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How to Further Challenge My Gifted 3 Year Old
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on April 16, 2007
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My daughter is 3 years old and is very gifted in the area of letters and reading. Before she turned 2 years old she surprised one day. She pointed to a letter in a b...
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- Keep doing what you are already doing. Kids under the age of 5 are little sponges. That is one reason they recommend teaching foreign language to young children. They...
- Great responses so far. Don't try to hold her back by any means, but don't pressure her either. You might want to google the concept of "un-schooling" if you aren't f...
- Hi Jenny, At this point, I would say to just spend time encouraging your daughter to do things that she enjoys. Our son is 22 months old and he knows all his color...
Separation Anxiety for a 3 Year Old???
Asked by J.K. from Denver
on July 19, 2010
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I have a 3 year old little girl who I think at one time might have adjusted well if I had not coddled her to much. How ever I did and now I seem to be paying for it. I...
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- Some kids adjust better than others. In my opinion preschool for a 3 year old is unnecessary. Take her home and enjoy her being little and I promise she will happily...
- I would back up, maybe take her out of preschool--she's still so young, and there's time for this later. I would ease her into social situations, with you being very a...
- Maybe you can encourage her to make friends, and schedule a playdate with a child from the preschool, so she has something to look forward too. Staying around can a...
Pregnant Mom on Bed Rest Looking for Things to Do with 4 Year Old. HELP!
Asked by D.R. from Chicago
on September 3, 2009
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I am 36 weeks pregnant and have been on-and-off bed rest for 3 months. I am looking for things to do with our fabulous 4 year old daughter - inside or outside. I am on...
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- 1. Where are you located? I think the best thing u can do is have friends over, like have a playgroup or friend with their child come to you because then the child i...
- I just bough a really fun art game involving mosaics. It has little magnetic circles of different colors and a magnetic board and instructions with ideas for designs....
- Don't feel horrible about your lack of ability to play with her. Just spending time with you, even crawling in bed and playing a board game, cards, drawing, watching m...
What Are You Doing with Your Kids This summer.....ideas Needed !!!!
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on May 16, 2010
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I'm in desperate need of activities to do with my 9 and 3 year old.
I've planned movie theater visits (Toy Story 3, Marmaduke, Shrek) and a visit to the Zoo.
We ...
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- We got a zoo pass and will be getting a texas parks pass(hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, picnic- it is really worth it- I think it's about $45). Chores in the m...
- Have you checked out your local rec center? I am signing the kids up for Soccer this year and possibly gymnastics. There are SO many choices -- and makes easy and c...
- The Arboretum is a great place to go - they have Peter Rabbits houses on exhibit right now. Pump it up has a lot a drop in jump times Free storytime & movies, etc a...
Advice for a Long Car Trip with 2 Kids
Asked by A.V. from Duluth
on April 13, 2008
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I am looking for any advice or suggestions for taking a long car trip with a 2 year old and almost 4 year old. My husband and I are planning a trip for a family reunio...
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- I agree that doing most of your driving at night is a good idea. My boyfriend and I just drove to Florida for Spring Break (a 23 hour car ride) with our 5 children (a...
- Hi A., Don't know if this is an option or not, but when we use to take long trips with our little ones we would try to make most of the trip at night while they wer...
- I have two kids (and one on the way) and we took a trip to the Florida Keys this past New Year. Our trip was a total of 28 hours drive time and we made a couple stops ...
Need Help Preschooling My Own Son
Asked by M.O. from Salt Lake City
on July 17, 2008
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I want to do some kind of simple preschool with my almost 4 year old son. I want to do something simple that I can do during the rest of the summer months and during ...
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- I have the perfect website for you... youcanteach.com. It is a basic, fun curriculum that teaches children letter sounds, etc through games, music, singing, etc. The...
- M., If you can find any books by Glen Doman regarding early childhood education, use them as a jumping-off point. They are really excellent, help develop your child...
- hi M., i run a small preschool out of my home, so i know how you feel about trying to get all that info organized into a schedule. my suggestions are to 1) pick a ...
Things to Do Other than Watching TV
Asked by M.A. from Bismarck
on December 1, 2010
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Ok, so call me crazy or unrealistic (because I know that's exactly what my husband will do), but I want to TRY to go without TV, as a household, for a full week... yes...
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- We do watch a lot of tv at our house and it won't go away. However, we do other things as a family as well. We love to play the Wii sports together. My daughter a...
- Board games you can play as a family that are age specific for your wee ones. Books are awesome. Take up a craft or few--what about working on making a few of your o...
- We live north of you and our compromise is hardly any tv in the summer and a little more in the winter...just another idea to add to everyone else's!
Stay at Home Mom Seeking Arts/Crafts Ideas
Asked by J.S. from Spokane
on July 3, 2007
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Hi! I am having a great time staying home with my kids this summer. This is our first time together, I've worked all the years before. We're having a great time swim...
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- Time to start on those Christmas gifts! Making soap is easy enough for your 3 year old to participate. And please don't forget good old macaroni art! Michaels sells ch...
- Check out www.discovertraditions.com It's my website, but represents great family fun ideas at no cost. It's kind of like family circle and there is a newsletter you...
- You could go on a nature walk with your children just around your neighbor hood, or you local park. Collect various leaves,twigs, rocks, shells, you name it. Then come...
I Have Made Soooooo Many Mistakes as a Parent, Now I Have to Fix It
Asked by M.. from Youngstown
on September 7, 2011
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Moms, I have a 3 year old. I try to be a good parent, kind yet firm, loving and fun. We are easygoing but we do punish for bad behavior. My daughter for the most pa...
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- Tantrums - she obviously gets a response, so she keeps doing it. If you can put her in a room until she calms down, do it. If you can't, you go into a room until she c...
- My DD has screaming banshee fits now and then and I don't think it's what we did or didn't do. I think it's a phase. We ignore her. If she wants our attention, we tell...
- Yup, this is pretty normal (if a tad extreme) 3 year old behavior. You didn't do anything wrong. I second the suggestion on the "Love and Logic" books. It's simil...
Need Activities for Mother-in-law to Do with 2-Year Old
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on August 4, 2008
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Hi!
My mother-in-law is keeping my 2-year old son for a few weeks until he starts his new preschool at the end of August. He was in daycare and is used to having o...
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- Hi A.! I live in Euless, and we have several free indoor play areas around here located in churches. There is one called The Cube, at Compass Christian Church in Col...
- barnes and noble also has story times during the week so you may want to check that out. i don't know what mall is near you but at hulen mall they have a huge playcen...
- Do-a-Dots are a lot of fun. These are easy, washable paints. They come in a tube, and the child holds the tube like a marker and colors the picture with dots. You c...
