Children's physical and mental development.
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Are signs of early puberty in a primary-school aged child a cause for concern?
My son is less than 6 years old, and last week we discovered that he has grown a little bit of pubic hair. This seems way too soon for this to happen. My older son, who is 9 years old, only now ...
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At what age do kids start using eating utensils successfully?
At what point (age or developmental stage) can a child reasonably be expected to use a fork or spoon? I'm asking mostly about physical ability to control the fork/spoon mostly enough to use the ...
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Why is my 10 yr old struggling with school?
I have a 10 year old daughter who has been struggling with school for the past 3 years. She struggles in reading and math and just seems to not get it. There was a time she would even cry when it was ...
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How to keep a baby cool in summer?
I have concerns regarding our baby (less than 1 yr) sleeping in an air conditioned room. I live in Mumbai. Its an area with extremely high humidity and very hot temperatures. We all sleep in an air ...
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Does being the oldest in a day care class harm a child's social development?
I am considering putting my daughter in a day care which takes children 2 to 3 years old as of their start date for the year, August 30. My daughter will turn 3 on September 5, so technically she ...
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Does it hurt my baby (developmentally) if she watches while I'm on the computer?
I have a 6 month old who likes to stare at my glowing computer while I code or browse the internet. Most of what I view is text or static web pages, so it's not content I'm worried about her viewing, ...
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Sitting with my 5 month old as I work on the computer…harmful for my baby? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does it hurt my baby (developmentally) if she watches while I'm on the computer?
Sometimes I need to work while I'm caring for the baby. Sometimes she'll be content ...
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What types of developmental milestones should we be concerned about? [closed]
A lot of the developmental questions on this site are about Language, but I'm less anxious about missing language milestones than I am about other potential developmental milestones that I may be ...
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What milestones should we be aware of when planning for our child? [closed]
I want to get an idea of the big picture timeline that we should be prepared for, especially over the early, pre-nursery years.
For example, when should we expect teething, when should we arrange ...
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Can Constant Alarm Testing in Building Pose Emotiona/Psychological Concerns for our Infant?
Our building is constantlly having false fire alarms that are extremely loud. These are beyond the smoke detectors in our home, they are the industrial strobe alarms that can be heard over a block ...
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How to help a child understand why she'll move back to her old school again?
(I had trouble titling this question so if someone can think of a better title please edit it)
My daughter moved to the 'big kids school' this year to attend Pre-K. The school goes through eighth ...
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Language Developmental Milestones of Children at higher stages?
In the early stages of language development, children goes through milestones such as
Speech blurbs,
Single words,
double words,
Use of verbs
full sentence etc.
[I may be limited in my ...
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evaluating social/emotional development
I know there are many books on evaluating academic success and deficits, but how do you evaluate social/emotional learning? Are there studies to help with this? What milestones should a parent look ...
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Is it okay for an infant to sit in a regular stroller? Does position matter?
I have a 4 month old. She has pretty good head/neck control. She just barely fits into our stroller. Is there a general guideline of when an infant can sit in a regular stroller based on certain ...
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Torticollis: what should we expect?
We have been instructed to take our 4 month old to a physical therapist to address torticollis and flat head. In past visits to our pediatrician we were given stretches to do and have attempted to ...
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Relation of Multiple languages to (overall) development of child
I have been to most questions related bilingual aspects where whether and how should one introduce more than one language to child. This helps.
I am trying to find a bit broader opinion as to what ...
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Should I be concerned with a infant (preemie) that doesn't want to be held?
My son is 30.5 weeks old, 14.5 weeks adjusted (he was a 24-weeker) and has started to get real fussy until we set him down in his swing or crib. It's not happening all the time, but it is increasing ...
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How much is too much worry/anxiety in a child?
How much is too much worry/anxiety in a child? How do you deal with issues like perfectionism, worrying about others' misbehavior or being unprepared, or agonizing when things don't go right?
One ...
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When is the age to start addressing/diagnosing speech impedements?
Both my nephews seem to have speech issues. The 8 year old has major trouble with Rs and is often not understandable. The 3 year old has problems in general so much so that my 3 and 4 year olds ...
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Which skills are best learned while very young? [closed]
I know some skills are best learned while a person is very young, like a second language, or absolute pitch. What are some other skills that are best learned while young and can be beneficial to a ...
