| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| loss of a parent | 10/9/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a 6 year old nephew who recently lost his mother. Do I let him see the open casket at the ...
A: What does your nephew want? Whether he sees her or not, he may still not fully grasp the permanence ...
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| not listening at school | 10/5/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: my son is six years old and in grade one. He is not listening to his teacher at all. He listens ...
A: I'm glad you are finding pleasure using the Happy Face Token System. How long have you been using ...
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| My 5 year old daughter | 10/4/2007 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: I am a divorced father of a 5 year old daughter. I am finding her behavior more and more peculiar. ...
A: This is always a hard question...when to tell. I think it is not important to tell until she's about ...
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| My 5 year old daughter | 10/4/2007 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: I am a divorced father of a 5 year old daughter. I am finding her behavior more and more peculiar. ...
A: This is normal, but very very sad and disturbing, because it tells us something about the stability ...
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| 5 yr old daughter - immature, emotional | 10/4/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have received my second phone call from my daughter's teacher today and am concerned. I am told ...
A: Its possible that your daughter isn't ready for kindergarten yet. Some kids just don't have the ...
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| Fire Drill Anxiety | 10/4/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My son is in first grade and is having serious anxiety about fire, tornado and lockdown drills as ...
A: Is it the noise that bothers him or the commotion and idea of disaster? If its the noise, you may ...
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| 11 year old change in behavior | 10/3/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: my son is 11, soon to be 12, and he is ADHD. Although this has always been a struggle, he is on ...
A: It can be difficult for boys entering puberty to manage the multiple tasks required to stay on top ...
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| STRONG WILLED 6YR OLD SON | 10/2/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I GOT A CALL FROM MY SON'S TEACHER TODAY SAYING THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST "STRONG WILLED CHILDREN ...
A: Some kids butt against authority more than others. And sometimes its because they eventually get ...
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| 7 year old lacks focus | 9/30/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: My daughter Rachel is 7 1/2 years old. She is an exceptional student, top of her class, reads at a ...
A: I can tell you are trying to be a consistent parent in both discipline and behavior and manners. ...
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| 6 yr old wanting to be an adult | 9/29/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: We are having a problem with our oldest daughter and don't know what to do. She is in 1st grade and ...
A: Today little girls are socialized into adults at an early age. Some little girls pick up on this and ...
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| My 7 year old boy | 9/29/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I am a divorced Mom of a 7 year old boy and I am having some serious issues with him lately. His ...
A: You're welcome. As far as the reading; I think boys who have behavior problems may be poor readers, ...
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| 5yr old boy/kindergarten probs | 9/27/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: We are now in the last week of the 1st 6 weeks of kindergarten, and we have already been called 3x ...
A: Sounds like you are feeling the frustration many parents feel. With an aggressive child, many times ...
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| not listening at school | 9/27/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: my son is six years old and in grade one. He is not listening to his teacher at all. He listens ...
A: I guess my first thought is what does the teacher say is the problem? Is it when he is reading, or ...
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| My 7 year old boy | 9/27/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I am a divorced Mom of a 7 year old boy and I am having some serious issues with him lately. His ...
A: Has he always been difficult or is this fairly new behavior (ie since the divorce or since starting ...
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| Very badly behaved 6 year old girl | 9/26/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: I have a daughter, an only child who is six and in the first grade. She has had problems since day ...
A: I apologize if my answer seemed like it was saying you did nothing. That was not my intention. I ...
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| problem parents of my kids friends | 9/26/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: My daughter is in the 4th grade and has had a friend for 5 years. This friend and her family are ...
A: I didn't notice in your letter whether or not your daughter's relationship with this family is being ...
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| OUT OF CONTROL 5 YEAR OLD!! | 9/26/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: ok my sister has 3 children a one year old girl sera and a almost 4 year old girl renee and a 5 year ...
A: This behavior sounds very extreme, and while your sister tried counseling, I have to recommend that ...
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| My five year old | 9/25/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: This is my five year old first time in going to a public school and his behavior is awful. I have ...
A: Did he go to pre-school? Did he act this way there? It is possible that he's not ready for ...
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| jealousy in 5 year old | 9/25/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: my daughter is 5 and has been extremely jealous of any child, other than her brother, who i help. ...
A: What does she do exactly? Does she yell? Get in the way physically? Sharing is a touch concept for ...
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| 5-year-old grandson | 9/25/2007 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I am the grandmother of three. I take care of the children when their parents work. It seems that ...
A: This is a follow up note....maybe someone should also actually go observe at school to see if there ...
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| Anger in 10-year-old son | 9/25/2007 | MaryAnn F. Kohl |
Q: My son is known to be a wonderful, giving child. He won the citizenship award last year, the only ...
