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How can I help my daughter focus on her goals so she won’t get frustrated or bored?
My daughter is a vibrant and enthusiastic 11-year-old. She loves trying new things, such as drawing classes and soccer. But when the activity becomes too challenging or not challenging enough, her excitement fades and she loses focus. I’m wondering how … Continue reading
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Tagged attainable, bored, chart, confidence, encouragement, failure, focus, frustrated, goals, measurable, persistence, punishment, realistic, SMART goals, specific, time limited
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How can I help my daughter transition from children’s medication to pills?
My twelve-year-old daughter is getting too old to take children’s medication, but she finds it virtually impossible to swallow a pill. If she has a fever or prescription, we have a very difficult time getting her medication into her. How … Continue reading
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Tagged criticism, encouragement, frustration, learning, medication, non medicated, pharmacist, pills, practice, prescription, schedule, skill, success chart
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Our four-year-old daughter will not do what she is asked.
My four-year-old daughter is driving us crazy! She is generally well behaved, and we do not have complaints from our childcare provider. She is normally very sweet and sensitive but when she doesn’t want to do something, she WON’T do it. Every weekend … Continue reading
Is his potty training regression linked to the way his father treated him?
My girlfriend has a child from a previous relationship who is four-and-a-half-years-old. He was potty trained shortly before the age of two, at which time she got into a relationship with with her ex-boyfriend who was an abusive guy. After … Continue reading
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How can we encourage our kids to try harder at sports?
Although in reading the other questions I don’t feel my concerns are of medical importance I hope other parents share my concerns. We have a 9-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl. Neither are very competitive in sport although both myself and my … Continue reading
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How can I help my granddaughter?
My five-year-old granddaughter has always been a picky eater. However now she will not eat much of anything at home. She will eat certain things here. Her parents are both drug addicts and her home life is terrible. I realize … Continue reading
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