Writing: Infant
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Wanting to Read and Spell
Asked by A.W. from Lawton
on January 23, 2009
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I need help on how to help my 5yr old learn to read and spell she is so into wanting to learn how to do both of these. She is not yet 5 but will be in 2 months She lov...
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- Awesome! Good for you guys! I say, just get her lots of fun books, and keep that t.v. off. T.v., being easier entertainment, makes books less and less appealing, ...
- starfall.com has phonics games and great help with early reading. You can also print off some very easy phonics books to start working on.
- A., My children are 27 and 25 now. But were both avid readers at young ages. My oldest could read very well from a magazine he picked up from a coffee table at age ...
Learning How to Write a Name
Asked by K.W. from Burlington
on April 8, 2010
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My son is 4 and i really want to motivate him to learn how to write his own "full" name. He knows how to spell his first name and can write his first name, however it...
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- atleast he can write something, try using the page to write his name in reasonable wording, as in font and tell him to copy mums work.You have to be patient.
- My son is just about 4 and he was doing the same thing - letters were all over the place and in many different sizes. We explained about letters being in a certain ord...
- Um, why is this so important to you at this time? Kids develop at all different rates but they do catch up at the right times. My son at 4 had NO interest in writing. ...
Preschool and Writing Words/letters
Asked by J.M. from San Francisco
on September 11, 2009
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So my first child just started Pre-school this week, he is 3 1/2 yrs old, and man I felt inadequate in parenting! Almost every kid could write their names already! I ...
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- You're not a loser parent. I think ultimately parents who push their kids too much, too early, will end up being loser parents. Another mom just posted this same ...
- You are not a loser mom! Every child develops at their own pace. Don't compare your child's writing (or any other ability, although it is hard to do) to other kids. ...
- Absolutely not! I think some parents try too hard to create superchildren. It is not a competition. Both my girls entered kindergarten knowing their capital letters an...
Do You Write in a Journal?
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on March 28, 2012
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If you write in a journal do you write daily? What type of things do you journal about? I've never been a writer, but I was thinking it may help me with some depressio...
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- I've kept a journal for years but I don't write in it every day. Sometimes months go by before I write again, other times I write every day or a few times a week, whi...
- Yes, I keep a journal and I began journaling when I became pregnant with my first child 12 years ago. I documented my pregnancies (4 in total) throughout the years, h...
- It will defiinitely help you with depression but find a shorthand that only you will be able to translate in case someone reads it--then you will really be depressed.
Should My 3 Year Old Be Writing Letters?
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on January 14, 2008
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Hi mamas,
In reading through a couple other requests/advice columns it seems that a lot of moms have 3 year olds that are already writing their letters. My son is ...
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- Relax, he sounds perfectly normal. I taught Pre-K and Kinder for a number of years before having my own 3 kids. Every child goes at his own pace, as you know, and your...
- Absolutely not. I really don't think that kids this young possess the motor skill to successfully write letters. Around 4 1/2 I would start encouraging him to write ...
- As an occpupational therapist mommy of a three year old, I can sense where there seems to be an expectation that kids so young already know how to write their numbers....
Question for Mom's Who Write...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on February 28, 2011
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HOW do you stay focused on your story idea? I have an entire box (okay, a FEW boxes) full of unfinished, unpublished 'work'. Every so often I'll sift through the box,...
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- You probably have to go to a cabin in the woods and lock yourself down. I suppose that's what quite a few authors end up doing. I used to love to write too.... I thi...
- Staying on topic/theme: I have found that the "box" method no longer works for me, but a laptop does. This makes what I am working on immediately accessible and allows...
- R.: Write out your story line. Build your characters and then let the words flow. If it's in a journal - try to take the time to start typing it up - this may he...
Need Ideas for Teaching My Son to Spell and Read.
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on May 26, 2007
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My son just completed his second year of first grade and is now promoted to second grade. He still can not read or even spell the way they expect a first grader going ...
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- Hi, you might try Headsprout.com. There are 80 episodes that are like a video game for a child. It costs $99 for 40 episodes, so $198 for all 80. My 5 yr. old loves th...
- I know that when my son first started first grade this year hs teacher suggested that we go to starfall.com and let him do some stuff on there. We never could cause w...
- I too am a teacher but turned SAHM. My son is 2 1/2 and daughter recently born. I work with my son learning his abc's using manipulatives that he can see and touch. ...
Best Way to Spell Baby's Name
Asked by J.D. from Boston
on March 4, 2012
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We've decided on the name Caden Michael, but I'm not sure if I like it spelled Caden. What do you think? Caden, Kaiden or another way?
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- Caden or Kaden. Kaiden and Kayden or any other form is usually the feminine version from what I have seen.
- i like it with the i or a y in there.. i feel like with it spelled that way when u look at it on paper or a computer or whatever u know exactly how to say it .. wen i ...
- Caden is my #1 choice; the other way would be Kaden. I wouldn't do any other alternate spellings of the name.
Letter to Your Child - What Would You Write?
Asked by K.S. from Indianapolis
on February 18, 2010
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I had parent homework last week that involved writing an encouraging letter for my 9 year old that she will receive during ISTEP week in March. I bascially told her h...
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- i have kept a journal for my son since i was 20 weeks pregnant i try to write every month so that i dont lose the thoughts. you really just need to tell her how you fe...
- I actually write a letter every year to my son on his birthday and put it away for the future. I tell him all the memories I have from the past year, explain the fun t...
- BEST book ever to read is The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell, MD very easy reading and you'll learn alot about you and your child.
Infant Ecema
Asked by K.C. from Detroit
on January 18, 2007
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Hi! My son is 7 months old and has infant ecema. His dr. gave him cortisone cream and told me to only use a small amt. on a small area each day. I've heard that it ...
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- Hi K. My son also has the problem on his cheeks and when he would have a bad flare up, we used a dab of cortisone mixed with Aveeno Baby and it usually cleared up r...
- one of my children has eczema very badly. I did a lot of research and found that Hemp lotion is a great alternative to the steroids cream. I lather him up a few time...
- Hey there my son has the same thing and he is the same age..well he will be 8 months the end of this month...but anyhow...our doctore recommended that we bath him ever...
