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Seeking Advice for Fun Inexpensive Activities for Boys
My son was very much the same way, TV, video games, etc. We tried baseball, and other team style sports, but he just isn't the athletic type. ...
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- Hi!!! All the other Moms had great ideas! Just to add to them, if you have a Lowe's and Home depot close to you, they have projects for kids on Saturdays. Home depo...
- We have three boys 12, 11, 8 and live in the city. We have enjoyed just about every neighborhood park there is and our favorites are Mary Munford and Lombardy Park wh...
- You've got lots of ideas here, M.! But what about Boy Scouts or a similar club? They do all sorts of cool things and he'd get lots of interaction with boys and men. ...
Getting Kids to Do Chores
The rest (such as tv, dvds, video games, etc.,) is a privilege. Don't yell or fuss with the. If they decide not to do chores take a brown paper bag, ...
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- I think it's important for children to help out at home. My son is 3, and I already have him doing things!!! He unloads the dishwasher (minus the knives and glasses!) ...
- Alica, What I don't understand is what do you mean your kids won't do chores? Once you have said something it shouldn't be a discussion or a choice. As a child I kn...
- What I have done is made out a chore chart. I list what chores they are to do each day. At the top of the chart I have the days of the week. On the side I have the d...
Need Help with an Organizational Unit for My Kids' Toys
Dec 13, 2009 ... We have 3 in our living room and they are different sizes and look nice...we keep movies, video games, etc in them....but toys would work ...
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- We use the first poster's walmart link toy organizer for the toys in the nursery at our church and it works great - the kids can see what they need and are able to put...
- We have two of these, and they are fantastic. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5983466 My daughter wasn't really playing with her toys while the...
- One word....IKEA!!! They have everything you need! I love Billy bookcases...I bought the shorter ones and added doors (Billy Byom) so I can tuck everything away when...
What Are Your Family's Rules for Handheld Gaming? (DS, Etc)
On a school day my kids are only allowed 30 minutes of video game time (DS, Wii, etc.) and then on the weekends there's no "real" limit, but if it seems ...
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- i allow my children 1 hour on the gaming system or computer once homework or chores are done. after that they need to do a different type of activity. we store all the...
- My 7 year old son also got a ds for Christmas. They both had leapsters that were only used for long car trips but my son has wanted to use his ds more often. We have t...
- You did not mention your children ages. When my children were younger, and we finally gave in to the handheld game frenzy, we allowed play Friday at 5:00 p.m. until Su...
Need Help with My 9 Yr Old Temper
Example-my son has to write an essay, read it, and then we discuss what is expected of him, then he loses T.V. or video games, etc. If he wets his pants, ...
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- A 9 year old wetting himself might warrant a trip to the pediatrician to see what is going on. I just read a book called "Raising Cain" and it talks about how we do...
- I saw your posts and it sounds like you have a very frustrating situation on your hands. It sounds like he is testing his limits with you in many different ways. There...
- I have a 9 year old also and am finding him trying out his young man autonomy. It frustrates me so much sometimes. I learned a long time ago to choose my battlea( does...
Selfish or Something Else?
For more information on the effects of t.v., video games, etc., read The Plug-in Drug by Marie Winn. Amazing book. L. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- You might have a couple of problems going on here. Frist the work at school maybe below what he is able to do , you might want to have him tested to see what is IQ is....
- the boredom could be that he is so bright. If he already knows the things they are going over in class, it would be very boring for him while it is new and exciting to...
- Hmm. Has he been watching a lot of t.v. lately? T.v. does both of these things: makes kids want more stuff (they see it all the time in the commercials), and makes t...
Teenagers
I usually try to separate them and tell them to go to their rooms and take away the T.V., Video games, etc. but it only works sometimes and then they start ...
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- My girls are 11 & 13. Boy am I feeling your pain this summer. One of the things that I have started doing that I think really helps is seperate them. Give them a fe...
- I grew up with seven brothers. Fights are normal between brothers and sisters. I just had to get tough. I could kick my oldest brothers butt by the time I was fourteen...
- Hi M., K. S. here. I know exactly what you mean. I know how you feel. I too have two kids(boys)10 and a soon to be 14 year old. My 14 year old is very intelligent. ...
Advise on Trying to Get 2 Children to Be Nice to Each Other.
If it continues they lose other things like time with friends, whole evenings in their bedroom without TV, radio, video games, etc. and they can do in their ...
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- If the girls argueing bothers you , then you can tell them everytime you hear them they both get time out. That stopped my friend daughters fast because they each had ...
- My advice would be stop being the referee and let them work it out on their own. Ignore the behavior!!! If it bothers you that they bicker and fight---send them to a ...
- I have three boys and when they fight I put them together in a room and have them talk about it and they can't come out until they have resolved the problem by them se...
Crying 7 Year Old in the Mornings
I agree with having a set amount of time for tv, computer, video games, etc.. and taking away some of that time every time you have to talk to him more than ...
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- C. - I would be super grumpy if I had to get up at 5:30am too!! I have a 7 year old who goes to bed at 8pm and gets up at 7:15. Maybe you need to get your kid to bed...
- Hi! 5:30 is really early for a 7 yo. Any possibility he could pick his clothes out the night before and go to the neighbors in his PJs and lay down for another 1/2 ho...
- He needs more sleep if you are getting him up at 5:30!! Definately get him to bed by 7:00 pm. This will be easier as the days are getting darker earlier! But I thin...
My 7 Year Old Son Has Fear of Death
My suggestion...unplug the TV/video games etc... Get him out and about, doing things. Confront his fears by taking him to volunteer at a children's cancer ...
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- I think this could possibly be a by-product of our "fear" culture. My suggestion...unplug the TV/video games etc... Get him out and about, doing things. Confront his f...
- Never dealt with this exactly, but I would take this approach. It's what I have done with fear of storms and other stuff like that. "You are a kid. You don't need...
- L., I agree with the two Megans. I think that leaving friends is almost like a death b/c there's that fear that you'll never reconnect again. And moving can make ...
