Fourth Grade: Tween
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Fourth Grade Daughter and Sex Education
Asked by E.M. from Philadelphia
on February 9, 2008
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My daughter is in fourth grade. I have bought her a very good book all about "growing up". It is very well written and exactly what I wanted. It is called "It's Per...
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- Hi, I think I have the same book for my daughters. actually i had 2 of them. I talked to them about the books and gave them to read about 4th grade, or when I sta...
- My son is in the 5th grade and just got a paper sent home from school asking permission to have the 'talk'. I would give her the book when you can and give her a chan...
- my mom started talking ot me about sex when i was in fourth grade. she talked having a period first and it went from there. when i was in eight grade and took sex ed ...
4Th Grade Science Fair Projects
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on January 30, 2008
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HELP PLEASE! My 10 year old daughter just brought home a packet saying that she has to do a science project that will make up a MAJOR part of her grade. I am freakin...
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- Hi M., Here is a sight that might be very helpful: http://ezinearticles.com/?Fourth-Grade-Science-Fair-Projects&id=778075
- First of all relax. This project is your child's. It doesn't matter if you were good at science or not. I know you want your child to be the best. Follow instructi...
- Talk to the teacher to get some ideas. If you explain to the teacher, may he/she can suggest some projects that are not too difficult. At my daughters school, one st...
14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches
Asked by D.J. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses, so that is not the problem. He comes home from school daily with a headache. I have taken...
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- I'm a firm believer in dehydration being a cause of headaches. How much water is he drinking each day? Whenever I feel a headache coming on I have a large glass of ...
- I had headaches at this age. Every afternoon they would come on and I would be in bed all afternoon. I saw a a doctor and they ran many of test. Nothing would show up....
- You might try taking him to a Chiropractor. If his axis isn't aligned, it can cause headaches. Go to one who uses an activator instead of bending & popping the body. I...
4Th Grade and Not Medicating -- How to Deal with the School?
Asked by C.W. from Columbus
on July 28, 2008
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My 9 yrs was diagnosed at 4 yrs. with obstructive sleep apnea, and ADHD. I was recently divorced and remarried. We chose to change dietary habits (dairy protein into...
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- Have you tried melatonin for the sleep issues? My daughter has used this natural supplement with great success. She was experiencing night terrors as a result of sle...
- I think it's very scarey that so many children are diagnosed with something and medicated for something to function within socially acceptable "norms". If burning off...
- have you considered homeschooling???? i think i would if the school system don't want to help your child learn and learn where he needs to be acidemiclly i would look ...
Book Suggestions Fifth Grade
Asked by P.F. from Chicago
on November 8, 2008
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I am in need of a book around fifth or sixth grade reading level that has the main character being an animal. Does anyone know of a good book for a boy. He had one abo...
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- Because of Winn-Dixie is great (and it's an award winning book). Winn-Dixie is a dog. He is one of the main characters, but the story is not told from his perspective ...
- I teach 5th grade. There's a book that's really popular with boys called Redwell. It's actually part of a series. It's pretty hard reading though. There is a graphic n...
- You could do a search on amazon.com. Start with children's books, fiction or non-fiction, narrow to animals, and then age 9-12. You can even narrow the list by whic...
Retain a Young 1St Grade?
Asked by M.D. from Tulsa
on April 8, 2009
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My daughter has a late August birthday and we had always planned on starting her later. We put her in preschool at 3 and since then we have just pushed her along with ...
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- I held my son back from the begginning- on my own. I put him in pre-k at 5. Instead of kindergarten. (All-day program). He has a June b-day. I think kids are pushe...
- Hi M., As a teacher, if your daughter is not struggling or failing, I would recommend moving her on. That's great that she is reading and doing the math work. It would...
- As a mother of 2 with late birthdays and a grandhild who also will not meet the birthday entry requirment, at first it upset me. Later I saw that they were much better...
Repeating the 1St Grade
Asked by L.W. from Atlanta
on May 12, 2008
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i got the letter on friday. the meeting is on thursday but i know what's going down. she has struggled since kindergarden. she has adhd with odd. i've had so many ...
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- My sister's 4th child has ADHD, ODD, is severely dyslexic, has Asperger's with sensory integration, etc., and other issues/problems as well. Although her son has never...
- I have a son that started life with a developmental delay because he couldn't hear and it was horrible getting a doctor in Florida to ref us to a ent for him to have e...
- L.- It seems like you've gotten a lot of good advice here but I wanted to add one thing. You may want to see if it's a personality conflict with her teacher. One ...
What the Heck Is Up?? My Daughter and the 5Th Grade...
Asked by L.C. from Dover
on November 15, 2011
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So, something is up this year and, for the life of me, I don't know what it is. My daughter has never had trouble in school. Never. She has no behavioral problems, ...
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- It could be a teacher disconnect. To you the teacher seems caring, attentive, and takes her job seriously. There is a chance she may have a totally different personali...
- My 4th grade daughter is doing this too!
- If I were you I'd really try to open the lines of communication with your daughter. Try to spend a lot of quiet time with her, go for walks, lunch, talk in the car. On...
Trying to Decide on Fourth Child
Asked by M.S. from Columbus
on February 4, 2008
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I have three kids...ages 9,7 and (almost)6. We really thought we were done~and I was happy with that decision. I had an IUD, which was great...until I got pregnant w...
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- I have 3 girls ages 9,8 and 2. In my opinion I think it is easier to have them spaced out my first 2 are 13monthes apart and this last one is so much easier I can spe...
- I have a 12 year old, 8 year old and a 4 month old so I understand your concern about the last one feeling left out. I certainely don't regret having my 3rd but it ha...
- Hi M., I think you already know the answer to your question. Go ahead and have that baby before it's too late. My mother had nine, and although it was not always ea...
11 Year Old Boy "Dating"
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on August 11, 2009
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OK - I need some guidance. I have an 11 year old boy who's very interested in girls. I have always been as open & honest with him in regards to anything he has ever wa...
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- Remember the the term "going steady"? That cracks my kids up because they call it "going out" now. As a mom of a 13 year old daughter I hope and pray that my daughte...
- C., My daughter is 12 years old and has been asked to "go out" several times by boys her age, but has never agreed to do it. She has come to talk to us each time. ...
- You can't control what interests him or when, but you can control some of his activities. Get to know his friends and which girls interest him, and be careful to moni...
