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Sooooo Not Ready for This....

Emily and I were having one of our body/stranger/maturing talks. I mentioned to her that I had to start...

Emily (6) Elizabeth (5)

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Short for her age.

My daughter just turned 10 and she is only 4 feet tall and skinny. She has always been little and very low on...

Posted by vanursh

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My 8 year old soon to be 9 in a month has her peri...

My 8yr old just got her period less than an hour ago, and I am really trying to keep my cool. I swore she was...

Posted by Beyond619

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My 8 year old soon to be 9 in a month has her peri...

My 8yr old just got her period less than an hour ago, and I am really trying to keep my cool. I swore she was...

Posted by Beyond619

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childs coughing

I have an eight yr. old grandaughter that comes to visit me a lot from California, to Florida. When she is...

Posted by An_244970

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Children that have Panic Attacks

My daughter is 8 years old, and within the past year we have noticed that she has had episodes of panic...

Posted by Trista173

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Iocasta

I just wanted to let you know we are still thinking about you and your family in this difficult time. ...

Emily (6) Elizabeth (5)

Posted by MrsWhiteCastle

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afraid of curly hair

Hello, My 6 year old son is afraid of curly hair. At first I thought it was he just didn't like it, because...

Posted by sarahogan

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8 year old out of control

My daughter is 8 years old. Her father and I have 3 children together with her being the oldest. Her and her...

Posted by An_244649

My daughter is 8 years old. Her father and I have 3 children together with her being the oldest. Her and her younger brothers all have ADHD and the youngest of the boys has autisum. Last year her father was sent to prison. Now mind you her father and I have not been together for over 6 years now. He has had a very sparatic relationship with her. My fiance and I moved to a different school district and in order to keep her in school where is was through the year she has been staying at my mother's house. Lately, when she comes back on friday's she is out of control, yells and me and my fiance, kicks,hits,bites and even punches her brother's. She will through fits im not talking little girl tantrums im talking full blown anything from yelling at me telling me i don't love her to telling me that she hates me and her father and should have never been born. She has even told me that i care about the boys more than her (which is NOT true). This will happen instantly anytime i try to correct her behavior or have her clean her room or she doesn't get her way. As soon as it happens it lasts anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours. She calls my mother and tells her to come and get her that she doesn't want to be at our home anylonger. She is a very bright little girl which i love dearly but im at a breaking point. Her brothers are afriad of her, and there attitudes change as soon as she gets here. She sees a counslor once a week and I meet with the conuslor as well for family counsling. The dr. percribed risperidone .25 However we are uneasy about putting her on the medicine as the side affects are very scary. She already as problems making friends and one of the side affects are weight gain. I've spoken to a few parents about the med since there children are on it and there children have gain large amounts of weight. I don't know whatelse to do. I almost think she has some kind of bi-polor disorder. Any help with this would be fantastic as I am just at a breaking point. Comments welcomed. Thank you!View Thread

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Books

I am amazed at how well Emily can read! I know I was older before I could read as well as she does. I...

Emily (6) Elizabeth (5)

Posted by MrsWhiteCastle

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The homework fight

What do you do when your child fights homework like the dickens? Jared is a smart kid, and does most...

Posted by peachyisthelife

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Locasta

Seems like I remember you saying you go to Chattanooga sometimes, is that correct? We're going for a...

Posted by peachyisthelife

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Oopsie, missed the boat but here I am :)

I kept forgetting to look for this group! Looks like some people jumped over from the 4-5 group. Jared...

Posted by peachyisthelife

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MrsW - Swimming

Has your trainer gotten you into the pool? I have been swimming roughly 4 days a week for a half hour. Adding...

Posted by Iocasta

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Spring

It is full blown spring in my garden and I want to be there to enjoy it. I went over to the house yesterday to...

Posted by Iocasta

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Pedi Appt

For those with more than one child, do you have one that just seems "sicklier" than the other? I swear,...

Emily (6) Elizabeth (5)

Posted by MrsWhiteCastle

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MrsW

How are you feeling?

Posted by Iocasta

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Jump in Maturity

I'm seeing the gap in maturity levels between Emily and Elizabeth widen recently. Emily wants to be more...

Emily (6) Elizabeth (5)

Posted by MrsWhiteCastle

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Wanting more independance?

DD1 is almost 9.5 and recently began asking for more household responsibilities in hopes of gaining more...

