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3Yr Old Testing Limits HELP!!
Asked by B.L. from Dallas
on January 27, 2010
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OK DS is just over 3yrs old. He has been telling me no & trying to hit me, screaming. Just being a 3yr old. I want to be able to get control over this soon. I know thi...
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- Okay..... keep telling yourself "He is three". And yes, it is a stage. My recommendations are to introduce a distraction when he does this negative behavior and for...
- 3 years old IS harder than 2 years old. They are changing immensely. Hence growing pains and the accompanying testing of limits. Just stay consistent... ie: if y...
- hmmm... If your husband leaves early in the morning, and your son wakes up shortly after, I suspect your husband is rousting him as he prepares to leave. If you could ...
Stressed 2 Year Old or Testing 2 Year Old?
Asked by M.T. from Norfolk
on July 12, 2010
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My two y/o daughter has shown us severe, hysterical crying fits after returning from vacation in April (DD stayed with grandma and grandpa) and in July (a family vacat...
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- After our vacation it took about 2 weeks to get back to normal. Between missing naps, late bedtimes and just a whole different experience than what he was used to...i...
- ALL behavior is intended to get some need met. Defiance, whining, pouting, tantrums – also affection, snuggling, humor. Any particular behavior may not be a good str...
- M., What would she have to gain if this were a test? Some kids get very aggitated, angry, stressed, and confused when their routine is interrupted. The kind ...
Ten Year Old Son Is Testing Our Limits
Asked by A.A. from San Francisco
on March 12, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I've been blessed to have two sons who came to me in entirely two different ways but love each other and me so much. My ten year old stepson is with us ful...
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- Hi A. - You're right in identifying that his lack of relationship with his mom is causing some of this conflict. He is angry and sad, most likely, and acting out th...
- Hi A.. See, we really do need to get together. I think J and K are cut from the same mold. In our situation, I did let up and things went completely haywire. He ...
- That's a big one. Children need to feel control and have power over things. How will they ever learn to use it properly if they don't experience it. Seems like i...
Discipline for a 2 Year Old
Asked by M.P. from Columbus
on January 8, 2009
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I have a very wonderfully independent 2 year old who is enjoying testing limits and challenging expectations. I am struggling to find a way to discipline her that she ...
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- Hi- a very good DVD/book is `1 2 3 Magic' by Dr. Thomas Phelan. If you have day care or in house care for your children, you can have the daycare provider and grandpa...
- OK, each issue separately, this is how we deal with it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Hitting: We say "It hurts me when you hit and I don't feel safe....
- I highly recommed the book Parenting with Love and Logic by Dr. Jim Fay (and other that I can't think of right now). They have an early childhood version. They use a...
6 Yr Old Behavior Issues
Asked by D.B. from Philadelphia
on April 18, 2011
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My DD is 6 yrs old and in kindergarten, for the past 6 weeks or so her brhavior has gotten out of control: notes home from school, not listening at all. She is now on ...
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- If your friends are also suggesting it, not just the teacher, then there may definitely be reasons to have her evaluated. If consequences yield no results, it may very...
- Ugh. Teachers who double as doctors. Out of control how? She spits out her food and rips out her hair and violently attacks other kids and vandalizes and tantrums an...
- I've noticed that every year, around this time, my daughter (now 7) gets 'spring fever'. I just have to tighten the rules around this time and it usually subsides in ...
Trying to Wean My 1 1/2 Yr Old off Bottle
Asked by V.N. from New York
on September 13, 2011
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My daughter will be a year and a half in a few weeks, and I really want to wean her off of her bottle. She is down to two a day, one in the morning and one at night. I...
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- my vote is to eliminate the night bottle as quickly as possible to prevent tooth decay. my next thought is to just go cold turkey...she'll adjust, & the quicker i...
- We weaned my son from bottle at 12 months. I started by taking away one bottle feeding at a time. The first I took away was his midday one, because he seemed the least...
- I did my kids at the 1 year mark and gave her 2 weeks. I took the bottle away EXCEPT for naps and bedtime...2 weeks later, I took the naptime away...then 2 weeks later...
How to Start "Time Out"
Asked by M.V. from Salt Lake City
on January 2, 2009
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My 13 mo old is starting to test his limits. He understands the concept of no / stop it. I use the word no sparingly, therefore so it far has been effective.
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- Personally, I don't think it's too early for time out. My suggestion for getting him to "understand" time out is to get a chair or stool (something specific, and his ...
- At his age, the best thing to do is remove him and put him away from you and whatever he is getting in to. Put him in his playpen and walk away. Be firm but at the s...
- This is way too early for time out. Babies really do not have a sense of right and wrong. My husband's favorite saying at this age was "dissuade and distract." By 2...
5 Year Old Girl with a Serious Attitude!!
Asked by B.T. from Scranton
on December 5, 2008
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So since my 5 year old started kindergarten, she has developed a serious attitude! She is always testing the limits and acts up very frequently- when we ask her if sh...
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- My stepson started to get "mouthy" when he started school too. I think it has to do with them trying to become more independent. He is almost 8 now, and still has hi...
- WOW! It sounds exactly like my daughter, she is now 13, but started the attitude when she went to kindergarten. She was always mature for her age, very smart, teacher...
- First of all check out the situation. If this is new think what has been going on. Have there been changes in your family, in your daughters life? *Stay calm and do...
Fcats & Adhd
Asked by D.H. from Tampa
on February 28, 2008
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I have a ten year old daughter with very obvious struggles with ADHD. We are currently going through very thorough and extensive testing with a psychologist to better ...
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- I used to teach elementary school. I would ask the teacher who normally administers the tests to other kids with ADHD. When I was teaching it was the learning disabi...
- I don't know how much help this would be but lets see. Does she have an IEP at school? My daughter does not have ADHD, we thought she did but it turned out she is prof...
- Overall supplement that my son has used with great success is Zija, all the Vitamins Minerals Amino Acids,etc that we need in a day in one can. Safe for pregnant wome...
Squealing Toddler
Asked by K.J. from Portland
on July 9, 2009
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My almost 2 year old boy has started squealing and we don't know how to get him to stop. He does it even when he already has our attention, so we don't think it is so...
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- Our boy (2years old) started squealing at about a year and we couldn't figure out why either. We finally were able to narrow it down to teeth- they were bothering him...
- I believe in spanking when a child disobeys, so if my child did that after I told them not to I would have calmly gotten out my switch and given them a lick. Then I wo...
- I am dealing with more of a shriek than a squeal with my 18 month daughter. We have been trying to curb it for about a month. In the car, last week, when she was shr...
