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My Four Year Old Won't Listen and Obey!
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- Aloha - I'm a mom of 4 children, all grown with children of their own. I had similar problems 1st with the 2 girls who were older than the 2 boys. I handled the situ...
- It's normal....its all about "ages and stages." Read up on each age group, and it's characteristics. Arm yourself with understanding each age. This helps a great d...
- One thing that gets my kids to listen is, putting their attitude towards me, back on them. You know the: I need to go here, I need this for school, I need you to s...
17 Month Old Still Not Speaking
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- Too soon to worry! I had a friend that babysat a child from 6 weeks - 4years. He hardley ever spoke a word. Every now and then he'd shout, "Noggin", in toon with th...
- Try a hearing test too. Sometimes if they cannot hear correctly, they will not repeat sounds and words. A pediatric audiologist should be helpful
- My son, now 4, was the same way - First I had him evaluated by an infant and toddler program which found that he was delayed (they require a great delay in order to re...
16 Month Old Not Talking Yet...
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- My son is 20 months old now and I found that he started talking a lot more when we would ask him to say the words of the things we were pointing out to him. If you te...
- Have you tried Baby Sign Language? Research has shown that babies respond very well to visual language. You can find book at large bookstores and videos are also avai...
- I went through pretty much the same thing. It wasn't just my third child though. All of my children have been late talkers and early walkers. All of my sisters kids...
15 Month Old Not Walking Yet
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- My 4yr old walked at 15 months after crawling since he was 8 months old. The ped was just starting to get worried because he felt 15 months was the beginning of "slig...
- I wouldn't worry too much about it. I remember my sister's first son didn't walk until 18 months. Her second child had to go to the chiropractor and that made all the ...
- Hi L., I am sure you have already received a ton of replies saying it is absolutely normal. I have an almost 4 year old who took her first step at 13mths and then wa...
Ear Piercing & Tat Request from My 15 Yr Old!
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- Although others might say "What's the big deal?", I agree with you. Piercings / tattoos seem to B. all the rage right now, but they can B. a drawback come employment ...
- B. J, I'm on the "discourage the tattoo" side of this. I have an uncle who has a blue blob on his arm from a bad tatoo artist. It was supposed to B. a cartoon wolf ...
- Great job, Mom! I'd thank him for seeking my permission. That shows he is a very mature young man. You can also appreciate his honesty. He is going to B. a wonderf...
My 5 Year Old Is a Habitual Liar.
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- We have struggled with the conflict between wanting our children to behave because it's the right thing to do and realizing that sometimes they just haven't gained the...
- Your five year old might respond to being given "grown-up" responsibilities as "Mama's oldest daughter". I have seen the big stories/lies appear as a result of a chi...
- You need to take her to church and read her the ten commandments, let her know that there are consequences to lying. Tell her her friends will like her for who she is....
8 Month Old Not Crawling Yet
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- Neither of my children crawled. My son just started walking at 8.5mos & my daughter scooted on her bottom until she was about 1yo. Both children had no trouble crawl...
- Hi G., My daughter never actually crawled. When she was around 10 months old she started to scoot on her bottom and ended up using that mode of transportation until ...
- My son hated being on his stomach from day 1 as well. Just give her time. It's frustrating to hear the doctors say "every child is different", but it really is true. S...
Help Me Help My 4 Year Old with Academics
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- I've had two boys go to kindergarten and through helping in their classes, I've seen that kids come to kindergarten with a huge range of knowledge and abilities. So...
- D., If he is interested in animals, get a book with animals in it and have him draw a straight line between two of them. My goodness he is only 4 and a half. As for...
- Hi D.~ every child is different! Please don't beat yourself up over it! I bet what will happen is he will go to school and be willing to do stuff for the teeacher that...
My Son Was Diagnosed with ADHD, but I Won't Put Him on Medication
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- I understand your hesitancy with medication and firmly believe in trying all natural remedies first. Taking out sugars, processed foods, additives/preservative, etc. ...
- I didn't medicate my son for his ADHD for a long time, as I was convinced he would benefit from extra help. He didn't, and we ended up doing medication after a year an...
- Dear C., There are some amazing nutrition products that may give your son what he needs and meds will be a non-issue. I really encourage you to give a try before do...
I Need Advice, About My Child Might Be Having a Problem with ADD
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- i have a son that is add to and he was falling behind in school to and making really bad grades i had him put on some medicain and he is doing so much better he is now...
- Please take her to a physician that specializes in the learning problems of young children, not to the family physician. It is too specific a field to risk putting her...
- Seek professional help as posted. Teachers are not professionals in diagnosing ADD - professional testing should take 2-3 days (this will include INPUT from teachers ...