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When/how to Teach a Baby to Read
Dont worry mom, probubly your SIL is a stress basket perfectionist whos ... When parents push their kids into learning too fast....it's like a competition. ...
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- K., I don't think it's ever too early to read to your child, however I am not sure a child that young is going to get much out of a video, plus I think mommy time a...
- Hi there, I've read studies that show these "baby DVD's" are really bad for language development. The American Pediatrics Association does not condone baby DVD's and...
- I say NO on the TV. But it is important to read -- read anything out loud doesn't have to be a childrens story, because at her age she is focusing on sounds not words...
15 Year Old Who Stays on Computer All the Time.
I think a lot of the problem is that I am a perfectionist and very .... dont want to spend time with the parents but most will if there's something to do. ...
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- The computer and cell phone are PRIVELEDGES that you get for completion of you chores. No completion, no computer or phone. It is that simple. If you go to work, does ...
- take the computer out of the room for starters...
- I have a 14 year old son so I understand the computer thing! I really do but in our house we only let them play on Fridays after school is done, ( We homeschool) Anywa...
Help Please! My 3Rd Grader Is Doing Homework Until 10p.m.
It's frustrating because he is a perfectionist and we have just had to ... We didnt realize those were the problems at the time, and my parents and I would ...
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- C.....Welcome to my world! I have a third grader also and he was up till 11pm doing homework all last week. I was completely frustrated! Not only did he have home...
- Is this all do the next day??? We get weekly homework packets. That's insane!!!!
- I am an elementary teacher, and that sounds like way too much homework to me. I would definitely schedule a conference with her teacher, and meet with the teacher to ...
Grades Dropping
... pressure to get nothing but A's can become a perfectionist or totally stressed. ... and I have watched parents go through this and it is not affective . ...
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- I would be very careful about jumping in with bribes. I have raised 2 children, a son now a junior in college and a daughter who is a senior in high school. If you u...
- I've taught Middle School, and B's in 7th grade advanced classes are as hard to get as A's are for earlier years. The material is much more difficult, and there is a l...
Ideas for Displaying Kids School Work
He is also a perfectionist. I would even post the ones he walked away from half ... progress through the year, but not all children or parents are so lucky. ...
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- Think about magnet boards instead of corkboards---I remember how my pushpins used to fall out and be in the carpet to get stepped on...not good for kids. = ) Kinde...
- got some great ideas, but I wanted to add another "permanent" idea to the list... I saw this on HGTV (I think Doug did this, but it could have been someone else) T...
- you have a ton of great ideas, but one I saw a friend of mine do and I plan on doing it for my kids: She laminates the smaller art work and stores it in a binder. It...
Huge Tantrums Still Happening at 4
While it's a book designed to help parents with children that still throw ..... Is a perfectionist that gets frustrated to tantrums when asked to write or ...
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- First, if you are giving in to the tantrums, the child learns that this works and will do it more often. It's hard not to, but the little one needs to learn that this...
- Your daughter is FOUR. She will probably still have tantrums when she is 5 and ocassionally when she is 6 and 7. Maturing is a PROCESS. Be thankful for the longer peri...
- Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic (Paperback, 1992) Other Editions... Aut...
GATE Student with a Learning Disability?
The difficulty I had writing, plus being a bit of a perfectionist ..... I believe the most important thing is to be there for them as their parents. ...
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- Your daughter sounds just like mine and I recently found out that she is Dyslexic. This is not just looking at letters backwards, etc... I have learned that it is a w...
- I totally feel for you. Your note reminded me of my son who is now in 10th grade. Both my kids are GATE kids and only 14 months apart, but what a difference. My daught...
- Dear R., Your story sounds very similar to my 5th grade son, even to the details of having just moved to a new city and new school. I've been to come GATE programs...
Advice Please! Teacher Wants to Medicate My Child
The teacher sounds like a bullying control freak perfectionist. .... We have found a natural line of supplements, that parents have found to be helpful. you ...
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- I strongly recommend not medicating your child. Visit www.dherbs.com. Listen to your child this time.
- PLEASE PLEASE Do NOT medicate him. My son, now 21, had ADHD and dislepsia when he was a child. I come from a family of doctors all of us decided not to medicate him. I...
- Hi i've only been a mom for soon to be 14mths but i can already tell you that if your son is making the grades he should be without the meds an is in control of himsel...
Games to Play at Fundraiser
Tons of ideas, just make it fun and don't be rigid or a "perfectionist" with how ... That's just by simply having the parents purchase tupperware out of the ...
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- Hi E.! I have a 2 and a 4 year old (girls). They love gluing and painting and we try to get them involved in crafts several times a week. I just did a great craft with...
- The various Dollar Trees/Dollar stores as well as the $1 section at Target are great places to find prizes for kids and teens too. Good luck!
- We just did this craft this past week at Vacatiom Bible School and it captivated everyone from 4-11. Lots of kids decided to give them as gifts to their Dads for Fath...
Am I Too Late Introducing a Spoon and Fork?
I know these days there's all this pressure on parents to keep kids on ... and is one of those perfectionist types that would rather do it well, or not all. ...
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- I don't think it's too late to start him with a little spoon & fork. I think that's about when I started it with my son, and he liked it. I think he felt like one of...
- H., By no means is he really behind; this is a great time to transition him. I usually start with mashed potatoes and oatmeal and sweet potatoes, because they stic...
- Actually I think somewhere around then is actually when I introduced them. May have actually been closer to 18 months. We started with spoons. Added a SPORK and not u...
