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Daughter Not Wanting to Go to School-before It Gets Worse
Sep 3, 2009 ... have you read Audrey Penn's bookThe Kissing Hand with her It's a real sweet story that has soothed countless kids with newschool anxieties ...
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- have you read Audrey Penn's book "The Kissing Hand" with her? It's a real sweet story that has soothed countless kids with new-school anxieties http://www.amazon.com/...
- I was shocked when we went through this with our son. He'd been in daycare since he was two and had preschool after that, so I thought the anxiety was long gone. Well,...
- Bolth my kids are going through this this year. My daughter is in First Grade (same school as last year, half of her same classmates, she's sensive). My Son is in a P...
Toddlers Waking up in the Middle of the Night Crying
Sep 22, 2009 ... He actually came home after his first day of and told us about a story: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a wonderful tale of a mother ...
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- Kids are very smart and you taught them a new trick. If they cry in the night they get to sleep with mommy & daddy. Wait till you have a day off and then teach them th...
- The same thing happened to me when my twins had just turned 2. We went to Florida and they slept with us. When we cam home it was hard to get them used to their crib...
- Have you tried staying in the room in a chair while they are falling asleep? Each night move the chair closer to the door until you are out of the room completely. It...
Daughter Having Seperation Anxiety at School
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. It's been a long time since I've read the book but I think the idea was that the mommy kissed in inside of the child's hand ...
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- L.- EXACTLY what happened with my son. I was feeling sooooo guilty, I was crying myself over it. It was at the two month point when I really began to worry. All of a s...
- Give her a picture of your husband and yourself that she can carry with her to school. Tell her she can look at it anytime she's feeling a bit down. Maybe summer camp ...
- This behavior was never a problem with our kids, but I have know parents who had this dilemma. Some of them let their child take a photo of them to school with them. ...
How to Tell Husband You Are Pregnant
For baby number two I bouth the book "pocket full of kisses" by Audrey Penn ( sequil to "The Kissing Hand"), Then I had our daughter take the book to him, ...
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- if you have a sonogram pic and can wait a few days. i say go to walgreens and use the pic to make a personalized christmas card then put it in the actual mail. that wa...
- I am always the one that gets the mail so i wrote a little card and put it in an envelope. then slipped it into the mail as i brought it in. I worte the letter from t...
- my brother gave my parents a card that they had thier little one make and in it it had a cute poem ( cant remember what it was) that said they were having another one....
Big Brother Gift
THE KISSING HAND by Audrey Penn THE NEW BABY by Fred Rogers The New Baby at Your House BY Joanne Cole Usborne First Experiences The New Baby by Anna ...
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- My friends gave my firstborn gifts when I was pregnant with my second. I loved the idea. And now I do the same with others. I agree with Nori H, anything that says "bi...
- Hi J., I made my son an "I'm the Big Brother" t-shirt. He loved it. When my daughter was born he wanted to wear it to preschool everyday. At the same time, I mad...
- Hi J., I would get him a stuffed animal of maybe one of his favorite charactors. J. L.
Starting Kindergarten
There is an AWESOME book about being scared to go to school and its called,"The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn and he'd love to hear it. Its about a little ...
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- I was happy to see all the good advice you have been given. My children were also scared that first day of school but upon arrival home, they were happy and excited to...
- There is a great book called "The Kissing Hand" that deals with that exact issue. My daughter loves it!
- Aww, he sounds so cute! Let us know how the first day goes (I love the kissing hand thing that others told you) and another idea is to say to him "I will have a prese...
Preschool Problem's
Also read "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn. I highly recommend it. Good Luck and if you want to talk more here's my email ____@____.com. Good Luck ...
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- Yes!!!!!!! I'm right there with you. It is sooooo hard. My youngest son did it almost the entire year of his first year at pre-school. His school did the car side p...
- Hi, M.... I totally understand that you're feeling so uneasy about this situation...But I'm going to tell you the side of the child care worker (being one myself fo...
- What you and your son are going through is totally normal. If he just started last week and then had a whole weekend off (maybe even 4 days in a row if it's a Tuesday/...
My 6 Year Old Keeps Saying She Is Sick or Something Hurts
... and I just wanted to tell you about this book I got from through the Scholastic Book Club, it's called "A Pocket full of Kisses" by Audrey Penn, it is a ...
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- My five year old in Kindergarten started doing that. He would say his stomach hurt to get me to let him stay home. The first day I told him he needed to try to go to s...
- yay! i'm glad she finally told you the issue! good luck, sounds like your a good mommy.
- Hi J. To me it sounds like she may be a little jealous and trying desperately to find a way to stay home with you. By doing this she is getting your full on attent...
Helping 3-Year Old Cope with School Anxiety
One that comes to mind is The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. My first grader found comfort in this story even after hearing it for the last 3 years. ...
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- My son hated being left at a park district play program at 3 but was fine when he went off to PRE-K the following year. You know your child best so if he is having a ...
- Make your goodbye a consistent routine that is short and sweet. Hold his hand, walk him to the door, give him a hug and a kiss goodbye, with a promise to return and a...
- The other responses were great, and I would just add to give him a picture of your family and tell him he can put it in his pocket and if he is sad or misses you he ca...
Tips/suggestions for Moving to New Home
A good book to read with him is "A Kiss Goodbye" by Audrey Penn. It's about Chester the raccoon, who has to move to a new home. ...
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- A good book to read with him is "A Kiss Goodbye" by Audrey Penn. It's about Chester the raccoon, who has to move to a new home. It's a sweet, straightforward book that...
- go to flylady.net and check out her "moving control journal." she has step by step instructions to make it as stress free as possible. In cluding decluttering along th...
- Like you said, go through items-separate storage from used items. Ensure strong routine before and after you move, that way kids know what to expect. If you plan on ...
