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My Son Has Trouble Paying Attention in School
Asked by M.H. from Springfield
on April 25, 2008
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I have a 9 year old son who has trouble paying attention in school. He isn't hyper at all so I know that ADHD is out of the question but he does have trouble staying ...
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- I used to use a program with a name something like Italicised writing or something similar. It was a style of writing that is a half step between manuscript and cursi...
- My son does not have ADHD. He is not hyperactive, nor does he bounce off the wall. What he does have is attention defisite disorder (ADD) he has a hard time focusing i...
- Even though your son isn't hyperactive, it sounds like he certainly has trouble "focusing" to a task at hand and that is a tell-tale sign of ADD. I would encourage yo...
Getting Used to Pre-School
Asked by J.R. from Miami
on September 5, 2011
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Dear Mommas, My LO started pre-school recently. He is 3 and has been with me since birth --- but also has some daytime sittlers he hangs out with a few times a week......
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- I WAS guilty of doing the same thing...swooping in and rescuing (as dvmmom put it). However, my son is independent and can be away from me. I couldn't imagine if he cr...
- Picking up early is just telling him that fussing will get you to come early. He will get used to it when you leave him be and let him work it out. I know you just w...
- Every other day will make is SO much harder for him to adjust, please dont do that to him. I agree with SLM you are sending him the message that preschool is not OK ...
7 Year Old Has Difficulty Concentrating at School
Asked by S.D. from Los Angeles
on May 5, 2010
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Hi all,
i am looking for some advice on what to do. My 7 year old daughter has some issues concentrating at school. She is the last one to finish her work, she "da...
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- I had a hard time concentrating because it turned out I wasn't getting enough sleep. Once my parents started putting me to be early, all of my focus problems improved...
- There are some of "scientific" types who question visual perception problems and the use of interventions such as vision therapy etc. I will say this as a child with a...
- It certainly sounds worthy of ruling ADD in or out. ADD students are typically stereotyped as daydreamers and need constant re-direction to keep them on track. Base...
School Cafeteria Is a Mad House (IMO)
Asked by A.M. from Detroit
on January 26, 2012
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After volunteering in the classroom on Monday I decided to eat lunch with my kindergartener. Here is what the cafeteria was like...
There was barely enough room for...
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- That's upseting to me that she is such a good girl and doesn't get to eat her dessert....poor thing! I think I'm gonna ask my kindergartner if her luch room is this wa...
- I worked for three years (from 2007 to 2010) as a classroom aide and my experience was almost the opposite... Our school had two aides, one or two parent volunteers a...
- First -- do go back repeatedly over several weeks and see if this is the daily norm for this cafeteria or if perhaps you caught it on a day when (a) the kids were woun...
Wanting to Go to School and Confused... HELP!!!
Asked by A.R. from Chattanooga
on March 31, 2008
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Hello all. I am a 20 year old stay at home mother of two. I will be 21 at the end of June. I am wanting to go to college, but I do not really have the option of going ...
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- Continue to work toward your goal, no matter what it takes. You, and most importantly your babies, will benefit.
- Man...you have your hands full. Okay, I went back to school later in life and so I didn't have infants to deal with but many schools offer a daycare program for little...
- You might try some of the online schools. I don't know if they require SATs or ACTs. I've been seeing commercials on t.v. for a website called collegeinpjs.com (or s...
Need Solutions to Stop Mama Drama at School
Asked by M.F. from San Antonio
on April 8, 2011
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We are looking for advice on how to deal with public elementary school mamas who make up drama, who want to be the center of attention, and who seem to enjoy running p...
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- How beyond silly...! What it's gonna take is teachers and sane-brained parents to speak up and out--bottom line. As long as their behavior is being entertained, they...
- Petition to kick them off their positions? I'm guessing there's no condemning them from PTA? Wow, someone needs to videotape them and show them in front of all the oth...
- Your PTA has over 100 active parents?!? WOW! One thing that our teachers have done is created a chart of parents to sign up when they are free to volunteer, daily,...
7Yr Old Daughter- Trouble in School- Help!
Asked by D.Z. from Dayton
on January 7, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
My 7yr old little girl is in 1st grade. She is coming into her 'social' being. You know, discovering the joys of having friends, birthday parties, etc. I'...
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- LOL I remember when I was in elementary school, EVERY SINGLE report card said in the teacher's comments "Talk too much in class." :) I have 4 children of my own now...
- My daughter is in 1st grade, and I instill natural consequences. It's the same thing you're doing, but I word it differently. Here's an example, and by the way, this...
- In my opinion, you're concerning yourself more than you need to be. The teacher's red light system is obviously doing it's job. A 7 year old is just now learning th...
At My Wits End with Behavior Problem @ School
Asked by M.K. from Tampa
on November 29, 2006
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I was wondering if any of you have had a similar experience... My 9 yr old son is having a very difficult time controlling himself in school lately. Seems like every...
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- dear M. k, my son is no 17 but when he was about 8 he started having the same symptoms that you are describing with your son. i, like you, was at my wits end. i went ...
- Sounds like he may be stressed or he may just be bored at school. If he is intellectually ahead of his other classmates then he may just be bored and not challenged e...
- Getting him tested and talking to his pediatrician are the best options. It might be stress, adjustment to change, or it could be something else. My husband had the sa...
8 Year Old Not Being Compliant in School
Asked by B.R. from Peoria
on October 24, 2006
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My son is 8 and in 3rd grade. He has ADHD since 4 and on meds for it. I have tried many different meds and thought that I have found the one that works best. But now i...
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- Sadly, the whole ADHD thing will always be a big problem. My 16 year old had so many troubles in school. We just barely made it through. Sometimes I had to get very...
- Hi B., I hope you do not take this offensively, but you are here looking for advice. A child's first authority figure in his life are his parents. Obviously, ...
- I don't know if you've been given this kind of advice...I have been looking at this subject recently as well. I have found this website: http://www.nativeremedies.co...
Help Do Not Know What to Do Kindergartner Having Trouble in School?
Asked by J.S. from Boise
on January 21, 2009
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my 5 year old just started kindergarden the first meeting i had with his teacher she said he was having trouble focusing and following directions and now she says he i...
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- My kindergartener's least favorite activity is handwriting, and I've been told that's pretty normal. But it's also one of the most important things for him to learn si...
- I had a very similar issue with my first. It was only later that I could look back and see the situation clearly. HE IS A KINDERGARTNER - HE IS 5 -THAT'S WHAT THEY D...
- This is just my opinion... The teacher should work with you in person on ways to solve the issues. Not by letter. The teacher should not exclude him in any way. It sou...
