Water Birth: Older Child
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Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.
Asked by L.Z. from Odessa
on April 29, 2008
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies...
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- I think it is a phase....my now 9 year old went through that also. Now she is trying all kinds of things. I would never go out of my way to fix her a different meal if...
- My children have done the same thing. She's associating the new food with the vomiting. My child did that with a certain food. It was a traumatic experience and the...
- my daughter has done this most of her life since 2 yrs old - she is now 23 yrs old. Over the years we have learned that some of the things she did not like - she has ...
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...
Allowance for 7 Year Old--how to Do It?
Asked by N.B. from Salt Lake City
on June 14, 2009
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My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to start an allowance, but wasn't sure if it should be tied to things she does to help our f...
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- My boys have age-based chores. Everyone has a dog chore, a dish chore & their basic chores. 5 year old sets & clears the table, 8 year old puts away the hand-wash dish...
- My boys, are 8 & 10. they have chores that are tied to their allowamce but they understand that there are other things that they are responsible for.. cleaning their r...
- I would encourage her to do chores to earn her allowance. I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the value of money and self-reliance. It doesn't have to be anythi...
9 Year Old Daughter Maturing Too Soon
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on June 29, 2009
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not started her period, but she is developing in all the other areas. Her pediatrician says it i...
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- J., If you will Google - girls developing early - or some other way of phrasing it, you will find many articles on this subject. It seems this is not unusual these ...
- Nowadays girls are developing a lot sooner than we did. I remember starting in the fifth grade, and so did most of my friends. I believe I just turned 10. But now t...
- I totally agree with most of all the others. My coworkers daughter and my niece have started their periods at the age of 10. Most kids start budding at the tender ag...
Normal 9-Year Old Behavior?
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on July 10, 2010
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We recently took my 9-year old SD on a vacation. I was very disappointed in the way she acted, but I'm wondering if it's just normal 9-year old behavior.
We went to...
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- I think a lot of this is normal 9 year old behavior. Especially for a girl. When my DD was 12 we went on vacation and she tried several of the same things. Hubb...
- She sounds like a very smart nine year old who has figured out how to run the show, make you dance on a string, and get under her Dad's wife's skin. She is very succe...
- Does your stepdaughter live with her mother and have visitations with you? If so, non-custodial fathers often have an underlying feeling of guilt about not being with ...
Allowing 7 Year Old to Join in Birth Experience
Asked by C.P. from Albany
on May 16, 2011
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Hello
I am 35 weeks pregnant and my 7 year old keeps telling me that he wants to be at the hospital to witness the birth of his sister. He has been asking for a few...
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- If he is asking and wanting to be a part of the process, then I don't see a problem with it. But, be absolutely sure that he understand everything that will happen pr...
- At 26 i experienced my friend giving birth and i was traumatized!!!! I think it could be a very overwhelming experience for a 7 yr old. But then again he may be too yo...
- My daughter had a home water birth 6 weeks ago. Her children, ages 10 and 7 were involved. They were fascinated. They were not frightened by their mothers cries and...
6 Year Old Son Has Bad Attitude
Asked by A.E. from Los Angeles
on September 10, 2008
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My 6 year old son just started 1st grade last week. Now I know that it takes time to adjust from being home all summer to getting up early and being in school all day...
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- I think it's probably just a matter of adjusting to his new experience of being a 1st grader. Every change, even good change, is stressful. My fourth grader burst into...
- I went through this when my son was in 2nd grade. He didn't want to do anything at school or at home that he was supposed to do. It got so bad that he could do nothing...
- Last year my hubby made "to do" charts for kids ages 6 (a boy like you) and 9 (girl). It has helped our son so much. Excpectatons for the morning (brush teeth, make ...
Need to Get My 9 Year Old and 6 Year Old Boys Sleeping in Their room...ALONE
Asked by B.A. from Norfolk
on May 19, 2008
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I am a Mom to two great boys, up until it is time to go to bed. Neither of them will sleep in their room or in their bed, they sleep on the sofa in the living room. ...
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- Do you ever watch Supernanny? She tells the children that they are big boys and that they will sleep in their beds at night. At bed time, you read a story and tuck...
- Try the nanny JoJo method. Put them in their room, sit outside the door and put them back in their room each time they get out. It will take a few nights but w/ a 9yr ...
- it took years for it to get to this stage, and you're not going to undo it easily. consistency, consistency, consistency. decide what the consequence will be for givin...
Birthday Gift for 7 Year Old Girl
Asked by P.M. from Kansas City
on May 2, 2007
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Hi! My son will be attending a classmates birthday party this Saturday, May 05th and I would like to know what gift she would like. I have two boys so I'm not sure w...
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- You could always call the girls mother and ask what sort of things she likes to get an idea. Or get her a gift card and a very small gift or cute card that has music.
- Any outdoor toy is good - bubbles or Frisbee - something like that.
- My daughter is 11 and still not into the nails and hair thing too much. If the birthday girl is not really prissy, but is more of a tom boy, then pick something that ...
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 ...