A: Kelly. My specialty is creative art, not behavior, but I will give you my opinion. Fist of all, can ...
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| I think my 7 yr old has anger issues | 9/25/2007 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I'm so close to giving up. I found out my son was just suspended from the bus tomorrow because of ...
A: Sorry Hether, but this is too servious for you to handle alone. Your conselor was not effective, ...
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| fear of rain | 9/24/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My 7 1/2 year old daughter has developed a fear of rain. She looks to the sky and talks about dark ...
A: Fear is difficult in children. As adults, we recognize the irrationality of it. But if you've ever ...
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| Lying and stealing | 9/24/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My daughter turned 15 on the 9/17. She has been lying and stealing for as many years. What do I ...
A: At this late stage of the game, I think your best option is to get family counseling. Because your ...
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| My daughter who is in 1st grade... | 9/21/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My daughter began 1st grade a few weeks ago. This year has seemed to start off much better than ...
A: First, the fact that your daughter went into the boys bathroom doesn't mean you're a bad mom. Kids, ...
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| Mother showering with my 5 year-old stepson | 9/19/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My husband and I just discovered through comments made by my 5 year-old stepson that he has been ...
A: The more important question is how does your step-son feel about it? While its not necessarily ...
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| 5 YEAR OLD WITH ANXIETY PROBLEM | 9/18/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST STARTED KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR. THE FIRST 3 DAYS SHE WAS O.K. WHEN i ...
A: School anxiety is not that unusual. Its good that you have the teacher and guidance person involved. ...
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| split custody & starting kindergarten | 9/17/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: For starters my son's father and I have 50/50 split custody. (a full week with me and then off to ...
A: It could be the custody situation isn't to blame or that its coupled with other things like starting ...
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| 7 year old thief | 9/14/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: My 7 year old daughter has a bad stealing habit. She was caught for the first time last year during ...
A: For discipline to work it needs to be compelling (make an impact) on the child. It also needs to be ...
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| split custody & starting kindergarten | 9/14/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: For starters my son's father and I have 50/50 split custody. (a full week with me and then off to ...
A: Your son could be having difficulties for a variety of reasons. He may not be ready, the custody ...
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| My sons behavioral problems | 9/13/2007 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I was wanting to see if you could give me any advice about my son. He is 5 years old, and is in ...
A: I don't usually say to go and check a child for ADD but in your case I will. Your son's behaviors ...
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| mental child abuse | 9/13/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: my boyfriend is going through a divorce and he is worried about his 10 year old son. the mother ...
A: First of all, a good counselor will not make any recommendations to the court without having met ...
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| Kindergarten blues:( | 9/12/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: Debbie, I have a 5 year old daughter, for the most part is a good child but, we started kindergarten ...
A: Sometimes starting school is just as hard on mom as it is on the child. It sounds to me like your ...
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| mental child abuse | 9/11/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: my boyfriend is going through a divorce and he is worried about his 10 year old son. the mother ...
A: I can't say for sure what's going on because I can't talk to the child or the mother. However, in my ...
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| 1st Grader is smart, funny, but lacks focus | 9/11/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: My son is a happy-go-lucky little boy. He has a great sense of humor, he loves to build things, ...
A: How old is your first grader? Sometimes late birthdays can make a difference. However, sequence of ...
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| Disrespect in a toddler | 9/10/2007 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: My husband and I are about to lose it. Our son, who is only 3 1/2 has become completely ...
A: Fours tend to test you, yes, (that part is normal) and are generally not a cooperative as are threes ...
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| boyfriend sleeps with 8 yr old daughter | 9/9/2007 | Evelyn Petersen |
Q: I have been seeing a man that has partial custody of his 8 year old daughter. He seems to be a ...
A: It is not normal and is something that child development specialists agree can lead to problems. ...
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| out of control daughter who is only 6 | 9/9/2007 | Debbie Preece |
Q: I was just wondering if you could give me some advice on how to deal with my 6 year old daughter. ...
A: I can understand your frustration. I'm not sure what your discipline methods are that you speak of, ...
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| my 5 yr old son and his behavior issues | 9/7/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: Please help me!! I am at a loss of what to do with my son? He has been in kindergarten for 3 weeks ...
A: Consider having him evaluated at school for readiness and other interventions that he may be ...
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| my 5 yr old son and his behavior issues | 9/6/2007 | Leslie Truex |
Q: Please help me!! I am at a loss of what to do with my son? He has been in kindergarten for 3 weeks ...
A: There are a couple of things that may help. First, has your son always been like this or is this new ...
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