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Your 6-Year-Old: Stranger danger

2015年10月30日
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Stranger danger Kids learn safety lessons in school about strangers and getting lost, but it's wise to reinforce these lessons at home. A growing independence means your child can more easily get separated from you in a mall or be more visible at parks and playgrounds. 提醒自己:最近在家裡應該跟小馨講陌生人的事情,幼兒園時講過,不過就怕她沒聽進去,現在又大一點了,應該可以再講一次,遇到陌生人該如何處理、走失時走麼辦....? Your 6-year-old now Growing independence, natural innocence, and a lack of judgment and impulse control can place your child in risky situations. This is a good time to stress messages about stranger danger and safety. How do you impart these lessons without panicking your child? Offer simple rules, experts advise: "Don't open the door unless you know who it is." "Don't go anywhere with someone you don't know." "Strangers who need help should ask other grown-ups, not kids, even for things like finding a puppy." These rules are easily understood by 6-year-olds; they're like putting on a bike helmet or eating dinner before getting dessert. Role-playing helps reinforce safety rules. What does she do if someone offers her candy when she's not with a trusted adult or asks for help finding a lost dog? Have her practice running, yelling "No," and shouting "I don't know this person" or "This is not my daddy." Teach her that screaming and getting other people's attention is the right thing to do in a situation like this. Tell her to go to a store clerk, identified by his sales nametag, if you become separated in a store. Your life now Having a hard time driving with a boisterous group of kids in the backseat? Instead of screaming and threatening, let your child know the deal. Matter-of-factly state the effect of such behavior, what you expect, and what the consequences will be: "I'm having a hard time driving. If you can't calm down, I will need to pull over so you can get settled back there and we'll be late for the party."

Your 6-Year-Old: Taming the media monster

2015年10月23日
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Taming the media monster Love it or hate it, there's no denying the power media has over children. Though the recommended amount of time in front of any screen is two hours a day at this age, most kids exceed that as they surf the Internet, play video games, and watch TV. 最近開學以來,小馨因為無法午睡,因此晚上回到家後已經疲累不堪,根本無暇看電視,不過在晚餐時間,會看DVD當作娛樂,至於平常時間星期1-5,也不會有機會玩ipad,這大概是足以聊慰之處。 Your 6-year-old now Many parents limit screen time by keeping TVs and computers in a central place – out of the child's bedroom – but there are other ways you can manage your first grader's screen appetite: Start by setting firm rules on what's permissible. Make sure your child asks before turning on anything. 要求小孩在開電視前先經過允許....我想應該很難,不過小馨有時候的確會問我能不能看電視...只要她這樣問,我都會允許,不過是附帶條件的許可,規定她只能看xx分鐘。 Get involved. When you play with your child, you learn about why he's fascinated with WebKinz. Your child also gets excited and feels special if you take an interest. Keep talking about what's watched. These don't have to be long, drawn-out discussions; just a comment here and there will sink in and teach your values. "Did you hear him talk back to his dad? Do you think that his mom give him a fair consequence?" Perhaps the best thing you can do is to educate yourself about being a savvy technology consumer. Do you know how to set parental controls on the computer or TV? Have you considered TiVo, which will allow you to weed out commercials? Do you know exactly what movie and video games ratings indicate? Your life now Is your family in the juice habit? If you've been serving your child juice since his preschool days at snack time, you may want to reconsider. Your child could better use the vitamins and fiber from whole fruit, and juice drinking is associated with a higher risk of cavities. Start the habit of serving water with snacks and milk at meals. You'll save money over the years, too. 喝果汁的習慣並不好,可惜....我們家已經有這個習慣了,因為老公都會買orange juice,小馨跟我一樣,吃飯時若沒有湯湯水水的液體,就會吃不下,因此小馨吃飯時常喝果汁,避免飯太乾,這樣真的不好啦,我也知道!

