Bigger Kids: 5 and Up
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We have three children (ages 1, 3, and 5), and it seems as though every night when we eat dinner together, someone winds up angry or in tears.
I used to enjoy getting ready for the holidays, but as our family has grown I feel as though the emphasis on gift giving is overwhelming me. We have three children . . .
Our daughter is in kindergarten and is expected to do homework every night. This seems silly to us, but we don't want to make a fuss with the teacher this early in the year. Should a kindergartner…
Our three year old has a medical condition that will require him to have a number of visits to his doctor’s office and the hospital outpatient clinics. He has had, and will have, lots of procedures and exams and we are dreading it…
Every year, in late fall, some parents look at their four-year-olds and think to themselves, "Is this child really going to be able to go to kindergarten next year?" Four-year-olds are often very busy testing limits…
Emily is almost six. Lately, she has been acting up in her kindergarten class. The teacher says she doesn’t always pay attention, she doesn’t finish her work, and she's often fidgety and overactive. Could she have Attention Deficit Disorder?
No one told me that once my children were old enough to take care of themselves in the morning it would be impossible to get them to cooperate! They simply refuse to get dressed or do anything else in a timely fashion! I have a 5 year old and a 7 year old who finally go to the same school, so that helps. We have to be out the door by 8 a.m. and by the time it’s 7:45 I’m a wreck from nagging and threatening. What can I do other than quit my job?