Questions tagged [primary-schooler]
Age specific questions from about 5 years to about 8 years. Younger: pre-schooler. Older: middle-childhood.
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Kid genius help
I am the legal guardian of a kid, after his/her parents were found incapable of taking care of him.
Okay from day 1, I saw that he/she couldnt make any friends and knew things normall a 6 year old ...
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How to deal with a 6 year old who was “caught” cheating?
This is regarding my son who is 6 years old and is studying in Grade 1. We got a call from his class teacher that he was caught "cheating" during dictation assessment. Actually, we revise the words at ...
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How to help my son improve without being discouraging?
I am building and painting miniatures, and have been doing so for many years. My son is showing more and more interest in building and painting them with me, which is great. I let him build a ...
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What's a reasonable phone/FaceTime schedule for a six-year old child and a remote parent?
For the sake of concreteness and specificity, let's say that both parents work full-time Monday thru Friday.
What is reasonable for the remote parent to expect from the 'on site' parent?
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Why is technology bad for children?
Almost 5 years ago I have asked this question:
Is it too dangerous for my 2 years old son to watch YouTube on the iPad for hours?
and I concluded that (watching) TV etc is not very healthy for the ...
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Intervention or learning experience: child gives away stuff
My 6 year old recently he gave away a bunch of pokemon cards (these are collectible cards that can also be used to play a game, but he is a little too young for that) and now he regrets it.
At the ...
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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 teach a 7-year-old that things don't always go her way?
I've noticed that whenever things don't happen how she expects them to happen, my 7-year-old niece starts crying, runs away, or engages herself with another activity that she has more control over.
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The problem of distance and UK Primary school admission
In the UK primary school admission process, does an applicant who applies outside of their borough, to a neighboring borough, have a lower likelihood of admission than a resident of the borough the ...
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How to make my 6.5-year-old stop playing with saliva?
My 6.5-year-old son is a normal, happy child but has a nasty habit of wiping his mouth on his hands, or taking saliva out of his mouth and spreading it, e.g. on his foot (?) multiple times a day. He ...
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What to do against our 5-year-old son's low opinion of the opposite gender?
We have a 5-year-old son. Mom and Dad both work. A female nanny manages the kids once they return from school. Mom manages the household with help from the nanny. This is something we are changing so ...
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How to improve a 7-year-old's reading?
Our 7-year-old boy has just started 2nd grade. His testing has shown that his reading and math is at a kindergarten level.
We've done the math homework every single night, and he understands it at ...
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How to encourage my 5-year-daughter to become a Medical Doctor?
I have a 5-year-old daughter. She has expressed a desire to be a Medical Doctor several times. Are there games, books, something on TV she can watch that will ground this idea or give her more ...
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How to make a 5-year-old follow instructions in kindergarten?
I have a 5-year-old granddaughter. She has only been in kindergarten for two weeks and has been in trouble three times for not following instructions. No walking in line without touching wall or ...
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What to do about a defiant 5-year-old?
Our 5-year-old daughter just started kindergarten a week ago. After over a year of defiant behaviour, I had hoped that school would give my wife and I a much needed change for the better with our ...
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How to make our son use tissue in toilet
As Muslims we are use to using a Bidet shower for purity reason. We moved to the UK some time back and now we have a toddler who is soon going to go to playgroup nursery. One of the requirements the ...
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How can I make my 6-year-old daughter zip her jacket up?
I am a father of a 6-year-old daughter. She comes out of school with her jacket wide open, even on wet rainy days. She knows how to zip her jacket and can do it very competently. It's just that she is ...
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Is it ok for parents to kiss and romance with each other while their 2- to 8-year-old child watches?
I'm not a parent yet and still in my 20s. I was wondering if it's ok for a kid (between the age of 2-8 years) to watch his parents kiss and romance with each other. By romance I mean holding your ...
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How to make my 7-year-old daughter stop wetting her pants?
I have a 7-year-old daughter. She still wets her pants because she doesn't want to stop what she is doing to go to the bathroom. She waits and waits and waits until the last possible second to go and ...
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How can I help my 5-year-old introvert boy relax?
I have a 5-year-old boy, with two younger brothers (1 year and 3 years old). He is intelligent, sensitive (easily stressed) and shy. I would definitely label him an introvert, but he does not like to ...
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How to deal with spillage when my 6-year-old son uses the toilet?
My son is 6 years old. I have been dealing with spillage in the toilet. He himself is very concerned and tries to avoid it by holding his 'thing' and pointing it down. This way he is successful but I ...
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How to help a 5-year-old deal with negative emotions?
My 5-year-old gets angry and frustrated in situations like:
losing at a board game
being told he is wrong about something
being told not to yell 'You are so fat!' at a teacher with the explanation it ...
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How to help a 6-year-old who witnessed a school shooting?
I am not a parent, but am asking this for a good friend. He has a 6-year-old daughter who was in the attached elementary school during a recent high school shooting. I don't think she saw anyone get ...
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What's an appropriate age to involve kids in life changing decisions?
My wife and myself have very different views on bringing up our kids. Our differences and different ways of handling problems is tearing the family apart. My kids are about 6 years old (girl) and 10 ...
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How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
Drugs are bad, m'kay. In the area where I live, one of the unfortunate facts of life is widespread drug abuse. So, at night, addicts use local playgrounds to shoot up then leave syringes and needles ...
