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Winning and Losing Board Games
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on January 11, 2008
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I have a five year old boy and 3½ year old girl. They are constantly in competition with each other. Today, we played a game of Jr. Monopoly and my daughter won. T...
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- In our family we play games as teams because there are six of us and in such an age range. Our all time favorite is Memory, but we also play Skip-Bo, Uno and other bo...
- I don't know if every 5 or 6 year old child does this, but I'm sure a good few do. I have 6 kids, 8yrs-2yrs. My 8 year old is the worlds WORST when it comes to thing...
- I have had the same problem with my son (second born, my oldest is a girl). We talk about self-control...choosing to control your body and stopping to think before yo...
Poor Sport ( ITS NOT ABOUT WINNING)
Asked by A.L. from San Francisco
on July 15, 2008
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All right you awesome moms I need some good ideas for my 7 year old. We have dealt with this for years, everything we play she has to win. Whether it is a sport, board...
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- I am a published author of children's books. I wrote one for my grandaughter called "Tomboy Charlie" It has not been published but I could make a copy of it for you ...
- My daughter is 6 and has 3 older brothers. She too has the idea that she must win. When she was little the boys would play easy with her because she was so small but...
- My oldest was like that too, somewhat. More at home than out in the world. Family games could be not much fun. I'll be interested in hearing what the others say; I ...
Winning Against Whining????
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on September 14, 2007
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My daughter is 21 months old. She talks very well and seems bright..She has always been a high maintenance child. Lately the battle has been over her whining. There...
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- I think it's the age. They are testing you. We used to tell my son (now 3 1/2) to use his words. Other than that we would answer him "no we can't to that right now"...
- Hi L., My son started whining when he was little and I would always say to him, "I can't understand stand you when you whine, when you can talk to me without whining ...
- L., hi. My name is K.. I have a seven year old and a five year old. I think your daughter is just going through a phase. a whining phase. My son was a whiner. It...
Beauty Pagent "To" or "Not To"
Asked by T.N. from Jonesboro
on April 1, 2008
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My son's area school is having a beauty pagent this Saturday. He decided he wanted to be in it. It is for all boys grades K-12. He loves his suit but mentioned that he...
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- T., if it was his choice then let him participate. You continue to instill the right thought processes....we as humans are naturally competitive...sounds like for him...
- I don't think you made a mistake by doing that because we as parents have to encourage our children and support them in everything they want to do in life as llong as ...
- If it is something he wants to do I wouldn't see the harm... Of course he wants to win - wouldn't anyone hope to win if they participated? If he does thats wonderful...
Anyone Else Have Issues with Their Mother-in-law
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on November 8, 2006
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I am wondering if I am the only one who has issues with my mother-in-law. Anyone else run into situations that they know even though they are in the right, there's re...
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- I haven't found one person who doesn't have mil issues. Mine isn't always bad, but just know that as long as you and your husband are on the same page everything will ...
- My Mom always told me that your in-laws are your out-laws! She wasn't treated too well when she first married my Dad. But time did mellow the out-laws out and they c...
- ROFLOL!!!! Okay...my mil is not the worst but, she is by far the best!!! We've been married 11 years and thus she's mellowed out some...but heck, someday I'll be a m...
Need Advice on How to Handle Child Who Is a Sore Loser
Asked by T.C. from Dallas
on June 16, 2008
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My 6 year old boy has issues with losing at games. If we are playing a board game and he falls behind on the board, he will mess up the game board and start whining. ...
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- I have one just like that, except she's seven. She can't stand to lose - at anything. After trying various things, I grounded her from playing any games for 5 days. ...
- My 6 year old grandson does the exact same thing. Maybe it is an age thing. My son has him in group activities but it seems when he is on his own to win or lose that...
- In a perfect world kids would learn when first instructed. However, this isn't a perfect world and these lessons have to be repeated over and over and over. It gets ...
My 7 Year Old Does Not like to Participate in Games She Might Lose.
Asked by M.C. from Visalia
on May 8, 2008
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How can I help my 7 year old daughter be less competitive and just enjoy playing games, without her worrying about winning the competition. If she feels she will not b...
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- Sounds like a perfectionist! Your daughter is probably a gifted child. There are a ton of good things that come with being a perfectionist... to a certain extent. If i...
- Wow, she sounds JUST like me when I was a kid, and my son is the same way. We are both firstborn children. Birth order can play a role in some of that behavior. Fir...
- I don't think that it has anything to do with being competetive. I think she is afraid of looking stupid in front of others. You said that she likes to imaginary play,...
How Can I Make My 5Yr Old Son Understand?
Asked by S.M. from Kansas City
on September 18, 2008
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Ok,my son is 5yrs old and has been playing soccer for 3 seasons now. This just started maybe the last 4 or 5 weeks ago. If his team wins all is good. If they lose he c...
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- Hi, S.. If he only gets upset with indoor soccer, than there may be something else triggering his emotions. Is there a person who is stressing him out or someone who...
- This is a tough problem. But, I think you are right to try to correct his now. My daughter played soccer through college and played with a boy when they were young t...
- I would have to agree with the poster who said that it seems too stressful for him right now. You could tell him that if he continues to take it so seriously, you will...
Finding Ways to Make a Difference
Asked by R.P. from Chicago
on April 28, 2008
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Hi,
I am a mom in Vernon Hills who recently went on a mission trip to Haiti. While the people there are some of the nicest and happiest people I have ever met, the po...
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- I recall from my child psychology classes in college that the way to reinforce the lessons you want to stick is to give unexpected rewards. I realize that in this cas...
- Dear R., First I would like to praise and thank you for your kindness, compassion, generosity, and your strong desire and commitment to be of service to those in need...
- I have 2 suggestions. Both are to raise awareness in the kids. First you could set up some TVs with xboxs and let kids play the games for an alotted amoutn of time. w...
Baby Photo Contest
Asked by L.M. from Wichita Falls
on March 16, 2009
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Several months ago I entered my son's baby picture into an online baby photo contest. Since then I have received several emails saying they would put his name a pictur...
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- i did this also...i got emails about the book trying to get me to buy it for years. i don't think its for real, only cuz when i didn't respond, i got emails for so lon...
- I can't speak to this particular publishing come-on, but as a teacher, I have received, over the years, a notice that I "have the opportunity to nominate outstanding s...
- No, sounds like a gimmick. If agencies want you they will let you know. You should spend NO money for anything. I grew up modeling and my daughter does some as w...
