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Preschool- If They Don't Go, How Do You Prepare Them for Kindergarten?
Asked by C.B. from Charlotte
on October 23, 2006
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My son is in preschool for the second year. So far I have been happy until recently. He is being bullied and I believe his class is under staffed. I spent the day w...
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- Hi I have a 6yr old in 1st grade. She did not have any preschool (her mom had custody). My husband and I thought she would be behid the class so I worked with her on...
- We have five children (which includes a set of twins), all boys except the last is a girl. Our oldest (now 11) went to preschool, I worked, he has excelled in his scho...
- hey i am also a stay at home mom to a 3 1/2 year old boy and a 19 month old boy. i usually do activities with my oldest everyday during the week, its called our lesso...
Advice on Getting 18 Month Old to Eat a Variety of Foods and Daycare Advice
Asked by K.H. from Fayetteville
on November 15, 2006
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Hello everyone. I actually have two questions for you. My 18 month old has started only wanting to eat hot dogs and cold lunch meat for lunch and supper. She has al...
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- Hi K., I was struggling with the daycare issue as much as you were. I finally decided to put her in daycare. I was very apprehensive at first given that my daughter...
- I used to be a preschool teacher and one thing that I did with my children when they wouldn't try new things was to tell them to try one bite. if they did not try at ...
- I have 2 kids (almost 4 and 19 mos) my son is extreamly picky. My daughter is ok but of course always looks up to her older brother. My advice is to keep offering veg...
Do You Let Your Little Kids Use the Computer?
Asked by M.. from Detroit
on September 6, 2011
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My oldest is 6 and I dont allow any of them to use our computer. Mainly I just dont want them breaking our laptop. My daughter has computer class at school and thats ...
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- My kids were not allowed on the computer, other than some learning games, until they were in school. Before then there is no need.
- My daughter has been using technology (iphone, computer and now ipad) since she was 2.5. My husband is a computer application developer and I was in my former career a...
- My 7 y/o can get on whenever he wants and my 3 y/o will occasionally ask me to help him play a game on one of the learning sites. The laptop sits on the bar/island in...
A Parent Called My 7 Year Old Daughter Fat at School!!
Asked by W.S. from Los Angeles
on April 24, 2008
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Hello Moms!! I am so emotional about this situation that I need advice on what to do. My daughter is 7 years old, 4'7" and 73 lbs. she is tall and solid, NOT fat!! A...
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- My first response was to get in her face. How ever as I think about it, I think I would let the teacher handle it this time. Follow up with the teacher to make sure...
- Hi, W., I admire your daughter's composure and commend your daughter on her behavior in response to being insulted. At your daughter's age, my sister and I were ab...
- You all are SO REASONABLE !!! lol . My first reaction would be to contact that idiot mother and explain that the next time her daughter relays a nasty comment from he...
"Enrichment" Activities Versus Just Playing
Asked by P.R. from San Francisco
on January 5, 2010
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I'm curious to hear from moms of older children and perhaps teachers their opinions on what age parents should push a bit or really care about activities. I have 2 da...
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- I had my daughter in dance class when she was 4. She did great and then for 3 weeks in a row we would get there and she wouldn't go in class. Or would go in but not ...
- I think, since your girls have each other, they just want to play. I was the same way. My mom had me in dance when I was in kindergarten. I didn't like it and mostl...
- I make a conscious effort to under-schedule our two girls. There are times when we had lot's of after school and weekend activities - mainly that time sucker soccer. ...
Kindergarten Style Opinions
Asked by A.J. from Williamsport
on September 18, 2011
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Ok, I'm putting question back since I'm getting great answers.
Recap, we are trying to homeschool my oldest for kindergarten with international friend's kids' curri...
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- ???????? Your question was an interesting one. Why not leave it? I see a variety of children between the ages of 5 and 10 come through my home on the nights and w...
- If kids are breathing, they are learning. It's inherent to being human. The question is "what are they learning?" The next question is "what do you want them to be ...
- Update: Do love the question. If you change your mind, can your re-write it? Update II: My daughter is at a private school, an incredible progressive school that I p...
Ever Feel like a Failure?
Asked by M.F. from Portland
on June 12, 2012
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My husband and I are doing the best we have ever done financially.
He is making almost twice what he was making at his previous job.
Problem is, we moved to a more e...
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- you are not failing. you guys are doing great at some of the things many people struggle with. and the rest - well the great thing is you can ALWAYS do these things - ...
- I wouldn't worry about this. Your daughter's not even 7 and I think of ALL the money we've wasted on lessons so far. Our girls are 6 and 7. They don't remember what...
- You are not a failure. You are giving her a loving, intact family, a safe place to live, good food to eat. I found my kids and I were getting so caught up in the rac...
Coaching Your Own Kid
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on September 7, 2010
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My stepdaughter is on my cheerleading squad and it's always on my mind not to treat her more or less harsh than the other girls on the team.
She has taken to lookin...
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- You are doing the best thing for her, by not sharing those details. The other girls could start to resent her (I know, I was a cheerleader for years!) and so removing ...
- I agree with the others---you gave her a warning, she continued with the bad behavior, now she has to live with the consequences, period. That was her choice, not your...
- Oh please! You're "hiding" things from her? I have friends who are teachers and their kids don't get looped into the daily lesson plans and which kid is behind in ho...
How to Approach a Principal to Move My Daughter into a Different Classroom?
Asked by J.D. from San Francisco
on August 31, 2008
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My daughter is in 3rd grade and has been saying she's bored in class, not learning anything, doing "baby" math and the teacher reads "baby" books to the class. My dau...
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- Hi J. ~ It sounds like she is the last child in your family. I see that you are a volunteer in the classroom as well as outside activities (good for you! and your lit...
- I agree with the other moms. Please set up a meeting to talk to the teacher herself. It won't be helpful to gossip with other parents and teachers, and especially do...
- I just caught that you are a SAHM.... VOLUNTEER! I volunteer in my daughter's classroom, and I can tell that they are just doing their intake "inventories" right now....
To Go or Not to Go to Preschool ?
Asked by S.O. from Omaha
on January 8, 2010
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Hello all you mamas out there~
We have a little debate in our house right now. I think its important to send our son who is 3 will be 4 in Sept to preschool. My hus...
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- Definately yes to preschool...even just a day or two a week. It makes a huge difference in socializing and preparing. In speaking with teachers, we were told that th...
- My son is 2 and has been going to a Mom's Day Out class at Westwood Church (1 block south of 132nd and Center)for the last 6 months. HE LOVES IT! He has always been so...
- Just my opinion.. I sent my daughter to preschool for 2 years straight. She didn't learn a darn thing hardly. I taught her the numbers,letters, how to write her name....
