Testing Limits: Older Child
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10 Year Old Defiant Son
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2008
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I threaten him with...
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- maybe he just wants more attention from you- sounds a lot like my 8 year old son- the other thing a lot of us moms just threaten and we don't follow thru so that's a l...
- Sounds like you are dealing with ODD-Oppossitional Defiant Disorder and possibly ADHD-Attetion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I strongly suggest you get your son help...
- I am a 52y/o mom of 8 from ages 16-31, 4 of them adopted from Russia. 5 girls 3 boys. The first thing I see is that you are threatening him. Get parenting with love...
My 10 Year Old Son Won't Do His Work
Asked by C.G. from Stationed Overseas
on May 25, 2008
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OK, I am at my whits end with my 10 year old son. He refuses to do his homework. It doesn't matter what it is, he won't do it until he gets in trouble for not doing ...
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- First of C....Breathe! Shaking or pinching your sons head off is not going to do anything but get you in trouble with your conscience and the authorities. I have wor...
- You know I know exactly hwere you are coming from. I have a 10 yr old son that is doing the samne thing and I dont have a clue what to do or even where to start. I m...
- Hello, Breathe, and know you are not alone! I had the same problem with my 9 year old. Talk to the teacher and see if sHe can e-mail you his homework. have an agreem...
7 Year Old Acting up for Babysitters
Asked by M.M. from Seattle
on April 29, 2009
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Help! My 7 year old daughter has been causing trouble for our babysitters, to the point where they don't want to babysit for us anymore. My daughter is very sensitiv...
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- A couple of suggestions. When you have babysitters, no visitors. That way there are no distractions. Take of the locks of all the rooms so she can't lock herself in an...
- Hi M., I have to agree wholeheartedly that, in this case, teenagers might not be the best babysitters for you. I've worked with kids for a long time, and even in my...
- M. - Your babysitter needs to let your daughter know who is boss, and when she is babysitting, the BABYSITTER is boss. I used to watch a little girl, 6, who would d...
2 Year Old Is Really Pushing My Limits "Terrible Two's" Help!!!
Asked by K.C. from Reno
on March 15, 2008
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My daughter is really been pushing our limits lately, she just turned 2 and I know it is a difficult age but I am going crazy, if we are asking her to do something or...
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- i have an age gap with my kids too. even more so actually and its amazing how we seem to have blocked out the difficult parts, but you can use that to realize that th...
- Hi... I am a mom of a 5 year old. I really remember the 2's and 3's. My son was hard headed and so stong willed that I was seriously considering calling that show " Su...
- Oh my isn't it funny how each child is different! My oldest was a piece of cake. She WANTED to please us and didn't like getting in trouble. Along came number two a...
Seeking Mom's of 9 Year Old Boys
Asked by M.C. from Provo
on April 28, 2008
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My son is 9 years old. He is in the third grade. He is extremely smart, this has been proved with tests, not just my mothers bias. He is a really good kid. He want...
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- Hi M., I have a brilliant 9 year old as well, and depending where you are in the states, (I am in Canada but lived in Idaho for the last 3 years)I found that there...
- Hi M., Research has shown that kids allergic to color dyes have some of the symptoms that you are describing. My own son was similar. We took him off color dyes a...
- M., Have you had your son tested for AD/HD? He sounds so much like my middle son. My son does have other issues also but is also AD/HD. You are discribing classic ...
Need Help Getting My 6 Year Old to Take Care of Herself and Her Belongings
Asked by J.A. from Boston
on July 28, 2008
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I am having difficulty getting my 6 year old to take care of herself and her belongings. I constantly find her things (shoes, toys, clothes) all over the house and sh...
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- I have a 7.5 year old son who had the same problem. Here's what I did. If it wasn't put away, it taken taken and put in a trash bag - I didn't care what it was - sho...
- J., keep taking deep breaths and count to 10, it's going to be a long ride! Or not. My daughter is/was the same. She came into my life at 5 1/2yrs and the biggest job ...
- Hi J., I really need to know how to have my 9 year old pick up after himself. Is there any way you could let me know after you get your responses. That'd be great! If ...
9 Year Old Chores
Asked by K.H. from Minneapolis
on October 13, 2008
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Hello, I would like some advice about expectations of cleanliness for a 9 year old boy. My ds is an intelligent, respectful and responsible guy EXCEPT when it comes to...
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- The best thing I can tell you is to stay consistent. Make him redo whatever is not done right. Eventually he will get tired of redoing it and do it right. Also, I've f...
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- I don't know if this will help any. It helped me for awhile. But we took all the toys and things out of his room, then slowly put them back in. If he kept the few thin...
9 YO Daughter Out of Control
Asked by D.M. from Albuquerque
on March 20, 2008
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Hi everyone! Our 9 year old daughter's behavior has been getting progressively worse over the last year. It has become very disruptive to our home environment to the...
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- I wouldn't wait a second to get on the phone and call a child psycologist. Don't give up, you are her best (and it sounds like now, her only) advocate. Maybe they coul...
- I am not a professional by any means and it is very hard to make a judgment without meeting your daughter...however, based upon your description I would get her in to ...
- You need to go to a good family psychotherapist with your daughter to deal with this. Something is definitely wrong, and if her teachers, pediatrician and school psyc...
Advice for Handling an Unappreciative 7-Year Old
Asked by N.W. from Chicago
on November 19, 2008
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I'm the stepmom to a 7-year old. She is normally a very thoughtful and quite happy child considering her situation, which is she spends every other day/night at her mo...
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- My gut feeling is you are taking her on too many of these outings in the first place. Kids need to spend time with their families doing just regular stuff, playing, re...
- I liked the way you ended it......"leaving the store immediately".... I've done that and the message usually comes out loud and clear. Bad behavior is tiring but pleas...
- My daughters only three so I haven't experienced what's normal for a seven year old. I know some of the post say that seven is to young for an allowence but for my dau...
My 7 Year Old Has an Anger Problem
Asked by G.M. from Little Rock
on March 15, 2008
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My 7 year old is usually sweet, caring, and considerate, but sometimes he flys off the handle and hits his brother and uses choice words he has heard from kids at scho...
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- I am certain that a large majority of the moms will disagree with me but I was raised old fashioned and that's the way I raise my children. I am 34 years old and I wo...
- I am experiencing the same problem with my son and i am kind of fed up with his attitude (only 7yrs old)and at this point I was just about to give up, I am glad howeve...
- I'm afraid my guy didn't grow out of it! My now 10 y/o son began acting out the same way when he was 7ish. I wish we had taken more action earlier than this year. We d...
