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Rolling in dough: Make your own Play-Doh

Help your kindergartner master measurements with this pliable project.

Your Kindergartner and Social Studies

Kindergartners learn what it means to be a good class citizen, about national holidays and the world around them.

How Can I Help My Angry Kindergartner?

My child is constantly getting into altercations with others. He says they are picking on him and saying mean things to him. He becomes very angry and aggressive. He has been placed in time-outs and has been sent to the principal's office. At times he...

What should I do with a disrespectful child?

This year my 6-year-old is repeating kindergarten at the request of her teacher last year who said that although her skills were developed, she was "not emotionally ready" for first grade. While last year she enjoyed school, this year she claims she...

How Can I Help My Child with Homework?

My child is absolutely ecstatic about going to kindergarten, or "big kid" school as she refers to it. However, we are having a problem with her weekly homework assignment. She refuses to adhere to the guidelines of her assignments. For example she will...

My Son Copies His 'Cool' Disruptive Classmate

My son is in awe of another boy in his kindergarten class. He constantly talks about how "cool" he is and tells me things he does that are "awesome." The problem is the things this boy is doing are constantly disrupting...

How Can I Help My Left-Handed Child?

How do you help a left-handed child with various fine motor skills like cutting correctly (she cuts very awkwardly), and writing (she writes mirror image)? Is it purely developmental, or should I be encouraging her to turn it around? Lefties think differently as well, and...

My kindergartner hates school

My kindergartner says she hates school. She tells me that she is bored and that the other kids are making fun of her. My child is very smart and gets her work done early and has nothing to do when she is finished. What can...

The Girls' Clique Snubs My Daughter

My daughter complains that some girls do not play with her or do not let her participate in their games. I spoke to the teacher, and she said that there are two girls in class who, like to play together and decide who will play...

My child is too talkative

My kindergartner is talkative and rarely quiet. She wants to talk while dressing, eating and brushing her teeth. She is also talkative at school. The teacher thinks it's cute because she is a good student. However it is a problem because she needs to know...

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