Posted by KC_94920

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help I'm going crazy

My daughter is 6yrs old and every day she is being sent home from school for peeing her pants. the school...

Posted by mferrier

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I need help

my daughter is 6 and she is being sent home every day from school from peeing. they say her pee is stinking....

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Homework - we need some help!!

Hello! I have a nine year old 3rd grader, and we need some homework help! I personally think the amount of...

Posted by Laura2910

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Homework - we need some help!!

Hello! I have a nine year old 3rd grader, and we need some homework help! I personally think the amount of...

Posted by Laura2910

need advice on how to disipline a 6yr old who has ...

ok im haveing trouble disipling one of my friends 6yr old. i occasionally watch him from time to time...

Posted by lizziefontanna23

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Introduction

Hello all! I think it's time to move over here for Emily. She will be 7 next month, so I think it's...

Posted by MrsWhiteCastle

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Single Dad, two young girls.... help

I am dating a guy who has two young girls 5 and 7. I have older teenagers. In the mornings he either wakes his...

Posted by chell70

I am dating a guy who has two young girls 5 and 7. I have older teenagers. In the mornings he either wakes his girls up and brings them in his room or they wake up and come in his bed every single morning. During the week he gives them their clothes for the day, turns on the cartoons and then he goes in to shower and change while they get ready. There is no door between his bedroom and his bathroom and his shower door is clear glass. To date they have never walked in his bathroom. I told him that I think he needs to stop bringing them in his room. First, they need to starting getting up and getting ready in their own rooms, and meeting him after he is ready and they don't need cartoons in the morning till they are ready. Second, I told him they are getting too old in case they come in the bathroom, he needs to start building the idea of privacy. Third, because he does this in the mornings during the week they come in every weekend morning and climb in his bed. wakes him up and he cant go back to sleep and they think it is their right. Every other night they get to start out going to bed in his room too and then he carries them to their own rooms later before he crashes.

Maybe I am being too stuffy here. I loved snuggle time (and still do) with kids, on the couch or in their beds or if they are sick or on special occasions in my bed. I think kids by this age should be learning what is their area and respecting the privacy of the parents area. The oldest is in second grade.

I need some advice. We have been together two and half years, but I have only started coming around in the evenings in the last couple of months and its hard. I have to watch where I change, they come in and wake me or us up in the night and I have to and we have to go to work in the morning. Frustrating. Maybe I am just too used to my kids that are so independent and it has been too long from this stage for me. We are both in our early 40s.

Just a side note. It was a very bad divorce for him and his ex and he works so hard at keeping them happy and wanting to make a good home for them where they feel at home and want to come to "daddy's home" as much as mommy's. The ex is constantly bashing him to the girls, but they seem to have overcome this. I know he loves the time with the girls - they will only be little once, but it seems they are pushing some age issues to me, things that if they are not corrected now will be almost impossible to change later. I just don't know.

Thanks so much,

Confused.....View Thread

Posted by chell70

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Body curiosity among children

Hi everyone I'm hoping some of you can help me. I have 4 sons, 11, twins 6 and the youngest is 5. My twins...

Posted by NHTiffany

Hi everyone I'm hoping some of you can help me. I have 4 sons, 11, twins 6 and the youngest is 5. My twins are in the first grade. 2 days before the holiday break I recieved a call from the princepal of their school. He asked me to pick up one of my twins because the child (first grade) is suspended. He said my son inappropriately touched another boy during recsess. Mortified, I went straight to the school to meet with the princepal and both first grade teachers. (my twins are in seperate classes but both of these teachers teach both boys different subjects at different times.) They explained to me that my son had no trouble admitting to them what he had done. The story goes according to the teachers and my son that while on the playground my son was playing with his new best buddy and a girl that he had also befriended. The boy he is friends with tagged the girl on her private area. When it was my sons turn he tagged the boy on his private area. The little girl later went to one of the teachers and told her the whole story and explained that her mother had taught her to go to an adult when anyone tries to touch her there. The teachers called upon both boys and they owned up to the game. They told my son that he had done such a naughty thing he could be arrested.

About 5 years ago when my 11 year okd who was then 5-6 began touching his private area, and showing curiosity toward others I was so worried I went to the library in search of literature addressing the topic. I didn't have any trouble finding that literature as it was a clear developmental expectaion among males of that age group. The books suggested speaking with the child very gently to avoid shaming the child and explaining to him what is appropriate and what is not. Having followed the advice in those books the problem cleared up quickly.

