Time-outs & Grounding: Child
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5 Year Old Becoming VERY Defiant...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on August 28, 2010
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My girls, ages 5 and 6, are good kids, REALLY good kids, until recently... and I'm a tough love mom. If the girls both get in trouble for something, my 6 year old imme...
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- I have two teenage girls (just took the first to college) so I know definace. I have not read other responses, but I can tell you that the book: "Children, the Challen...
- My sister-in-law used a book called 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan on her most defiant child. I also use it with my 3yo when he's being argumentative. It's a method of...
- Well, first of all, when someone is asked "why did you do that?" and it hasn't turned out they way they invisioned, the only response is "because I'm stupid." So, plea...
Need Advice on 5 Year Old's Behavior
Asked by B.W. from San Francisco
on March 5, 2008
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My 5 year old son has been acting up lately. Whenever things don't go his way he cries loudly or screams. And it is often little things that set him off, like he spill...
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- You may not like what I have to say, but I spanked my son. I did not spare the rod. It was the only thing that worked. Time out only worked for my daughter who ...
- My 5 year old did the same thing. I was at my wit's end and took him to see a Pediatric Neurologist. I thought it might be Asperger's Syndrome. They did all of the tes...
- You may want to consider waiting until the transition to Kinder is going well before attempting to go back to work. I suggest you take your son to a child psychologist...
Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on March 22, 2009
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one f...
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- I would go for a delayed gratification avenue. Tell him he has to wait until he is seven (or eight) to have that toy. Then I would suggest the Wii and make it a fami...
- You've received a lot of great advice and insight herre. You also seem to have a strong instinct that this isn't a good idea for him right now. Don't succumb to the ...
- Here is my thoughts and experience. My son has been growing up with his peers around him having these types of games from a young age. I'd say around 5 and 6 is when t...
I Just Grounded him...now What?
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on June 24, 2011
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So, my six year old had asked if he could go out front and eat his Ice Cream he was having....I told him he could, only if he stayed away from the neighbor kids(they w...
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- You know you have overreacted to this situation. Sometimes grownups do that. I'd sit down with him and explain that you've thought about what happened and would like t...
- To be honest if he isn't able to play and do things in his room this punishment is actually pretty cruel. If he is able to keep occupied and not totally segregated it ...
- You kind of over-reacted and just arbitrarily kept taking away more and more and more making the punishment worse and worse and worse. What sort of message are you tr...
6 Year Old Attitude
Asked by S.L. from Lincoln
on March 6, 2008
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Is it just me, or do girls get mouthy at 6? Just out of the blue my daughter has started talking back, doesn't want to help around the house and uses the "I HATE YOU"...
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- You are not alone in the mouthy kid department, they all start to test out their independence and seeing if they can get what they want though being mean. My advice i...
- I have a second grader also with attitude problems. Not only that, but multiple friends with the same problem. We keep a close eye on what she is watching on tv sinc...
- Oh boy sounds like you have my daughter..lol. As for how we deal with her attitude, thats pretty easy and she behaves about 90 perecent of the time when it happens. ...
Insubordination or Typical 5 Year Old Behavior?
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on July 31, 2011
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My son is 5, and recently has been completely disrespectful and insubordinate. Last week he had summer camp -- the counsellor informed me that when they woudl direct ...
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- I hope you'll do your best to address your son's issues as the individual he is, not because you're comparing him to your BIL. He may be trying to express some needs t...
- My son was just like this at age 5 and much worse! We had to crack down with consequences he really didn't like EVERY time he was rude/insubordinate/impossible. I'm ha...
- Heck I think it sounds like human behavior :). Sometimes we all have opinions on what we do and don't want to do. As others have mentioned choosing to sit out of a g...
5 Year Old Out of Hand
Asked by M.H. from Atlanta
on June 8, 2009
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I have a 5.5 year old that is just out of hand. He refuses to listen to anyone and always appears to be angry about something. He crys when trying to fix something ...
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- "Cries when trying to fix things"? As in, getting frustrated easily and not knowing how to deal with it? It can be hard at this age, because they're often good thinker...
- First suggustion is to read the book 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D. it was a great help to us. My second suggestion helped alot too everyday take 10 to 15 minut...
- I have a few thoughts. One is that kids learn by emulating the adults in their lives and a boy's father is the biggest example of behavior. Two is that spankings and...
Where Does Church Youth Group Activities Fall into Grounding?
Asked by E.T. from Dallas
on August 25, 2009
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My friend and I are having a debate and I'm curious how other parents handle this situation... When a child is grounded, are they still allowed to do any church relate...
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- Church youth group social activities would be in my definition of what should be included in grounding. I am concerned about the shoplifting, but the lying about it (...
- the only way i release early from grounding is for very good behavior, and only for minor offenses. i can't see that applying here as this would be a major offense to...
- Church activities are extra things and should be included in the ground. Why should she have fun when her little sister was blamed. In fact, I would add some communi...
Discipline Ideas for a 6-Year-old
Asked by J.W. from Omaha
on November 7, 2008
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My 6-year old daughter has been writing on things that she shouldn't for a couple of months. I am very frustrated because by this time she knows that you don't write ...
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- I would take away everything!When my daughter went through that stage although alot younger than 6 she got her art supplies taken away for over a year and we haven't h...
- My daughter is 7 and had the same problem, I think she is just very creative and likes to push her boundries. But I would talk to her and see if maybe there isn't an u...
- I haven't read the other responses, so this might be redundant but... what about dedicating a wall in the house (playroom or bedroom) that she CAN draw on? My kid...
6 Year Old Daughter Is a Picky Dresser
Asked by L.B. from Bloomington
on January 28, 2007
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This is my 4th child and maybe last. She became picky about the clothes she wears almost 2 years ago when I left my ex-husband. At first, I thought it was a phase that...
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- Are you sure we aren't raising the same girl? My 6 year old acts that way too. She is very head string-stubborn-her way or the highway. I make sure her clothes for ...
- Sounds just like my son. Look online at Sensory Integration Disorder. I was a teacher and still knew nothing about the spectrum of this condition. You might need to...
- Your daughter's behavior sounds a lot like my 5 1/2 yr. old daughter's except that my daughter refuses to wear dresses or skirts unless she's going to church. She has...
