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18 Month Old Not Sleeping Through the Night
Oct 17, 2009 ... (I say this not only as a Mom but as a person with a degree in developmental psychology). If you do not want her in your bed then you may ...
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- Ooohh R., I feel you pain. I had the same problems with my first born who is also a girl. Her name is Hannah and she is now 11. I also have a boy who is 7 and anoth...
- The problem is that you are picking her up and doing stuff with her in the middle of the night. She has come to expect that when she wakes she will: - get out of her ...
- Hi R.-- Developmentally your daughter is at the height of separation anxiety and wants to be with you. She might also be teething. We have always co-slept with our ...
Others Not Understanding "Attachment Parenting"
Attachment parenting is a parenting style that is based on the developmental psychology attachment theory. It theorizes that a secure attachment during ...
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- You need to be firm with them on how you want to parent .... after all, it is your choice. My only suggestion is just to plan ahead. I often read posts regarding how...
- Don't listen to them... do what feels right for you. I would give you a longer response but I can't as my son is yanking on my clothes to get off teh computer and pla...
- I am pretty much on the opposite end of the spectrum in parenting style, but like you, my family seemed to have different ideas about how we should parent our children...
HELP!! Temper Tantrums
I suggest reading info on emotional regulation and developmental psychology as it related to a 3 yr old (Eric Erikson is my theoretical choice). Good luck! ...
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- L., When my 2 year old gets home from high-activity daycare, it seems like every night she throws a fit. She is so tired she cant control herself. I do not believ...
- It is helpful to know what sets tantrums off, and to (generally) try to stop them before they start. Well, it's easier than trying to stop them once they start, reall...
- L., Dealing with temper tantrums can be difficult. The advice I can give you is to retrain her in a hug if she is trying to hurt herself or the things in her room....
7 Year Old with Stutter
Jan 3, 2010 ... likely include neurology, psychology, speech, language, occupational, ... The Developmental Pediatrician will give you a comprehensive ...
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- Have him evaluated by a pediatic nerologist. I have a son with a speech disorder and we have been on a waiting list to get into see a nurologist because its more than...
- Maybe it's time to put him in school and let specialists who are trained and certified to deal with these things work with him?? Also, why did you take him out of the...
- Has he been evaluated for Tourettes Syndrome? If he has Tourettes then there is possibly medication that can help control the stutter and tics. You would probably ne...
Working Parents , Stay at Home Parents, Single Parents.
I'm not actually a mom yet :) but I remember one day in developmental psychology class, the professor was talking about a study that compared the happiness ...
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- Hi D.! I am a stay at home mom, and personally feel everyone's situation is different.We all have to make the same decision when our little ones are born. Some deci...
- You are right it is a PERSONAL choice. I worked all through my sons first year of life. At first I felt a bit guilty but not for long, my son LOVED going to daycare ...
- I am a stay at home mom, by choice. There are days when I envy moms who work outside the home. It can be overwhelming to be around my kids 24/7. Sometimes I wish I...
Four Year Old Has Violent Temper Tantrums
... social worker beleives that he has what is called Pervasive Developmental Disorder ... This "reverse psychology" only works on a certain type of kid, ...
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- It's weird, I know. My youngest (5) does the same thing and it's usually right around the full moon. I have a lunar calendar and it's really handy as I can tell from t...
- My son started having violent tt's at around 4 1/2. The following advice is only for those times when all else has failed. This is what worked for me. If he gets agg...
- My daughter (now a teenager)went through this stage. I finally figured out that she had these fits because she was suffering from a disease called SRB. AKA Spoiled Rot...
Three Year Old Control Freak!!
Control and independence are developmental milestones and as frustrating ..... I have a degree in psychology, and honestly it sounds like your son has OCD. ...
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- I have a degree in psychology, and honestly it sounds like your son has OCD. My sister has it as well. There's not much you can do. It's out of his hands as well. ...
- It's definitely a phase. Just don't feed into it and keep trying to apease him. If he doesn't like the way you dress him, then let him dress himself. If someone el...
- I know just how you feel! My daughter is about to turn three and has gotten very controlling! I didn't know it was like this at three as well as at two so it's been a ...
Question on Testing for Dyslexia
Aug 26, 2009 ... that visual acuity has nothing to do with visual developmental delays. ... at your local University if the have a Psychology department. ...
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- If your child is having difficulty in school as a result of suspected learning disabilities, your school system is legally obligated not only to evaluate, but to provi...
- School systems, in any state, recognize 14 different disability categories. It sounds like your son should be tested for a learning disability, which is one of the re...
- Start by requesting that the school test your son for learning disabilities. If it is a public school they should be able to do that without a problem. This will hel...
My 3 Yr Old Is Antisocial
... you may want to research at what developmental stage this type of play is .... of it but one thing that worked with both of them was reverse psychology. ...
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- Hi Nicole, I would just talk to your daughter and ask her to play with the kids her own age when they are around. Tell her she needs to be nice to them and they a...
- Ok, i am not an expert but this sounds like she is wanting attention from older children because she is the oldest of your two kids. She is the one that is helping wit...
- Okay, not diagnosing your daughter, but I did want you to be aware of a small possibility. My daughter was diagnosed with high functioning autism and that was her mai...
Baby Wise
I'm double majoring in psych & nursing. In BOTH programs, at least once a ..... a baby is especially going through a growth-spurt or developmental change, ...
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- I have never scheduled my children for various reasons most of which are because you and your baby have a symbiotic relationship and the more you can stay connected to...
- Hi D., I have another on-line book called "The Sleep Sense Program". This was a great book and gave me the tools to change my families bad habits. It is worth reading...
- Dear D., I advise to read and re-read and re-read again the post by the first responder, Riley. There is little more I could add. Except that when I find th...
