Age specific questions from about 3 years to about 5 years. Yonger: toddler. Older: primary-schooler.
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How to ensure that necessary things get done when time is short?
My question is based on the following assumptions:
I think that children learn by their success, if a certain behavior "works" to get what they want or not.
In consequence: A child should never ...
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How to deal with a naughty nephew?
I live in a joint family with two of my uncles, and I have a very naughty five year old nephew who's a nuisance to the entire household.
We live in a flat and my nephew throws stuff out of the window ...
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Attention-promoting activities for a toddler
ADD runs in our family ("in fact, it practically stampedes"), and I'm starting to see my toddler's attention become more and more difficult for him to control; he's beginning to have difficulty ...
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How can my son learn to use the bicycle's pedals?
This question about learning to ride a bike focuses on keeping the balance. For my son, balance is not a problem because he already has mastered his balance bike. We're trying to transition him to a ...
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What is the best way to calmly respond to a pre-schooler who will not listen?
What is the best way to approach 4yo son that behaves poorly and\or doesn't listen to you, ignores your words, and at the same time stay calm?
It seems the only thing he understands is a physical ...
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Should we teach rules of multiple board games at once
I've been playing with my 5yo and teaching her how to play board games (chess, chechers, go, etc) and card games.
To make the study consistent we play 30 minutes every day. But I was wondering - ...
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How can I toilet train my reluctant pre-schooler? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Help! My 5 year old just won't poop on the toilet
We have a not quite 4 year old boy who refuses to toilet train. We have tried everything, including you can have ...
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Retrain toddler to potty?
My toddler was using the potty frequently when he turned about 2.5 years, then after Memorial weekend, he suddenly stopped going. He seems to hold it forever and is very stubborn. I haven't had him ...
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How do you handle a pre-schooler who tries to use excuses to justify his behavior?
My boy is creeping out of 5 1/2. Right now we're dealing with a phase of "Justifications" We tell him not to do something but he starts with, "I'm just" or follows up with "It was an accident"
I ...
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How many hours of television per day are acceptable for a pre-schooler?
I'm aware that TV should be avoided at all, if possible.
However, my daughter likes it and when she watches TV we have the chance of doing some cooking, housekeeping, etc.
So, what's an acceptable ...
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3.5yr old pre-schooler cannot deal with frustration
Our 3.5 yr old (will be 4 in July) son has a real difficulty handling frustration to the point that it is driving me and my wife insane. Hardly a day goes by where we don't both end up in tears, ...
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Which music is suited infants and toddlers?
I wonder which kind of music is well suited for infants and toddlers.
I'd assume those criteria are important:
the change of loudness is not too big (so that the child does not get shocked by a ...
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2answers
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How can I stop my pre-schooler from whining?
My 3 year old son has been whining a lot. We make him rephrase and say it in an appropriate voice, but this has been going on for about a month. Are there any other ideas of how to handle this?
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Why does my son (5) suddenly provoke me although everything seemed to be perfect before?
My son (5) sometimes changes his mood suddenly. Sure this is somehow normal human behavior, but it can drive us mad.
This morning everything worked great and "peacefully" until breakfast. After ...
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Should our 3 year old boy be made to look at me while I am talking (during discipline)?
Our little boy tends to get 3 minutes on the naughty spot when he's done something wrong. After this time one of us tries to explain why he's been naughty spotted and what he should do differently ...
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3 year boy old will not wear shorts or t-shirts WHY?
Unless he's going swimming, my 3 1/2 year old son always wears a long sleeve shirt and pants (not jeans and not button down shirts). I'm not expecting a 3 1/2 year old for logic and but I don't think ...
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Addressing bad behavior after the fact
My 5 (almost 6) year old daughter has started doing things that she knows are wrong when friends are over. From what I can tell, it's not the friends who are instigating the bad behavior, it's my ...
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Learning to propel oneself in a swing
At what age do children generally learn to propel themselves in a swing? Is this something that they generally figure out on their own, or do parents/older siblings teach the skill? How do you teach ...
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What activities/sports are optimal in developing body awareness in children age 4-5?
I believe any physical activity a child age 1-3 finds interesting is great for developing body awareness. Tag, throwing balls, running around the house, jumping, rolling around, wrestling, dancing... ...
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Is it safe to travel by car without A/C when it's hot outside?
My in-laws want to take my kids soon on a day where the outside temp is supposed to be close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32°C); unfortunately, their car does not have Air Conditioning. We live in the ...
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5yr Old Has Trouble With Letters & Reading
My daughter is 5 years old (will be 6 at the end of February) and lately has wanted to learn to read. However, I've become a bit concerned because it seems as though she has absolutely no memory for ...
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What should we do when our 2.5 year old is being negatively influenced by a kid in his class?
He has started throwing fits like this kid, and screaming. He also has started to hit and pull hair (not very often, but we have seen this other kid do these things.) Our son mimics everything. He ...
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How can I encourage my three-year-old to have a bath?
Every bathtime it's the same story:
Me: "It's bathtime now."
Son: "I don't want a bath"
Me: "You need a bath to make you clean. You don't want to be dirty do you?"
Son: "I don't ...
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How do I help a child who is afraid of the dark?
A 5 year old girl is afraid of the dark, to the point where she screams whenever the lights go out.
