Kindergarten: Teddy Bears
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Tough Potty Training!
Asked by N.B. from Los Angeles
on August 6, 2008
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My daughter Sofia is 3 1/2 yrs.old and she is extremely resistant to even sitting on any kind of potty big small or otherwise. She screams like we are ripping her arms...
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- It sounds like potty training is becoming a power struggle. Ease off, let her wear diapers or use them at will. No one goes to kindergarten in diapers. This will pass.
- Hi N. - I'm going to go waaaay out on a limb and say, simply -- she's not ready. My daughter wasn't potty trained until she was 4 1/2. I wasn't thrilled, but trul...
- i really cant suggest what you should try next. what i can offer is letting you know that your not the only one that has a daughter that did that! my daughter had the ...
How to encourage a 5 year old to do homework?
Asked by S.M. from Honolulu
on January 22, 2008
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I have a 5yr old girl in kindergarten. She hates doing homework. When she was in pre-k she loved it, but lately even the mention of homework sends her into a tizzy. ...
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- Maybe try not calling it homework. If you know it is something she likes to do like drawing a picture, simply say lets sit down and draw a picture together. At the e...
- I don't make Rachel do homework. I really think it's a bit much in Kindergarten. I work full-time outside the home. By the time we are done with dinner, clean up, p...
- Hi S., I don't really have advise to offer, as my son is in second grade in a Waldorf School and he still doesn't have homework yet. But I do recommend if you are ...
Unusual and Common Kid Obsessions
Asked by H.H. from Dallas
on September 15, 2007
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I am doing some informal research on (non-clinical)obsessions of 2-6 year old kids. For instance, I have a 4 y/o that has been obsessed with diggers for 2 years and p...
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- My 4 yr old likes anything pink, but isn't really "obsessed" -- she's fine with any other color too. This is kind of random, and very forward of me, but an "obsessi...
- Please don't worry. I recently posted a very similar question on a moms group board I am on, and just about every mom told me her child (mostly 2-3 year olds) had som...
- My older son has ALWAYS been obsessed with electronics and anything with buttons (one's that do something). When he was two he would carry around CD's like they were ...
My Daughter and Her "Best Friend" Won't Stop Fighting
Asked by K.E. from Seattle
on February 8, 2007
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My daughter is almost 5 years old and so is her best friend. They have been at the same daycare together for about 3 years now. Almost everyday, when I pick up my girl...
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- i sounds like time for a "Playdate". What I mean by that is that is the four of you need to get together and talk. Maybe there is something going on in the other girls...
- It sounds to me like they are more like sisters than friends. Me and my sister are 20 months apart and we NEVER got along growing up. Even now we still get into it eve...
- My daughter is going through the same thing with her best friend and neighbor. She is in second grade and met her friend in KG. Her mother and I are good friends als...
Preschool Curriculum
Asked by B.F. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2007
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I am looking for a preschool curriculum that I can work on at home with my daughter. I have found a few online but am not sure what is good. I would like to find a cur...
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- I just wanted to add something to the advice you got already. I REALLY recommend buying the Leap Frog Letter Factory. I am a teacher myself, and I do believe in limi...
- Hi B., I'm a former Pre-school teacher and a mother of 4, I feel like I can give you some good insight. At age 2, your daughter does NOT need to be "doing worksheets...
- I think it's great that you're looking to work on that with your daughter! Shameless plug here....but I am an Usborne Books consultant, and I know that we do have lot...
Worried My 22 Month Old May Be Color Blind...
Asked by C.H. from Chattanooga
on January 15, 2008
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My son will celebrate his 2nd birthday on March 30th, and I am a bit worried that he may be color blind. Over the last couple of months I have been working with him on...
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- It's typical that your son would be inconsistent in identifying colors at this age...my son is a little older than yours and still does that. Colorblindness probably ...
- My son called everything LELLOW! Until he turned two in July. Now he knows all his colors. I would speak to your pediatrician when you for for his 24 month check up...
- My husband is color blind. He never knew it until he went in the Marines when he was 20. But I thought it is like a only a definciency in like 2 colors like red or g...
Scary Potty?
Asked by H.M. from Columbia
on March 3, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
My little girl has just turned 2 and has been expressing that she's interested in potty training. I think. For about six months, she's been pulling at her d...
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- No don't rush her. When sitting her on the potty, give her a book she likes. When and if she uses the potty, be sure to really compliment her. Also go to www.goo...
- I truly believe part of the problem is that you've let her sit on the potty...still fully-clothed/diapered. This needs to be as real as possible for the kiddies to ge...
- How about letting her sit on her potty chair when she's NOT about to relieve herself? The competing sensation of needing to go might be too much for her to deal with. ...
Healthy Snack to Bring to Halloween Party
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on October 13, 2008
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Hello Ladies!
I am attending a Halloween party where we are serving only Healthy snacks. I was hoping that some of you might have some fun and interesting (but ver...
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- Last year for our Halloween party I made monster eyes and more kids ate them than I thought would. You cut carrots in small chunks (take a big one and if you cut it a...
- I did this for a my son's K-class. Spread peanut butter on apple slices and than put teddy grahams on the peanut butter. The 'mini' teddy grahams work great. They a...
- A great milk/nut free fruit dip is (forgive me if I am off on the name a little) Tuffuti's Better Than Cream Cheese and a small amount of reduced sugar jelly mixed tog...
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Self-stimulating
Asked by M.M. from Anchorage
on July 27, 2009
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My almost 3 year old daughter has always been very tactile. She is a thumb sucker, blanket rubber, and has always liked to rub the soft side of velcro or her daddy's ...
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- Hi M., My daughter started doing this at about the same age, however just at night. This was hard for me because she frequently slept with me and it made me uncomfort...
- Good to hear you have a doctor's appt. I have very little experience with this, but, i remember being a kid and getting a yeast infection. I didn't know it was a yea...
- MY daughter went thru the same phase, I would just redirect her and sometimes if it was persistent suggest she go into her room as it was a private activity that she s...
Gifts for Preschool Graduation
Asked by B.K. from Cedar Rapids
on May 20, 2008
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I was wondering if you get your child a preschool graduation gift and what you would get them? I have a boy graduating from a christian based preschool and I was wonde...
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- Plan a special day out with your little guy...maybe take him somewhere you havent taken to before (a new park and a picnic lunch), or perhaps he would like a framed pi...
- Definately buy something for the classroom if they had a list. That way you know that it will be used and that your appriciation for what they do is shown. Love the ...
- Hi B.! What an exciting time for you! I agree with another mom who recommended a certificate for a massage or small pampering treat for a teacher--and with a gift of...
