Early Head Start
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What Is Head Start All About?
Asked by T.V. from New York
on April 6, 2008
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What is head start like for children?
I would for my daughter to start going but I want to make sure that it's good. I would like to know things like the hours, are...
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- Hi T. A friend of mine had her child registered to her local head start program so that she could attend college. The head start program was housed in her campus and...
- I don't know much about the head start school, but if you live near Pompton Lakes I own and operate my own daycare/preschool. My rates are affordable. We also offer ...
- Head Start is a free federaly funded program for pregnant women and children. The organazations stress the fact that parents are their children's first teachers. The...
Is It All in My Head?!?!
Asked by M.M. from Beaumont
on October 6, 2008
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Me and my fiance' just found out a couple of days ago that we are about 5 weeks pregnant. I was on birth control for SIX YEARS and now this lol (our little miracle bab...
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- Totally normal, I mean - you're making a HUMAN. Of course that's going to sap your energy. I would talk to your fiance about making unfair assumptions about the ch...
- It is NOT all in your head. I was falling asleep on the couch at other peoples houses while watching LOUD TV shows sitting next to toddlers that were squirming and ta...
- It's not all in your head. Each pregnancy and each woman that is pregnant handle it different. I know I was exhausted at 6 wks pregnant and that went on until my sec...
Questions About Head Start to Reading.com
Asked by C.U. from Houston
on September 6, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter is in her second year of preschool, and often comes home with fliers in her take home folder. I read about one offer from Head Start to Reading...
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- I am an educator by trade, and I feel obligated to recommend you seriously consider holding your daughter back a year. The problems have NOTHING to do with whether or...
- C.: I just saw the post and figured I would add my two cents- as only we women can do!!! "Programs" can be great, kids can have fun, they can even learn things c...
- I don't think you can over prepare for Kinder these days. They really expect a lot of them from the start (already knowing all letters and letter sounds) and they hit ...
Too Early to Start Preschool?
Asked by C.P. from Spokane
on February 14, 2008
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My son just turned 3 years old and because his birthday misses the cutoff, getting him enrolled in preschool would technically have to wait until he would be turning 4...
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- C....he's not too young and it's perfectly normal for him to change his mind and be all over the map about going. Just be calm and consistent and unless the teacher r...
- Hi there! I am a preschool teacher myself, and I have children as young as 2 who seem to have benefitted from the experience of attending preschool. (Actually, I hav...
- Has your son ever been introduced to just a daycare before this? Some children that are just starting out in a group setting, take a bit of time to adjust. Mine has ...
When to Start...
Asked by A.D. from Louisville
on May 19, 2008
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Have any of you had any luck with potty training your child early? My son is only 9 months old and i'm not really in a rush to get him trained but WOW wouldnt it be n...
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- With my 2 girls when they turned 2 they stopped wearing diapers and went to pull-up. We didn't start really trying till they were 2 1/2. It went pretty smoothly.
- Just from my personal experience potty training two sons and two daughters, BOYS TAKE LONGER (usually!) Plan on considering yourself lucky if they are out of diapers ...
- you could potty train as early as you like, just remember that if your child cant walk to the potty, pull down his pants, and get on the potty himself, you are creatin...
Is It Too Early to Start Swim Lessons
Asked by C.F. from Salt Lake City
on April 24, 2009
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My son just turned 2 a few weeks ago. Is it too early to enroll him in swimming lessons? Thanks for your advice.
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- Hi C. -- I have three children. I started each of them in swimming lessons the summer after they turned 2 -- one of them has a March 31st birthday. I did not get them...
- From what I have seen, swimming/glating lessons begin at infancy. I believe it would be very good to teach him at this age as it could prevent future accidents. Hav...
- Hi C., I beleive I started my son at 9 months swimming. He's now 3 and loves the water! Go for it! L.
Head Banging
Asked by S.B. from San Francisco
on August 8, 2009
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My two year old son constantly bangs his head when he is angry or upset. I asked the doctor and he said it is a phase and if he does it hard enough, he won't do it ag...
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- You might want to talk to someone who knows about Autism, this is classic.
- Hi, I used to be a speech therapist. You are right to question your doctors advice. I suggest that you ask for a full developmental evaluation. Actually, I would ins...
- Sounds like the poor guy is frustrated. my kids all had speech delays among others and are all very strong willed. The good news is he's going to be great when he ge...
Misshapen Head
Asked by S.T. from Phoenix
on June 14, 2008
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My nephew has a misshapen head. It is quite noticeable and he is 6 months old. It is flat on one side of the back of his head. My mother (his grandmother) does not ...
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- Both of my children had a flat head. My daughters we were able to fix on our own by rotating her into differant postions. My sons is alot more severe and we are acut...
- Now is the time to do something. His parents need to talk to their pediatrician about it and the pediatrician should be able to give them a referral to have it evalua...
- I'm sure someone else will tell you details, but I have two grandchildren that have had "helmets" (they are soft) on their heads for several months to reshape their he...
Head Banging
Asked by A.S. from York
on April 21, 2009
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My son just turned 1 year old in March and ever since than he has started throwing temper-tantrums and bangs his head on anything nearby. The floor, dresser, wall, wha...
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- My oldest went through this for a very long time, longer than normal. He was very advanced but could not communicate the way he wanted to and would bang his head out o...
- He's not going to hurt himself. Mine did the same thing at about 12 months, and it went on for about 3 months. At the end he would veeery gently bang his head into t...
- Sometimes it is hard when they are that young because they can not voice their fustration. I know because i have a son also who does that sometimes when he is mad. I t...
Head Tilt
Asked by D.H. from Yuba City
on April 11, 2008
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Hello moms. I know this is probably nothing, but when my husband mentioned it to me, I figured I'd just double check. I have three children, two older boys, and one ...
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- D. A co-worker of mine had to take her daughter to some sort of therapy at about the same age, because her neck did the same thing. W.
- Hi D., I see a lot of folks have told you about torticollis. Along w/ torticollis sometimes comes plagiocephaly (misshapen skull). My son had both and was diagnosed at...
- Dear D., I don't think it's something you should be overly concerned about. Your pediatrician should let you know if it's cause for concern. I have a friend whose bab...
