Learning Issues: The First Years

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Repeating Kindergarten

A.D. asks from New York

hi My 5 year old is being retained and will repeat kindergarten based on his teacher's assessment. Her assessment is that he's border line academically. She menti...

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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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Curious/concerned About Nephew

J.M. asks from Tucson

I am curious or maybe concerned about my nephew. My nephew is almost 15 months old and he doesn't utter one word and barely learned how to crawl, and when he does cra...

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How Do I Chose Between Two kids....very Worn Down

M.M. asks from Chicago

In a nut shell: I have 2 boys 13 and 4y/o. My 13 y/o has been difficult since day 1, never played alone, and always needed to be encouraged, always bucked when the go...

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Age Cut off for Kindergarten

R.J. asks from Boston

My son's birthday is October 5th, which means that he will miss the age cut off for the Westborough kindergarten by about a month. For a while this wasn't too much o...

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6 y.o.'s Teacher Concerned About Behavior

E.M. asks from Kansas City

I've gotten several calls from my son's teacher throughout the school year regarding his behavior. Her complaints are that he has inappropriate outbursts such as cla...

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Did You Ever Grow Out of "Not Caring About School"?

A.B. asks from Atlanta

I am at my wits end trying to get my son to care about his grades and school. I'm just trying to figure out if I'm fighting a losing battle. I always cared about my g...

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Do You Volunteer in Your Child's Class? Debate with My Friend. Weigh in Please

L.D. asks from Los Angeles

My friend and I are having a small debate. It is in my opinion that volunteering at your child’s school is essential. She believes a parent’s presence at schoo...

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Altering Vaccine Schedule.

A.G. asks from New York

Hi! I'm about to be a first-time mom and my husband and I keep going back and forth on whether to vaccinate or not; if we do, should we alter the vaccine schedule ...

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Adoptive Son Needing Help with Behavior Problems

A.K. asks from Honolulu

I am a mom of a 13.5 yr old adoptive son whose past includes sexual and physical abuse from infancy. I believe he was "rejected" from the womb, as his foster mom tol...