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How to make my 6- and 8-year-old's stop using the f-word?
My kindergartener and 2nd grader have learned the f-word and a lot of other words in school and they say them at home. I never react too stubbornly with them or stop them to use those words. I gently ...
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Why is it so hard teaching your own children and how to improve the process?
I have two children, 6 and 9 years old. I find it very hard to teach them skills or school subjects and I wonder if there are any tricks or methods to it? It seems my children are much more eager to ...
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How to discipline my 5-year-old who misbehaves when tired or hungry?
I have a sweet but headstrong 5-year-old kid. He is usually well behaved and when that is not the case I handle it. But when he is experiencing some kind of physical discomfort - he could be tired, ...
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How to deal with children when parents are caught in the act?
A near relative discussed this issue with me. They have 2 sons and 2 daughters and everyone sleeps in the same room. They cannot afford as of now to live in a large apartment with separate room for ...
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How to tell my 7-year-old about bio father who just got out of prison?
My 7-year-old daughter's bio father went to prison when she was 3 months old. My son's dad came into our lives when my daughter was like 14 months old and has been here and been dad ever since!
I ...
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What to tell an 8 yo when his mother is incarcerated for 1+ years?
The press of the moment is arriving. It is highly likely that the mom (divorced) will be incarcerated for 1+ years (first incarceration). (She has been in jail for 3 weeks now with no bail allowed. ...
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How do I refresh my children's memory after long time of being away from me?
I have not seen my children since the beginning of October. There was no goodbye and they have moved to another city.
They are 4 and 6 years old, both have mild autism, both non-verbal.
What is the ...
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When to give up learning an instrument with a 6-year-old?
My daughter has been practising the violin with the Suzuki method since she was 3.5 years old and she is now 6 (so 2.5 years practising). However she's never really wanted to.
She has struggled ...
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How should I guide my younger brother in the right way?
I am 21 years old and have a 12 year old brother.
What I have noticed is that he is not a nerdy kind of a student and also, he doesn't score well. I understand that not all kids are completely into ...
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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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Our 8 year old son saw us having sex [duplicate]
Our 8 year old son saw my wife and I having sex the other day. Now I don't see anything wrong with it, yet my wife is unsure. What should happen here?
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How to help a shy 6-year-old make friends?
I have a 6-year-old son. He's the oldest, and we moved from the US to the UK three years ago. He's in Y2 (second grade), and is one of the younger children in his class. There are 35 kids in his grade/...
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How to overcome the nasty mouth and disrespect of my 6-year-old boy?
I am a widowed single mother of a 6-year-old boy. He knew his father until he passed away, this August will be four years ago. Since then I have been close to maybe two men. One is no longer with us ...
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What to do with a 7-year-old who just started stealing?
My 7-year-old daughter is currently on vacation from school until this Monday. Yesterday, she was in "camp" - a full-day version of the after-care program we usually send her to. At some point, she ...
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At what age should a boy be able to clean up the toilet after himself?
I have a 6-year-old grandson who pees on the toilet, around the toilet and down the front of the toilet every single time he uses the bathroom. My daughter insists he is too young to clean the toilet. ...
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Our 6-year-old son complains of stomach pain only when going to school - and refuses to go
Our 6-year-old son is crying almost every day when we try to leave him at school. He will start to cry and complain of stomach pain. This stomach pain only shows up in the morning when we are about to ...
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My child is being a help vampire
As stated, my 7-year-old son is turning into a help vampire, especially when it comes to a game we are playing.
We started playing a 3DS game together but separately. There are two versions but with ...
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Am I being too hard on my 7-year-old child?
I never thought I would have children. I suddenly walked into a beautiful little 7-year-old's life, with the commitment of becoming the best mother I can be to her. But sometimes, I question whether ...
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Kids do not want to play with my daughter
My daughter is 8 years old and in grade 3 now. She is such a cute and quiet kid, but she is not sporty. The problem is that at school, no kids want to play with her.
This has been happening since ...
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5 Year Old - Separation Anxiety and Preparing for a Death in the Family
My 5 year old son recently started school and, his separation anxiety pre-dates school, but it has really highlighted to me just how bad it is. He gets upset when he gets dropped off at school, when ...
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Volunteering opportunities for kids
Does anyone have recommendations for volunteer opportunities for a 7 year old kid in the NYC / NJ area? He wants to help other kids or maybe animals. What im not sure about is a safe place to start ...
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How to handle my 8-year-old sister's nightmares?
I am not a parent myself, but I have been responsible for a big part in the rising of my sister.
We have an age gap of 13 years, which creates a fun but complicated relationship between us.
She knows ...
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How to help my 7-year-old son socialize in school and learn to fight for his rights?
My son is 7 years old. He's very polite, shy, sensitive and honest. Unlike other kids in his class who tend to be more selfish and mean. I wonder why don't they like to play with him. Although he's ...
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How to encourage 5 year old to read?
We are based in UK, my son has 5 and he went to school. Every day he needs to practice reading. When he was in reception year, he was able to read 2 books in one evening. Sometimes he was reading on ...
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How to get my 2.5- and 5.5-year-old daughters under control?
I am a mother of two girls, 2.5 and 5.5 years old. I am really struggling with them. Yes I know all moms struggle but I am completely losing it now. The constant “no” to everything by the older one ...
