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Help!!!! Im at a Loss as to What to Do!!
Asked by B.A. from Chicago
on October 27, 2011
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Im at my whits with my 7 yr old son. He has ADHD and hasnt been on meds for alittle over 2 months and wont be for at least another month due to Dr issues but almost ev...
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- Meds or no - Kalyb can learn to control his behavior. I would strongly recommend enrolling him in a Tae Kwon Do or Marital Arts class. It DOES help with self-contro...
- If he is severely ADHD, then punishing him for behavior he honestly can not control will not help. Why has he not been on meds for so long if he needs them so badly t...
- Look at the Feingold Diet! It's amazing and has helped us SO much and has changed SO many families lives. Sure you can ask your doctor and they are going to say that...
Behavior
Asked by D.S. from New York
on November 17, 2010
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My son wil be 5 next week. He is having trouble in school. He doesnt listen to his teachers. He gets out of his seat runs around the room and is disruptive. He is i...
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- Could there be a possibility that your son is bored out of his mind?? My son only acted up when he was bored....even in Kindergarten. Maybe talk to the teacher about t...
- Your son is too young for kindergarten. Pull him and send him again next year. In the meantime find a good PreK that he will learn but also get to have fun and be a ...
- A Mom friend was just talking to me about the same thing. Her son is in kindergarten and acts up like your son. The first thought was maybe he is bored and they had ...
My 8 Year Old Failed His Hearing Test
Asked by M.F. from Youngstown
on February 1, 2011
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I am always yelling at my 8yr old. I always think he isn't paying attention or is engrossed in whatever he is doing. I have to tell my 5yr old to get his brother or te...
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- get him to an ent. it could be fluid. mine is hard of hearing but younger than yours. he is 2 1/2. he has a bad double ear infection and one of his tubes has fallen ou...
- I am a school nurse and perform the hearing screens at the private school I work at. If the nurse in the school office performed the test, it was ONLY a screen, meanin...
- Has he lost a bunch of teeth lately? I know it sounds weird, but we were at a science museum last weekend and saw an exhibit on hearing loss. Apparently your teeth hav...
Would Love Any Advice!
Asked by C.B. from New Orleans
on April 17, 2008
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I have 4 children, all very different. We are having trouble with our oldest, a 10 year old girl. She had been diagnosed ADHD several years ago and has been on Concert...
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- My heart goes out to you!!! I have a younger brother that was finally diagnosed as bipolar. He started at a very young age (about four if I remember right) with th...
- I think your doctor is right. If she has been doing well in school, she's not ADHD. Behavioral issues (and even physical ones) are not always resolved with drugs. ...
- It is possible for a child to be bi-polar but it is rare. Besides medicine have you tried a major diet change. That worked wonders with my ADHD daughter. Not only get ...
Recommendations for Private Schools in the Cambrian Area of San Jose
Asked by J.L. from San Francisco
on February 10, 2010
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This year has been a tough year for my daughter. My daughter is in 1st grade and is in a class with 30 kids, due to the budget cuts. There are several kids in there ...
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- Hi, If you want a smaller class size with more individualized instruction in the Cambrian area, check out Chrysallis School at Foxworthy and Ross. There are so few...
- I've heard good things about Los Gatos Christian School. www.losgatoschristianschool.com
- I agree with LaChelle. My husband and I intend to send our children to Valley Christian as well. We have many friends who currently attend, and they LOVE it! One long ...
Discipline Problems in Augusta Area
Asked by C.L. from Augusta
on August 8, 2006
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I have a 6 yr old daughter who is great at school. Has never had any problems,but when she comes home,it is totally different. She wines,repeats the same question 100 ...
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- I have heard that because kids are so "structured" in school, that when they come home, sometimes it feels like free time, if they don't have some type of a routine or...
- Don't be so hard on yourself thinking it's because you've spoiled her. You have other children who I assume don't behave this way, right? Try talking to her pediatri...
- Hi C. I am A single mother of a 6 year old who I have also spoiled, and I have some of the same issues with her Perfect at school;testing the limits at home. I don't ...
Birthday Party Etiquette Question
Asked by C.D. from Los Angeles
on January 18, 2008
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My son is having his 6th year old birthday party soon. I've been letting everyone bring everyone in the past three birthday parties. I ended up with almost 100 people ...
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- I had the same problem. I held my 6 year olds party at a pottery painting place and put on the invitation "drop off at 2 pick up at 4" with the child to whom the invi...
- At 6 they may be ready to have the party WITHOUT the parents and that will also cut out the siblings in SOME cases. I have had parents actually TELL ME "He can only co...
- The magic words to include are "drop-off" and "pick-up." That should remove any doubt as to whether siblings are invited.
Help with Autistic 3 Year Old
Asked by M.C. from Charlotte
on November 7, 2008
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My 3 year son Ian was diagnosed with Autisim a few months ago. He is already in a preschool designed to deal with special needs kids and does great there. However, whe...
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- I have two friends with autistic boys and they have read a book written by the actress Jenny McCarthy. They loved it and highly recommended it. They also talked abou...
- I would suggest going to your pediatrician and asking for an order for Occupational Therapy. An OT can do many things for your son and for your family...they can help...
- You need help beyond what you're going to get from this website, although this can help too. Take the advice you get here, but also go see a child clinical psychologi...
What Should a Child Know by Kindergarten?
Asked by T.P. from Provo
on February 19, 2008
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I have a 5 year old who has been in an excellent preschool for the past 2 years. Recently, his preschool teacher told me he will be bored when he goes to kindergarten...
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- Hi T., I do think that it is true that he will relearn all that in Kindy. Could you send him to a different kind of Kindy where it is playbased instead of academic...
- I have taught preschool for many years and am also the mother of a very advanced child (now in middle school) I think in this day in age it is typical for preschools t...
- i have four children all having already been thru kindergarten and it's been my experience that the school really adapts to the different levels that kindergarten kids...
Seeking Advice About 4-Year Old with Behavioral Issues
Asked by A.P. from Dallas
on April 24, 2008
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My 4 year-old-daughter has been a very strong-willed child since the moment she was born. What we used to refer to as being "very determined" when she was a young tod...
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- That sounds a lot like my 6 year old. He's never been tested for ADD, but his dad has it so we know some of the coping mechanisms. We really didn't want to do any ...
- Sounds EXACTLY what I went through (and am still going through). My son was expelled from 3 pre-school/daycare centers by the time he was 4. I too was desperate, fru...
- A., we have a son who will turn 21 this week. When he was much younger he was assessed as being very intelligent. But like your daughter, he would behave badly even ...
