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Much Needed Advice on How to Deal with 7 Year Old Attitude
Asked by D.M. from Albany
on March 28, 2009
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I am in desperate need for so advice on how to handle a 7 year old attitute. My son as been doing nothing but argruing with me and his Dad for weeks now. It could ju...
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- Being the adult, you need to stop yelling. It doesn't do any good at all to yell. Let your son use words to tell you what is going on with him. Listen to him calmly an...
- I'd like to recommend a wonderful book called How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk. You may also want to talk to his teacher about homework. ...
- As the mom of a teen I can tell you this will only get worse if you don't nip this in the bud NOW.He knows which buttons to push,walk out of the room when he's pushing...
Adhd
Asked by J.R. from Buffalo
on February 21, 2007
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My son is in the 2nd grade. Since he started school in 2002, he has had nothing but problems and every teacher (except last year's) has told me the same things over an...
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- my son was just tested after 8 years of hell. he is on meds now and what a change. he is great. his grades are better and his attidute is better. your ex needs to no i...
- Some kids do need medication to help them focus...and there is nothing wrong with medicating him if he really needs it. A moter of twins with Autism and ADHD once sai...
- Doctors are very eager to put children on medication these days. I know that doesn't sound right, but unfortunately it is. It's the same for adults. Everyone's just ru...
Questions About Grey Hair in Children.
Asked by D.B. from New York
on December 2, 2007
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Hi all. My name is D.. I am the mother to a 9 year old 4th grader. Recently I am noticing my son is getting grey hairs. He is completely stressed with school, (he ...
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- I'd take him to the doctor to have him checked. A few weird gray hairs is one thing, but I think that there are some more serious conditions that cause children to ag...
- my first response would be to tell you to go to the school and speak to the principal about your sons schedule. i would express your concern about his anxiety, and se...
- hi, i don't know if this helps at all, but there are quite a few kids i knew who had some grey hair while growing up. i myself was born with a little patch of grey, a...
When Is a Good Time......
Asked by M.W. from Los Angeles
on August 22, 2007
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....to do homework?
Thanks!
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- Hi M. W, I have four children and raised them all while my husband supported all of us. I have a schedules routine with my four children when they're growing up. ...
- Hi M., My children are all grown, although two of them are still in college, the other one is married, and I will soon be a grandma. Yeah!!! Anyway, when my chi...
- Hi M., My daughter just started 3rd grade on August 1st and she has a ton of homework! Fortunately I am not working right now because I am very pregnant and we are ...
My Daughter Talks Constanlty
Asked by H.H. from Greensboro
on January 30, 2008
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My 11 year old daughter talks non stop. She has had the teacher send notes home about her socilizing in class way to much.We have talked to her about this but it has n...
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- Ihave a 10 year old. This stage has just begun for her. Her teacher has started commenting on how "chatty" she is. I think it is a puberty thing or something- being...
- She may be more advanced than others and bored with the school work...many gifted children have a difficult time remaining engaged. If this is not the case, she may n...
- I am the mother of five and know what you are going through. Threats after threats and none seemed to work but one. If she socializes in school she can not socializ...
Seeking Ways to Increase My Brain Power
Asked by C.F. from Houston
on January 14, 2009
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For as long as I can remember, learning has been a challenge for me. Some of the obvious things I've always struggled with are math, especially word problems, ratios, ...
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- Ok so I am dyslexic and here is what helps me. Vitamin B complex, fish oil, antioxidants and Resveratrol. You can get all of these at a good vitamin store. They rea...
- Hi C. -- you sound great! I may be projecting my own problems onto you, but maybe you have Adult Attention Deficit Disorder -- that would fit with a lot of what you de...
- I have a slight problem as well. same thing, can't read a paragraph and remember. Forget, forget, forget..... Get a calender write appts, p/u, bills due. I have had to...
Getting Homework Done
Asked by A.G. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2008
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my daughter is 11 years old and has always been a great kid and a good student, but lately she has really lacked in getting things done. Homework and other responsibil...
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- Hi A., I am a mom with a 12-year old and I own a tutoring company. One idea is to have a short-term homework helper one or two days a week to help your daughter le...
- Hello A. Oh my gosh. You sound like me about 2 mos ago. I went through the exact same thing, with other things as well. I have a 9 year old daughter who not only wa...
- There may be a lot of reasons...try asking her some questions about how things are going for her--the work may be challenging her and she is frustrated, she may need m...
Almost 9-Year-old Lacking Common Sense?
Asked by S.V. from Denver
on January 13, 2009
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I am a mother of 3 kids; 10 (g), almost 9(g) and 1.5 years (b). My 10 year old is very mature and she got a cell phone for her 9th birthday. (The primary reason for ...
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- I am laughing, not at you, maybe with you. I do after school child care, most of the kids I watch are around nine. Your daughter is normal, promise. Kids are develo...
- It sounds to me like she is trying to get attention. By doing things she knows are wrong, she gets your attention. My son does this to me all the time. Even though I f...
- Dear S., First of all - the first born is typically more responsible and the second more the rebel. That aside, when you went in her room and smelled something burnin...
Teenager Greif
Asked by D.H. from Reno
on September 16, 2006
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Why is it that we have given our teenagers ever ounce of advice and guidence and yet they seem to not care for school or their future. My teenager is a Junior in High...
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- HI Well, my one son hated school and did the same as yours, my other two are honor students, ones in college now with honors and my other is a senior with straight A...
- I teach high school English. One of the best things (and toughest) I've ever seen a mom do is come sit with her son all day for two days straight. He hated it, but h...
- I don’t have much experience in raising teens, my son is 11 and I'm scared to death of his soon-to-be teen years. We did have our 15 year old niece come live with us b...
Almost 14 Yr Old Son Does Not Listen and Is Very Lazy at Home
Asked by L.R. from Philadelphia
on February 6, 2009
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My son will be 14 in April. He is basically a good kid.Very respectful in school and has always done very well in school. This past year when I tell him to do his home...
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- Have you tried a behavioral chart for him? You could list the chores he needs to complete on it and develop a reward system when he completes a certain number...make ...
- Hi L.!! Wow! So I'm not alone!! I have three girls, 16,14, & 11 and I am in the same place with you. I hate to yell, they have places for everything to keep thing...
- While chore/behavior charts work for some,it had the opposite effect for my daughter when she was a teenager. She took as a "baby" thing when in actuality she wanted t...
