Parenting Children (6-12) Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to the challenges of parenting children (age 6-12), including physical development, handling school & classes, emotional development, cognitive development, and games and activities.

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Chewing

Lughnasa

My niece is 8 years old. An average, shy student. Trinity has a habit of chewing on almost anything and everything. From her clothes to h...

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8 year old in kindergarten

B2023316

Is it ok for an 8 year old to be in kindergarten. They’re not mentally delayed they’re just stubborn.

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6 year old 'impulse control' behavioral issue in first grade

singlemom6yoboy

Im a single mom (no dad involvement) and my 6 year old (just turned six) is having issues in first grade with "keeping his hands to himse...

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my child talks TOO MUCH

tripplebright

I don't think my 6 yr old Daughter, has ADHD, but I think she just may be Hyper, She has been talking excessivly from the age of 2 till n...

161 answers | 6 comments

Son experimenting with other boys

Jane082

So,my son who is 12 had a sleepover with 3 other friends (One is 11 years old and The others are 12 and 13). Tonight, when I went to chec...

3 answers | 1 comment

Normal for a child to act like an animal?

OhioOne

My 8 year old niece went through a phase acting as if she were a dog. She is now acting as a cat, putting snacks on a plate, a bowl of w...

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