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 tell my 4-year-old son not to get hyper with his uncle or anyone except parents?
My brother in law is a cocky, arrogant person. The way I see it, my son plays with him and they laugh and play really loud, but suddenly he has change of mood like flicking a switch. As 4-year-olds do ...
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How to deal with toddler discipline and tantrums
Obviously toddlers have different behaviours so this is not an easy one size fits all question. So I am asking generically as opposed to specifically.
Today I had to discipline my toddler for a very ...
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Social Confidence/Intelligence for 7 y/o boy
I have a 7 y/o 2nd grade boy. He’s really talented academically, especially in the reading and writing areas, but he is lacking socially. I’ve noticed it when watching him at classroom events, the t-...
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How to introduce a trigger word for 'quiet' in the car?
I've been reading a parenting book which has a section about entertaining a toddler in a car. It acknowledges that you sometimes need to concentrate when driving and it has the following suggestion:
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Girlfriends Daughter
I recently started dating an on again off again friend of mine back in May. We've been living together in our new house since October. We're both in our mid thirties and have known each other since ...
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How to answer my 5 year old why I can tell her what she has to do, and why she can't tell me what to do
In the morning there are lots of things to be done before heading off to preschool. I'm acting like a policeman every morning to get those things done and to push my child to go out. Every day I have ...
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Fear of DAD and leaving [closed]
I'm 26 years but i still stay with my Dad because in a typical african home its a taboo for a lady to leave her fathers and live alone. They see it as her being wayward and she will not have chances ...
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Does toddler keep hands around private parts?
My son is turning 3 years old and lately I been noticing he is playing/holding his penis, which I am really concerned about.
His hand just wonders off to his willy, I have asked him what's wrong but ...
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How do I make my 10 year old son try new things? [closed]
I have a 10-year-old son, who has a "fixed" way of doing things.
He will always insist on sitting at the same place on the Sofa, always have the same Chocolate ice-cream, always want to be the first ...
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How to help my child that has OCD with Sexual Obsessions?
I have a son that is 15 years old. He has Tourette's and ADHD and they have been managed well by my wife and I and his teachers at school. He also has Auditory Processing Disorder.
Some of the ...
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18-month-old kicked out of church nursery
Our 18-month old was kicked out of our church's nursery where we send him during worship services & church classes. He's kicked out unless one of us are in there with him, which makes it difficult ...
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My son is venting steam by abusing his cousin
My son is nearly 3 and a half, and in the kindergarten everyone knows him as gentle, friendly and polite.
He has two cousins, 2 and 0.5, living less than a kilometer from us, so they meet several ...
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6 year old does not respond to disciplinary actions…what to do?
I have a six-year old who talks back, hits, etc. and does not respond to disciplinary measures such as time outs, taking away toys, etc.
When he is being disciplined he would not listen and would ...
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5-yo getting violent
My son has always been kind and never got us worried before. Never had any issues.
We recently relocated and he had to change school. The school assigned buddies to everyone because they had merged ...
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How to deal with a stubborn but brilliant child?
I have 2 boys, aged 6 years and 4 years respectively. This concern is regarding the younger one. He has been very stubborn since birth. But on the other hand, I believe he is very brilliant and has a ...
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Can a 4 years old feel if someone is missing
My wife lost her mother 2 weeks ago. My mother in law took a lot of care of our son and every time we use to go she would be with him.
She had been in and out of hospital but 90% she was in Hosptial. ...
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Why does my 3-year-old cry when someone laughs?
My 3-year-old cries or throws a tantrum when anyone laughs. She will actually tell us to stop laughing. If it’s strangers she will say to me "mom they’re laughing" while she starts to cry. I would ...
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Why does my 10-year-old daughter not complete her homework?
My 10-year-old girl is a class four pupil. As a parent and teachers we have realised that she does not always complete her work. She doesn't want to think, so she will even cut the questions and write ...
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Should i cover all of the plugs with tape to prevent children from getting electrocuted?
I covered all of the plugs in the house with tape to prevent children from getting electrocuted. Is this good enough? Or should I buy the official plug cover's?
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My baby girl is 12 months old [closed]
She is eating only blended food she can not eat solid food without blend and that make me very sad to see my baby not gaining proper weight for her age. Now she is 9 kg. Please help me what should I ...
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How to remove mobile addiction in my toddler
Our son is 3 years old and addicted to mobile, he need to play games, or he will cry and make fuss. My wife give her phone and he is always starring down at it. To make him quiet coz he make a lot of ...
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What could cause our toddler's strange episodes of acting up?
Background:
Our son is almost 3 years old. Normally he is well behaving, speaks in sentences, shares toys/treats with other kids nicely, willing to sit down and learn letters etc.
Problem:
A few ...
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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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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 ...