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Can a toddler spend too much time with books?
Back when we were still expecting our son to be born, we were told all about how important it was to read to our son, even before he was born.
Being avid readers ourselves, my wife and I felt this ...
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When can children understand the concept of lying?
How old does a child have to be to be lying on purpose? How old are they before they can understand the concept of a lie vs the truth? What about not the truth vs the truth?
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How widespread is attachment parenting?
Ever since bumping on Dr. Sears' "Baby Book" I've become interested in attachement parenting and found a lot of resources on the internet. But I'm wondering how widespread this kind of parenting ...
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Is it bad for a child to sit on their feet?
Are there studies which say sitting with their legs bent back on either side of them this is bad? If so, how do you get your child to stop sitting this way?
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Balancing toy interest and value with noise
We got the Poppin' Park Elefun Busy Ball Poppers toy. Our daughter loves the toy and it is really encouraging her to crawl and even to work on getting from her tummy to sitting to put the balls back ...
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16 months old and no signs of communication. Should we be concerned?
Our son is now 16 months old and does not know any words yet. He doesn't seem to understand anything we say either.
He makes plenty of talking sounds, he looks at you and babbles but no words.
We ...
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How does a child develop “handed-ness”?
I've noticed that my son generally experiments fine motor skills initially using his left-hand (stacking, eating with utensils, coloring) and then shifts to using his right more often. I'm honestly ...
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When and how should I teach my kids to touch-type?
My eldest is just getting to the age where she could start getting interested in typing things on her own.
I'm wondering whether to 'go the whole hog', and give her a keyboard with no letters on ...
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Should I be concerned that my two-year-old doesn't interact with kids his age?
I have a 22-month old boy who is currently an only child. He's a very smart, outgoing child who has never shown any sort of developmental issues. He enjoys books and music, has an amazing memory, and ...
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How can we make parents more attractive than TV, video games, etc.?
Maybe I'm too early to ask about this, since my status changed to be a father since 25 September ago.. But I'm very curious about this.
I learned from my surroundings (my friends family, my ...
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What are some techniques for toddlers to develop and practice good listening skills?
Like most toddlers, my 3 year old has to be told to do this or not do that over and over again. Rather than hoping she learns over time through the inevitable trouble she gets in for not listening, I ...
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How much noise does it take to negatively impact an infant's hearing?
In our apartment complex we have fire alarms that are outrageously loud. Last night, we woke at 4:30 am to the alarm going off all through the building. We got out as quickly as possible, but I'm ...
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My son turns 10, what can I do for him that will be special?
January 2012, my son turns 10. I want to do something special with him, just me and him. A male bonding session to celebrate his double-digits. I've spoken to my wife and she thinks it's a great idea, ...
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Is there any consensus among researchers concerning the effects of watching television and the likes for a child's development?
I've tried to find out whether or not TV-watching is harmful or not for a child's development but haven't really found any good sources. Any tips on studies etc highly appreciated.
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At what age do kids start sleeping through the night?
My son is now almost 12 months old and he still doesn't sleep through the night regularly. Maybe one night a month he will sleep from 7pm->6.30am without waking, and that's only if he's utterly ...
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How can I increase the numeracy of a toddler?
My two year old is just starting to learn counting. A few weeks ago, if he saw two of an item, eg a clock, he would say "clock clock". In the last week, he started saying "two clock". Although he can ...
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Do you use number of weeks or day of the month to determine an infant's birthday?
If a child was born today, which is July 18th and the third Monday of July, would he or she become one month old on August 18th or the third Monday in August (August 22)?
Thanks
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What are some milestones a child should reach before learning programming?
I am going to buy a PC for my kid as a birthday present, so I'm thinking how to use it educationally. Of course, an obvious choice is teaching him how to program.
I'm not asking what age should a kid ...
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Are shaking legs something to be worried about?
My wife has noticed that my 10 month old son sometimes starts to twitch his leg. It only lasts for a couple of seconds, and is infrequent enough that I have yet to witness it. She described it as ...
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How important is stability / change / lack of change for children?
I frequently see people around the web supporting various arguments with the statement "children need stability." Is there any evidence for this, and more importantly can there be such a thing as too ...
