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Need Help Establishing Boundries with Family Working for Special Needs Child
I feel that I need to run a tight shift because there are medical needs involved . .... Just because you are family does not give them permission to slack on ...
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- Hiring family is very tricky and unless you and the other family members are able to treat this as a professional job (and keep personal issues out of it) then it is n...
- Dear K., Well, I guess reading your entry and the other one posted I have a much different thing to say. I guess I kinda want to see if I have the details straight...
- I think you need to just look at the way you approach your family members. Think about how you would feel in their shoes. Talk to them the way you would want to be t...
Un-motivated College Student
A girl any parent or grandparent was proud of. ..... You should seek profesional medical help. Have you noticed any moodiness in him? ...
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- Did he have any time off from school after high school? I know this seems petty, but since he's in his 2nd year of college at 19, he may be feeling burnout. He's been ...
- I agree with Wanda, perhaps he may be suffering from depression. He does seem to have changed drastically. You should seek profesional medical help. Have you notice...
- Has he had any problems in his social life? It sounds like something drastic has happened for his to change so severely. You might have him go to a counselor/therapist...
My 18 Month Old Isn't Saying Words.
Reprinted with permission. For more information about recognizing the early ... including many professionals in the medical, educational, and vocational ...
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- Don't freak out just yet, a lot of kids are not talking by 18 months. Does he know sign? That is a good thing to teach initially, so they can ask for what they want wi...
- A., hi my name is M., I'm 22 and a mother of two girls. Since you are worried about your son speaking and he is very advanced in other areas of development, try bab...
- My youngest was the same way, and through Parents as Teachers I got him enrolled in FirstSteps. He gets speech therapy, plus some other therapies (he has sensory issue...
ADD / ADHD Help!
These can be EXTREMELY effective and are supported by medical and ...... YOU have permission to stop if you don't like how they are affecting him. ...
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- You can avoid medication ALTOGETHER if you take your son to a CLINICAL nutritionist. They are doctors but use whole food supplements rather than medications. And they ...
- I have to side with your husband, too. Meds usually mask the problem, but don't address the root cause. If you don't want to put your son on meds there are many prove...
- Hi there, You have an option before you go the med route. There is a safe nutritional supplement, developed by a nutrition Scientist that has helped many kids with AD...
Help Monster-In-Law Trouble
By the way, I agree with you and so does the American Medical Society ...... My advice would be to tell her that you would like her as a Grandparent in your ...
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- Hi J., Congrats on the addition to your family. We had our first (a boy!) in mid-October of last year. It sounds like we've had similar experiences with folks crit...
- My advice is to get your husband on board with drawing some boundaries! Your mother-in-law needs to have it spelled out to her that you are the child's mother, not he...
- I went to a Mom's group that talked about this. Your mother in law is just pulling from her experience as to the way parenting was done when she had her children many...
Overly Sensitive 4 Year Old Cries and Gets Teased.
In my experience, the mainstream public/medical/psychological/school communities ... time to cry (he hurts himself, is sad about a grandparent leaving, etc. ...
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- Hi There K., I have a son like that as well. He is now 5.5, and finishing up his first year of school. He is a beautiful happy child, who has always been emot...
- It sounds like you have a lovely little boy. I would read Raising Your Spirited Child. She's got some ideas of how to cope with different temperaments--how to live...
- Hello K., wow this sounds a lot like my son who is now 10. He too was sensitive. I signed my son up for karate and it is the best thing that I ever did! It taught him ...
Potentially Awkward Baby Shower...
what about just making it a "friends and grandparents" shower. ... If you don't want them there, you need to give yourself permission to say no. ...
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- Dear C., There is not much that I can really add to the advice that has been given already, but I do have a couple of things to say. #1 My daddy always told me that ...
- I'm so sorry that you have had to go through these problems. I think ultimately forgiveness will help you get beyond how you feel right now... something to work towar...
- My niece was getting married. My SIL's mom was throwing a shower. She decided a week before the shower, she didn't want any of my family to come. My mother was actu...
Behavior in Kindergarten
His older brother was even given permission to go see him once or twice during the ... to the school system instead of taking him to medical professionals. ...
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- K., Just wanted to comment on another issue I haven't seen addressed yet - your son may be too SMART for the class. Both my husband and his brother went through t...
- First of all I'm wondering if this teacher knows how little boys function? They don't sit still and they do tend to act out. That being said there are a few possibilit...
- My daughter started Kindergarten this year too. She is getting in trouble some too (refusing to do work, not paying attention, not following directions, etc.). In my o...
Nursing for Years to Come
I had to wean my daughter early (my second) for medical reasons, but my son .... and give yourself plenty of permission to revise (wean at 2.5? wean at 5? ...
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- Breast milk does provide important nutrients until about a year old. This is generally when the baby can chew well enough and can eat enough to get most nutrient throu...
- Dear M., congrats on your decision! I wanted to add one more story to this thread... My daughter is 15 months old now and I plan to breastfeed her at least through...
- I nursed my oldest for a little over two years. When he started predominantly eating other foods, we only nursed in the evenings before he went to bed and first thing...
HELP With the In-laws!
What grandparent will turn away from helping their grandchild. .... One of the best fields to get into is the medical field, any part of it actually. ...
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- There is a time to explain your actions to people and there is a time where you do not have to. This would be one of those times that you do not and should not justif...
- W., First of all Kudo's to you for finishing your schooling, while being a wife & mother. I know it can't be easy. Stick to your guns about your college ed. ...
- Hey W.. Babe, you gotta go to school. Not JUST for you kids, but for yourself. You are so young, and we never know what curve balls live is going to throw us. Now, ...
