Getting Ready
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Emotional Child When Going to School
Asked by S.R. from Milwaukee
on October 8, 2012
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After the 3rd week of school my 7 year old has been very emotional about leaving me to go to school. He pulls on me and balls until the teacher can get him away from m...
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- Does the teacher have any suggestions? I would think that you should drop him at the door... not come into the classroom at all. That way he says his goodbyes in the h...
- I suggest that rewards for not crying is NOT the way to go. He has an emotional issue that needs to be addressed. He needs to learn that leaving you at the door is t...
- I hate to say it, but I think you're making it worse by feeding into the behavior. DD went through this when she started Kinder & the best way to get through the ...
Preparing My Baby for School....
Asked by T.C. from Hickory
on March 31, 2011
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My daughter just turned 4 and will be starting preschool in the fall..... I have been a stay at home mom with her from day one ( i work one day a weekend, to keep my C...
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- I got teary eyed reading your question. My little one will be three in a few weeks and we have signed her up for preschool in the fall. I am NOT ready for her to go....
- My daughter started kindergarten at 4. She graduated at 17. These were things I didn't feel ready for, but I had little choice. SHE was ready. It's hard to let go, b...
- Does the school you are going to have an open house? For both preschool, and now kindergarten I have taken my daughter to the open house so she can be there with me in...
Private School
Asked by A.J. from Seattle
on July 5, 2011
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I have posted before about the parenting complications my husband is facing with his ex-wife and believe me when I say that the drama never ends. This August the boys ...
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- Doubtful. If neither parent can afford it, and the children were not already in private school before the divorce, then it would be hard to justify forcing a man to pa...
- Well, I think the ex would have to show financial aid support or scholarships for the boys. Which it sounds like they might qualify for. You need to be prepared for ...
- Your Husband has to build his case. Build it and lay it out all on paper, and put his ducks all in a row, as the previous poster said. And present that all, to the Me...
Getting Ready for 6Th Grade Math
Asked by M.B. from Springfield
on May 8, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My son is ending his fifth grade year and is suddendly really struggling in math. We are putting in the study time (2 hours a nite) but he is still having t...
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- Have you thought about getting him on of the V-Tech learning computers for kids? Or maybe Leap Frog? They have great tools out there to use now......and if you read ...
- KUMON is a great learning center that breaks down math to a better logical method. I can not believe you are spending that long each night on math. I feel sorry fo...
- My daughter struggles with math. We borrow a text book from the school for the coming year and have her tutor (a former 6th grade math teacher) work from that to help ...
Getting Ready for Baby with a 16 Month Old
Asked by K.I. from Oklahoma City
on January 18, 2011
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I started to feel very anxious about this, I have a 7 yo DD and 16 months baby girl my due date is in 10 more weeks, I have no family or close friends around and my D...
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- If you can afford to have a nanny helping you out for the fist few months why not? I would hire any help that I could get. It might be even better to get a housekeeper...
- I have 3, now aged 5, 4, and 2. I never had a nanny - although it sure would have been nice! My husband was able to take time off with each birth, but last time he t...
- Have your older two help out. My kids are 19 months apart, so I wasn't sure how the older one would react, but he's a very helpful boy! He loves to help me do the la...
School Readiness
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on February 2, 2011
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I have a 5 yr old boy and 4 yr old girl. I want them to be as ready for school as possible. Mostly they play and that's ok with me. Social skills are just as importa...
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- You can see the Texas Education requirements at the following website. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148. They have the requirements for each grade.
- Sounds like they are getting ready for school! Yes social skills are very important! How are they around other children? It sounds like they are not in preschool so m...
- Sounds like they are off to a great start:) For math, can they count items or just repeat the sequence of numbers. Building number sense is as important as number re...
How to Make the Drop off at Daycare in the Morning Go Smoother...
Asked by C.L. from Kansas City
on April 14, 2009
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Hi ladies, I need some help! My 3y/o started daycare last week, he goes 4 days a week. This is his first time of being watched by anybody other then family. I was a st...
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- I have been there! It is tough to leave them when they are crying, but here is what worked for us. First, don't drag out the drop off. It just makes it worse. When...
- C., I'm a Home Day Care Provider and a Mother of 4 (youngest ones are in Kindergarten and my 3.5 year old is in Preschool). From a provider point of view - have ...
- it is so hard! my 2 1/2 year old (who has been in some kind of care since he was six weeks old) is going through this phase right now. i think you're going to have a r...
Suggestions to Help My 3Rd Grader Not "Hate" School
Asked by S.H. from Chicago
on September 8, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I was hoping that some of you out there have dealt with a child who just does not like school and how you helped them through it.
My daughter started 3r...
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- I feel for both of you. I don't know if this will help, but we thought 3rd grade was a slog and I imagine it might be the same for most kids since ISAT testing starts ...
- Maybe try to ask again if something has happened with a bully or somebody treating her badly. I used to teach third grade and had a student who had been fine most of t...
- Hi S.: Coming from a homeschool mom, sounds like boredom with the work. Sounds like you have a very intelligent young lady on your hands. I have two girls and when ...
Thanks How Long Does It Take You to Get Out the Door in the Morning?
Asked by J.J. from San Francisco
on January 19, 2012
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Hi Mamas,
I need to tighten up my mornings. When it is just me getting my 3.5yo DD ready, it takes us 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours to leave the house (!) I know I can sho...
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- With kids, even older ones, it's better if you have more time. I get up 1.5 hours before I have to leave. My daughters' are 9 and 13.
- Well, if I want us all to look nice, like for church on Sunday's, then I need two and a half hours. So that's feeding cat, dog, children breakfast, my shower, nice ha...
- I get up at 6:40 and am out the door by 7:45. I get GD up at 7:25 and she's out the door with auntie by 8:00. I shower at night, but I do get in the shower for a qui...
5 Year Old and Not Wanting to Go to School
Asked by C.S. from Phoenix
on October 27, 2010
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This last week has been so stressful
Every morning I get my 5 year old up and she lays around and when i tell her to get dressed she just looks at me. i go out of th...
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- I am kind of going through the same thing you are, my son is almost 6yrs old, he likes to go to school, but he takes his time on doing stuff, and I just had my sons pa...
- It's sounds like maybe she is still tired in the morning and having a hard time waking up. My daughter was like that as well. Try putting her to bed early and see if...
- I would talk to her teacher about it. My son did this same thing in Kindergarten and again this year at the start of 1st grade. This year it was just that he was havin...
