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What Do I Do???
Asked by K.R. from Houston
on August 25, 2009
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Ok well my little boy started Pre-K yesterday and I was a little sad. He only goes from 11:55 - 2:55. If I take him in at 11:30 he can eat lunch in the cafeteria, wher...
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- Hello- I'm proud to be "one of those parents" and have yet to be shunned from the classroom, cafeteria or PTO:-) Go in and help him, but make sure you are helpin...
- I have the same type of fears. My son will start K next year and I'm already worried. My husband is always telling me to relax! LOL:) I think it would be great. ...
- I don't see anything wrong with you helping out for a few days. Don't worry about being one of those parents ... maybe if more parents were involved, education for our...
Separation Anxiety with My 1 Yr. Old...
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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I have separation anxiety with my 14 month old baby girl. We can not leave each other without crying, any tips on separating but without so much emotional trauma for t...
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- I think it's best to realize (and it sounds like you're already trying) that it's really best for both of you (not to mention Dad) for some separation. It allows you s...
- As they say... just do it. Makea gradual schedule of short periods that grow into longer periods. Call home while you are out to see how she is doing and if she is fi...
- It's totally normal for 1 yr olds to have a hard time separating from mommy. Definitely start with a short run out while daddy stays at home with her. If daddy is at...
Husband Wants Lots of Kids- I don't-Wishing I Could Escape My Marriage
Asked by J.T. from New York
on September 24, 2008
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My husband is Catholic, comes from a large family and would like to have a large family as well. Before we got married I told him I did not want to have a large famil...
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- J., OUCH You are making my life sound awful. Let me explain before you get upset. I never thought I would want a large family, but be it as it is we have 5 children a...
- Obviously compromise is the heart of marriage, but at the same time it sounds like you are making all the compromises and not your husband! You are attending church fo...
- You've already gotten alot of responses but there's one more point I'd like to make that I haven't seen written yet. You said you'll have one more child, I'm not sure ...
Toddler Bed Transition Overnight?!?!?
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on August 3, 2009
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My 2 year old (just turned 2 today) decided it was time that he explored his independence. He scales his crib and well, what i thought was just maybe naptime behavior ...
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- I really believe in trusting our natural instincts and not letting LOs cry it out. I just read an interview with the Dr. who was credited with the method (I forget hi...
- Hi. I don't know if this will work for you but it did for me. When my son transitioned to his daybed he wouldn't stay in bed. He kept getting up because he wanted a ...
- Look through old requests/answers in the sleep topic, and I'm sure you will find lots of mom's with the same kind of problem, and some other problems that may come lat...
When to Start Finger Foods???
Asked by A.L. from New York
on August 23, 2008
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Hello everyone, my son loves using his hands to eat. Infact he gets mad when I am feeding him because he wants to do it himself. He is 7 months old and we give him the...
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- If he's showing that he can munch down some foods, try pasta. My husband makes homemade macaroni and cheese and I was nervous alittle bit about feeding it to him, but...
- my daughter is 8m old and when she started doing that, i just started trying to give her some pieces of our food, when it was healthy enough and soft enough, to see ho...
- my little one (our 3rd) was solely on table food by 8 months...so if he is acting ready, go for it...just keep a close eye on him for choking. PS...if he's this ind...
Co-sleeping Issues
Asked by C.C. from Portland
on November 11, 2006
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hello - i've posted before about my partner's 5 1/2 yr old daughter coming to live with us permanently. well, it hasn't been discussed yet, but i have a more immediate...
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- HI C., I want to preface this with I really hope you don't become offended by what I have to say. It is not mean to be rude or mean. I understand that 5 is a littl...
- C., the sleeping issue IS a problem at 6. This child's mother seems to have been using her as a crutch for her own issues with sleeping alone. It's not healthy or ...
- You need to stop it now .Or she will sleep with you forever. She needs to understand she is to old to be sleeping with someone. Shes a big girl now .
Need Ideas for Encouraging Independence in My 10-Year-old
Asked by C.M. from Los Angeles
on July 30, 2009
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... or maybe we need family intervention!!
We are older parents, who have perhaps been over-indulgent. Our daughter is a model citizen- polite, sweet, considerate,...
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- Hello C., I know the dilema that you are feeling. We to have spoiled our children. Much to my chagrin, my husband felt there was not need (he being the youngest of ...
- What about establishing a list of chores for allowance? My daughter is ten and really is into clothes. She has learned thru shopping (clothes, groceries and gas) how...
- C., My 16 year old step daughter was raised in a similar way, and we're paying for it now, above and beyond the annoyance of her room being messy. While ours is a v...
6 Year Old with Attitude or Independence?
Asked by D.A. from Utica
on July 30, 2009
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My 6 year old daughter has really been "expressing" herself this summer. She has such an attitude, she does not listen and is picking on her brother which is somethin...
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- get her off food with hormones. also, she may be expressing the loss of her father now as well.
- Perhaps she is in the angry phase of her grieving and has you as her only outlet. Do you express your sadness tp her (with a limit of course, so as not to overwhelm he...
- First of all let me give you a {{{{HUG}}}} to one widow from another. It is hard, but you can do it and will do it for your children. So DD is starting to feel her in...
Extremely Impatient 12 Month Old: Diva Baby!
Asked by K.M. from Boston
on October 3, 2007
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Any thoughts on how to cope or what to do? My daughter simply cannot wait two seconds for what she wants and gets frustrated with any sort of impediment to progress s...
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- Hi K., Im sure you have probably tried this allready, but have you involved your daughter in making the milk or whatever it is that she is impatient for? My daughter...
- Sounds very familiar! Our son is turning one next week and was an early walker. We have started to notice new tantrums and inability to wait for anything as well- it ...
- ohhh...I couldve written this myself...and no, I dont have any answers for you except that, my now 18 month old is exactly the same way....from the womb! I knew she wo...
Need Some Advice! Not Sure What's Wrong or How to Handle It!
Asked by M.E. from Portland
on November 8, 2006
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Okay, so here it goes. I have a 5 year old son who is in a special school right now. Last year he was approved for the early intervention program and sent to the thomp...
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- Hey M.... I'm sorry to hear you are having such a rough time. I'm going through the Early Childhood Ed program at PCC and am currently taking the class on teaching c...
- Without real training and without actually seeing your son he sounds a lot like my cousin who was finally in his teen years diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome whi...
- You certainly do have a handful and need some help. This is not normal behavior. I'd recommend going back to the school and getting him evaluated again. He definatel...
