Development: Older Child

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Help! My 6 Year Old Won't Stop Lying!!!

A.C. asks from Kansas City

I need help...I don't know what to do with my 6 year old. He is going through a phase right now where he seems to lie about everything. There is always room for story...

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8-Year Old Expected to Watch Sister

N.S. asks from Chicago

My stepdaughter has a half-sister at mom's who is two. Mommy is having another baby very soon, and has been telling SD that it will be "her job" to watch her little s...

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My 10 Year Old Boy Curious About Sex Already!!

J.S. asks from Pittsburgh

My Husband and I recently saw that our 10 year old boy was looking up things on the internet relating to sex and girls parts. I was devastated to see that he was curi...

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12 Year Molars Coming up in My 8 Year Old.

A.M. asks from Phoenix

Does anyone have experience with this? My 8 year old told me she was having pain in her mouth before bedtime last night, so I took a flashlight and took a peek and s...

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Facts of Life... for a 9 Year Old...

L.N. asks from Detroit

My 9 year old daughter has asked me since kindergarten.."how do you start having a baby?". This is a very specific question... not sure what words to use to answer t...

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7 Year Old Crying, Emotional, Saying He's a Bad Kid

L.M. asks from Phoenix

Hi, I have a seven year old boy, and what I am wondering has anyone gone through this, and is it a phase or something to be concerned about? He cries. When its time t...

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My 8 Year Old Has Been Lying for About 1 Year.

C.V. asks from Dallas

I really need advise. My 8 year old lies only about his homework everyday almost, he never gets a way with it because mom always checks his binder or hears from his ...

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9 Year Old Staying up Late

J.H. asks from San Antonio

My 9 year old son stays up way too late. After family prayer and story we tuck him into bed, hug and kiss him and he's quiet and stays in him room. Later, when my h...

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8 Year Old Boy with New Attitude!

C.M. asks from New York

I can't stand this... 4th grade seems to have changed the attitude of my 8 year old son. He talks back more often and likes to argue about why he doesn't have to do ...

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Advice How to Explain My 9 Year Old About the Birds and the Bees

A.G. asks from Austin

My son started asking a few more detail questions about sex and babies. All we ever told him there is a seed in mommies tummies that make the baby. With the sex part...