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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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 ...
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How to make my 7- and 10-year-old nephews eat more healthily?
I am a single gay man and earlier this year I moved in with my disabled parents to help them care for my Nephews (7 and 10). I have been very active in their lives and was always aware of their eating ...
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My 8 year old pees and poops his pants
I am at a loss. My son is almost 8. He was fully potty trained by 2 1/2, but now isn't. I have tried everything; taking away TV, toys, etc. I have even grounded him. I have even tried to be calm and ...
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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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How to get new 'earworm song' for six year old boy?
My six year old boy has heard Sir Mix A Lot's song Baby Got Back. (From a movie I think).
The chorus has the right mixture of irreverent delight that would appeal to a six-year old.
The challenge ...
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6-year-old child taking about an hour and a half to get to sleep
When we put our 6-year-old child to bed, he can take between 45 and 90 minutes to get to sleep, if we leave and don't lie with him. If we do, it's 20 to 30 minutes. His 4-year-old brother, who sleeps ...
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How to support a 7-year-old who is behind in school for reasons other than intellectual and learning disability?
The kid in question is 7 years old and just finishing first grade. His parental guardian is his aunt (his father is not in the picture and his biological mother lost custody of him when he was very ...
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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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How to explain -gasm to 10 year old
I was watching a daytime TV programme about Asian food with my 10 year old son. One of the presenters said while looking at a very nice piece of fresh tuna "I just had a sushigasm"
My son asked me ...
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Shall I be worried about my 6-year-old girl still sleeping with us from time to time?
My six-year-old younger daughter still sleeps with us from time to time at the early morning hours.
She gets to sleep in her own bed each and every evening (with the exception of some rare cases, ...
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How do I address not wanting my children to view our mature/R-rated content?
My child and I are both "gamers". He has a handheld gaming system, we both play together on a console, and, when I have free time, I play on my PC. Sometimes when I am playing on PC, his interest ...
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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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I found a video on my 8-year-old girls tablet where her same aged girl friend asks her to show her private areas. And she does. What should I do?
They are good friends since they were 4. Last weekend at a play date at my house they were playing with my girls tablet, making toys videos (just for fun, not uploading them anywhere), filming the ...
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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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How to remove electronics and shift sleep schedule of 6-year old?
I started taking care of my grandchild when she was still 7 months old. During her first day to 6 months old she was with her father and my daughter. Sadly, their relationship didn't last. Right now, ...
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english novels like “the worst witch” for boys [closed]
I'm looking for a wizard book for my kid, hopefully similar level as "The Worst Witch", i.e. easier than the Harry Potter series, but for boys.
Hopefully it is suitable for boys around 5-7 years old, ...
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Telling my daughter I am not her biological father [duplicate]
I met my partner when she was 6 months pregnant. I took my daughter on as my own. I have and will always be her dad. She is now 10 years old and three years ago we lost her mam so it is me who is ...
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What to do about my 5-year-old's tantrums?
I'm a single mother of a 5-year-old boy. Within the last month or so, his tantrums are increasingly getting worse. Hitting, talking back, spitting, name calling, throwing things, the whole nine. I don'...
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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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Elementary aged students and school walk out
I have a 2nd grader that would like to participate in the National School Walkout being organized by the Women's March. I don't feel comfortable with my 2nd grader participating without parental ...
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Does the Montessori method allow a child to choose the same lesson every day without guidance?
My 7-year-old daughter goes to a Montessori school. For at least 3 months now, she has been choosing the same lesson every day. There have been new lessons given by the teacher, but it seems the level ...
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My children witnessed family violence. How should I handle it? [closed]
Yesterday my sister-in-law unleashed a torrent of verbal abuse during a family gathering, which culminated in her pinning her sister to the floor and punching her, and when I asked her to leave, a ...
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My daughter asked if I will remarry
So, I'm a single father with full custody of my seven year old daughter and aside from Skype calls her mother is not in the picture.
Today my daughter asked me quite seriously if I plan on remarrying.
