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Is the Book NIGHT Appropriate for Middle Schoolers?
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on April 7, 2010
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Our middle school is suggesting Elie Weisel's book, Night for our 8th graders next year. We were anticipating reading The Diary Of Anne Frank. Night is a book that i...
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- I am assuming your child is in Advanced Language Arts classes? They are reading on High school level. Our daughter was the same and remember, their senior years they w...
- Just my two cents...I took a course in college, Literature and the Holocaust, and that was the first time I read this book. I am 24 and the images from the book are st...
- I is a horrible thing to expose 8th graders to, but it was an even worse thing to expose the victims to, as you point out some of those victims were much younger than ...
Help with ADHD Meds/psychiatric Problems
Asked by L.B. from Washington DC
on March 7, 2007
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My son is 9 & was diagnosed as ADHD at the age of 5. He was taking Concerta until about 6 months ago. He is now taking Adderall, recently switched to Adderall XR. S...
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- Hi L., I have a 11 year old son that is on Adderall XR. He was moody also and I had a talk with the doctor so they put him on a higher dosage and put him on Citalo...
- Jennifer L has some very good points. Meds can indeed be helpful, but not always with ALL children with all meds. (Does that make sense?) I've tried my son on both of ...
- Hi L.! Let me first start by saying I am praying for you and your family. My son is 9 and also has ADHD. He is currently taking the Concerta XR. We like the Concerta ...
Bad Mommy Needs Help!
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on November 17, 2008
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My wonderful boy is getting into his terrible twos. We broke him of tantrums early on by ignoring him, and when he learned it got him nowhere, he stopped.
Well, th...
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- Hi C., First off, you are not a bad mommy, just having a bad day and we all have them. Take a deep breath and relax. Everything the little guy is doing is perfectly...
- IMHO, ignore, ignore, ignore. My son used to bang his head when he was mad. I asked the doctor about it and she said let him do it. Eventually he'll do it hard en...
- You are not a bad mom. Everyone has their days and all our children test us just when we think we've figured them out. Perhaps your little guy isn't feeling well to be...
Movie Question
Asked by D.K. from Denver
on October 22, 2008
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My son who is four LOVES super heroes, I mean loves them. I have watched with him all the Spiderman movies, I felt they were simple in nature, only super hero violenc...
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- Check out the web site kidsinmind.com it gives detailed information of exactly what is in the movie. It's a great resource. Take care, S.A.
- You sound a bit like me in my movie "allowances" for my son. We use the web site www.kids-in-mind.com it breaks everything down very very well! I really enjoyed Iron m...
- We are also big on the super hero movies! We rented Iron Man a couple of weeks ago ang watched it as a family- my 2 daughters(11 and 8) son(4) my husband and I. We a...
How to Handle Toddler Whose Mother Does Not Discipline at All!
Asked by K.R. from Washington DC
on November 30, 2009
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I got together with two friends over the weekend for a playgroup/Mom get together. My son is 2 1/2 and their sons are 3 1/2. I am not a super strict Mom by any means...
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- Quite frankly, I treat our neighbor kids as though they are mine. If one of them does something harmful or if they break the rules in our house, based on the action, I...
- I think you handled the situation very well. In regards to assisting your son with standing up for himself, you've already started...by praising him for his good beha...
- First, you're asking for opinions... so I'm giving one. I would NOT play again with that child. If the mother asks why, I would simply say I think my son is just a l...
3 Year Old Prescribed Adderall- HELP!!!!
Asked by N.A. from Spokane
on November 7, 2007
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourbursts and radical behavior. Our 3 year old has been diagnosed with Autism and his Dr. put ...
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- Hi N. I just want to remind you that you never have to give your child medication that makes you uncomfortable! Especially for autism. I am a pediatric nurse and my...
- One of the mother's suggested pre-school. There is a federal law requiring every school district to diagnose and treat pre-schoolers who may have a learning disabilit...
- I have a neice who is autistic, it took a long time to diagnose her, and I would definetly suggest getting atleast a second opinion...Just be as sure as you can be tha...
Superhero Pretend Play
Asked by R.H. from Boston
on May 11, 2012
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My four-year-old is really into pretend play, which is great. THanks to her comic-book loving dad, she is also really into superheros and X-Men, so naturally she incor...
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- We're comic book/superhero people, so my 3 year old loves watching, reading and playing all things superhero related. We try to limit it to ones with minimal fighting...
- Oh get over it! If she were a boy, you would not at all be concerned. You are making something out of nothing. There are good parts to the story and she also needs ...
- I think that kids that age have a very simple good/bad view of the world that translate into such good guy/bad guy scenarios in their play. So wanting to fight bad guy...
How to Handle "Hitting"
Asked by E.L. from Tucson
on October 26, 2006
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My son is 18 months old, I have been a sahm the whole time. I have recently started caring for other children in my home. I have done this for a few reasons....1). t...
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- My daughter is 19 months old and she hits too!! She started a little before 18 months. She hits EVERYTHING... people, the floor, doors... whatever is closest to her ...
- My son also started hitting at about that age. I would always just hold onto his hands (or else he would hit me), look him straight in the eye and tell him "No, we do...
- Melanie gave excellent advise. I want to add 2 comments: 1) Be patient with yourself and with him. This is very common behavior at this age and it will take a whi...
16Yr Old Stepson Refuses to Do School Work; Dad Is Lienient; Stepmom FRUSTRATED.
Asked by C.F. from Seattle
on March 15, 2008
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How can you motivate a high risk boy w/ADHD (though dad never thought he had it) to want to think about his future, his life? All he wants to is sit and pay violent v...
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- C., I feel your frustration. My two boys are 5 & 7. They are addicted to violent video games that their dad plays. Our youngest was becoming a monster. I finally had ...
- I have a 15 year old son with ADHD who also is incredibly disorganized and still questions authority. So I started this very simple plan. Each night before he goes t...
- My 13 year old has to earn his right to video games. He just lost that right totally and I have had him gather EVERYTHING game related together and pack it up. Its goi...
Where Do I Start
Asked by M.R. from Fort Wayne
on January 30, 2007
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My son is going to be 5 in june. He is currently inrolled in a preschool setting in our town. I was approached a few weeks ago by his teacher and she had told me he wa...
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- My youngest son was diagnosed with ADHD. A lot of what you have just said sounds like what I was going thru way back when (he was diagnosed at 4 and is now 12). It w...
- My son has ADHD and the first place we started was with his pediatrician. The pediatrician referred us to an agency that does testing for ADHD and recommendations for...
- A good friend of mine son had similar situations as you expressed. He went through a lot of physical and speech and hearing therapy before the age 5. When he ente...
