| Subject | Date Asked |
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| childhood development | 7/29/2008 |
Q: My son is 3 almost 4. He wants to learn so bad. He is always trying to build things with me and do ...
A: Mark, How wonderful that your son is wanting to read! Feed that desire and you can do this in a ...
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| my niece | 7/20/2008 |
Q: if a child is approaching 6 years of age, and still speaks mostly "gibberish"...what is the problem ...
A: I think it would be wise to get a professional opinion from a certified speech person. I am pretty ...
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| Pre-school Writing Skills | 5/29/2008 |
Q: My 5 year old writes everything backwards. He always wants to start on the right side of the paper ...
A: No, don't worry. Check out these sites that I am sending you here. I would encourage him gently to ...
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| should we go to first grade? | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have a daughter who will be 6 at the end of April. She will be completing kindergarten in a few ...
A: I would get more information. I would ask specifically about her development in story-telling and in ...
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| early childhood care center | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for resources to help a child care center provide for it's families, the best possible ...
A: What a great question and how wonderful you are open to all of the new changes in ECE! Great! I am ...
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| mat times or group times | 4/3/2008 |
Q: In a centre where there are ages 2-5 what do you see as the importance for mat times or group times ...
A: It always bothers me when I see meeting time (some call it circle time) be made mandatory for all of ...
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| 11 Month old | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I am interested in games to play with my 11 month old son. I am also interested in you opinion ...
A: Here are some sites for games and activities for you and your son. Remember, the relationship you ...
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| 4 yr old | 1/1/2008 |
Q: Cindy, My wife and I have been working with our four year old daughter with writing letters, ...
A: Please don't make it formal...that may be the problem. Make it natural...the formality of how you ...
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| shy 5 year old | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Our 5 year old daughter is extremely shy. She won't talk to any grownups (aunts, uncles, neighbors, ...
A: . I am including some sites and articles for you. Just remember not to push..I know parents and ...
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| 2 yr old's face drawings | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I have 4 children from 2 1/2 to 10 1/2. My youngest is a a girl and has been diagnosed with Apraxia ...
A: I got some answers and more info for you... Hi Cindy, I am not an expert with this but someone ...
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| School! | 11/1/2007 |
Q: Could you answer a question about going to school for early childhood education? Like how old you ...
A: Brooke, Early childhood education is not mandatory. One does not have to send their child to ...
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| My four year old drawing ability | 10/19/2007 |
Q: I have a four year old son in preschool. I have noticed that his drawing ability is very immature. ...
A: Dawn, No don't worry. Here are some sites you can check out: ...
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| Left-Handed First Grader | 9/26/2007 |
Q: Caporaso, I have a (soon to be 7-year-old) daughter who is attending 1st grade. Back in September ...
A: Karen, I am shocked, too, and no, there is nothing "wrong" with being a left hander. My nephew is a ...
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| potty accidents | 7/17/2007 |
Q: My 5 year old son has been having accidents a lot lately and I don't know how to handle it. I'm ...
A: I would definitely not panic here but I would first go to the pediatrician and discuss this with him ...
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| playing autoharp for musical games in preschool | 5/16/2007 |
Q: I was told by my director that I cannot play musical games in the room in a large area by the ...
A: I see the dilemma here. My suggestion is this. Can you find another place to have your music ...
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| my daughter feels left out of a 3 wy friendship | 4/15/2007 |
Q: in the past few months my 4 yr old daughter has become friends with 2 girls. when they have ...
A: Helen, Fear not..there is a solution here. I have seen this so many times. Here is what I would ...
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| Using Behavior charts | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I am a preschool teacher of 18, 3.5 to 4 year olds. My question concerns Behavior Charts. My ...
A: Kathy, Thanks for writing. I do not use physical or external rewards and I, too, am opposed to ...
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| Child development | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I have to observe a 13 month old child for strengths and weakness. What is a child suppose to be ...
A: You may not know from one minute to the next how your 13-month-old will behave. Playgroups can be ...
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| My child's drawings | 8/22/2006 |
Q: My four year old daughter, soon to be five in October, has just started her 3rd year of preschool. ...
A: Great question...... First, though, when you say she is in pre-school for her third year..do you ...
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| 6 Year old afraid of bugs | 4/23/2006 |
Q: I'm worried about my 6 year old. This started last week when friend drove my daughter home from ...
A: Christine, I am so sorry that your friend told her about the snakes. We want our kids to be safe ...
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