Questions tagged [behavior]
Why do children act the way they do? Use [discipline] for questions about enforcing your rules.
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How to help my pre-teen who is getting into trouble at school? [closed]
My daughter has just received a three day suspension from school. She is in seventh grade and this year has gotten progressively worse as time has gone on.
I know that contributing factors are that ...
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Toddler tells everyone to “go away”
My son who is 2 years and 7 months old has gotten into a habit of telling everyone to "go away". A most recent example happened just this morning. I sleep in another room while he and his little ...
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How to teach children about minimalism
Minimalist is something one cannot teach a three years old.
Problem is our 3 yrs old gets stuff everywhere, every room is messy and when it come to tidy up he is tired (his excuse) and every room of ...
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Is it normal for a 3-year-old to repeat the question before answering?
My 3 years and 3 months old son has speech delay. He repeats the question and then answers (mainly choice questions). At age 3, if I asked him any question ('this or that'), he simply repeated ('this ...
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How to discern whether a 3-year-old's repetitive hand movements are normal or not?
My 3-year-old son has a habit of holding his two hands tightly closed near his mouth and biting teeth so as to show he's excited. He performs this action only when he plays with toys. It comes ...
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Am I losing control as a father and head of house?
Our 3.5-year-old son just keep reacting: asking mom about all things. He doesn’t care if I am calling. if he is crying I am trying to console him. He would fight me to go to mother and I keep ...
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Why is my 9-year-old making up new illnesses/injuries every day?
My 9-year-old daughter is a sweet, talkative little girl who has a tendency to exaggerate things, but within the past two years her claims of different illnesses and injuries have steadily increased ...
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What causes a 7 year old to be overly affectionate
My 7 year old daughter has very recently become very affectionate with her soon to be step dad. What could cause this? She doesn't see her dad often, but calls him daily. Could it be as simple as she ...
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2 year old wants something, but acting the opposite
My 25-month-old is giving me some headache lately.
She often wants something, say, a piece of biscuit. She indicates her desire by pointing to the biscuit. But when we give her the biscuit, she ...
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Toddler ignoring dad and change in his attitude
Our son is really a good boy listening the first time on everything and doesn’t cry, but recently he has been the opposite. I m not strict but his mom is strict and recently my wife started a part ...
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Does biting mean teething?
My 3 month old son recently started biting on toys and our fingers. Is this a sign that he has started teething and needs the pressure on his gums to sooth the pain from teething, or can this also be ...
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4 yr old has become very negative since starting school
My 4 (and 4 months) year old son (i'm going to call him John here) started school in september, a couple of months ago. (he's in what is called 'Reception' in England - it might be called pre-school ...
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Toddler scared since last night
Our son suddenly started to panic last night and saying there is a owl on the wall. He turned 3 yesterday. What he was pointing to was shadow of wall by the light coming from outside. He was too ...
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My 2 1/2 year old won't talk on his own And stares into the distance
He does say things like "mommy" "daddy" "ewww" "Mickey" "owww" and "drink". They're slurred and you have to know what he's saying to understand them. But he won't say anything else on his own. We can ...
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How to stop 4,5 year old to ask about every little thing to do for her
My 4,5 year old daughter asks about every little thing to do for her, e.g. pass her glass of water which stands 3 meters from us and it's the same work for me and for her to do that. Another example ...
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How much crying is OK for a newborn child?
My child is just a week old and I've noticed that he is crying all the time when he is awake and we are not holding him.
If we hold him he usually calms down but the longer we don't hold him the ...
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How to stop kids not to reveal inside matters outside?
I observed a couple and their 6 years old daughter who reveals their family matters outside. As it can happen with anyone including me, I was looking for your opinion to handle it better.
The family ...
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My two year old depicted a very violent scenario verbally
I was playing with my two year old where she was spooning sea shells into a bottle. I put out my hand to hold the bottle steady. This is something that she would often object to and she may say ...
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How to make my son stop pulling my clothes?
My son is now around 6 years old. Today he pulled my sister's clothes in a gathering. This is so embarrassing. He did this after a few months.
What does this gesture mean and how do I make him ...
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My 18 month old cries when he realizes that he made a mistake
I have a parenting situation where I'm unsure of the right behavior.
My 18 month old child is usually shy and doesn't mingle with people easily, but if someone spends time with him and goes a little ...
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By brother is lonely and has turned to the internet to fill his social craving. How do I tell my parents without betraying his trust?
My nearly 14 y/o brother doesn't have much social interaction (due to being homeschooled) and to fill his social craving I noticed several days when I startled him that he has turned to secretly ...
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Toddler recently pushing me away, no cuddles, not saying goodnight etc etc and I'm withdrawing a bit - is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Our daughter just turned 2 in May. My wife and I haven't really had that many issues with her, but recently she's being odd.
Every time I go to give her a hug, cuddle or kiss she either pulls away or ...
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My 11-year-old grandson is holding in his poop
My 11-year-old grandson holds in his poop to the point he will pack his butt with toilet paper and when he can't hold it anymore it comes out in the toilet paper. Afterwards, he tries to clean up the ...
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My 2.5-year-old wakes up and whines for hours
My 2-year-old wakes up in the middle of the night and whines for an hour or two and won't tell me why or go back to sleep. I have to work and this can't keep happening. Also I am worried about him.
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When does a toddler understand the joke of a man falling down on purpose?
A few days ago I was watching a circus show with my almost 3-year-old daughter. There was a guy who was doing some pirouettes in an horizontal bar: he would turn several times in a row and then stop ...
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How to stop 5-year-old hitting?
