Parenting of K-6 Children

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2009-11-03 Gifted Children - Is my 19 month old gifted?What do I do next?:

Yes, your son is gifted. By the way, walking at 13 months and not feeding himself at 19 months is actually in the normal range, not slow. There isn't really a specific approach for raising gifted kids

2009-11-03 Parenting K-6 Kids - kissing kids:

No Jessica, this is NOT normal and yes you need to tell the teacher about it. In addition, give your daughter some words to say whwen this happens in order to stop it. "NO I do not like this you must

2009-11-01 Parenting K-6 Kids - 6yo easily frustrated and then quits activities:

Dear Laura, Being a late developer may be more of a factor in your son seeming to 'quit' on things than an attitude issue. It's amazing how perceptive kids are - even at 6 he would be aware that others

2009-10-31 Parenting K-6 Kids - cleaning up:

Dear Ken, I don't know how old your son is, or how long he has had these bad habits. But one thing's for sure, you must address this and put a stop to it now, in his own best interests as well as yours

2009-10-31 Gifted Children - What's my son's problem?:

Firstly, your son is pretty clearly a gifted child. However, it's possible that he has some sort of learning problem in addition to giftedness, particularly since he had a rough birth. I'm not entirely