How can we help her get over this fear?
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Recommendations on helping my left-handed preschooler when my husband and I are right-handed
My four-year-old is very obviously left-handed. We've suspected that he's left-handed for a couple of years now, but now that he's starting to learn to write, it's obvious. Every time he tries to ...
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What is Heuristic play?
I've been looking at lots of different nurseries (day care) for my one year old child.
Most of them are proud to offer something they call "heuristic play".
What is heuristic play? Why is it so ...
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How does a 3-year-old learn to wear glasses?
My 3½ year old son has been diagnosed with a mild eye defect, so he is getting corrective glasses (with non-shattering plastic lenses, obviously). As I've never worn glasses myself, nor my wife at ...
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How to stop preschooler from taking toiletries from the bathroom to “play with”?
Our 4-year old has (finally) potty-trained and is starting to use the bathroom on his own.
Recently though, unless we're constantly paying close attention every time he goes, he's started taking ...
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How do I discipline my 4 year old for not playing with schoolmates?
How do I discipline my child for poor behavior done at school. My daughter, 4 years old, is telling other children she won't play with them. This is competly unacceptable and when she does it with ...
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How to encourage speech development
I have a three year old boy. At home we speak our native language to him and in nursery he speaks English. He seems to have very good understanding of what we say in our native language and reasonable ...
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Should I expose them to cartoons of the past?
I grew up with Tom & Jerry classics (e.g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCpdjaT46DY) which I find really healthy and full of simple and pure emotions.
I personally feel that cartoons of today are ...
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potty training my 4 year old whom refuses to even make an attempt?
my 4 yr old son absolutely hates to poop in the toilet. He will pee no problem on his own, but he fights to avoid pooping even to the point of claiming it hurts to poop in the toilet.
When we ask him ...
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Can putting a one year old baby in a playschool for around 7 hours, daily, cause any psychological issues to the baby?
I and my partner both work in software companies. There are only two of us living together.
So, if we put the baby in a playschool for around 7 hours, daily, after he is one year old, can it cause ...
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5 year old always yells when excited, and isn't learning when to use quieter voices
I'll start by saying I don't think it's a hearing problem, as she uses a normal voice in non-excited conversation, and can hear questions asked to her in a normal voice (aside from what I suspect is ...
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What is the right age to put the toddler to (pre-)school?
I have read a lot about Pre-school, Nursery, etc. But there is still lot of confusion on what should be the right age to put my kid to school (He is two currently)
Is there a scientific research or ...
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What are some suggestions for introducing my pre-schooler to comic books?
I'm hoping there are a few geeky parents on this site. ;)
My son really likes the Scooby Doo and Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV shows, which he watches on Cartoon Network here in Sweden. We're ...
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How do you teach children “Humility”?
I feel that my kids, after some persuasion, are capable when it comes to schoolwork, homework and other such skills.
We have always identified good behaviour and let our son know when he has done ...
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Are there any allergic-friendly alternatives for peanut butter & jelly?
My three-year-old son is starting a summer camp, and we need to pack him a lunch. He loves PB&J, so we were all set for that to be a staple of his summer lunch diet, but unfortunately another ...
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Help for my friend's pre-schooler who eats too much
I want to know if anyone has any kind of experience with this as it is foreign to me.
My best friend has two little girls (seriously, this is about my best friend. Not me.). Her oldest just turned ...
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Is it normal for a toddler belly to last into the pre-school years?
My daughter has a tummy that sticks out. She is taller than most kids in her class, even the boys. My Wife is 5'9 and I am 6'0. We have tall family members as well. However, she constantly seems to ...
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Should I make my child respond to me in my language?
In my family (including extended family), everybody speaks both German and Danish. It also means that everybody can speak whatever language they happen to prefer, and we even throw in a word from the ...
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How do we choose when to start kindergarten?
Each school has its own cut off for kindergarten. When a child falls on or very close to that cut off what criteria should you use to determine which kindergarten class he should go in. I know both ...
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How to teach a child to “tell” when she needs to go to the toilet?
My cousin's daughter is now 3.5 years old. She still uses diapers all the time and does not tell ever that she needs to go to the toilet.
So, I wish to know how to teach a child from the beginning ...
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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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How can I help my pre-schooler be more confident and assertive when other children are taking toys away from her?
Our daughter is a very sociable child; she goes to kindergarten and has a lot of friends outside her kindergarten-friends circle.
When we're at the playground she is always the first to approach ...
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Is there software that helps teach pre-schoolers to recognize letters?
I am looking for software, which allow my three year old to tap a letter and it will present the letter and say it. I speak an obscure language so I need to record the letters myself. Does this exist?
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How do I deal with my pre-schooler's over tired behavior after school?
Obviously four years old is too young to diagnose ADD; however, my daughter has always exibited ADD symptoms and it would not be surprising if one of our children has ADD as it runs in the family. We ...
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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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How can I add English to an already bilingual household?
In this recent question, Matej raises his son English bilingual. I think teaching English very early is a great idea because there's hardly any way around English anyway so you might as well learn it ...
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Is it possible to give adult milk powder or powder of higher age group to toddlers?
I wanted my little ones to grow stronger, faster and smarter. So, is it recommended to give toddlers or little ones milk powder of higher age group or adult milk?
e.g. For my kid of age 5, is it ...
