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Dinnertime with a 5 Year Old
Asked by K.K. from Reading
on July 30, 2008
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My 5 year old son will not use silverware at dinner. He will hold the fork in one hand and use the other to pick up his food(including ice cream) with the other hand....
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- K., I can relate! My son (also 5) seems to still prefer using his hands to eat. Yet there are times (like with a bowl of ice-cream) he will use a spoon perfectly an...
- I'd put a fork in both hands, if he has a hand preference that will help. Also I started mine with plastic silverware and found that the fork was tough to hold food. I...
- hey K. My first thought is to stop begging them to eat.Make what you are going to eat,place it on the table with the expectations they are going to eat.I always tell ...
How to Fatten up a 5 Year Old
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on August 6, 2009
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My daughter is 5 year old needs to gain weight. Im not worried about it because shes got the exact same build as i did (kids changed that!) But her doctor is freaking ...
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- Hi, E. I had the same problem (not being able to gain weight) when i was younger (wish i did NOW lol) anyhow, my doctor said to drink milkshakes. Hope it helps, ...
- Have you thought about changing doctors? My son is five and weighs about 30lbs. I have been concerned, but my doctor sais he is just going to be small. His height a...
- Get a new Dr. If she's eating the 4 food groups then your Dr. needs to chill. My son is on aderall and a baby had gotten to his meds when they fell and I call poison...
5 Year Old with Headaches
Asked by M.M. from Toledo
on February 25, 2007
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I am at my wits end!My 5 year old son has had headaches for about a year now. I took him to the Dr., and we had his eyes checked, and a few other simple tests. He conc...
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- I'm not sure what advice I can give, but my daughter also gets headaches. She's 6 and it started when she was 5. If she gets really upset, she gets a headache. Some...
- My advice...change doctors if yours isn't listening...there are too many out there to settle for one that won't listen. ALso, even if it is allegies, he can't go on b...
- Hi. I know what your son is going through. As a child i had severe miagrains as well. There was no real reason as to why. And my mother did everything the docs tol...
Our 5 Year Old Not Being Truthful
Asked by C.D. from Nashville
on October 26, 2009
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Hi Moms-
Yesterday, everyone was outside enjoying the day. My son went into the house, was in there for a few minutes and then came back outside with us. I started ...
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- What we have done with our four children is this...If we ask and they tell the truth they are not in as much trouble. If they lie they are in trouble for two things--...
- Your 5yo lacks the mental development (and physical brain development) to formulate the intent to deceive the way you think of it. 5yos don't have voice command sof...
- Sounds like he's too scared of your response to be truthful. I have emphasized truthfulness over all for my 5 and 7 years old and now they will tell me all the "bad st...
5-Year-old Difficult, More After-care?
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on December 14, 2011
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When my 5-year-old is at home it's war. He screams about wanting to watch TV and it has to be JUNK. If I put on anything educational he hates it. I put him in an afte...
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- If it were me, and my husband would get on board (no guarantee), I'd institute a house rule about no TV before a certain time of day AND set a limit on how much each c...
- Hm, you realize that paying for more after school care won't actually solve your problem, right? It will just be convenient and make it so you don't have to deal with ...
- Save the money for summer camp or the summer will be toooo long! Sure, the other kids may not be challenging, but they need diaper changes or to be taken to the pott...
6 Year Old That Can't Seem to Move Fast in the Morning!
Asked by D.B. from San Francisco
on March 18, 2008
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My 6 year old daughter (who is in Kindergarten) does not know the meaning of the words "please move quickly" -- especially in the morning when we are rushing to get re...
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- I had this problem with my son. I started putting his clothes in the car and told him to be dressed by the time we got to school or he would go in his jammies. The bre...
- I also had sluggish kids in the morning(actually they still are as teens, but they take responsibility for themselves now). When they were younger they were slow and ...
- yup yup yup...very...slow... daughter..., got one of those myself. :) She is almost 21 now and she is STILL slow. No amount of pressure I put on has ever helped and ...
5 Year Old Angst!!!
Asked by T.H. from Columbus
on February 5, 2009
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One of the children I provide childcare for is a beautiful, dramatic, funny, and sweet 5 year old girl...most of the time. However, she has this ability to get under p...
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- All you can do is really keep a positive attitude. When she starts in tell her she can only say positive things. When she starts to push a button tell her she has to...
- I had this problem with one of my daughter's friends. It got to the point that my husband and two older boys begged me to not invite this girl over anymore. We had t...
- I can feel what you are going through. I have a 5 year old and watch 2 other 5 year olds. All 3 are girls. One of the girls I watch is the same way the child is that y...
BORED 5 Year Old Playing Outside ALONE
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on June 5, 2012
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we don't have any other young kids in our lame neighborhood. Sometimes when the baby is napping and I have to pick up the house my 5 year old can play outside (I can s...
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- Sidewalk chalk! Give her a bucket of water & a paintbrush and have her paint the swing set. Sand toys...?
- My son is 5 and when he is outside by himself (usually when I'm cooking dinner and can see/talk with him through the window) he loves to gather rocks and color/paint t...
- That's funny, I'd forgotten how much my girls liked to sweep til I read the response by Jim at Home. When mine were little, I found a couple of child-sized brooms at t...
My 5 Year Old Is Out of Control
Asked by A.G. from Cleveland
on November 3, 2006
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I have a 5 year old girl who has behavior issues and I don't know what to do. No matter what me and her dad tell her she does not listen. I feel like I have to tell he...
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- I have a 4 year old who can be rather stubborn as well. I have been using a super nanny technique for rewards. If my daughter does what I ask or helps with chores, s...
- Best advice is just get ehr to a doctor my 5 year old step daughter is the same way and there are times when I just want to scream. If nothing else a counselor can gi...
- When my son was born, my daughter tried to give me the blues and she was 6 years old then. I tried to figure out what could I do to change her ways just little. I al...
Day Care
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on May 11, 2011
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I am 6.5 weeks from having baby (C-sect) #2. With my son, I could barley move for several weeks. I am trying to decide if I want my almost 3 year old to go to daycare ...
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- My boys are 4 years and 1 month apart. I had a c-section with both. I kept my oldest home with me for the 4 months I was on maternity leave.
- in MO, it's one adult per 8 2-3yos in daycare. Most daycares have 2 adults & 16 kids in the group. That # fits nicely in a classroom. As for home vs. daycare: ...
- During the first couple of weeks, definitely have yoru older one in daycare. He will be with his friends and have a sense of routine and quiet while he's there. When...
