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HELP ! HELP ! HELP! Strong Willed Child
Asked by N.B. from Saginaw
on February 29, 2008
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I am absolutely beyond myself and do not know what to do. Let me start by saying my daughter who is almost 4 is very intelligent, and can be very sweet and loving but...
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- Try a postive reward system for the postive behavior, focusing on the positive. It is pretty involved and I am a slow typer if you are actually interested in more I wi...
- I have the greatest book for you it's called Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, it offers very practical solutions for getting past the power s...
- Hello N., I am T. Miers and have raised two boys one of which was the same way. I found that if you totally ignore her when she says something that she knows will re...
2 Year Old Wakes Too Early and Clearly Needs More Sleep!
Asked by R.S. from Dallas
on June 8, 2010
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My 2 year old son is smart and playful and a joy....except at 5:30/6am. He wakes up too early, and when I say too early I'm not talking about too early for me (but ye...
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- i am looking forward to responses, b/c I am going through the same thing right now my son is in a bed and will just come out of his room whenever he is so cranky...
- My son (who just turned 3) has always been an early riser. 6-6:30 was his normal wake up time (I lay him down at 8pm at night, falls asleep about 8:30, takes one 1 1/...
- I work outside the home and M-F we are waking our 19 month old son at 6:15 to get him to daycare. On the weekends it is only natural for him to wak up at the same tim...
Potty Training - Poop
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on July 8, 2011
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Hi Moms -
Any advice for how to help a 2.5 year old boy learn to poop in the potty? He will tell me that he needs to go and he'll sit on the potty, but it's hit a...
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- Just takes time to get the hang of it. At 2.5 his body isn't mature enough for him to be able to control when he poops.
- We started with this at 2.5 too. I would make my son sit on the potty every night RIGHT after dinner. Sometimes he'd start to go during dinner and I'd stop him and r...
- Hi Happymama, In y experience with my 3 an all nmy daycare kids during the past 14 years most toddlers poop around the same timne each day depending what and how much ...
"Active" Behavior
Asked by L.H. from Iowa City
on March 31, 2008
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my 4 year old daughter is such a sweet girl. but when someone comes over to visit or we go somewhere (especially grandma and grandpa's) she gets "wild". i am constan...
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- Hi L., Just you know you aren't alone. My niece is the same way. My sister married a man that doesn't believe in yelling or making his daughter cry. She gets eve...
- Hi L., My 3 boys do this too. It's almost like they are trying to show off or impress, but it is presented in more than not, negative ways...running around, singing a...
- L., It sounds like she really needs boundaries. Does she know exactly how to behave when she goes out? For example, "When we go to Grandma's, you need to stay in th...
Acne
Asked by D.S. from Appleton
on November 3, 2006
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My 17 year old daughter has a major case of acne she does everything she can to clear it up and it just seems to get worse when she runs a fever there bright red..I fe...
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- 1st of all what type of shampoo and conditioner are you using? 2nd. does she have her hair hanging in her face? Those 2 are a big part of that. also nerves meds etc. T...
- When my children were teens and had this problem I found that sage tea worked wonders and it is VERY inexpensive and easy to make. Boil 1 cup of water remove from ...
- I highly recommend you take her to the Dermo. I believe someone else mentioned, they have lots of topical lotions and pills your daughter can take. I used to have ba...
Need Advice for Teenage Son with Acne
Asked by J.S. from Seattle
on October 26, 2007
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Hi everyone. My 13 year old son has a bad case of acne. We've tried Stridex Max (it supposedly has the same ingredients as ProActive) and several other over the coun...
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- Have you thought about putting your son in a clinical trial for his acne? There are studies conducted by Board certified dermatologists. The patients are monitored cl...
- YOu got all the good information! I had it so bad I was with a dermatologist for years as a teenager, and this was in the 70's. I'm 44 and still have issues, I used Pr...
- J., I am responding to this as myself as a teenager and adult suffered from horrible acne. PLEASE LOOK AT WHAT WE PUT IN OUR BODIES!. Does he drink enough water. W...
