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Studdering Issue with Other Child at the Babysitter's House
Asked by J.L. from Columbus
on January 15, 2007
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My son is 2 1/2 and like most kids his age, he is a little mocking bird. He repeats (and remembers) everything that he hears. He has been with our current sitter for...
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- While I know your son does not have a speech problem I thought I would chip in with advice on helping children who do have speech problems... this may work for your so...
- When your son studders I would simply explain that speaking that way is something that little boy has to work on just like your son has to work on...(fill in something...
- Instead of saying dont talk like so and so...tell him to slow down and say that again please. When my step-son developed the stuttering we would do that and it alevia...
4 Year Old's Behavior Is Driving Me Crazy
Asked by J.F. from Washington DC
on May 4, 2008
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My daughter turned 4 years old in March. In the last two weeks her behavior has gone from very challenging at times to incredibly difficult most of the time. She's oft...
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- Yes! I've heard this called the "ferocious fours" and I'm totally there with you! I have a 4-year old son who has been going through the same thing-as is every other ...
- J. Children go through periods of time where they are experiencing equalibrium, or balance, then they cycle into disequalibrium. During this phase learning and growin...
- Hi J.! I do not have a 4 year old yet, but I have been reading a really good book on discipline called "Making your children mind without losing yours" by Dr. Kevin Le...
Dealing with Back Talk
Asked by M.H. from Iowa City
on February 7, 2008
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My four and a half year old, who is bright and happy, has become a bit of a back talker lately. For the past few months, he has added the words "hate" and "stupid" to ...
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- I'm a single mother of 4. Ages 14, 10, 7, and 4. One of the most serious offenses in my household is disrespect. Talking back is absolutely not allowed. Not to the wom...
- He is obviously hearing the words he is saying from somewhere. If possible, eliminate the source of new information. If that's not possible, try to explain to him th...
- I completely understand. My four year old uses the same terminology. He takes it a little further though,he tells me and my husband to "shut-up." We've also given him ...
15 Month Old Not Very Verbal
Asked by A.B. from Lawrence
on October 20, 2006
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My 15 month old, Bella, is not very verbal at all. I wasn't really concerned about it until my boyfriend asked about it last week. "Does it seem like she should be tal...
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- I would have your pediatrician evaluate her. He can connect you with the right people if there is a problem. Also, check with your local schools to see if there is a...
- Hey A.. Honestly, since she is talking and saying something at all, she should be okay, but you can talk to your peditrician about it. You can also, if you don't lik...
- Kids do learn at different ages. Some kids don't talk as quick, especially if you are doing the talking for her. While learning to talk you should ask her questions....
Daycare Nightmare.
Asked by L.V. from New York
on July 24, 2009
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I recently took my 2 year old daughter (only child) out of a Daycare after 3 1/2 weeks because all they did was complain and make her out to be a bully! Prior to her a...
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- That is horrible, what daycare was this? I would call the Better business bureau.
- Take Diane S.'s advice and do not delay. You made the right decision to take her out, now take action to protects others.
- Hi L.. I feel for you and absolutely understand your angst. We mothers and fathers have to be our children's advocates, if not us who?! I had to find a new daycare ...
Kids Witnessed Family Violence
Asked by K.M. from Honolulu
on February 17, 2007
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Yesterday my husband and I got in a fight (verbal over nothing important) and he was yelling at me, which rarely happens especially in front of the kids. But my siste...
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- If there is a school counsler or a local church, community center or something that has counslers see if you can use them. Your family NEEDS to talk about this and re...
- It sounds like everyone needs to appologize to each other, including to your kids and make sure that it never happens again. I remember when I was in Jr. High I rememb...
- K., I hope you found the answers you had wanted. I wanted to say that I agree with Katrin T on the fact that you should not blame your sister. If you choose side it...
3-Year-old W/speech Problems
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on May 27, 2009
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Hi, my daughter just turned 3 in April, and seems to be very behind other children her age. She's very physically advanced, & her pediatrician has been reassuring me s...
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- The last post was great. I would suggest going to a privtae center for an evaluation since it is so late in the school year. Not sure where you are located so call the...
- Hi- Although your babysitter is right, the state program is a 0-3 program. When a child turns 3, these services are turned over to the local school district. That...
- She needs to be evaluated in my opinion. My son is also three and has been in speech for over a year. His first signs of an issue were minimal utterances (number of wo...
MIL Help
Asked by C.N. from Los Angeles
on February 15, 2009
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My MIL and I had a very good relationship prior to the birth of my son. For the most part we got along and had a healthy friendship. She has always been a bit over-b...
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- You're a very good writer. Perhaps you should put your thoughts/concerns into a letter. That way you can say exactly what you want without interuption, and you can e...
- Hi, C., My mother has experienced a similar situation with her mother-in-law for over 40 years, and I have experienced a similiar situation, to a lesser degree over...
- OMG...I am chomping at the bit on this one....here you go! First things first, and we all need to really remember this. It should be engraven in stone. If MamaSour...
Can Anyone She Light on These CogAT Scores?
Asked by J.B. from Kansas City
on January 11, 2008
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I just received my son's CogAt scores. He is in the second grade which is when they first do it, then again in fourth ect. It tests his cognative abilities and he did ...
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- When talking about percentiles an easy way to think about them is this...Out of 100 children, your son scored better than ___ (insert number here) of them. So if his ...
- We are waiting for our son's(he's 6 and in Kindergarten)IQ results. Testing was recommended for him, for the gifted program, by his teacher. We knew he was bright and ...
- In our school district the 2nd grade CogAT scores are used to identify students for the gifted program. Your son's score of 98 would automatically qualify him for the...
Need Recomendation for Both Speech & Occupational Clinics and Therapists
Asked by S.P. from Austin
on February 5, 2009
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Hi!
I have 3 year old twins that both have a speech delay.
One of them MAY have "Verbal Apraxia", for instance, he can say words but the articulation is very po...
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- My family had a great experience with Little Tesoros Therapy. They are located in North Austin near the intersection of 183 and Burnet Road. They offer home services...
- Hi, my 3 year old son goes to the Capitol School of Austin.. It is a preschool that focuses all on speech, all their lead teachers are speech therapists and they have...
- Hi, I am a Speech-Language Pathologist who works for the Austin Independent School District. There are numerous clinics around Austin who offer services. They are...
