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Preschool Curriculum
Asked by B.F. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2007
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I am looking for a preschool curriculum that I can work on at home with my daughter. I have found a few online but am not sure what is good. I would like to find a cur...
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- I just wanted to add something to the advice you got already. I REALLY recommend buying the Leap Frog Letter Factory. I am a teacher myself, and I do believe in limi...
- Hi B., I'm a former Pre-school teacher and a mother of 4, I feel like I can give you some good insight. At age 2, your daughter does NOT need to be "doing worksheets...
- I think it's great that you're looking to work on that with your daughter! Shameless plug here....but I am an Usborne Books consultant, and I know that we do have lot...
Seeking New and Exciting Ideas for School Lunches
Asked by K.J. from Dallas
on July 27, 2006
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Well, it's that time again to start packing a lunch for my two kiddos. THey are 3 and 4 years old and go to pre School all day. I feel like they get bored with the sam...
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- I'm a vegetarian and we try to eat healthy foods and snacks, so I'm always having to come up with new ideas. There are wonderful tiny tupperware dishes that are perfe...
- Instead of sandwiches on sandwich bread, I sometimes make roll-ups using flour tortillas. My kids are 4 and 8 and they especially like deli-style turkey with cream ch...
- K., I always feel the same way. I too am always looking for something "different" and fun. Just a few ideas are cutting the sandwich in different shapes. Also, u...
Eating Breakfast on the Go!
Asked by A.I. from Topeka
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter just runed 4 years old. I have a hard time to get her to eat breakfast in the morings before we go to Preschool. She will say that her stomach hurts, (wh...
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- Have you tried Carnation Instant Breakfast or even Ovaltine. They have all the vitamins she'll need.
- Hi A., Both my girls are that way (8 and 3 now) I found out that they always agree to a few things, cheese (specially the twisted kind of the Mickey mouse shaped and ...
- do you think she is reacting to the new baby coming? This is her way of getting attention perhaps? Could be? How long is she at pre-school? Do they do snacks there? Do...
How Do I Stop My Kids from Coming up and Sleeping with My Wife and I?
Asked by M.L. from Seattle
on November 19, 2009
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Every night around 2am at least one (if not both - 5 and 3 year old) of my kids come up with their blankets and teddy bears looking for a spot in our bed. I've been t...
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- no one gets a good nights sleep with extra people in a bed. and as long as you are giving them attention during the day they don't need it at night. I'd put a stop to ...
- Hi M.. I am sorry to hear of your sleeping issues. We have dealt with endless issues with sleeping since our first was born. The biggest help for us was using a pictor...
- I agree with Megan. You have to be firm on putting them back. I went through this with my 3 year old. It took her a while to finally stay but the key is to keep it up....
How My 5 Yr Old Interacts Is Beautiful but When It Comes Tme to to Go to Sleep ?
Asked by C.R. from Topeka
on January 23, 2008
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I am afraid to ask but here it goes I have a 5 yr old son and he is very smart for someone his age and very loving but still very picky on what he drinks and eats espe...
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- One thought for bedtime is this....we co-slept for a long time and our youngest two are getting too fidgity during their sleep. I also wanted to help the 5 (almost 6)...
- A friend of mine had the same problem, and this may sound wierd, but in order to wean her son off, she went and bought a poneytail holder made out of hair, you know th...
- At 5 your son needs to develop a pattern of putting himself to sleep. Have him choose a toy or blanket to sleep with and explain to him it's time he goes to bed like ...
How to encourage a 5 year old to do homework?
Asked by S.M. from Honolulu
on January 22, 2008
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I have a 5yr old girl in kindergarten. She hates doing homework. When she was in pre-k she loved it, but lately even the mention of homework sends her into a tizzy. ...
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- Maybe try not calling it homework. If you know it is something she likes to do like drawing a picture, simply say lets sit down and draw a picture together. At the e...
- I don't make Rachel do homework. I really think it's a bit much in Kindergarten. I work full-time outside the home. By the time we are done with dinner, clean up, p...
- Hi S., I don't really have advise to offer, as my son is in second grade in a Waldorf School and he still doesn't have homework yet. But I do recommend if you are ...
2 1/2 Year Old Will Only Potty Naked
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on March 25, 2010
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I used the 3 day potty training and it worked, but only in the house. She will feel the urge to go, and just go potty in the toilet if she's naked, but if she has pant...
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- that is too soon.... she's not ready, in many respects. Forcing it won't help. Just for future reference, these are great "underwear" for toddlers. My friend's son...
- I would wait. Potty training means the child stops doing what they are doing, walks to the bathroom, pulls down their pants, goes, washes hands, and resumes playing. ...
- We had a neighbor whose son would only NOT have accidents if he was naked. We got very accustomed to seeing his tushy running around last summer. It was pretty funny...
Preschooler at Home Not Motivated!
Asked by M.N. from Fresno
on February 20, 2008
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I'm very new here, so first - Hello! I am a mom who is homeschooling my 5th grader (just this year), have a 4 year old preschooler at home as well as a 2 month old. My...
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- There is a website for homeschooling preschooler that has a lot of creative ideas. http://www.universalpreschool.com/
- Check out this site http://www.teachinglearning.com/freebie_display.php?type=A
- I homeschool my 4 year old as well. She's easy, but I know what you mean because I have a feeling that her 3 year old sister is going to be a challenge. http://www.d...
5-Yr-old Back Talk and Hitting
Asked by B.L. from Chicago
on May 23, 2008
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My (usually well-behaved) 5-yr-old daughter has become very sassy with me (SAHM) in recent months. When I request her to do something, she often has a response, a nega...
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- Google positive discipline by Jane Nelsen, this has helped me in so many ways by looking beyond the actions to the emotions. This way of teaching ourselves and our ch...
- Hi B., I was out of town this weekend, but am catching up on my Mamasource! Give Parenting with Love and Logic by Jim Fay a try. I own them on CD and they are wonde...
- i say it is a phase. it's a new developmental milestone 4-6 years old. new independence, add to that she just finished a dance class AND graduated from pre-school, a...
My Daughter and Her "Best Friend" Won't Stop Fighting
Asked by K.E. from Seattle
on February 8, 2007
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My daughter is almost 5 years old and so is her best friend. They have been at the same daycare together for about 3 years now. Almost everyday, when I pick up my girl...
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- i sounds like time for a "Playdate". What I mean by that is that is the four of you need to get together and talk. Maybe there is something going on in the other girls...
- It sounds to me like they are more like sisters than friends. Me and my sister are 20 months apart and we NEVER got along growing up. Even now we still get into it eve...
- My daughter is going through the same thing with her best friend and neighbor. She is in second grade and met her friend in KG. Her mother and I are good friends als...