Your 6-Year-Old: Helping medicine go down

2015年10月13日
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Helping medicine go down We can send an astronaut to the moon, but we can't make medicine more palatable for kids? Many a parent has pleaded, cajoled, and bribed a child to get her to take her medicine, in the end resorting to a virtual hog-tie and force-feeding. There's got to be a better way! And there is. Your 6-year-old now Taking medicine is non-negotiable. But there's often a better way to deliver it. If you've got a resister on your hands, try some of these ideas: Some medicines come in different forms: chewable pills, liquids, injections, even suppositories. Ask your child's doctor if there's a choice, and go for the one your child usually resists least. Many pharmacies can flavor liquid medicines. Ask if yours will. Give your child a Popsicle before she takes the medicine. It will chill her taste buds and make them less sensitive. Try mixing the medicine with food or drinks, such as peanut butter, pudding, or juice. (Always ask the pharmacist if this is okay first.) Your child needs to eat or drink the whole thing to get the full dose, so offer very small amounts. Tell her to hold her nose or drink through a straw to minimize the taste. Try using a syringe. Kids like to push the plunger themselves, giving them control over just how quickly and how much medicine goes in at a time. Offer a wee bribe: "As soon as you take the medicine we'll have milkshakes." Or "We can watch the princess movie right after you take this." Be sensitive to the unpleasant task ahead of your child, but firm. Your life now As school events and other activities begin to fill your family calendar, consider buying an actual wall calendar instead of recording everything only in your electronic datebook. Post it in a central location, such as the kitchen, so that your child can see it, too. You'll be helping her learn about time and dates while giving her the big picture about important family events.

Your 6-Year-Old: Speeding up a slowpoke

2015年10月06日
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Speeding up a slowpoke Got a dawdler on your hands? Especially in this hurry-up world, this behavior can be irritating and exasperating. What helps: learning the roots of dawdling and how to prod without poking. 哇!這篇實在太適合小馨了,小馨就是這樣傭慵懶懶地,有這樣個性的她與急驚風的我,開學以來的確已有不少火花出現。 要了解原因比較重要,知道問題的根源,就可以督促她卻不戳痛她。 Your 6-year-old now Dawdling is a normal behavior, but some children do it more than others. Some dawdlers are dreamers by nature, or easily distracted. Others don't adjust well to change or make transitions easily. If time doesn't seem to mean much to your child, try these strategies: 有些人天性就是動作慢,或者很容易分心,有些人則是在轉換環境時適應調整得不好,而小馨正符合以上兩種狀況。 文章提出解決的策略: 1.給大量的提示,5分鐘或10分鐘的時間,讓她在玩樂與其他工作的轉換 但有時提醒太多次了,她反而當成耳邊風,沒有感覺,而且顯得我很嘮叨! •Give plenty of warning. A five- or ten-minute heads-up can make all the difference when transitioning between play and other tasks. 2.不要中途打斷她 •Don't interrupt play unless you truly have to. You might dawdle, too, if someone asked you to water the plants in the middle of a pivotal moment in your video game. 3.設定每天或美洲的行事曆,讓小孩知道要做甚麼,讓指令簡單化 •Create a weekly or daily schedule around problem times so your child knows what needs to be done when. Kids respond to clear expectations. 4.如果她很快完成工作就稱讚她,但也不要因為懶惰就責備她 這點我自覺很難做到,我好像就是一個會碎碎念的媽媽,如果她做不好,我會碎念她,這讓她很不舒服,哀~ •Praise him when he does follow through quickly. Don't be afraid to impose consequences for tardiness, either. 5.不要貼標籤,標籤會傷害她 這個...好像也很難做到,我好像已經傷害到她了,而且讓她很沒自信... •Don't label him as a slowpoke. Labels can be hurtful – and shape behavior. He may try to prove you right. 6.注意自己的聲調 •Watch your tone of voice. The minute some kids hear your pleading "We're late" voice, they figure, "I'll take my time. That'll really get her attention." 7.給她一隻手錶 不過發覺她好像還是不會看時鐘,整點時間可能懂,半點時間就搞不清楚 •Buy a watch. Most 6-year-olds can tell time at least to the half hour and hour. Set deadlines, and remind him to check his watch. Your life now Computers of any size are addictive. While it's good for your child to see you working, reading, and engaging with technology, be aware of the extent to which this happens. Carve out sacrosanct tech-free periods: mealtimes, during the bedtime routine, maybe even one day on weekends. Yes, technology is real life, but it also takes away from other kinds of real-life interactions families need. 文章最後提醒要注意使用科技產品,我想...這點大人要以身作則啦!現在我們在外面用餐,一上餐桌就拿把拔手機開始玩,直到菜上桌才心不干情不願將手機還給我們,哀哀,我又在今天(10/16)辦了新的哀鳳,可怎麼辦呢?

