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15 yr old girl bedwetting

My stepdaughter has been bedwetting since the age of 5. It has improved over the years to where it's not...

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15 yr old girl bedwetting

My stepdaughter has been bedwetting since the age of 5. It has improved over the years to where it's not...

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7yro son's anatomy

I need help. So this morning on our way to school, My 7yro son says, "Mommy why won't my penis bend when I...

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6yr old son with anger issues

Hello everyone, I need some advice. I have a 6yr old son who has frequent temper tantrums (which are sever)...

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3 1/2 year old daugther, anger and potty training ...

Hi. I have a 3 and 1/2 year old girl who has suddenly had some very serious anger outbursts. They start at...

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Hi.

I have a 3 and 1/2 year old girl who has suddenly had some very serious anger outbursts. They start at bedtime. The minute I tell her that its sleep time, she absolutely flips out. Throwing things, kicking screaming, crying so hard she has hiccups, red face, and hitting. Zero to absolutely livid in 2 seconds. There is absolutely nothing that I can do or say to make it better. If I Ieave the room, she turns completely panicked. If I sit and try to talk to her, she screams louder and louder until she can barely breathe. No matter what I do, she screams get away from me! Leave me alone! But again, if I leave she freaks even worse. If I stay, it still continues to elevate. This has been going on for about 2 weeks. Before, it was the most peaceful bedtime experience ever, it always has been. It is absolutely killing me that I don't know what is bothering her and that I cannot bring her comfort. They only way I've been able to stop it up until this point is putting her in my bed, alone, and she passes out. Anyone have any ideas?

I will say that within the past 3 weeks, her routine has majorly changed. I went from being a single stay at home mom (her seeing her dad every other weekend) to working. Her dad gets her at 11pm) she doesn't wake up) until the following day when I get out of work. She is in daycare for two hours before I get out of work. Daycare is normal for her; she attended while I went to school. A friend suggested it might be because she never knows where she is going to wake up. I think that this is a very valid point. If this is a correct assumption, what can I do to make this transition easier for her? I cannot stand to see me happy bubbly girl so angry, hurting and confused.

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She is refusing to potty train for me or her father. As I mentioned, she was in daycare while I attended school, and at that daycare, she was completely potty trained. Using the big toilet without any persuasion. But the minute she got home, back to accidents, playing in pee soaked panties and jeans. If I put her on the potty, she will sit there for hours and hold it in until the minute she gets off, and she will wet her pants. In the new daycare she is in, it's the same situation. Fully using the toilet and refusing to at home. I could pull out my hair! LOL

Again, any suggestion to either issue would be greatly appreciated.
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i have a 6yr old he understands english and spanish he says mom daddy dog and stuff but if u ask him...

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Not wearing underwear

My DD didnt put her underwear underneath her dress! She says she just forgot. She had dressed herself and...

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Parenting Casting - New Docu-Series

What's your parenting style? You could be featured on a new cable series. Are you an attachment parent?...

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My 7 y/o constantly lies

She has went as far as telling her teacher that she didn't get her homework done because we had to pick up...

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7 Year urinating in cups and other objects

I just noticed after my daughter would come out of the bathroom there would be a cup or container on the...

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6 year old being picked on - Please help me!

Hello all, I have a daughter in 5 year old Kindergarten (she just turned 6 in January). I really need help...

