Childhood Illnesses: Older Child

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Explaining Illness and Death to Children

M.M. asks from New York

Please help me. My 10 year old daughter is having a difficult time accepting her grandmother's fatal illness. It will be a matter of time before she dies. My daught...

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Advice for 6 Year Old with Irrational Fears

J.F. asks from Atlanta

My 6 year old son recently started thinking about death. After he goes to bed, he will get up and come into our room crying because "he is afraid of dying, and he doe...

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Terminal Illness

T.S. asks from Los Angeles

Hi Moms, My father-in-law is terminal with cancer. My adult children and my 15 year old know the details and circumstances of his illness and realize that he is d...

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7 Year Old Boy Refusing to Sleep

K.M. asks from San Francisco

has any 1got any advice or have you gone through anything and come out the other side. i have a 7 year old son who has always been difficult to get to sleep but iam n...

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Can a 6 Year Old Use a Rescue Inhaler?

M.W. asks from Billings

I took my 8 year old to the doctor for flu symptoms and mainly a cough that was out of control. They prescribed an inhaler (albuteral type) for him and it reallly he...

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Advice for 8 Year Old Son Developing a Bad Attitude

A.G. asks from Chicago

Our sweet little boy is growing up too fast! The once sweet, innocent boy we have is turning into a brat with a bad attitude! His attitude has changed so much over th...

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8 Year Old Son Does Not Want to Sleep in His Own Bed

C.G. asks from Houston

I have an 8 year old son does not want to sleep in his own bed? For the longest time he has slept with me. When he was just a newborn he had very bad Jaundice and t...

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Seeking Mom's of 9 Year Old Boys

M.C. asks from Provo

My son is 9 years old. He is in the third grade. He is extremely smart, this has been proved with tests, not just my mothers bias. He is a really good kid. He wan...

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8 y.o. Bed Time

T.L. asks from St. Louis

What time does your 8 y.o. go to bed? It seems that on the weekend he is in bed at 8:30 at the very latest unless we are having a family function. For the school ni...

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Therapy for 8 Year Old?

Z. asks from Columbus

My 8 year old son was caught throwing away his writing homework in the recycling bin. He truly hates to read and write, but loves math and science. He is in the gifte...