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Help with a 6 Year Old
Asked by M.B. from Saginaw
on November 12, 2006
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I need help with my 6 year old he's outta hand. He likes to tell me waht to do and not to listen to me. Any time you tell him to do something he throws a fit. If he do...
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- Boy can I ever relate to this!! I am a mother of an 8yo boy, 4yo girl, and 3yo boy. I am single also, but recently my boyfriend just moved in with us. I was working...
- I don't think my advise is going to be pretty either, sounds to me like dad is the problem in a nut shell. It is extremely hard to be a single mom I was one for 7 year...
- HI M., I have a 7 yr old son and everyone asks me how i get him to behave so well. I even get free offers for babysitting. Well the answer I spend time with him . I ...
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 ;)
5 Year Old Needs Sleep!
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on April 10, 2008
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I have a 5 year old son who is UP with the chickens every day! He is in bed by 8 or 8:30 every night. By that time at night he is TIRED and definitely is not going t...
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- Does he act tired during the day and seems to need more sleep? If not, maybe he is just one of those kids that don't need the extra hours and you gotta get used to it...
- Hi D., You can thank your lucky stars that you have a child that does not mind getting up early (to me that's not early though). I assume by his age he will start s...
- Hi D., This is how much my son sleeps too for the most part. Every child is different. I have two boys and one seems t need a little more sleep than the other, but bo...
Need Advice on 5 Year Old's Behavior
Asked by B.W. from San Francisco
on March 5, 2008
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My 5 year old son has been acting up lately. Whenever things don't go his way he cries loudly or screams. And it is often little things that set him off, like he spill...
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- You may not like what I have to say, but I spanked my son. I did not spare the rod. It was the only thing that worked. Time out only worked for my daughter who ...
- My 5 year old did the same thing. I was at my wit's end and took him to see a Pediatric Neurologist. I thought it might be Asperger's Syndrome. They did all of the tes...
- You may want to consider waiting until the transition to Kinder is going well before attempting to go back to work. I suggest you take your son to a child psychologist...
Behavior and Discipline for 5 Year Old Boy
Asked by K.B. from Denver
on July 2, 2008
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I'm at the end of my rope with my almost 5 year old son. No matter what I tell him to do (stop hitting your brother; don't jump on the couch; go wash your hands for di...
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- Is the child hyperactive or loses concentration easily, if this is so you may want to get him tested for ADD/ADHD. Most 5 year old I know aren't that way, but the few ...
- Hi K., Check out a book called Love and Logic Magic for early childhood. It has great ideas for how to deal with misbeahaviour without screaming and yelling! ye...
- You're doing your time outs wrong. You're giving him too much attention. Ask him to do something or not do something. If he refuses or ignores you, you need to give...
6 Year Old Boy Hittng, Throwing, Scratching Biting
Asked by D.M. from Boston
on August 19, 2010
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I have a 6 year old boy that reacts to the word no with impulsive behavior. If he doesn't like your answer he will instantly pick something up to throw it at myself o...
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- Lisa C. has some great insight. I did this with my son when he was into hitting and throwing things. All his toys were removed from his room and put in the attic. P...
- You said he does not do this at school, only at home. Since there is a Dad around, How come everyone is blaming "you"? Not Dad too. Next, how is his communicatio...
- Putting in his room may not be your answer as like most kids, he has toys and fun things in there. You need to pick a spot... maybe a chair in a corner or against a ...
Daughter Terrified of Pain and Is Due for Her 5 Year Old Immunizations
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on May 6, 2008
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Hi. My tender five year old daughter gets very worried about pain. When she had a sliver last week, she had a complete panic attack/meltdown when anticipating us pul...
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- Hello E., Well I understand your trepidation about your daughter getting her shots. That is perfectly normal on your part to be concerned about her being scared. ...
- All public schools will not let your daughter start school without having the immunization form filled out. That dees not mean that it has to be filled in with shot d...
- My doctor give me some topical novicane type gel prior to the exam. You put it on about 1hr prior to the appointment, cover it with a bandaid, and it numbs the skin a...
5 Year Old Not Waking Up
Asked by M.G. from Kansas City
on March 13, 2008
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I have a 5 almost 6 year old boy who is hard to wake up in the mornings. We get up at 7:00 am to get ready for school and I have to fight to get him out of bed! When h...
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- Nope!! I totally agree with you. I have to do it sometimes. I have a 6 year old boy who just refuses to get out of bed. Then his father and I sit down with him and exp...
- Hello no 7 is not to early to go to bed my nephew is 9 he still goes to bed at 7 school wears these kids out he asks if he can go when my kids were little at 6:00 pm t...
- My kids get 12 hours of sleep most nights. We put them to bed at 7:00, which gets later in the summer. Its really hard in the summer, but in the winter it works well...
Question About 5 Year Old and t.v.
Asked by O.L. from San Diego
on December 28, 2010
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Hi Ladies!
Just wondering if anyone else out there has a 4 or 5 year old child who often seems bored at home? Regardless of how many toys and activities he has here...
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- My daughter got to watch Sesame Street for one hour many days, but there were days of no TV at all. And we got rid of the TV when she was 8. She was creative with her ...
- I have a bored box for this. i have both my kids list things they can do when they aren't bored and we make cards. I write the words & they draw a picture. my daughter...
- My son isn't your son's age, but I've worked with kids for a while and have some ideas and observations which might help. It sounds like your son is old enough to h...
6 Year Old Bedtime
Asked by T. from Birmingham
on August 20, 2009
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What time does/should a 6 year old ( 7 yr. old) go to bed. My son goes to bed at about 730 or 8 (at the very latest). Just wonder about other kids this age.
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- My 6 year old daughter goes to bed around 7 30 or 8. Sometimes 7 if she has a really hard time getting up in the morning for school. (which is around 7 a.m.)
- That is a great bedtime! Do not change it! Children need to go to bed in enough time to allow them to get the proper amount of sleep. So to determine the best be...
- You're doing fine,T.. You know your child best, and 7:30 - 8 sounds right for a 6-7 yr old.
