Preparing for Kindergarten: Child
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5 Year Old Still Wet His Pants - Need Advice
Asked by A.N. from San Luis Obispo
on July 19, 2008
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My 5 year old son still wets his pants sometimes. He does go to the bathroom and uses the toilet by himself sometimes (so I know he can) but I tend to remind him to g...
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- hi. This can be very normal or there may be a problem with his bladder or urethra. You need to explore medical issues with your doctor and if nothing is found then u...
- My 6 year old boy still has a similar issue, but he's been getting so much better. It does seem to be an issue of being so engrossed in his own activities that he doe...
- If you get desperate and school starts, I saw this wonderful little 'watch' at the market the other day, it had a timer on it and plays a little song to remind kids wh...
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...
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...
My Misbehaving 5 Year Old
Asked by S.C. from Huntington
on August 21, 2007
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My 5 year old son just started kindergarten and is having a rough time behaving. Now this does not come as a surprise to me becasue believe it or not he misbehaves at ...
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- If you like to read try magic 123 I read it when my son was born it did not work I am in the process to reading it again it is working on all 4 of my children. try th...
- hello S.. i have a 4 yr who acts the same way. but what i have found that works so far is.. we take something away. and give them a chance to earn it back.they have ...
- I have a 3 year old, so I haven't been through the 5 year old stage yet, but both of my sisters had sons who went through a similar phase you're describing. I think a...
Kindergarten?
Asked by K.F. from Washington DC
on August 24, 2011
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My son is about to start kindergarten, and I'm not sure what to expect. Do they come home with homework at this age? Does he need a backpack, pencil case? Do they have...
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- Definitely go on the school website- and they should also have a "meet the teacher" day with a list of supplies/wish list for teachers.. for Kinder you will most like...
- your school should have supplied you with a supply list of what was/is needed. They should have already had an open house or something to introduce the teacher and ...
- get the school list from your school website. He will need to provide certain things for use in the class room like glue sticks, crayons, pencils, ect. In my school...
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...
Kindergarten
Asked by J.C. from Scranton
on November 14, 2011
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Hi Mamas!
I would like to ask all of you about your children as they entered Kindergarten. I am curious, what skills exactly did they all have going into it?
I ha...
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- There are a lot of great pre-K and kindergarten workbooks available at Barnes & Noble or Walmart. You can flip through them to see what kindergartners are doing. ...
- Added - reading Carol's post is eye-popping. Not every school district expects this of children coming into kindergarten. And I would be very upset if my kid's schoo...
- There will be a wide range of abilities when he starts. My daughter was almost 6, so she was reading and writing some words and could identify all letters and print h...
5 Year Old Being Bullied at School and Not Liking the Kindergarten School.
Asked by A.E. from San Antonio
on August 29, 2009
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Help! My five year old daughter just started kindergarten at a public school and does not like it. She says the children are mean and have no manners. My daughter ha...
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- I just wanted to chime in. Our son's school is also not like this. We are in Fort Bend County and they are very strict on being respectful to each other and they hav...
- I'm sorry. My sister went through a similar situation with her daughter when she was in school last year. In the end, she DID end up having to homeschool her. I rea...
- I'm very sorry for how your daughter is feeling right now. I don't have a lot of advice for you, except to say that your daughter's experience sounds very typical. W...
6 Year Old Getting Her Ears Pierced
Asked by K.B. from Houston
on May 30, 2010
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Hello Moms-
My husband and I have relented and are going to take our 6 year old daughter to get her ears pierced for her kindergarten graduation present. I had my ...
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- I haven't gotten my girls ears done, but I was in claires the other day and a little girl was getting hers done. I guess the one ear either hurt so bad or the little g...
- i had my ears pierced when i was six years old too! that was 20 years ago but i still remember how cool i felt when i got it done. since then i've gotten my ears piece...
- I highly recommend you go to your pediatricians office. It is not that much more expensive and it will be so much more sanitary. A gun is quicker but there are parts i...
Normal 6 Year Old or Anger Issues?
Asked by J.C. from Washington DC
on November 7, 2008
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Lately, my 6 year old daughter gets so angry about little things. She exhibits this behavior usually after school. For example, she knows she's not allowed to watch TV...
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- Try switching up the routine. Instead of frizzing her brain and your nerves for 30 minutes, allow her to watch television during that time. While she's watching televi...
- I think your daughter's actions are a normal way of telling you that she's trying as hard as she can and the world is getting hard for her. In my opinion, she needs s...
- I think that is normal for anyone at any age. Work it out or act it out but out it will come. Many times they reserve their best behavior for school and you get what...
