Reading: Older Child
Results 1-10 from 7,523 articles
Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.
Asked by L.Z. from Odessa
on April 29, 2008
-
I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies...
Answers
- I think it is a phase....my now 9 year old went through that also. Now she is trying all kinds of things. I would never go out of my way to fix her a different meal if...
- My children have done the same thing. She's associating the new food with the vomiting. My child did that with a certain food. It was a traumatic experience and the...
- my daughter has done this most of her life since 2 yrs old - she is now 23 yrs old. Over the years we have learned that some of the things she did not like - she has ...
7 Year Old Soon Will Discover No Santa, What to Do About 3 Year Old?
Asked by C.F. from Indianapolis
on November 24, 2008
-
My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think Santa will be right down the road. I want to preserve Santa, etc...for my 3 year old w...
Answers
- I see that you have already "said what happened", but I wanted to add my 2 cents worth (remember, you get what you pay for!!) I fully go along with the "what do you...
- My son stopped believing.. but I asked him if it was fun to believe.. he said YES. So I asked him not to tell others or else that would spoil it for them... also aske...
- My daughter was about 10 when she questioned about Santa. I told her to believe in the spirit of Christmas and let her younger brother believe as long as they can. T...
Would You Let Your 9 Year Old Walk Home from School?
Asked by C.V. from San Antonio
on April 24, 2008
-
My 9 year old son wants to walk to his friend's house after school on Friday. He would be walking with his friend & the distance is probably less than a mile. The neig...
Answers
- You need to trust your inner voice. Do not let other people's opinion sway you from what you are comfortable with. You are not over protective. You are realistic ab...
- Trust your instincts. Who cares what the other parents think about you, this is your son. When friends come to our house we honor their parents request and keep the...
- Hi C., If you are not comfortable with it, then don't do it. Don't let your son's friends/parents decide what is best for you. Maybe they are too carefree? And tha...
What to Read?
Asked by S.C. from Indianapolis
on March 4, 2009
-
My daughter is now 9 yrs old and in the second grade for the second year. We held her back because she was behind in her reading. She is doing much better. I am try...
Answers
- Magic Treehouse!! My son (9) loved them and read the whole series when he was 7 or 8.
- HI S., My daughter has the same problem with reading. she is also in the 2nd grade. I homeschool her and I reccomend this site - http://groups.yahoo.com/group...
- What about the American Girl Series? My daughter just loved those.
How Do You Keep Track of Books You Want to Read or Have Read?
Asked by M.M. from Denver
on November 11, 2011
-
My kids are old enough that I can now find more time to read which I love. I've got a notebook to scribble books I have read and want to read but I think there must be...
Answers
- I just have a list in excel that I send myself when I go the library then I have a list of like 80 books and can always find one instock that is on my list.
- i like Goodreads.com, i like having it on the computer and I like the visual aspect of seeing the cover art. that often jogs my memory. There may be an app for this b...
- Goodreads is the best way to keep track of what I have read, and what I want to read, that I have ever found.
Help...my 7 Year Old Hates to Read!
Asked by T.T. from Jacksonville
on September 18, 2006
-
My 7 year old son HATES to read. He can sit and do math problems all day long, but when it comes time to read for his 20 minutes each day, he gets upset and I end up g...
Answers
- What is it your are making him read? Anything he is interested in? He's not lazy. It may be that he just doesn't like to be prodded and made to read some story he's no...
- I haven't read any of your response's but i know this worked for me. Set up a chart for every day of the week(let him help you make it) get some gold star sticker's an...
- Hi, T. was has worked for me is positive motivation. I write a note to the teacher to inform her how good he did at reading and she congratulates him. Sometimes I tel...
When Do You Read?
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on December 17, 2010
-
I have never been a avid reader, sad to say. But there are times when I'll get into a good book, then want to keep reading and reading and reading.
But I have no...
Answers
- I read anytime I can and anywhere I can. Bed, travelling, vacations or when DD is at one of her many after school activities (if I can't watch). I am lucky as my DD lo...
- I read at night and on vacation. You should definitely try a book on tape for your 2 hour travel. Love those!!
- I just don't start a book unless I know some down time is coming! Otherwise everything else gets neglected for a week until I'm done with the book. I'm just not the ...
10 Year Old Defiant Son
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2008
-
I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I threaten him with...
Answers
- maybe he just wants more attention from you- sounds a lot like my 8 year old son- the other thing a lot of us moms just threaten and we don't follow thru so that's a l...
- Sounds like you are dealing with ODD-Oppossitional Defiant Disorder and possibly ADHD-Attetion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I strongly suggest you get your son help...
- I am a 52y/o mom of 8 from ages 16-31, 4 of them adopted from Russia. 5 girls 3 boys. The first thing I see is that you are threatening him. Get parenting with love...
Books !!!
Asked by M.P. from Sarasota
on December 20, 2010
-
My 6yr old girl is into Chapter books. SHe always borrows from the library.. yesterday we got her the Diaryof a Wimpy kid - in order to make our own collection
ANy su...
Answers
- Your younger children might really enjoy the Paddington Bear chapter book, very sweet and funny. Also check out Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" se...
- For your 14 year old stepson - I *might* recommend "World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War". It is an excellent zombie book. The best I've read. But it migh...
- My 6 yo boy & I are enjoying the Nancy Cutler's "Jason and Edward" books right now. He cannot read them on his own, but it sounds like maybe your 6 yo old could. Tak...
Books
Asked by M.G. from Kansas City
on May 31, 2011
-
Hello Mamas, I am looking for good summer book suggestions for my kiddos. My boys are 12 and 9. Are the Rick Riordan books geared for kids that are older than 12, t...
Answers
- If they haven't read Harry Potter it should be at the top of the list! They would both enjoy it very much. I don't think the Rick Riordan books are scary-my son love...
- My son, who hated to read, but had to for the reading program at school LOVES reading Anthoy Horowitz. He started reading his books in 4th or 5th grade & is gong to b...
- My 9yo (and 13yo) loved the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan! Now he's "reading" the book "Eldest" while listening to the audio book. He loves reading that way.