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Hello all,
I have a daughter in 5 year old Kindergarten (she just turned 6 in January). I really need help with a social problem she is having at school so please bear with me as I want to give you all the information I can think of that may help.
She is a great kid (obviously I'm biased) but we've never had any issues with her in the way of behavior. She's an only child, average height, normal weight, and is very polite. We live in a very small town, and she attends a very small school (4K-12th grade in one building). ?She has a cousin that lives down the road from us, but other than that she doesn't get to play around others very often, just school mainly. She was never in and is not currently in daycare, or part of a play group or anything. (as I said...small town)
I was a stay at home mom until this past fall when I started nursing school. However, I did not consider this to be a huge change in our lives, as I only go a few days a week and only once a week am I gone when she is not at school. I get done at 5pm. On these days she stays at her grandmas house (also next door to us) for about an hour until I pick her up. (I should also mention that where my husband and I live is next door to my father in law on one side of us, my mother in law lives next door to him two houses down with my sister in law [mother and daughter living together>, and two houses in the other direction is my sister in law and husband/kids. We all happen to live right in a row of each other because my father in law owns quite a bit of land on the street, and has parceled some of it off to all of his three kids and they all decided to put houses on it-- 4 houses all right by each other within walking distance)
She has always been a great behaved child, she always says please and thank you, I can probably count on both my hands the number of time outs she has had in her life. She's just a very sweet girl. Parents often remark to me out in public at a place like McDonald's play place or walmart what a wonderful kid she is and how polite she is. I swear, I am not tooting my own horn, she's just always had a very polite, sweet disposition since day 1.
She had a small problem with shyness in 4k, and perhaps the beginning of 5K. She tends to be a little quiet at times, and is shy approaching new children. Give her a boost of confidence and couple minutes though, and she'll warm up to just about anyone and go say Hi. She seemed to come out of her shell a little bit after the beginning of the school year went by. She talked a lot about friends, having fun at school, and I didn't suspect there to be any problems. Her teacher did say at the November conferences of last year that she tends to play on her own and needed a nudge to play with others. We discussed it but she didn't say it was a bad problem, just usually on days other than Mondays and Wednesdays. (Her cousin who lives a couple houses down from us is in 4K this year. 4K-ers only go to school twice a week and when her cousin goes on Monday's and Wednesday's that is usually who she plays with. They are very close.)
She's a very bright kid. She knew her alphabet, numbers, and letter sounds before 4K, and was reading before kindergarten. We just had conferences in Febrary again and her teacher is going to have her sit down with an assessor of some type because she is so far ahead in reading. Her teacher estimates her to be at a 3rd or 4th grade reading level. She is also doing very well in math. Her teacher said she has quite the imagination (which she does) and she "could see her growing up to be one of the brightest problem-solvers the school has seen" so we were very pleased with her. She loves to learn, and she often makes herself pretend homework at home. She is extremely proud of herself and is often proud to say "I'm so smart!" She's reading chapter books (slowly, but with minimal problems sounding out large words). She is taking our breath away!
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Can't Handle A Step-Daughter

I am 27 and just married 10months ago. My husband dropped a bomb on me shortly before we got...

Posted by A_Stepmom_ready2run

I am 27 and just married 10months ago. My husband dropped a bomb
on me shortly before we got married. His 14 year old daughter is coming to live with us once I move to the base with him. I told him right away that I cant handle it right away, this wasnt something we talked about what really upset me that I did not have a say so. My husband is in the army so he is working alot or away so I knew I was going to be left with this child. 2 Weeks after I got here we got her so me saying I cant deal with this right away went right out the window. I tried to make the best of it but the second her dad left the house I was getting her lip. Once he came home she was fine. So I knew from the start she knew what she was doing and had a plan in her head. I tried talking to her and doing stuff with her but nothing changed lippy when her dad wasnt around. My husband does not see it so he thought I was just making it up. So I finally caught her in her own game. My husband finally got to see what I was dealing with when he left the house. I have grounded her but I work. I got laid off and I did not tell her because I knew she was up to something and I was right. She does not care for anyone but her self. My husband and I fight all the time about her treating me like crap but nothing ever comes out of it. We have talked about us having a baby soon but his daughter has made comments about hurting the baby and she doesnt want to be around IT. So I just told her she will have nothing to do with any baby of ours, wont even be able to hold or look at them. His family is very upset with me but thank goodness my husband had my back on this one and told them how she was acting and that I have every right to say what I said to her. It has gone so far as my family telling me she is not welcomed at any of our family get together. I know thats taking it to far but they know how I am with my 7 neices and nephews and know I would give my life for them and for her to act that way is just not going to be dealt at all. My husband is understand knowing how many little ones go to the gathering that if she would happen to not like one of them that she might act on her thoughts of hurting a small child. We have taken her to talk to a head doctor and all we got was she is just doing to get us to notice her but its not like there is any other kids around we are far far away from any family and she gets everything she needs and more. The Doc just told us to put our foots down about everything because we went through all the other steps so this is the last straw for me. I am in that mind state now where I just keep reminding myself 18 will be here before you know it and I am not her mother and I am not dealing with or putting any more money out for her.View Thread

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7 yr old son constantly getting in trouble at scho...

