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5 Year Old Cussing
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on September 7, 2009
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My 5 year old has decided to take up cussing. she says "dame" meaning damn. i have tried time out grounding and even a pop on the mouth. she also says things like stup...
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- E., I agree with the other poster to try washing her mouth out with soap, but warn her first that this is what will happen. Just a pea size - not much, but it tastes ...
- I used soap with my oldest son and all I have ever needed to do with my younger ones is tell them what their older brother got. I put a little Dawn on my finger and s...
- children learn by association or experience. Somewhere she is hearing these words, daycare, school, somewhere. I almost feel stupid is worse than damn. Let her know ...
6 Year Old Son Throwing Tantrums
Asked by T. from Chattanooga
on March 26, 2008
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My son is 6 yrs old and very smart. When he gets in trouble he gets mad and then the cycle starts. For example, if I send him to his room, he will argue with me. He...
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- Kids need to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 2 weeks may be too long to take things away. Also, look at why he is acting up. Maybe he needs some extra one o...
- T....I sympathize with you and your 6 yr old son's tantrums. When my husband and I met his son was about 5 yrs old and was the master of tantrum throwing. Every sing...
- YOu could try a cool out time. I put My kids in a time out, where they cannot watch tv or play with any toys. When they get to a full thrown tantum, they are not allow...
How Do I Get It Through 5 Year Old's Head?
Asked by O.L. from Los Angeles
on January 8, 2011
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I am super frustrated right now. My 5 year old squeezes his younger sibling's face when he gets frustrated with him. We have tried different approaches to handle this,...
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- Draw his younger sibling's face on a pillow and tell him he can squeeze that instead. My 5-year-old used to try to beat up his 11-year-old brother. Now he beats up on ...
- STOP HIM. Immediately. As if he were biting your breast while nursing. STOP. NOW. Take his hands away. Immediately. Meanwhile . . . . what kinds of reactions/re...
- LOL I read 'how do I get in my 5 year old's head'... with a hammer and a pair of pliers?! HAHAHA oh my, I need coffee... Persistance is key. Continue to do time out...
5 Year-Old Cries Easily
Asked by K.B. from San Francisco
on August 4, 2008
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My beloved 5 year-old cries at every disappointment. She always has since day 1 and I am worried about her getting teased in Kindergarten. If she doesn't get what she...
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- My advice is to ignore her when she crys. If she isn't hurt or in danger, just walk away. I had the same problem with my 5 year old daughter, but when I started to ig...
- Hi K., It sounds like she is very sensitive. Crying is not wrong at all. If the kids at kindergarten tease her she will probably stop on her own. Try to help her...
- Hi K., Our daughter, now 10, is still like this. It has of course gotten better as she has gotten older and more mature. It happens less frequently, but she does ...
5 Year Old Laughs When She's in Trouble.
Asked by K.R. from Fresno
on November 2, 2009
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Hi moms! I was hoping to get a little bit of help. My 5 year old daughter is very sweet, affectionate and generous. Lately, however, she tends to smile and laugh when ...
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- My daughter used to do this at age 3-4 and we wondered why she was being so disrespectful and uncaring...until I came to understand it was a nervous laugh that actuall...
- It could be anxiety and nervousness. Ive seen it in my kids when they know they are in trouble. I've felt it happen to me when I said something wrong to my husband and...
- Ignore it. She's not going to turn into a bad person because of playing with her food at dinner and laughing about it. Obviously if your commenting on it is making he...
My 5 Year Old Daughter Is Wearing Me Down
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on April 19, 2011
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Hi, I'm a single mom. I have a fiancee, 18 year old daughter headed to college, and a 4 almost 5 year old daughter. I work from home, so I am home with her all day lon...
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- I have 3 girls. 16, 10, and 6. I know you say you only work an hour at a time and that you give her lots of attention. I'm sure you do, but what this sounds like to m...
- I really wouldn't recommend the Love and Logic thing with a child who is already totally in control. That's more of a program on how to give her even more choices and...
- There's a pamphlet that I read & reread when my girls were little. You can find it online at http://www.ntmu.net/lovingcommand.htm.
5 Year Old Daughter Is Rebelling About Her New Born Sister
Asked by D.K. from Reno
on May 19, 2008
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A friend of mine has a little girl, who is 5 years old, and an infant, who is 3 months old. Her 5 year old is really rebelling with having a new sister. All the atte...
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- This child may need some extra help to get a grip on herself. If they have tried all the politicaly correct things how about a third party coming in and removing the c...
- Hi D., Your friend needs to ignore the tantrums and then give her daughter lots of attention when she is good. This is actually normal behavior but should not be r...
- You know sometimes those so called "books" are not worth junk. There is such a thing as a good old fashion swat on the bottom and tell the little turd she needs to beh...
Need Guidance to Help My 5 Year Old Get Ready for Kinder
Asked by K.J. from Dallas
on February 12, 2008
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I am really worried about my 5 year old son next year starting kindergarten. He has speech problems, but has been going to speech therapy through the school district ...
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- I think your son is acting out in aggression due to his frustration of not being understood at times. My twin sister and I were born hearing impaired and we had extrem...
- I had a son with speech problems too . Lots of kids have them. They will continue speech therapy in kinder. Try Karate it really helped our son
- I think he will be fine i too had a daughter that was in the speech program through the district and she is in kinder now and doing good she is still in speech that sh...
5 Year Old Demon Child
Asked by S.M. from Parkersburg
on June 22, 2009
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My son is 5 1/2, and recently (the past two months) has been acting out in a big way. Example - last week he took a toy away from his brother, who just turned 1, whic...
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- When I worked at the daycare center we had a child that was a lot like you described. We sat down as a classroom unit and made rules.(You need to do this as a family) ...
- Check out www.feingold.org. Feingold is a 30yr old non-profit organization whose purpose is to inform the public about artificial ingredients in our food supply. These...
- You have quite a dilemma, but I daresay that you haven't yet tried 'everything', because something -- handled correctly -- is bound to work. The very fact that you us...
5 Year Old Girl Sassy Behavior
Asked by S.M. from New York
on April 15, 2010
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I have a sweet and normal little 5 year old girl who started kindergarten this year. Up until kindergarten she was a very well behaved, sweet little girl who listened...
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- No real suggestions, but know you are not alone. You could have described my daughter. I look forward to reading the responses. I hope we don't have to ride it out ...
- Dear S., Sounds like you are describing my grand daughter (7) Some of this may come from frustration, jealousy, or just plain "let me see what I can get away with" It...
- Our 4 year old has started doing this too. So, you're not alone in this struggle. We have noticed that there seems to be a correlation with this attitude and her eat...
