Illnesses: Older Child

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Email Address for 8 Year Old

F.B. asks from Harrisburg

My mother has told me that one of her husband's grandsons would like to be an email penpal to my 8 year old daughter. She has suggested to me that my daughter is old...

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8 Year Old Drama

C.Z. asks from Seattle

My daughter just turned 8 years old. Since she learned to talk she has been "beyond her years" and it is no secret to anyone that comes in contact with her. This wa...

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My 7 Year Old Says He Wants to Die!

C.C. asks from Charlotte

How can a 7 year old be depressed? He is very loved and cared for. Doesn't need or want for anything. Yet he will say, "I hate myself", "I wish I could die" or "I wis...

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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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6 Year Old Daughter Wants to Wear Her Hair the Way She Wants

M.S. asks from Washington DC

This probably seems trivial but I am looking at the whole picture ahead and want to get some advice now. My daughter has decided she no longer wants to wear headbands...

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9-Year-old Won't Clean Her Room for Anything

C.B. asks from Houston

I have 9-year-old twin girls who share a room. The "older" of the two cleans up after herself pretty well, but the "younger" one is a complete slob. She has not bee...

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Whether to Medicate My 7 Year Old Son

L.N. asks from Nashville

I have a two sons a 7 year old and a 3 year old. My 7 year old has been diagnosed with ADHD (off the chart). I am being told he can only be treated by medication. ...

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How Much Freedom Do I Give My 7 Year Old?

T.N. asks from Milwaukee

My daughter just turned 7 in June. We live in an apartment with no back yard. I just had a baby in January and me and my partner only have one car to share which usua...

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Need to Get My 9 Year Old and 6 Year Old Boys Sleeping in Their room...ALONE

B.A. asks from Norfolk

I am a Mom to two great boys, up until it is time to go to bed. Neither of them will sleep in their room or in their bed, they sleep on the sofa in the living room. ...

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7 Year-old with Digestive problems....could It Be Celiac or Chron's?

S.L. asks from Provo

I am the parent of 3. My oldest, a 7-year-old girl, has had gastrointestinal problems for about 3 years. Lots of pain varying in severity, and hard for her to descr...