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Seizure Brought on by Fever????
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2008
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Hi all moms, question. This morning at about 5am, i woke up to my 3 year old son having a seizure. I was told by paramedics that its common in children his age due to ...
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- Hi A.!! I am so sorry to hear about your little guy. Poor thing. I myself had a 2 year old who is prone to very high fevers. His little fevers have gotten as high ...
- Hi there, I am also a paramedic and sorry for your scary experience. Continuous Tylenol until the fever breaks! Follow the directions on the bottle carefully, give it ...
- Hi, the same thing happened to me when my son was 3. There was no damage and it never happened again, mostly because I never allowed his temp to get that high again. O...
Please Help Son Cut off End of Finger.
Asked by B.T. from Charlottesville
on August 3, 2008
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Hello,
My 10 year old son cut off the end of his finger on his right had down to the first joint. He is very heart broken. He is a sports driven little boy loves to ...
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- Hi B., I'm so sorry that happened to your son. How traumatic for him, & for you. I am an occupational therapist & have worked with many patients with hand injurie...
- Hi B., I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your son's finger and it does probably seem like the end of the world right now, but trust me, it isn't. Kids g...
- i would let him play soccer if he could brace it somehow. put his cant in a fist and wrap it good. but yeay he can play everything else next season. as soon as the ...
12 Year Old No Longer Wants to Play Sports
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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My 12 (soon to be 13) year old son has decided he no longer wants to play sports. He has been in baseball, basketball, soccer and/or football for almost 9 years. He ...
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- I think the important thing is that he be involved with SOMETHING. To go from a very busy, highly structured routine of multiple sports to little or nothing gives oppo...
- Is he still interested in the skateboarding or did he lose interest in that as well? If he's still interested in the skateboarding, let him explore that or encourage ...
- First you need to talk to him to find out why he is no longer interested in sports. Maybe he has felt overcommitted all of those years and wants some time to himself....
How to Give 6 Kids Their Own Special Time, and How Can I Get a Quieter House??
Asked by M.Y. from Visalia
on March 8, 2008
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I have a large family and have no idea how to make each kids feel special. Plus, my house is very loud...how can I get them to quiet down?
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- I am a mother of 6 myself. 17,16,15,11,8,4 I would love to tell you it is easy to give them each their own time with you on their own timestable but it is actually im...
- Forget about quiet, its not going to happen unless they are all asleep or in graduate school! If you husband is willing to help, maybe you could schedule one night a ...
- One of my friends has 5, she lets one stay up 30 minutes later than the others on their "night of the week." I know that it is only 30 minutes, but it really helps. ...
Too Much Stress with Three Boys
Asked by B.W. from Seattle
on August 11, 2008
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I need support and advice about being a stay at home mom to three boys in a small two bedroom apartment. Is it me or are my days full of too much stress? Here is what ...
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- Oh, your instincts are right on. 1pm for a 9 year old??? - ( I have a 9 year old grandson that I help raise ) -- Even for the 13 year old - 1pm is WAYYYY too late. Y...
- My word. Limit the video games to an hour a day or something. Books, parks, sports???
- well... your mornings sound somewhat normal to me, but the afternoons don't. Wow! those boys sure do play a lot of video games. I am a mom of 3 boys as well and I s...
Losing Connection with the Kids
Asked by L.L. from San Francisco
on April 13, 2011
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Hello Mamas,
Both my husband and I have been working full time for years and our recent move added a longer commute to our work days. We usually leave home before the...
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- I would love to see an update to this post, especially with more information on what time you and your husband actually get home so that there can be more discussion o...
- I would call a family meeting and sit down together and just talk about this and anything else that might be weighing heavy on their minds. I know that you need you...
- Well, teenagers, in genera,l are looking for independence in wake of their impending flight from the nest. Getting them to choose to spend that few min. you have avail...
Looking for Advice from Other Moms with Boys...
Asked by K.B. from Minneapolis
on October 26, 2009
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Hello, I am looking for advice on what to do with our 6yr old son (just turned 6 last Thursday). He started Kindergarten this year and before that he was at home with...
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- As a mom to a 3 year old boy - I completely understand where you are coming from. He also started demonstrating some of the behaviors that you listed that your 6 year...
- Aaah boys... they are a whole different breed :) I have 3 boys and then a girl. My youngest boy is also in kindergarten and just about 6. He is also VERY active and...
- I, too, have a six year son who is "spirited." He loves to help "clean the house" and "do the laundry." He is extremely bright and has a vivid imagination. At school h...
Teenage Boy Struggling - Need Advice ASAP !
Asked by R.S. from St. Louis
on March 23, 2011
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I have a 15 (almost 16 year old) son who is very depressed. I am not sure what to do to help him, and could use some advice. He attends a relatively small high schoo...
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- Your son sounds wonderful! Another mom mentioned volunteering. I think that is a GREAT idea. He will stay busy and meet other kids/adults with his interests.
- Find something with him that he likes to do. You mentioned he's christian, so maybe getting involved in a church group, work as a tutor or in you local library, boys a...
- Are you involved in a church? You say he's a good, "Christian" boy, so I would suggest finding a church with an active youth group. That may mean that he starts going ...
Am I Being an Ogre?
Asked by G.B. from Boise
on June 24, 2011
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My husband asked me tonight if he could go on a weekend trip to meetup with 6 of his high school buddies and rent a room in Reno, CA and hangout. These are his CA high...
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- I would definitely let my husband go--in fact--I would encourage it. It's important for people to get out, get away from the kids, and blow off some steam. My husban...
- While we are not our spouse's parents you have a right to be concerned because of the negative influence these people have on you. This does not sound like a healthy ...
- Let him go. So what if he spends the time getting drunk. It's not like it's his daily habit to do so. It's a vacation, not a life style.
No Respect from Teenager
Asked by S.R. from Houston
on June 23, 2012
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I am really need of some advice. My teenage girls are making me feel like I am going to go in a nut house soon, on is 20 and the other is 18 going on 19. for all th...
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- As long as my daughter (17) lives in MY house she knows that she will go by MY rules. It is that simple. As for respect.... if you treat people with respect, you ...
- They are young adults and need to be treated as such. If they have been raised well, as you say, then you should feel confident that they know how to handle themselve...
- When I was 18 & 19 living at home I had to work and go to school or move out. I did not have a curfew but I called if I was going to be super late or stay at a friends...
