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My Son Keeps Peeing in His Pants
Nov 8, 2009 ... She should set up some kind of system with him (like a timer) where he HAS to stop ... I started setting my kitchen timer for every hour. ...
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- I haven't had a chance to read the other advice yet, so I'm sorry if I am repeating what has already been said... Whatever adult is in charge of him at any given ti...
- Could be diet. Also, a sound sleeper dreams about finding a bathroom somewhere (I was a bed-wetter for too long to admit to)..As for the daytime...don't get angry, get...
- I don't know if this will make you feel better or help at all... but... My daughter was similar. She would wet in K4 and K5 sometimes. She was fully trained at ho...
Seeking Homework Tips
What I do for him is set a kitchen timer. He loves to see if he can finish before the timer goes off. Like the math work sheets, he gets 10 minutes, ...
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- Does he have an IEP or any other programs at school? 1 1/2 hours of homework for an "average" student sounds like quite a bit for an 8 year old. I would start with t...
- I think the amount of homework is unreasonable. Our school district has average expectations, and 4th grade should have 1/2hr maximum homework each night. Homework s...
- I dont know what type of work he is bring home, but it sounds like way too much. I would talk to his teachers or maybe the principal at school to clear up why he is b...
Slow Eater
Otherwise let him know how long he has, set the timer, and when it's out it's out. ... but I know we all need to get the kitchen clean up done. ...
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- Give him at least 30 min. and after that say it's time for you to clean up, and let him sit alone. If it's quality time he needs, give him more with a book before bedt...
- Why don't you try "helping" him. Like you feed him one bit he feeds one bite!? It may work?
- The Italians take at least 2 hours to eat and look how healthy they are! Where's the fire? I agree with DJ.
Having a Hard Time Getting My 10 Year Old to Stay in Bed at Bedtime
... She would literally come out to the kitchen 2 minutes after being tucked in ... started this I would set the small kitchen timer and put it in my pocket ...
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- This sounds a lot like my 5-year-old daughter. She would literally come out to the kitchen 2 minutes after being tucked in to tell me she can't sleep. Sometimes she'...
- I've had this problem with all three of my older children. The rule is: you can stay up all night if you want but you must stay in the bed. You get a one time pass for...
- Dear H., Tell you daughter that each time she gets out of bed from now on (without your permission), sports, school activities, tv and play dates will be eliminated...
Need Help with Angry/defiant 2 1/2 Year Old
Set the kitchen timer and then ask if she is ready to play nice again. Make sure you tell her what it was that she did wrong. This is the hardest part. ...
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- I wouldn't wait to do something either. You don't want your child to develop these bad social habits. I would suggest reading the book by Jim Fay called Parenting with...
- We have a 2 1/2 year old little girl right now too, she has an older brother not a little brother but I can relate to similar behavior. My husband and I also didn't kn...
- It sounds like you have tried quite a few things. I know she is little but she knows what she is doing is wrong. I would sit down with her (with your husband) and expl...
Mother's Day Gift Bags
Go to your local Dollar Tree and get a kitchen timer for each mom. You really can't have enough of these. The ones at our store have a magnet on the back so ...
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- Go to your local Dollar Tree and get a kitchen timer for each mom. You really can't have enough of these. The ones at our store have a magnet on the back so they sti...
- I agree, hit a dollar store. Some ideas: --Those medium-sized canvas sacks that stuff really small into their own little bag for storage. --a good sample-si...
- Great idea! Small bottle of hand sanitizer, note pads, chapstick, mints
Potty Training HELP
also, try using a timer or the kitchen stove timer... then it is up to him to go when it buzzes... about every 1/2 hr-45 min... see what time sched works ...
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- Hi Kae. I had a similar problem with my son who turned 3 in September. I tried it all and then eventually asked my pediatrician for advice. He told me to buy him "...
- We potty trained my little guy this summer just before he was 2 1/2. We tried several techniques over two days that worked great. After the 2 days he was good to go. ...
- I'm in that same boat!! what has worked for me is making it a game, stock up on cheerios. throw some in the toilet and get him to "shoot" the cheerios, and reward hi...
Potty Training
We started with using a kitchen timer that we called the potty clock - set it for 30 minutes and when the clock rang, we sang it's potty time and the girls ...
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- My friend could not get her boy to potty train either. On his 3 year well visit to the doctor, she had the doctor tell him "you are a big boy now and need to use the ...
- Potty Training book saved my Sanity!! ________________________________________ Men’s Health Magazine (Sept. issue) recommends Potty Train Your Child in Just One D...
- Hello, My son, now 28 months is in midst of potty training and it is going ok. He loves to watch the DVD "Bear in the Big Blue House Time to Go Potty". We also go ...
Need Help Getting 3 Year Old to Go to Bed?
... how ever many you choose for her) from her bookshelf, she gets to turn on her little lamp on her night stand and I set a kitchen timer for 15 minutes. ...
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- You may be missing her "window". She may be overtired at 8:30-9:00 and unable to soothe enough for sleeping. Try earlier, like 7-7:30. When my daughter was 3 she wo...
- My almost-three-year-old is the same way. Try letting her have a night light and a couple toys to take to bed to play with til she falls asleep. As long as my daughter...
- S., your best bet is to have a routine and stick to it. I found that having a CD or tape that runs for 20 - 30 minutes is perfect. Go into your daughter's room and e...
How to Get My 8 Yr. Old to Focus More on His Homework
... I set a kitchen timer for 60 minutesI give him a 20 minute leeway and he starts his homework When he feels he's finished I stop the timer and review his ...
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- I had this same problem with my oldest, now 17 years old, when she was about this age. The things that worked with her were: chewing gum while doing homework, stacking...
- Math is difficult for many. I work with kids at the elementary school age and I do have a 9 year old too. My daughter (now 14) did struggle in math and we had to mak...
- I have the same challenge with my daughter. Here are some strategies I've used at different times: 1)she takes a 5 minutes break between each problem 2)she sets a time...