I have a 7 year old son in first grade and he's constantly in trouble at school. Yes this is only his first...

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Almost 4 year old daughter wants to see father.

Hi, I am a single mom. I left her father because of a history of abuse from him. He also went to jail before...

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My 8 year old boy does not sleep through the night...

This seems it all started several months before he turned 8. He was getting up at least twice during the night...

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My 8 year old boy does not sleep through the night...

This seems it all started several months before he turned 8. He was getting up at least twice during the night...

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My 8 year old boy does not sleep through the night...

This seems it all started several months before he turned 8. He was getting up at least twice during the night...

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9yr old sons temper and behavior problems.

My 9 year old son has extremely bad temper. he says he hates me and my fiance. he wishes he was never born and...

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Daughter 9 years starting puberty but very quickly...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to any kind of online forums but was looking for some input about my 9 year old...

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I'm new to any kind of online forums but was looking for some input about my 9 year old daughter. My daughter is 9 and will be 10 in about a month. She spotted about 2 months ago (very little)with no signs of breast buds, hormonal changes/emotion. She has not developed any pubic hair any where.

She's not spotted since but now VERY suddenly has breast buds have appeared and they are very large. They are over a quarter in size. She has inner thigh cramps and lower leg cramps. From what I've read, everyone is different with how they develop. I've been on dozens of online forums and the majority seems to say that pubic/breast buds and then period later that year or two. I've also read that a period should start usually when the girl reaches around 100 pounds. My daughter is only 56 pounds in 4th grade and is the size of a 2nd grader. Shes very lean and muscular. She is also, for the most part, a vegetarian.

So I'm looking to advice if its possible for my daughter to start her period with being so small? Also some advice on when to buy her a bra? Shes a size 6 and from what I can tell, we're going to have trouble finding bras that fit her? Any other Moms out there with tiny daughters who started their period early? It seems as if she's been suddenly hit by a gigantic hormonal brick wall. Unexpected, I thought it would be more gradual. Anyone else have it happen very fast to them too?

Extra info.. I started my period when I was 13 and it was very sudden, heavy, and I developed very very quickly. There was no waiting for development when I hit puberty. My husbands family started at 12 and they are very small boned. I am by no means a small framed person. I'm tall, big and strong. lol. I had a hard time getting though my own puberty as I didn't have any support at all with my own mom. I want to get it "right" with my own daughter. ;oD

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7 year old bed wetting

My 7 year old son still wets the bed. I took him to a Urologist who told me he had 'a mass of feces in his...

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7 year old bed wetting

My 7 year old son still wets the bed. I took him to a Urologist who told me he had 'a mass of feces in his...

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My daughter, almost 8, having her period?

My daughter started noticing blood clots when she was finished using the bathroom. We have taken her to the...

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6 year old touching herself

I am the step mom to a 6 year old girl.. she felt comfortable enough with me to tell me she sticks her...

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Getting 1st grader to sleep on time

I have an energetic 7-year old 1st grader who puts up a fight every night to get ready for bed....

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stuttering blocking in 6 year old

My daughter a first grader, 6 year old, will turn 7 in march. She has started to stutter a little bit since...

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With the recent school shooting, it's making me qu...

My son is 9 years old, he is very smart, and outgoing, but has a terrible temper and bad attitude...For the...

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sleeping problems

so what is the answer??

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HELP

My seven year old girl refuses to go to school. She is crying and anxious and wont tell me what happened and why...

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Help my 10 yr old daughter's breasts are not devel...

Help my 10 yr old daughter's breasts are not developing is that normal? Concerned Dad

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