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My 4 Year Old Having Problems Adjusting to Preschool
Asked by K.S. from New York
on December 1, 2009
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My son started preschool in September, right before his 4th birthday. He turned 4 in October. The first day of school he cried so much that the school called me and to...
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- Hi K. My 3 year old had trouble adjusting to his first year of preschool too. THe teachers at my school always want the parent to leave--I have never been called bac...
- Have you tried other outings like mommy and me? Many libraries also have programs where there is reading time in a group of children your son's age and they are free....
- Poor little guy! This whole process must be so overwhelming for him. Did you say for the past 2 MONTHS you had to stay with him in school?? Oh no. Please tell me th...
Wondering If My 3 Year Old Has a Speech Problem.
Asked by L.R. from New York
on October 23, 2007
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I was just looking for some advice on my 3 year old son. He talks very well for his age, but there are 10 letters in the alphabet that he leaves out in the beginning ...
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- Hey L., I have done numerous preschool evaluations with our speech pathologist (I am a school psychologist), and know that this is a very typical developmental stag...
- Hi there. My son who is 5 now has had speech issues for almost 3 years now. My Dr also wanted to wait, I was like no way. I called the health department in my county a...
- hi call your local school's child studyteam or call your local dept of special services and tell them your concerns.... he may qualify for early intervention services
Info on 529 College Savings Plans
Asked by B.R. from York
on November 9, 2009
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Hi everyone! We just had the baby baptized and received some money as gifts earmarked for the baby's college fund. Someone mentioned that we should open a 529 saving...
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- This is the official Pennsylvania 529 website: http://www.makecollegepossible.com/ We have a 529 for our son through the state (our financial advisor set it up, ...
- we use our finance guy, he is out of philly i believe, its not near us, but he was a friend of the family so we use him. not sure if that is near you. its pretty si...
- Hi B.! Just really wanted to encourage you to start a 529 Plan NOW! We waited til our son was about 4. The stocks have all recently been tanking, but remember, it's...
How to Further Challenge My Gifted 3 Year Old
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on April 16, 2007
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My daughter is 3 years old and is very gifted in the area of letters and reading. Before she turned 2 years old she surprised one day. She pointed to a letter in a b...
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- Keep doing what you are already doing. Kids under the age of 5 are little sponges. That is one reason they recommend teaching foreign language to young children. They...
- Great responses so far. Don't try to hold her back by any means, but don't pressure her either. You might want to google the concept of "un-schooling" if you aren't f...
- Hi Jenny, At this point, I would say to just spend time encouraging your daughter to do things that she enjoys. Our son is 22 months old and he knows all his color...
Rambuctious 3 Year Old
Asked by B.M. from Atlanta
on March 13, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
I have a 3 year old that is very loving. Like any other child he can get wound up and get a little crazy. We belong to a local children's gym that...
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- I have girls who are 3 and worked in daycare for YEARS...boys are wild and play rougher than girls, it's the nature of the beast. Unless your son is dileberately pick...
- I do not see anything wrong with the lady asking an active three year-old to play a little ways away from her young baby. I had a boy continue to swing his yo-yo in th...
- Hi B., What type of mother would confront a 3 year old little boy? Especially with his mother right there??? And repeatedly??? Obviously the woman doesn't like ...
How Much Does Your 4 Year Old Know (Letters & Numbers)?
Asked by J.L. from Pittsburgh
on July 7, 2012
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My daughter is 4 and I'm wondering if she doesn't know as much as she should in regards to her numbers and letters. She can only identify a couple of letters and she c...
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- My son turned 4 in April. He's never been to any sort of school, granted I plan to homeschool him, so perhaps I've done more than most do. He can read all his letters...
- At 4, both of my boys knew all of their numbers (up to 20), letters (capitol and lowercase), shapes, and primary colors. I used a Magna Doodle to teach numbers, let...
- Your daughter is fine. My son was JUST like that at 4 years old. I never pushed it, nor did his preschool. Then, at turning 5, he went to Kindergarten. I did not w...
College: Who Pays? Child or Parent?
Asked by K.L. from Memphis
on May 18, 2009
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Do you think that a child's first four years of college is the parent's responsiblity if the parent did not save for it?
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- One thing to consider: start saving, or helping them save now. Then the money can can then be used for whatever you all feel it's best suited for, when the time comes....
- I definitely am a strong believer in parents helping to pay for college. I am aware it is not cheap and unfortunately keeps getting more and more expensive. I would ...
- For every A they get 100.00 put into a college fund. With A's hopefully, they will get a scholarship. But they need to work for it too, and there is no reason why the...
4 Year Old with Learning Problems
Asked by M.J. from Washington DC
on December 28, 2009
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My daughter will be 4 Jan. 24 and she is extremely smart in every aspect except learning letters and numbers. We bought her a leap frog leap pad for christmas so she c...
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- Contact the Child Find Team in the county you live in. They can test her for learning disabilities and develop a program for her through the public school system. Be...
- I think it sounds like normal behavior. I definitely don't think there is any need to stress over he getting frustrated with learning. She's at the right age to lear...
- She is 3. Ever hear of the terrible 3's? My son skipped the terrible 2's so the terrible 3's was a bit of a shock when it happened. Letter / number recognition happ...
Bad Attitude in a 4 Year Old
Asked by S.D. from Philadelphia
on June 1, 2011
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My 4 year old son is driving us CRAZY. He has not gotten over wanting to be a baby and not doing things for himself. That has been going on for months now. He has deci...
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- This is a fun age isn't it? My daughter is somewhat like this - very strong willed... What I have found helps is giving choices (ones I can live with). For example, ...
- Things that helped when DS was 4 (he is 5 now, so not that long ago) were 1. Choices - 'do you want to get dressed yourself or do you want help?' - I know he can ge...
- Use firmer discipline than time outs for disrespect and bad attitude. Back to Basics Discipline by Janet Campbell Matson is great for this age range and building respe...
3 Year Old Tantrums
Asked by S.H. from Kansas City
on December 19, 2011
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So I have a 3 year old daughter (will be 4 in Jan) that has been throwing a lot of tantrums lately. For instance today, she wanted to be carried down the stairs and I ...
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- Well, the more you give in like you did, the worse it's going to get. It does get better, but you have to stand firm and not let her manipulate or badger you into doi...
- I feel it helps to think of this as a relationship issue and your daughter is struggling to identify roles and needs you to help her learn both who you are and who she...
- You usually get either one or the other; Terrible 2's or Terrible 3's. We had the lovebug 2's and terrible 3's at our house. So you know... each and every time y...
