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'Stop with the Name Calling'!!!!!
Asked by L.B. from Pocatello
on June 25, 2008
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I cannot get my 3 year old to stop name calling. It's not always a 'bad' name but he is constantly 'you're a pickle' 'you're a pee-pee diaper''you're a ....' I have t...
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- (1)3 minute timeout for name calling (2)Read the book Words are not for hurting (3) Talk to him about how it makes other people feel when he calls them names. Ask h...
- It's a normal little boy phase. That said, you don't have to just put up and wait. Let him know that there are times when it is OK and times when it is not. Playing ar...
- Not everyone will agree with this one, and that's totally cool. My mom used to do the soap in the mouth trick. Only she used a wash rag, rubbed it on the soap, then ...
Am I Stupid?
Asked by L.N. from Washington DC
on September 20, 2007
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My 3 year old girls go to a very reputable preschool. My twins are very different. One is very articulate, very smart, very into learning and expressing that knowledge...
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- Kids pick up a lot from the other kids they are around...teenagers...T.V. My three year old has picked up a lot of habits from her daycare that I work at. I really d...
- L., I agree with Katie D. I think it is very possible that it was a classmate and not the teacher that said that to you daughter. Some kids have older sibblings and...
- My 3 yo picked that word up from one of her classmates. We just told her that it wasn't a nice word. I agree with the other mom about the personalizing it. My daught...
Help - Grandma Names
Asked by B.S. from San Diego
on August 9, 2007
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My mom is driving me nuts! My daughter (her only grandchild so far) is over a year old now and my mom still says she does not want to be called Grandma, but she won't ...
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- No matter what you try to call her (or she tries to call herself) your little girl will soon come up with her own name for Grandma. We tried Mimi, Grandma, and GaGa b...
- Nana (can be pronounced Nah Nah or Nan ah), Memaw, Mamaw which we use for my Mom, Gram, Mamie or Nona :) Hope these help
- My moms name is Martha. Shae has gone by Mott most of her life. Since my son was old enough to call her anything; he called her what he hear everyone else calling her:...
Aggressive Child
Asked by M.A. from Orlando
on May 24, 2009
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I have a good friend that my 5 year old daughter & I spend 1 to 2 days a week with. She has a child that is 4. She is in a very disfunctional marriage that will proba...
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- M. A, I can understand your frustration more than you know. The first thing for your friend to do is to stop with the spanking. I can understand the frustration w...
- Since the mother already knows there is an issue why not sit down with her and say I need a game plan to get rid of the is behavior while he is with me. say i love yo...
- If it's not enough that we go through frustration as children, even in a happy home (teething, wanting autonomy yet wanting mom and dad, learning new things, food disl...
6 Year Old Discipline
Asked by C.K. from Atlanta
on October 5, 2008
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WE are having a hard time disciplining my 6-yr-old son. It seems whenever he gets in trouble (teasing his little brother, sassing/disrespect) and we punish him (time o...
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- I've read a great book called "The Brat Stops Here". I know the title is kind of harsh, but the book gives a great plan for discipline and a more effective way to do ...
- The increased rage at being in trouble is either behavioral or a bigger problem. First behavioral: At a not-in-trouble time, explain what in-trouble time will be ...
- Does he have any other problems? Our son is special needs and punishment caused him to react the same way as your son. He has a lot of autism, and asperger and that ...
***16 Year Old Stepson Got His Drivers License!!!!
Asked by K.J. from York
on May 22, 2009
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Help!! My 16 yo just got his license and hubby said that he could use our 2nd car!! He is a good kid, but still a kid and in the last year has made some poor choices ...
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- The first thing you need to do is to talk with his dad about this. It isn't MY car and MY insurance bill, it's OUR car and OUR insurance bill. Together you need to...
- This is a discussion with your husband and both of you need to agree and then set rules for the 16 year old. It sounds like he lives with you. Where's the mom in...
- Poor behavioral choices, school choices etc and disrespect to step mom equals free car? I THINK NOT. There is no way you can control a spoiled teen-even if he's a ...
Bullying Question?
Asked by K.B. from Des Moines
on May 14, 2009
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My son is 8, for the past year we have been dealing with a child at school (we attend a private christian school) who has been name calling (filthy cuss words) and phy...
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- In my opinion you are paying for your child to go to school there so not only are you a parent of a school you are also a customer of this school. Just like if you we...
- The school has a LEGAL and moral obligation to protect your son. IA Dept of Education bullying resources: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&v...
- K., This is so unacceptible! School staff are more and more just letting this kind of stuff go, unnoted!!! This bully may be the next child to bring a gun to scho...
Name Calling
Asked by A.Z. from Denver
on April 30, 2009
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I have a four year old son who has started name calling. He calls his brother and his friends all kinds of names. None that are really mean but it still isn't nice t...
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- My son is older, but we talk about the scripture reference "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths." And we talk about what that means, and when he ...
- I use time out for this with my boys. They get a warning about making better choices about how we talk to others, then, if they do it again, I'll say something like, "...
- You might want to try giving him some freedom to say all those bad words or names, but away from you and everyone else. You could tell him, "Feel free to say all the ...
Seeking Advise on How to Rid Namecalling
Asked by J.L. from Sacramento
on April 10, 2008
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So my son who is 5 1/2 was called a loser by one of his t-ball teammates last night. And nothing was mentioned until I noticed him sitting in the field not wanting to ...
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- Trying reminding your son that there is NO such thing as a looser when someone is practing to become their best! I tell my children a looser is "someone who never t...
- Martial Arts. I was a picked on kiddo and my parents always told me to never strike the first blow but if someone hit me I was free to fight back. They even had me ...
- Simon's Hook; A Story About Teases and Put-downs by Karen Gedig Burnett has great ideas. It's better for a slightly older child, but your son will benefit from you ...
Mean 4-Year Old
Asked by E.K. from San Francisco
on April 23, 2008
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My 4-year old niece is ver articulate and bright, but when she is corrected, even very gently, she responds with name calling and then finishes with "you're not my fri...
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- Sounds like she is not getting the firm and consistant response at home. This means a consequence, every single time. Many parents have a very hard time doing this see...
- Where is this little girl getting that language? She is hearing it on a regular basis from someone. That problem needs to be addressed first. She is going to have MAJO...
- WOW! #1 Try a Different Approach to Correction #2 Address the Name Calling #3 Address the Tongue #4 Address the "You're Not My Friend" #1 Maybe very little sp...