Your 6-Year-Old: On best behavior

2015年09月29日
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On best behavior Manners are becoming more than an abstract thing parents and grandparents expect. As your child's social circle grows, she'll quickly discover that how she behaves with friends and their parents has an impact on how others think of her. Help your child brush up her real-world manners before playdates. Your 6-year-old now As your child starts to spend more time at friends' houses, she needs to learn that good manners help her to get asked back. Peers are often harsher critics than parents when it comes to manners. They know when someone didn't help clean up or refused to take turns – and they don't like it. Help by continuing to model and reinforce basic etiquette. If you treat people with kindness and respect, she'll copy. Show her how to look people in the eye and speak clearly when introducing herself. It doesn't hurt to run a rehearsal before she goes to a friend's house. How should she greet the parents? What she should do if she doesn't want to play tag and her friend does? Remind her to say thank you when her visit ends. You may find managing manners a little harder now that your child is being influenced by things beyond your control. Don't excuse behavior you disapprove of because "everybody does it." When you see rude behavior on TV, talk about it. Ask, "How could the person have been more polite? How would you feel if someone treated you like that? Your life now Not wanting to go to school is a common phenomenon between ages 5 and 7. The shift to elementary school is a big, and stressful, transition. Hard as it may be, you can't coddle a reluctant student; she has to go to school. Do try to find out from her teacher if there are extra stressors you're not aware of, such as bullying or difficulty mastering part of the class work. Sometimes a need for glasses or an undiagnosed learning disability may be the root of school avoidance.

Your 6-Year-Old: Learning from mistakes

2015年09月22日
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Learning from mistakes There are two kinds of consequences that help your child learn from his mistakes: natural consequences (if you don't keep your hands on the handlebars, you will fall) and logical consequences (if you keep fighting over the sand shovel, it will be put away). Both teach your child better choices for future behavior. The tricky part is that it's up to you to think up logical consequences in the heat of the moment. Your 6-year-old now You've probably heard of logical consequences. This discipline tactic involves finding a punishment that suits the crime so that it becomes a learning experience. If your child doesn't pick up his toys when asked, for example, the toys are put away out of play circulation for a while. It can be hard to come up with a fitting consequence in the heat of the moment. If you use this tactic well, though, it's much more productive than knee-jerk punishments and tirades. Logical consequences are related to another learning tactic, natural consequences. If your child goes outside with no coat in the middle of winter, he gets cold and comes back in. That's a natural consequence. He learned his lesson – and you didn't have to say a word. Unfortunately, you can't always wait for those natural consequences to occur. Maybe your child won't wear his bike helmet. You don't want to wait for him to be injured before you intervene. This time you need to use a logical consequence, one that fits his behavior in a logical way. "You won't wear the helmet, so you won't ride your bike today." It's tough to issue an appropriate consequence if you're angry. Take a deep breath, maybe even remove yourself from the room for a moment if you need to. Logical consequences (which should be related to the misdeed, and reasonable) are best delivered with a respectful voice and a matter-of-fact demeanor. Your life now Do you have a goodbye ritual? Some families do, and they can be as welcomed by kids as the bedtime ritual. It doesn't have to be elaborate: a routine goodbye kiss or a special kind of kiss (rubbing noses, kissing each cheek), a bear hug, a secret handshake. Any of these says, "I love you and I will miss you because you're special to me."

