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5 Year Old Daughter Wants to Be a Baby Again
Asked by C.A. from Detroit
on March 7, 2011
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In the last few months, my 5 1/2 yr old daughter (who has been potty trained since she was 3) has been taking pullups from her daycare and putting them on and peeing i...
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- she's 5.5 years old. Have you tried talking with her... just stream of thought, and seeing what she says, why and how come? She said she wishes she was a baby so she ...
- I think it will pass. My oldest son went through a time where he missed being 2 which was soon after his brother was born. I upped the attention I was giving him a...
- Di has given you such good advice. Talk to her, get her side of it, and find out how SHE might want to solve the problem. There's a fabulous book that can help you wit...
Hyperactive Child
Asked by B.U. from Spartanburg
on August 23, 2006
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I am in need of some crucial advice. My daughter is 6 years old (in July) and just started 1st grade. We are having some pretty major problems with the teacher saying ...
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- I am a first grade teacher. It is pretty early in the year for the teacher to say that. I suggest getting her tested of ra piece of mind. You don't have to put her ...
- Hi B., I felt I am reading my baby "jeevika's profile. she is 21 month old hyperactive girl. Does not sit atall except when she watches her big big world. She behav...
- My husband read about a man whose son was diagnosed with ADD, so he started reading to his son on a regular basis. Books of all kinds, even longer ones without pictur...
Child Is Always Getting Hit/pushed in Preschool
Asked by Z.A. from Raleigh
on August 22, 2008
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My son is 4 years old and started going to preschool. Everyday he comes home crying and says that a child has either pushed or hit him in school. He is neither provoki...
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- I have no idea how video games can help, I say no to that one! I would go to the Director of the preschool and let he or she know what is going on. I would give it a...
- If the teacher don't care. And don't know how to calm it down. Then i would change school if that is possible . And fine one were The teachers really care.
- The main point to stress is that fighting is not the solution and just because he is getting pushed around and he is the one coming home sad doesn't make what the othe...
Extremely Timid Child in New situations~Worried About School
Asked by J.B. from Portland
on July 10, 2008
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I am seeking feedback about my daughter who is now just over 4 years. She is extremely shy in new situations and/or environments with a lot of people she doesn't know...
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- I was a K-1 teacher and faced a number of these children. One girl's mother came in early with her daughter to introduce her to me and explain (simply, as the girl...
- My 4.5 year old son is also an only and has been pretty shy up until a few months ago. I don't think being an only has anything to do with it. Kids are all different...
- I feel your anxiety about this situation. My 3 year old son went though the same thing when I had to switch his preschool earlier this year. It absolutely broke my h...
Pediatrician Wants Oil in My Son's Diet
Asked by M.B. from Rochester
on September 12, 2008
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My son has been, apart from teething, needing a diaper, hungry, or tired, a happy little boy. I still can't believe how happy he is and has been. He is very active, an...
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- My son is breastfed too and he is on the small side too, but I'm only 5 ft tall and my husband and I are both thin so he is just taking after us. Plus he is very activ...
- The therapist we have for our younger son has to do the same thing for her twin 5 year old girls. Whole cream, olive oil mixed in with foods, etc. They are having is...
- M., I'll keep it simple. You need a new pediatrician. Garbage for advice from this one. Your child is just fine. S.
Potty Training Help W. My 2.5Yr Son.....
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on October 28, 2010
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i am 2 weeks into potty training with my son. He goes on the potty when he is put on it...on occassion he puts up a fight but once hes on it hes happy and playing. Don...
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- i tried and stopped several times when my son was around this age. you are right that after two weeks he may just not be ready. my son showed all the same signs (even ...
- It is sometimes possible to train boys this young. But it's usually a case of the parents training themselves to remember frequent potty breaks, learning to recognize ...
- My son was day trained at 3 1/2 yrs and was finished with pull-ups at night when he was 7 yrs old. If it's driving you nuts, give it a rest. Putting so much effort i...
Help My Almost 3 Year Old Son Is a Bully!
Asked by M.S. from Saginaw
on June 28, 2010
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So my best friend and I get together once a week with our children(mine: son almost 3, daughter 5 months) (hers: daughter 4, son almost 3, son 1) for a play date. With...
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- Well, he's only 3, but it's not too soon for him to learn there are natural consequences for his actions. I would sit him down and explain that because he has behaved ...
- If your son is a bully, it's because he's not yet learned how to be social. It's normal for a 3 year old to be pushy and obnoxious unless they've been shown how to ha...
- Throwing a new sibling into the mix almost always gives older children some serious adjusting to do, and if your son resents his little sister but isn't allowed to say...
Advice for Traveling with Child
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on March 12, 2007
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We're taking a trip to Maine in May, & it'll be the first time traveling with our baby, who won't be a baby anymore-then she'll be a little over a year. We'll be holdi...
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- I just went through this! We just took a trip to Florida with our almost one-year old. I have to say that if it is at all affordable to buy an extra seat for the bab...
- When she was a little younger than that, we took my daughter on a flight to NYC. She slept a little in our arms on the plane and the rest of hte time just got a kick ...
- My first piece of advice would be to bite the bullet and buy her her own seat and put her carseat in it. She's already used to the carseat and she'll probably sleep. ...
My Son Is Going to Have a Audio Hearing Test, Anyone Else Gone Through This?
Asked by B.K. from Sacramento
on June 1, 2007
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My son, who will turn three in July, has delayed speach. We never thought his hearing was bad becuase he hears us, and responds when we tell him or ask him something....
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- I am an audiologist and audio testing is fairly basic. What I usually do with a child your son's age is what is called play testing. He will wear headphones and when...
- My son also had similar problems. he had ear infections regularly. He had tubes in his ears also. It wasn't until he was in 4th grade that we found out he has asperges...
- My son is 2 1/2 now. He was diagnosed with speech delay at 18 months. Because of his history of ear infections (and he had tubes in at 9 months), they checked his he...
How to Stop Child from Hitting Other Kids
Asked by A.O. from New York
on June 22, 2009
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How do I stop my 2 1/2 yeard old from hitting other kids? It's getting so frustating because i always tell him before hand "no hitting other kids" but, he still does.....
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- Dear A., I actually disagree with a lot of the moms who have posted on this topic. Not because I'm categorically opposed to discipline, but because I believe strong...
- Say firmly "Hitting is bad, no hitting"...aplogies to the child he has hit and remove your child from the situation with "time out." Sit him down next to you and let ...
- Remind him not to hit other kids only when it happens. When you tell him ahead of time your reminding him wow this is one thing I get a lot of attention for.so he will...
