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Help with My 7 Year Old Daughter's Behavior
Asked by M.V. from Steubenville
on April 2, 2008
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My daughter is only 7 years old (will be 8 this summer) and she already has the attitude of a teenager. She is very mouthy and disrespectful all the time. She will a...
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- I haven't read the other responses but wanted to let you know you are not alone. I have a very mouthy, bossy 7 yo girl and a 5 yo boy. She goes to Catholic school an...
- to stop my 3& 5 year old girls from slamming doors I use the child proof door stopper that goes on top of the door so they caan't reach it or close it all the way. ma...
- I also have a 7 year old, and in talking with other moms this is what I have gathered. 1st...you are READY for the teen years, ha ha ha 2nd....this a phase and will g...
Talking to My 9 Year Old About Puberty
Asked by D.M. from Boston
on September 10, 2008
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Hi, Ladies! I have a 9 year old daughter that wants nothing to do with any type of discussions about our bodies (broken bones, veins, babies in utero, etc.). Wheneve...
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- too funny, I also was going to suggest the book from American Girl. You can even borrow it from the library (Groton Public Library by me). I think it's called "all a...
- There's this book called the Care and Keeping of You. It goes through each of the changes she will experience step by step. It does show how to put tampons in and it...
- As a single mother of 3 successful grown children, two girls and one boy, and a former school nurse (preschool to grade six)I have recommended the following book many ...
I Need Advice on Keeping My 7 Year Old Son Focused During Homework Time.
Asked by K.L. from Norfolk
on November 2, 2006
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I have a 7 year old son that has the hardest time staying focused on his homework. It can take him up to 2 hours to complete it. Sometimes he gets so frustrated that h...
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- I would get your child tested. If you have some results, you have a baseline by which to go by when planning how to help him. Even if you/school district agree that ...
- Hi, I'm C.. We had the exact same problem since my 9 year old was in Kindergarten. We changed her diet, she gets no sweets, only fresh fruit and veggies, things like t...
- Our now 11 yr old son had these same issues! I would set the timer when he got home to let him play (he likes outside) for 25 minutes. It helped to let him use up that...
6 Year Old STILL Does Not Eat Well.
Asked by M.M. from Baton Rouge
on October 5, 2008
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My 6 year old still does not eat well. I wondered if anyone else had struggled with this. He has never, and I mean never, eaten a fruit or a vegetable. He will eat ...
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- Cut out the junk food. Nachos are ok, since he is getting some cheese there, but no cookies, candy, etc. Give him juice or milk rather than Kool-Aid or soda. Using th...
- First problem is junk food. If it is not in the house he can't eat it. My children occasionally eat junk food, but most of what I keep in the house is fruits and veggi...
- Hi M., I'm a physical therapist who works with children. What you are describing is very common in kids who have overly hypersensitive mouths. If this is true i...
8 Year Old with Breakouts.
Asked by A.D. from Cincinnati
on August 23, 2009
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My 8 year old is starting to have, what looks like acne breakouts. This just seems so young to me. Hygiene is not an issue, we make sure she washes her hair everyday...
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- Anything with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide in it will help with breakouts. Try using a face wash with either of those ingredients instead of soap. She may be h...
- I agree with the Mom who said that dairy products may be the culprit. We've switched to organic milk and beef, because the growth hormone they use in dairy cows is re...
- I have had success with Velocity from Mary Kay for preteen girls who have acne. You want to check to see if anything new has been introduced to her lately that could c...
7 Year Old Having Night Terrors
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on April 23, 2008
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About 4 years ago my son began having these aweful episodes, which I assumed were nightmares, where we can't calm him down. He sees things and yells at us to watch ou...
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- Hello Sylvia, I too have a 7 year old boy with major night terrors. We tried everything from sleeping with us to , praying with him nightly, to light blanklets. We...
- My son had terrible night terrors also. Thankfully he seems to have grown out of them. He probably had them for about a year or two. I sympathize with you--it's so ...
- My now eleven year old son went through a period (two years ago) where he was having night terrors every night for more than three months. I did a great deal of resear...
8 Year Old Boy with Recurring Headaches
Asked by P.R. from Portland
on February 4, 2009
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I have an 8 year old boy who complains of headaches nearly every day. I usually give him a liquid pain killer which seems to do the trick. My first thought on chasing ...
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- I would give him a multivitamin and make sure he is eating at regular intervals. If he already takes one, then take him to a doctor to be checked out.
- PLEASE insist that his doctor do a CT scan!! My son complained of headaches throughout his childhood years and doctors repeatedly called it growing pains, possible vi...
- Would some type of allergy be a possibility? What does your doctor suggest? S. B
My 7 Year Old Daughter Is Having Vaginal Discharge
Asked by J.S. from Enid
on May 13, 2008
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recently my 7 year old daughter complained that her "booty" was crusty. since she occasionally gets itchy and rashy "down there" from not wiping good enough, i assume...
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- Try treating it with over the counter yeast medicine, if that doesn't help she will need to be examined by a Dr.
- It sounds like a yeast infection and you will need to take her to the dr. for medication. My daughter is 10 but every time she takes an antibiotic she gets one and has...
- I have heard some scary stories about this kind of thing at this age(my daughter is 8) they tend to find themselves and i heard stories of kids putting things down the...
Daytime Wetting in 7 Year Old
Asked by E.W. from Indianapolis
on March 26, 2008
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Hello all, I have a 7 year old son, who this year has begun to have accidents in school. I have taken him to his doctor (all was fine). Things were better, then abou...
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- Honestly I don't have a lot of advice. My friend went through the same thing with her daughter and she bought her a watch with a timer that went off every 2 hours to ...
- My 5 year old daughter did the same thing. After many tests, we figured out that it had to do with her bowels. I never considered her to be constipated because she w...
- I've read all the posts and two things come to mind that were not mentioned. First frequent urination is a sign of diabetes. Is he showing other signs like drinking a ...
7 Year Old Having Difficulty Focusing/Paying Attention
Asked by A.B. from Clarksville
on September 11, 2009
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I am at my wit's end with my 7 year old son. Starting at the end of his 1st grade year in May, he began to have a lot of trouble concentrating on things. At first, h...
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- I can see why you are concerned, it doesn't really sound like this is something that he is doing on purpose or to get attention. It DOES sound very much like the symp...
- You need to get him to a doctor NOW. If you are thinking of ADD, it may not be that at all. These are symptoms of many different conditions - none of which he has co...
- I would like to suggest to you to try Traditional Chinese Medicine, more commonly known as Acupuncture, for your son. Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners use h...
