Wisdom Teeth: Preschooler
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Having My Wisdom Teeth Taken Out
Asked by S.C. from Evansville
on October 23, 2008
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I'm having all four of my wisdom teeth taken out next week. I know one if not two of them will have to be cut out. The other two will be removed, but I'm not sure ho...
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- I had all four of my wisdom teeth cut out at the same time. I had this done on a Friday and returned to work on Monday. One thing I really think helped me was to dri...
- Hi S.. Listen, I'm going to tell you my total story about getting all 4 of mine out because NOONE warned me and so therefore, I wasn't prepared. Come to find out, wo...
- S., two of my children have had all 4 of their wisdom teeth out with out much pain recently . All their wisdom teeth were impacted .. Just make sure that when you get ...
Question About Whether to Repeat the 3 Yo Program in Preschool
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on January 10, 2010
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The preschool director has asked for a meeting to discuss placement for next year for my son. Currently he is in their 3 yo room three mornings a week. He also attend...
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- It sounds like a much longer, franker discussion's needed here. Have you asked the preschool teacher/director the questions the way you have asked them here? "I don't ...
- If he doesn't turn 4 until July, I don't see why they would be talking to you now about keeping him back. The school that my son went to transitioned the younger kids...
- C. - my best friend is going through this with her little boy, except in the 4 year old class. Her son is also immature in comparison to the other children and had de...
Seeking Suggestions for Battles with 4-Year-old
Asked by A.W. from Springfield
on March 17, 2008
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When we tell our 4-year-old son to get dressed, brush his teeth, etc., he is so slow to respond and obey. You have to practically sit on him while he dresses or it wou...
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- Go on line and check out Growing Child. It is excellent, objective, talks about the range of healthy - not just this or that, but these - has been around over 30 years...
- We are having similar issues with my 3+ year old. I too believe it is all about control. At this age they start to understand that a lot of people have the power of co...
- I have found that children love timers. You may want to try setting a timer (like a digital kitchen timer), and making a "game" out of getting ready. He may find it ...
Help with Defiant 4 Year Old
Asked by K.A. from New York
on August 2, 2011
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I am at my wits end with my 4 year old daughter. She has always been sweet, loving and a really good girl, but lately she has been so defiant. She doesn't listen to ...
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- When my son was 4-1/2 I was talking to a friend who also had a 4-1/2 year old, both of our children were doing all of these same defiant things. It really is just a ph...
- I recommend time outs. Done the right way, they work. You need to be consistent. You need to be firm. When my kids told me "I don't want to", I told them I understo...
- I think you've been given great advice so far. I wanted to stress that it's how you handle her journey through this that establishes the quality of the relationship yo...
Fluoride Ok for Toothbrushing for 3 Year Old
Asked by P.L. from Pittsburgh
on March 31, 2011
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Hi mamas, I took my daughter for the first time to the dentist last week and was told (no cavities by the way!) that it's okay for her to brush her teeth with a very s...
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- It's probably fine as long it is a really small amount of toothpaste. We don't like to use flouride in our family, though, so we buy the flouride-free kind (we find i...
- Our dentist says the same thing. We live in an area where there is no fluoride added to the water supply, so the dentist suggests either giving young kids a supplemen...
- Several years ago it was brought to my attention there was a warning label on our toothpaste so I did a bit of research. Here's a link to an article I put together wit...
4 Year Old's Tonsillectomy
Asked by R.W. from Sherman
on June 23, 2008
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My four year old daughter had a tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy 10 days ago and she is still complaining that she hurts! She wakes up crying in the night and complains...
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- My 8 year old just had the same thing on June 9th. Nine days later he was still saying it hurt and I was giving him the medicine for pain every 4 hours. I called to g...
- Hi R., My daughter was dramatic when it came to little injuries (falls, etc.) but a real trooper with major stuff (stitches, ear tubes, etc.). A couple of things co...
- Hello R., My 13 yo daughter finally had her tonsils removed in January after a long time of seeking the doctors to remove them. When they did, the doctors commented ...
3 Year Old Help!
Asked by S.S. from Great Falls
on January 13, 2008
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I have two step sons. they are 3, and 4...they live with their mom and we get them every other weekend. she doesn't discipline them and let's them do what they want....
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- Take it from a child of divorced parents: it is SO hard going back and forth between 2 houses! You just get settled into the routine of one and it's time to go to the ...
- Hi S.. I am a step mom to two son's who are now 21 and 20 and have two daughters who are 8 and 6. It sounds like you might be expecting too much of the three year ol...
- I have a stepson who is 10 and we are going through the same thing wtih him. We are still going through the same thing but the only thing is we have custody of him no...
Pediatric Dental Advice - Seeking Words of Wisdom
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on December 29, 2009
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We just found out that our 3 year old has to get some teeth capped due to decay. This will require IV sedation, and as confident as I am in my pediatric dentist, I'd l...
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- I would highly recommend getting a 2nd opinion before allowing them to do IV sedation on your 3 year old!! Our pediatric dentist is absolutely wonderful, we've refe...
- My youngest had some teeth capped when he was three. He did great! The hardest thing I had to deal with was keeping him away from food before had. He was a sneak th...
- I went through this with my daughter. At 3, she wouldn't even sit still enough for good x-rays, so we didn't know how much work would need to be done. Our pediatri...
Baby Teeth Not Even Loose
Asked by L.M. from Boston
on March 15, 2008
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My six year old has 2 new teeth behind baby teeth. The dentist suggests extraction. I am worried she will hate the dentist for the rest of her life if this is a terrib...
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- I had the same issue as a child and had to have many teeth pulled. My teeth just had large roots and did not fall out on their own. I'm 34 now and do not hate the de...
- Hi, My daughter has 2 big teeth behind her baby teeth as well. They were there for many months before the baby teeth started to feel loose. She just lost one of the...
- I can not believe that your dentist would suggest extraction!! They are baby teeth! They will fall out. I had an experience like that. My son was almost six and his ...
Filling Cavities in Baby Teeth?
Asked by T.S. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2011
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According to our pediatric dentist, my five year old daughter has two cavities. One on the bottom left and one on the bottom right between the only teeth that are clo...
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- Girl I feel your pain! My son went for his first appointment the other day and he has to go back for a root canal!!! He had a tooth that came in brown, I never though...
- Its necessary.........cavities WILL start to hurt her, or can get infected and whats worse can damage her adult teeth underneath. I would go ahead and get the silver s...
- I had mine pulled when I had a cavity in my baby teeth. He gave me just the NO2. I didnt have Novacaine until I was a teen. I HATE Novacaine. Won't have it as an adult...