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First time kindergartner having trouble with focus
I have a 5-year-old who's in kindergarten for the first time this year. He is a smart person, but in class he's not staying focused. He gets sidetracked easily but he can comprehend and get the ...
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Five year old lying
We send our 5yo boy to kindergarten with a packed lunch most days. Every once in awhile we let him buy lunch. Kids have an account that we can pay into, so there is no need for cash transactions. (...
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Hand me downs: what to do when it's not the receiving child who is resentful
Our family has three boys and now a baby girl. My oldest is in his teens and was so gentle on his clothes that I have had a steady supply of well cared for and almost brand new hand me downs available ...
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Can a “magic answer box” backfire? Is it ok?
I’m a fresh father (4 months old daughter) and I’m sometimes visualising the future.
I was thinking of implementing a system for when she’ll be a little older (7+ years old) in which:
she posts a ...
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Should I give my son a christmas card from my mother, with whom we deliberately have no contact?
Today, a christmas card came through the post addressed to my 7 year old son. I recognised the handwriting as my mothers. I am reluctant to give my son this card and am unsure on the best course of ...
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How to react to incredible stubborn episodes in a 7 year old
My youngest daughter has always had a stubborn streak. As she's got older (now 7), it's got worse. While most children will eventually cave to some combination of carrot and stick, once she's in this ...
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At what age should we replace old mobile phone with smart phone?
Recently my 7-year-old daughter asked me to replace her old phone with smart-phone(the one with touch screen etc.). One of the reason was that some kids in her class have such a phone.
My daughter ...
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How can I help my kindergartener dress up for costume week on a budget?
My son's elementary school is doing a week with a different costume theme each day. I doubt that the theme is mandatory, as I can't imagine them requiring low income families to participate. That said,...
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Is it appropriate for boys aged 7 and 11 to go shirtless at home in front of 7 year old girl?
I am divorced with 2 boys and my significant other has a girl. My boys are 11 and 7, and she is 7. What brought me here is me not understanding certain things such as, my significant other asks me to ...
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Can they suspend an IEP student in kindergarten?
My son is in kindergarten this year with an IEP related to autism. He was suspended today for behavior the reason given on suspension form is caused, attempted or threatened to cause physical injury.
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If my 5yr old is an exceptional liar, should I expect that she will continue lying as she gets older?
I have a gorgeously adorable 5 year old daughter who over the past 6 months or so has developed a bent towards lying. Adorable + lying = bad recipe for a pushover dad (I'm really not, I may be mushy ...
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How to discuss art which includes mild adult content with a child (around 8 years old)?
I recently started to give English lessons to my niece, who is nearly eight. My main method for learning vocabulary and pronunciation is listening to songs and discussing them.
So far we have been ...
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What can I tell and what can I ask of a 2nd grade teacher, about my child's health?
My son is 6 and in second grade. In general he is quite healthy, but he has illness induced asthma. In other words, his asthma is essentially dormant unless he gets a cold or the flu, at which point ...
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What to do about my boyfriend's 6-year-old who behaves very badly when away from his parents?
My boyfriend has a 6-year-old boy for whom he has primary custody over. He visits his mother for the summer, some holidays, talks to her via Skype and on the phone. He seems to have a very loving and ...
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How do you respond to unfriendly parent volunteers at your kid's school?
I'm starting to believe it's due to the past year's issue that we had in my child's class. A kid bullied him, but it was never caught, so the teachers and this parent volunteer (that helped out in the ...
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Our 5-year-old foster child lies and steals and my fiancé has given up on him. What can I do?
At the end of June, my fiancé and I got custody of my cousin's five-year-old son.
He has been stealing and lying to us since the moment he got here. We have tried everything we can think of to get ...
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What are some healthy ways to control the speech of a child when parents are absent?
In Pakistan, according to Wikipedia, there are blasphemy laws which can even result in death.
In the USA, where I am, we have a constitutional right of free speech, which does extend to children (all ...
