Eighth Grade: Tween

76 articles
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Sneaking Food

J.T. asks from Pittsburgh

I am raising my grandchildren and my 9 year old grandson is sneaking food. The doctor has recommended watching his weight because his BMI is way too high. He doesn'...

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Is Being a Teacher Always So Hard?

P.R. asks from Cleveland

I likely will get some very angry answers but I'm curious. We have teacher appreciation week next week and every day I'm supposed to organize something with my child...

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How to Talk to Teenagers About Obesity

T.F. asks from South Bend

Does anyone have any ideas on how to diplomatically talking to your teenagers about obesity? It's a tough subject, having been a morbidly obese individual myself, I ...

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Thinking About Homeschooling

C.S. asks from San Francisco

I'm thinking about home schooling, and would love to hear from other moms who have considered it and how they made their decision to home school or not. I really do n...

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ADHD And Medication???

M.R. asks from Denver

My son, now 5 1/2 was diagnosed with ADD, Hyperactive kind, 2 years ago. I was never able to fully accept the diagnosis, but he definately has a lot of the typical s...

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Spoiling Your Children

D.W. asks from Indianapolis

When we were growing-up my parents were very modest with gifts, rewards, vacations, allowances, etc. Even as a primarily straight A student, my parents usually rew...