm...
- Of the 8 teeth my son has lost so far I think only 1 or 2 did not have the adult tooth in, in some cases by quite a lot. I called his dentist and asked the first time ...
12 Year Old Boys>>> HELP
Asked by L.D. from Detroit
on July 9, 2011
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I have a 12 year old that will be 13. He is going into the 8th grade. He is a very good child until it comes to girls, facebook and cell phones. Help
What time does ...
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- I know most parents allow their kids to use cell phones and social networking. However I will not. There is just too much temptation. Too many creeps out there and ...
- Don't pay for the privilege anymore. Make him earn it by doing jobs and chores around the house. If he does x amount of work, then he gets x amount of time on a prepai...
- My son is 13, and also going into the 8th grade. He has no facebook, and he got a cell phone last Christmas. It hasn't been a problem at all, except that he never tu...
