| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Shy child | 12/3/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: My daughter is 6 and is in the 1st grade. Her teacher informed me yesterday that she was very shy, ...
A: If your daughter is happy at school, and doing well, then in my opinion there is nothing to worry ...
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| My Son | 12/3/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: OK I'm a single mother with no one to turn to for help.......... My son has not been listening for ...
A: I understand how you feel, but don't worry, there's plenty you can do. First you need to think of 3 ...
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| Social skills? | 12/2/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 6 year old, first grader. It seems hard for her to make friends. She talks about kids ...
A: Is your daughter expressing any feelings about this? You indicate she likes school and visiting ...
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| Girlfriend in need of help with a 12 year old son of boyfriend | 12/1/2008 | Debbie Preece |
Q: I need help so badly. My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half and living ...
A: It doesn't sound good. I don't see a good resolution unless your boyfriend is willing to step up ...
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| How do children feel if they do not know there father | 11/30/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: How do children feel if they do not know there father, there father is not on the birth certificate ...
A: Children are resilient creatures which is fortunate as many parents make poor decisions. I wouldn't ...
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| What should a mother do | 11/29/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: What should a mother do if she got pregnant and the father a green card holder/foreign national ...
A: I'm not sure why a father would want to "flee" his child, but if he did, it would be harder to ...
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| What should a mother do | 11/29/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: If the father advises pregnant woman, that he does not want his name put on the birth certificate, ...
A: You should probably talk to a lawyer regarding all this. I don't know what the father is telling ...
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| This is a mental question. Answer two. | 11/27/2008 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: Call me sick or whatever but you're not coming from my point of view.I was looking at this little ...
A: This is a follow up -- answer two: I am just an art teacher...not trained in behavioral or sexual ...
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| What should a mother do | 11/26/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: If the father advises pregnant woman, that he does not want his name put on the birth certificate, ...
A: If mother and father are both people of their word, then he can be out of the baby's life regardless ...
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| bullying 1st grade | 11/25/2008 | Debbie Preece |
Q: my 6 yr old son complaining ABOUT COUPLE KIDS HITTING HIM, SNATCHING THINGS FROM HIM writing bad ...
A: I'm sorry your son is having such issues so early in his life. If you have mentioned this to the ...
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| pretend play too far? | 11/24/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My 6 year old daughter has been pretend playing she has a baby in her belly. She starts out by ...
A: I wouldn't worry about this behavior. Putting the baby undershirt simply represents pregnant women. ...
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| 6-year-old girl with behavioral changes.. | 11/21/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: My 6yo has always been high energy, frequently flitting from one toy or task to the next. She had ...
A: Yes, I do have a suggestion for you to try. We too have had a child with behavioral difficulties. ...
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| What should mother do | 11/20/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: Chat should mother do if your 14 year old daughter came home with a small tattoo, and her father did ...
A: If you had asked me that question before the tattoo was done, I would have advised against it ...
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| Tapping of fingers | 11/20/2008 | Angie Wilcock |
Q: I have a 10 year old son who is in 4th grade. We have had him tested for ADHD, but results were not ...
A: My first response to your situation is to suggest that the need to have something in his hands such ...
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| Strange Behavior | 11/20/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: I have a 4 year old son, and yesterday Icaought him and his frined (also 4)with thier pants down ...
A: First of all don't worry! Children of this age often experiment and want to see each other to check ...
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| 10 yr old, extremely low self esteem | 11/20/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 10 yr old son with very low self esteem. Everyday we go through the same scenario. I hate ...
A: The best way I know how to fix self esteem in children is through focus time. This is time that you ...
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| 4 yrs old boy afraid to lose | 11/20/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My 4 years old has always been competitive. But lately he has become "too competitive" to the point ...
A: Its not uncommon for kids to have an aversion to losing. But learning to win and lose are important ...
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| 7 yr old attention at school | 11/20/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: We just got back from teacher conferences...the out come from his report card was exceeding in areas ...
A: You do need to be concerned; this is a life skill he will need in the future, both in all the school ...
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| 9 yr old having "solid" accidents | 11/18/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: my niece is a 9 yr old girl, she has been having "poop" accidents lately. Though I just found out ...
A: This is quite common, I get many questions about this problem. It sounds as if you are doing the ...
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| Why do many American children want to stay in Europe, and not return to America? | 11/16/2008 | Angie Wilcock |
Q: Why a small American child does not object when he is abducted from the US to the Netherlands in ...
