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6 Year Old Argues!!!
Asked by D.A. from St. Louis
on May 25, 2008
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I have a 6 year old son who argues with EVERYTHING we tell him. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it stop?
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- Terri M. has some of the right idea! I will also recommend a class that give you many tools for training a child the right way to do things. It's called Growing Kids...
- We had that same problem with our 12 yr. old son when he was about that age. I rented a video from the Mid Continent Library that helped immediately. I believe the vid...
- My son went throught his stage & all I can say is that it really thrilled him to argue with me! It would be something I knew he knew I was right on, but he would argu...
5 Year Old Becoming VERY Defiant...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on August 28, 2010
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My girls, ages 5 and 6, are good kids, REALLY good kids, until recently... and I'm a tough love mom. If the girls both get in trouble for something, my 6 year old imme...
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- I have two teenage girls (just took the first to college) so I know definace. I have not read other responses, but I can tell you that the book: "Children, the Challen...
- My sister-in-law used a book called 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan on her most defiant child. I also use it with my 3yo when he's being argumentative. It's a method of...
- Well, first of all, when someone is asked "why did you do that?" and it hasn't turned out they way they invisioned, the only response is "because I'm stupid." So, plea...
I Have Had It with My 5 Year Old!!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 4, 2010
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If you guys read my post regarding my defiant 5 year old, then you know all about the tip of the iceberg.
The straw that broke the camels back: she just intentiona...
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- I have 6 and 5 yr old girls and I was just crying last week to my mom about the same thing. I love my children but sometimes I just dont like them. My girls also are n...
- Hi youve had a lot of helpfull advice but would still like to offer my 2 cents:) look into Love and Logic ( foster cline) see if you can get books by him from the li...
- Hi, Not many suggestions but I have to hope that this is an age thing because my 5 year old girl is absolutely beastly as well. She figures out what buttons to push fo...
Moody 5 Year Old
Asked by M.D. from Saginaw
on October 28, 2008
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Around the time my daughter started school, her moods have changed. She went through the normal naughty and testy phases that all kids go through when she was little b...
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- Hi M. I so know what you mean! The same thing with my daughter 5, who started school this fall. I agree it's because of peers examples, and none of the stories about ...
- M., I really have to say that I agree wholeheartedly with everthing Beth said! I have 5 boys and my 7 year old (first grader) has been like this also from the b...
- I m having the same prob with my 7 year old also! interested to see what others have to say ;)
Independence Day
Asked by G.H. from Chicago
on July 4, 2011
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Happy American Independence Day. I asked my 12 yr old niece what Independence Day meant & she had no idea besides 'independence' & get togethers & fireworks at night...
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- My son is 7, and we definetly discuss the significance of those holidays. Having a great grandpa around still ( 90 years young) who is a Veteran makes it all the more ...
- My son just turned 4, so quite a few of the ideas behind such holidays are a bit beyond his comprehension. He understands family gatherings and flags. I try to keep m...
- I am a high school Social Studies teacher, so I find it pretty shocking that she doesn't know what it is all about. I started teaching my 4 yr old about it this weeke...
6 Year Old with Attitude or Independence?
Asked by D.A. from Utica
on July 30, 2009
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My 6 year old daughter has really been "expressing" herself this summer. She has such an attitude, she does not listen and is picking on her brother which is somethin...
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- get her off food with hormones. also, she may be expressing the loss of her father now as well.
- Perhaps she is in the angry phase of her grieving and has you as her only outlet. Do you express your sadness tp her (with a limit of course, so as not to overwhelm he...
- First of all let me give you a {{{{HUG}}}} to one widow from another. It is hard, but you can do it and will do it for your children. So DD is starting to feel her in...
Anyone Else with a 6 Year Old Teenager?
Asked by M.C. from Atlanta
on March 18, 2008
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I am having trouble with my 6 year old son. Almost all of the time he is well behaved and does the right thing. HOWEVER; Sometimes he becomes this little teenager th...
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- Honey he is completely normal! Imagine my surprise when my perfect little angel of a sone back talked me for the first time after me all but calling the teachers at sc...
- My 13 year old son was like this when he was younger...i found it best to ride out the storm and let him vent his emotions...it was only a phase for my son. he acted ...
- Yes! I will be anxious to see what the response is for you. My 6 yr old son can be the same way. I began to notice it when he turned 3, it just seems to be getting ...
Biking Independence
Asked by C.L. from Minneapolis
on April 21, 2009
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I know it probably depends somewhat on the individual child, but at what age is it appropriate to give kids greater independence riding their bikes on busy roads, etc....
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- It all depends on where you live. Obviously you being in Saint Paul made the right choice. We live in West Fargo and our kids ages 7 on up ride anywhere they go, but k...
- Better safe than sorry! Kids are going to be upset when we set boundries, but that's out job! Good luck!
- I am sorry to hear that your son is frustrated with you right now, but you made the best choice for him. I think boys in groups are more daring and they have to be cau...
Is It Independence or Defiance?
Asked by M.T. from San Francisco
on February 23, 2009
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Hi mamas...Ok, I have tried to write this post a number of times but I have so much to get out I don't know where to begin (sorry...and thank you in advance for readin...
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- Yes, I'd say relax your rules. Just keep remembering the rule: Pick Your Battles. Especially with strong-willed children. If she wants to wear sandals in the rain,...
- Okay. You do answer your own question here. You think she snuck them because she knew you'd say no. That is, she was deliberately doing something she knew was again...
- I was having similar issues and like you, I wasn't worried about the things going to school I just didn't like the sneaking part. So, we have a rule in my house that ...
How Do I Teach Independence?
Asked by A.G. from Spartanburg
on September 10, 2008
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Hi ladies! I need to know how to teach my almost 4 year old to be independent when doing class work. For example, when we try to get him to write his name he says "I...
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- HE is 4! It is about having fun. Give him a tray of shaving cream and have him write his name iwth his finger and then "erase" it and do it again. Woo hoo, that is ...
- Man, kids can be frustrating, can't they? Mine did this same thing. This is what I did. I wrote her name in the dotted line way so she had to trace it a few times a...
- Just encourage him to try to do it on his own. Tell him something like I want to see how well you can do it by yourself first. Don't go to him unless he has finished...
