Learning: Preschooler, Singulair

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Your Opinions on Singulair

I have a 5 yr old daughter who gets a wicked cough a few times a year. This past trip to the ped he suggested we start her on 4 mg of Singulair. My husband is asthmatic and the ped feels that there is a possibility that she may be diagnosed later in life with asthma. She is considered at risk because she has had upper respiratory issues a few times this past winter. My question is that I've heard both good and bad about this medication and I am just concerned. Most of the issues involve behavioral outbursts and children becoming more...

Activities

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Can a 4 Year Old Be "Depressed"??

Okay...I am going to toss this out there and see what responses I get back. My 4 year old son is a bit of a perfectionist...this is to be expected, I am and so is my husband. We do not expect perfection from either of our children. We know they are kids and we all make mistakes, we discipline with time out and then hug and love on him. Here is the problem...when he can't do something (for instance at MDO they are learning the Pledge of Allegiance and when he forgot some of the words he hit his head so hard on the floor it raised a...

School

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Your Opinions on Singulair

I have a 5 yr old daughter who gets a wicked cough a few times a year. This past trip to the ped he suggested we start her on 4 mg of Singulair. My husband is asthmatic and the ped feels that there is a possibility that she may be diagnosed later in life with asthma. She is considered at risk because she has had upper respiratory issues a few times this past winter. My question is that I've heard both good and bad about this medication and I am just concerned. Most of the issues involve behavioral outbursts and children becoming more...

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Skipping a Grade

My son is in second grade, and he is advanced in math and reading at a 5th...