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14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches
Asked by D.J. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses, so that is not the problem. He comes home from school daily with a headache. I have taken...
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- I'm a firm believer in dehydration being a cause of headaches. How much water is he drinking each day? Whenever I feel a headache coming on I have a large glass of ...
- I had headaches at this age. Every afternoon they would come on and I would be in bed all afternoon. I saw a a doctor and they ran many of test. Nothing would show up....
- You might try taking him to a Chiropractor. If his axis isn't aligned, it can cause headaches. Go to one who uses an activator instead of bending & popping the body. I...
Would You Let Your 11 Year Old....
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on May 11, 2012
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My eleven year old daughter will be starting middle school in the fall. Would you allow her to walk 1.3 miles to and from school with a friend? I feel it is too risky ...
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- If you don't feel safe about doing it then don't and pay the transportation fee. My daughter is self sufficient and would have no issue with it. She's a black be...
- NO! Maybe you and the other mom can take turns driving them.
- Based on what you're telling us, NO, you should not let her walk. My 7 year old is 52 inches tall and 51 lbs. There is no way she could defend herself against a pred...
13 Year Old Hermit
Asked by D.B. from Eau Claire
on March 14, 2012
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My 13 year old son is a hermit. He rarely likes to leave the house. He would much rather stay at home and play video or computer games. We do force him to leave the...
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- I just know that in 5 years you are gonna be posting a question about your 18 yo son that you are afraid he is not gonna graduate and has no motivation to do anything...
- there's nothing wrong with introversion. lack of preschool does not stunt social skills, introverts are introverts. it's cool to be an introvert. what troubles me i...
- Video and computer games have been proven to have an addictive quality to them. They are escapist media, and so a child going through puberty might prefer to disappear...
Getting Homeschooled Kid to Exercise
Asked by C.W. from Portland
on March 31, 2008
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I have a wonderful 13 year old boy who is homeschooled. He says he wants to get out and do exercise on his more selfaware days but when it comes right down to it he a...
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- Hi C., Right now I am homeschooling my 8 and 6 year old. I a made a school schedule of all the things they need to get done durning the day. One of the items is Hea...
- We have a swiss ball (core ball) it looks like a toy but has a lot of benefits you can exercise wile siting in front of a computer and just "playing" on it gives you a...
- He *must* get up and get away from that computer. I make my living sitting at this box 8+ hours/day, and I can assure you that it's necessary for his long-term health....
Exercise Classes and Kids
Asked by B.H. from Detroit
on March 11, 2010
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I just wanted to get some opinions from other moms on my issue. I have been "workingout"/exersing for almost a year now just to keep fit and healthy plus it makes me ...
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- Hi, B. - you're not going to like my answer. Your children are more important than your exercise. In the long run, when you're looking back over your life, you will ...
- Just want to echo what the other moms have already said. Go for it!! Don't give up this precious time of the week where you're doing something for YOU! Do not feel gui...
- B., you need to find a way to keep doing this, for you AND for your family. It is not selfish to carve a few hours out of the week to do something healthy that makes ...
Help with My 13 Year Old Son
Asked by D.P. from Jacksonville
on April 15, 2008
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It's funny, you know what to say and do when it's not your child.... My 13 year old son is very intellegent. He is in advanced classes, mature, ahead of most 13 year o...
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- I would definitely consider counseling, if not just to get a professional opinion on ways to handle the bullying. He's 13 which is a tough age to begin with and he's ...
- That is a hard situation to deal with for sure. I'm so worried about the world my child will grow up in. He's 2.7 years old. Perhaps, if you are able, you could rem...
- This is more common than you can possibly imagine. I taught juior/senior high for 10 years and every year stuff like this got worse and worse. Bullies are always bulli...
11 Year Old Son Complains of Sharp Pains.
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on September 27, 2011
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I have an 11 year old son that complains of sharp pains throughout his body. The location changes often and sometimes pain is severe. Tonight it was both of his upper ...
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- You might be able to get health insurance for your child through the state. Have you looked into it?
- make sure he is drinking water. if the pain gets bad have him take a tylenol and soak in the tub,
- I'm going with growing pains as well, I used to have them. My mom would give me a baby aspirin (back in the day when aspirin was still legal) and have me lay on the c...
12 Year Old No Longer Wants to Play Sports
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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My 12 (soon to be 13) year old son has decided he no longer wants to play sports. He has been in baseball, basketball, soccer and/or football for almost 9 years. He ...
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- I think the important thing is that he be involved with SOMETHING. To go from a very busy, highly structured routine of multiple sports to little or nothing gives oppo...
- Is he still interested in the skateboarding or did he lose interest in that as well? If he's still interested in the skateboarding, let him explore that or encourage ...
- First you need to talk to him to find out why he is no longer interested in sports. Maybe he has felt overcommitted all of those years and wants some time to himself....
Help with a 13 Year Old Boy with Adhd Who Continues to Get in Trouble at School
Asked by A.B. from Charlotte
on March 13, 2008
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Help!! I am struggling. My son is 13 with adhd and gets in trouble at school at least once a week. I have increased his medication and it has not helped. I am not g...
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- Hi A., Please do not become overwhelmed...there is help...contact your school Social Worker...she will know about a plan 504...its to help kids w/add or ADHD...the ...
- i had the same problem( she has been suspended numerous times and even ran away from home more than 1x and lies alot) with my 13 year old daughter I had the doctor fa...
- Hi there A., I am here to tell you my daughter was with ADHD and anxiety. My counselor we go to is giving her what is called "Bio-feedback". All it is that my dau...
10 Year Old's Modeling? "Shut the Front Door!"
Asked by N.A. from Chicago
on August 5, 2011
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Hello ladie's, I was just wondering what all of you thought about the huge controversy that's going on about the 10 year old modeling for Vogue Magazine..... Here's th...
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- Personally? I think her parents are insane and truly lack any sense of responsible parenting.....a child needs to be a child!! this is like that ugly show - Toddlers a...
- It's pervy to put pre pubescent girls in Vogue Magazine with plunging necklines and "come hither" open mouth gaping stares. Superficiality and luxury aside. I hate k...
- Where do you think they get the kids for the TV ads, magazines, catalogs and weekly sale flyers? They are models. There is a huge market for child models, especiall...