A: I have no idea what you are trying to prove or who you really need to speak with about this issue - ...
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| Difficulty with my son | 11/14/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: My 6 year old son is very good in studies. The problem is that he is very slow in writing and also ...
A: Eating slowly is not necessarily a bad thing. Your son is unlikely to ever eat more than he should, ...
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| My 6yr old son | 11/12/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have 7 children and I thought I have seen and done it all with them. I have a 6 year old, who I ...
A: With seven children you already know that despite having the same parents, children have their very ...
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| My 6 year old son | 11/12/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I have 7 children and I thought I have seen and done it all with them. I have a 6 year old, who I ...
A: This is very strange really...if he has been tested and if he never exhibits these things at church ...
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| behavior problem | 11/12/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 4 year old daughter and she can be such a sweet and loving child however, lately she is ...
A: Four year olds can get bossy and difficult, which is not to say that its okay, but that its not ...
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| My six-year old son | 11/11/2008 | Debbie Preece |
Q: My son does not listen at home.He does great in school, excels in his classes, and is able to follow ...
A: It sounds to me like he knows he gets away with bad behavior a few times before you "really get ...
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| Problems with 12 year old son | 11/11/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: I am hoping to get some kind of answer. I am a mother of 2, our oldest is 16, our youngest is 12. ...
A: You poor things. What a lot you are having to live with. As far as I can see there are 2 main things ...
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| defiant behavior in 5 year old grandson | 11/7/2008 | Debbie Preece |
Q: My daughter is having a really tough time with her 5 year old middle child. He is very defiant, very ...
A: It's hard to watch our children as they struggle with life's issues isn't it. It sounds like she ...
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| Difficult behavior in 7 yo daughter | 11/7/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I feel totally put through the wringer with my 7 yo daughter. She is a very intelligent child, ...
A: Children's behavior rarely changes quickly without some sort of causal event. This could be related ...
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| Extreme Behavior Problems | 11/7/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I am writing to you today to try and get some help for my sister and my nephew. She was a young ...
A: Amanda, this poor child will not get enough help from school counseling. Urge the mom to get him ...
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| poor elementary school grades | 11/5/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: Leslie: thank you for reviewing this situation. It may not sound as bad as it is, but it is ...
A: Its not unusual for 13 year old boys to start to struggle in school. Puberty and changes in school ...
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| stress | 11/5/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: i am at school and we are doing a work sheet on stress and one of my stresses are my brothers ...
A: You need to talk to your parents privately and explain how very very bad and stressed out you feel. ...
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| 4 1/2 year old boy won't poop in the toilet | 11/5/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: My son was always a little late with the potty training but after he was 3 and a half years old he ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering, I've been really busy this week. As you rightly say, your son has ...
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| 5 Year old child - hurried work at school | 11/5/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 5 year old son who is in Kindergarten in an International School. He has been having this ...
A: I would go ahead and check with the doctor again. Its true that this behavior is not unusual, but it ...
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| toileting | 11/4/2008 | Cathy Bailey |
Q: my daughter still does poos in her pants even though she is 6 next march.i am genuienly concerned ...
A: This is a very common problem, many people have asked me very similar questions. First, don't worry, ...
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| death of a parent | 11/3/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I know we all handle the news of the death of someone we love differently, but I'm not sure what to ...
A: I think you just need to give them some time to reflect and think about their feelings. Just ...
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| Advice | 11/2/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 6 year old little girl who the past 2 months has been little miss attitude and it is only ...
A: Its unusual for children who have previously behaved well to all of a sudden change unless something ...
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| death of a parent | 11/1/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I know we all handle the news of the death of someone we love differently, but I'm not sure what to ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss and can see why you would be concerned and confused. But I cannot ...
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| Crying son | 10/30/2008 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I have a 6 and a half year old son, Joe who is very, very sensitive and cries very easily. My ...
A: If only your husband could go back in time and remember what it was LIKE to be a six year old, ...
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| Scared at night | 10/27/2008 | Debbie Preece |
Q: I have a 7 year old and here recently he's started being scared of being in any room by himself or ...
A: It sounds like the issues you've been dealing with are still with your son. We never really know ...
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| moving with children | 10/26/2008 | Leslie Truex |
Q: There is a strong possibility that we will be moving to a city about 10 hours away from our current ...
A: I haven't met your son or your family so I can't say for sure what is best for you. But my first ...
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