Getting Ready: Older Child

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Bedtime for 7 Year Old

M.C. asks from Boston

At what time do your 7 year old or 2nd graders go to bed? Week nights and weekends? Lately my daughter who generally goes to bed very easily has been coming back and ...

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My 6 Year Old Has to Be Asked 100 Times Before He'll Actually Do What I Ask!

T.C. asks from Provo

This morning before i sent him to school my patience was gone! And this happens way too frequently. After taking 30 minutes to read 3 sentences, because he was unwi...

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How Do You Handle School Mornings?

L.C. asks from Chicago

Our morning routine consists of a lot of yelling and threatening of my almost 7 year old. I wake him up in plenty of time but he likes to stay in bed or not get dres...

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10 Year Old Difficulty Falling Asleep

C.B. asks from Boston

Has anyone used lemon balm (called Melissa in Europe) or Valerian root to help a child fall asleep? My mom used to use both and my online search seems to indicate le...

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten

M.S. asks from Chicago

My daughter turned five in Jan. We are having trouble getting her to learn her letters and remember them the next day. For example one day we may concentrate on thr...

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Getting Ready for Deployment

M.S. asks from Cheyenne

Our family has recently learned that my husband will be deployed to Iraq for 7 months with the United States Marine Corps - right about our son's 1st birthday. He won...

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How to Tell 8 y.o. About Santa...

A.B. asks from Odessa

We are a Christian family that teach our children the true meaning of Christmas, but we also have let them have the fun with Santa. We are debating telling our oldes...

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Question for Those Who Have/ Had a 8 Year Old Daughter

A.W. asks from Chicago

My daughter is going to be 8 next month. She's always been closer to her dad then me but lately it seems she doesn't really want anything to do with me at all. She al...

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5 Year Old Boy... Won't Go to Bathroom First Thing in the Morning...

S.P. asks from Washington DC

ok. is it me or is it a perfectly normal involuntary reaction to go to the bathroom as soon as you wake up in the morning. My five year old (new five --as of Jan 1)...

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Typical Behavior for a 6-Year Old Boy?

T.M. asks from Los Angeles

Hi Moms (and Dads!), I would like to know what "typical" behavior is for a 6-going-on-7-year old boy. My son has about 2-3 good days a week in school. The other da...