My 5-year-old sons' behaviour has deteriorated over the last 9 months but mostly in the last 4 months has it been more noticeable.
He will hit and lash out at both myself and my partner's children ...
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Is being repetitive normal for a 3-year-old child?
I have a 3-year-old son and am a first-time mom. I just noticed that he is very repetitive, saying something more times than expected. He doesn't stop, even when I say okay. He stops when he wants.
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What to do with a first grader who cannot sit still in school?
A first grader (7 1/2 years old) has trouble sitting still. Often, he stands up when everyone else is sitting, squirms around, but is not verbally disruptive. At home, he similarly has little ...
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Why don't children know why they do things?
I have a 7 year old son. He routinely disobeys instructions, I am not some strict task master that is always asking him to do stuff but I need him to listen to the things I ask him for his benefit as ...
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6 years old girl resolving most of things with crying or yelling
My 6 years old daughter is generally a very optimistic, probably happy, smiling kid which likes to play with her sister and others. But... only until everything goes with her expectations.
Whenever ...
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12 year old daughter only misbehaves for her parents
I have a 12 year old daughter who behaves for everyone except for my wife and I. Everyone else that encounters her thinks she is just an angel, but at home she is argumentative, talks back, has a ...
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10 year old will not help with anything around the house
My child will help everyone else out. Neighbors, family, at school, bus driver, etc. He will not help out and I've asked him to tidy his room for months now. I've cleaned it myself many times and it ...
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Our 6-year-old is talking down to herself. Why would she do that and should we be worried?
I have a 6-year-old daughter who is wonderful and basically your normal 6-year-old. One behavior that she has been exhibiting that scares her mother and me a bit is that she will occasionally talk ...
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My 5-year-old daughter was verbally forced by another 7-year-old girl to show her bottom in daycare
My 5-year-old daughter was verbally forced by another 7-year-old girl to show her bottom in daycare.
She told me today about this while taking a bath with me. She doesn't remember when this incident ...
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My 2.5 year old child can only be calmed by mother
My 2.5-year-old daughter is a good educated child that hasn't many bad behaviors. Sometimes she turns out to be more the defensive type than the aggressive one, but all in normal frames.
When she ...
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How do I react when my 2.5 year old hits me?
My 2.5 year old has started hitting me in the face, on the body (anywhere) during tantrums and sometimes even when we're having a nice moment together. What is the best way to deal with this?
I know ...
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Anxiety, Anger, and Major Sleep Issues in 2.5 Year Old Following Long Holiday – Is This Normal?
We went to Australia from Canada for two months to visit (and stay with) family when our son was 2.25 years old. He is now 2.5 years old.
Now he is terrified to go to sleep, screams if we leave him (...
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How do I stop my little brother from throwing things?
My brother is usually very nice to me, but sometimes he acts out. I can't be harsh with him because he is not a mature. He gets in a habit of throwing things.
What can I do to get him to stop ...
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What to do about our 7-year-old daughter's emotional outbursts when I lose to my husband?
I'm the 31-year-old mother of a 7-year-old girl. My 27-year-old-husband and I take our daughter to the park on weekends and holidays.
A few weeks ago, she wanted me to take on my husband in a game ...
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Five-year-old son constantly fondling himself - is it normal?
When my five-year-old son wears some comfy clothes, like joggers or pyjamas especially after school, he tends to either sit on the sofa or lie on the floor and basically fondle himself. He started ...
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My son still wants to hold my hand at 13
My son still wants to hold my hand at 13. Holding his dad's hand has been drilled into him since he was able to walk as a safety thing and I assumed as he got older he would not want to anymore, but ...
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Bad attitude from my 12yr old
My son has a bad attitude, and I can't even have a discussion with him without him kicking off. I try my hardest to not get cross but sometimes it's so hard not to. The way he is being is splitting my ...
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Do court imposed curfews work? [closed]
Recently, my 18 year old son went to court for a possession for the purposes of trafficking (P.P.T.) charge.
His mother and I have been divorced for the last three years; and she told me that the ...
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My daughter is not talking to me
I am father of a 5 year old kid. Both myself and my wife were working until my daughter was 3.5 years old. Until then my daughter was so caring affectionate towards me, would play with me, would talk ...
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Is this a situation in which I should push for intervention or should I let it go?
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I am a mid-older teen living at home and preparing to go to college in about a year. I generally keep to myself and only interact with my parents on the most essential topics so I may be ...
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Shall I be worried about my 5-year-old son seeming to be depressed when at his mom's?
I have a 5-year-old son and I have him every weekend and days here and there during the week. When I drop him off at his mother's on Sunday nights maybe once or twice a month she texts or calls me and ...
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How to address preschooler lying
My 3.5 years old recently started lying. Up to now, they where mostly "I didn't do this" type of lies. For exemple, he would unroll the toilet paper in the bathroom or put play-doh in the washer (!) ...
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How can I help my almost six year old behave better at my home? He is good at his dad's house, with grandparents, and at school
My son is with me 4 or 5 nights per week; with his father the balance. But I see him every day after school regardless (I'm at home with my second baby). I have a good relationship with my ex, and ...
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How to rectify downward spiral of Parents (us) Shouting & 'Bad Behaviour'
Our son (4.5 yo) has recently gone from being very well behaved to frequently... 'selfish'*.
I've noticed my wife and I have more frequently resorted to shouting at him, whereas before we tended to ...
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How to get past the phase of dirty talk?
I'm not sure if every child goes through this so I won't make a blanket statement. Some kids go through a phase when they learn words like "snot" or "booty" or "poop" that saying it makes them giggle ...