So I wasn't surprised to hear that one of my boys was involved in this kind of explore. In fact, in the years since I had taken a Psycology class
that adressed the issue at lenghth. The books and the class warned against shaming the child claiming that long term affects may occur in the way the child views sex and even his own self esteem.

I told these teachers that while I'm greatful that the little girl is so smart and followed her mothers good direction, I feel as though my child is being treated unfairly. I think there needs to be a program or another more delicate way to handle this. My son is a quiet boy, does not have a fresh mouth and would be described as respectful and polite. I know that he hadn't any bad intentions. He has bullying and sexual harrassment on his school record at six years old.

Does anyone have any information on the rights of children in this capacity? Thanks in advance for your insight.View Thread

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My step son wont eat food

I have a step son. He really is a very sweet boy but my instincts are telling me that there is a problem ...

Posted by DaisyBreeze

I have a step son. He really is a very sweet boy but my instincts are telling me that there is a problem

He is 8 but will only eat three things in the world, these are plain american cheese style mac and cheese, plain cheese pizza and grilled cheese (only american cheese)
He only drinks two things, these are strawberry yogurt horizon drink, and apple juice
He literally for the most party lives on this yogurt drink, when he is hungry, he will drink a yogurt, for breakfast lunch and dinner he mostly drinks this yogurt. And when he can't get this specific yogurt brand/flavor he gets cranky and bawls his eyes out

He goes into melt down everytime I even suggest he try something new, but it's not an anger sort of melt down, it's one of fear

He is genuinely scared of trying new food. He's been like this since he was 2

I just worry that he can't live on yogurt
Now that he's 8 he is still scared to death of and has never tried stuff like soda, ice cream, milk, any other cheese aside mac and cheese, meat, sea food, mexican food, italian food, vegetables, fruit or really anything. He is afraid of sauce, he is afraid when there are other objects in his food like if you added sweet corn into the mac and cheese or something it would freak him out

His parents are vegetarians, and have made him vegetarian too which I can understand, but that doesn't explain why he can't eat other vegetarian foods or vegetables/fruits or even candy!

If I say offer him a piece of chocolate cake, he will say "I hate chocolate cake" then I will ask him if he has ever tried chocolate cake and he will say "no"
The one time that I did get him to try chocolate cake, he worked himself up so much about it, that when he did try it (the smallest nibble) he actually physically started gagging like he was going to throw up so we abandoned that plan

When I try to get him to try stuff he will shout and say "my mum gives me the same thing every night, why are you making me do this!?"
Or when we take him to a restaurant he can't eat anything on the menu and will cry the entire time until we can take him elsewhere to get a grilled cheese

Beyond this he is even phobic about the stuff he can eat, for example, when making a grilled cheese, he will demand to know what the brand is, because he's got it in his head that he can only eat horizon brand american cheese, because that is the only kind his mum buys. And if you show him the cheese and it's not horizon he flips and and refuses to eat it

I've tried the method of when he is at our house, we sit down and should all have the same meal, but he will refuse to eat it, and my husband thinks it's cruel to try and force him to eat it and so usually gives in and makes a grilled cheese. Also to enforce this idea his ex wife would have to be onboard with it so that she could do it at her house also

I've tried having my husband talk to his ex, but she thinks it isn't a problem, she never eats out at restaurants herself, so this is why her son has no exposure to it, and she fed him the same food with the same brands his entire life.

Am I the one whos being too anxious about this? I'm just worried that he will be an adult and not be able to enjoy food at a restaurant or with friends. He's very short and very thin, which i suppose is normal for some kids, but it does worry me just how serious he is about not eating foods he considers strange
I think the problem came from two places When he was a toddler apparently his dad offered him food from a chop stick that was very spicy and made him cry for hours, he told me he's scared that the food he puts in his mouth will physically hurt him, which even though i have deeply assured him will not doesn't seem to rid this fear. Secondly his mum had fed him the same stuff for so long that I think he just doesn't know anything else or want to know anything else.
I'm really fighting this battle alone, should I just give up and not interfere?View Thread

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Hello everyone

I am new to this particular board. I have recently gotten custody of my 7 year old nephew from my husband...

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hands on,

My daughter is 6 years old and im 26 (dad), we get along great, we have our own niknames, our own games,...

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