Your 6-Year-Old: Playing together

2015年09月08日
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Playing together If your child's getting bored with the same old games and outside activities, it's time to use your imagination to get her active again. Of course you want her to be able to play alone or with friends, and it's not your responsibility to be her best playmate. But sometimes adding a little extra mommy-and-me (or daddy-and-me) time provides more benefits than you might imagine. Your 6-year-old now The best parent-child playtime ideas do double-duty. For instance, putting on favorite tunes and dancing while you do chores together accomplishes two things – burning off energy and getting the housework done. Try one of these other ideas to help kids' bodies and minds grow. •Organize a regular parent-child neighborhood kickball game. Kids love to hang with the grown-ups, and the game will encourage social skills (playing fair, following rules, speaking politely to elders). •Encourage map-reading skills by drawing a route to the swimming pool or park where you can hike or ride bikes. •Create an obstacle course, and then direct your child – over, under, to the left, hop, crawl. This challenge will help with coordination, following directions, and language. •Plan a treasure hunt – in the house or yard. Kids can help write or read the clues. The more circuitous the route, the more exercise you'll get in. •Try to beat the clock (this will work with any activity). Kids love to race and will do something over and over (and get their heart rate up) to see if they can better their time. Your life now Spirituality is a major contributor to child happiness, studies have found. Whatever your beliefs, starting early to instill them helps provide your child with a sense of security and a moral code to steer by as she grows.

甚麼時候我才能成為一位微笑的媽媽?

2015年09月02日
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"閱讀這本書的過程中,我一直注意著媽媽的姿態,感謝神澤利子沒有塑造出一位抓著褲子追著孩子跑的媽媽。這位媽媽在一旁觀看,守候著自我意識漸漸萌芽、一切都想要自己來的阿立。她看著阿立跌倒、開溜,看見阿立的「泥屁屁」,她不責罵,而是嘩啦嘩啦的幫忙清洗,並且早已預備了全新的紅色短褲,等著鼓勵這個還不會自己穿褲子的孩子。這位媽媽留了時間和空間給孩子跌倒、嘗試,在阿立自己發明了「躺著穿」的方法時,她也沒有跳出來下指導棋就只是在一旁微笑著,這樣的媽媽實在好迷人呀!" 看到上面這段文字,我也好想成為這樣的媽媽,可以預留時間與空間給孩子跌到、嘗試,就只是在一旁微笑著.... 唉,這樣的媽媽好迷人,我也好想啊! ================================================================= 最近出門都要幫小馨綁頭髮,受不了的我一直鼓吹她剪短髮,尤其昨天她回來說昕玉剪頭髮了,我問她要不要剪短?她當然不要!不肯! 我完全明白她的心意,因為我小時候就是這樣,而且很討厭媽媽恐嚇我剪短髮,怎麼我現在也陷入這樣的模式中...? 小孩有她的自主權,如果連頭髮這種事都不能讓她作主,也太可憐了! 好吧!我答應不再勉強她剪髮,我不要讓她跟小時候的我一樣,我一定一定要隨時注意自己的態度,不要亂生氣了!

Your 6-Year-Old: Sending clear messages

2015年09月01日
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Sending clear messages It's not always what you say but how you say it that sticks with your child. To be sure your messages are effective — whether they're praise, requests, commands, or positive feedback — check that your body language is saying the same thing as your words. Your 6-year-old now Children are adept at reading nonverbal cues. Say your child races in to show you the masterpiece he just painted. Your eyes stray briefly from your book and you toss out a casual, "That's beautiful, honey." What you just told him with your body language and tone of voice: "I don't care. Please don't bother me." Nonverbal communication – body language – comprises more than three-fourths of all communication. Use it to your advantage as a positive behavior-shaping tool. Most parents provide lots of verbal approval, for example. But add a broad grin and a high five to that "Good job" and your words will carry more weight. In fact, most people – kids included – subconsciously trust nonverbal messages over verbal ones. Other ways to show, not tell: Look your child in the eye and bend down to his level when you speak to him, to let him know that he's important. Most children also love to be touched, so rub his back, tousle his hair, or give a quick hug to express your approval. Your life now Fats are an important part of your child's diet – provided they're the right fats. What to look for? Fish such as salmon and tuna, peanut butter (look for no-sugar-added varieties) served with carrots or on whole-grain breads, hummus (it's made from pureed chickpeas, sesame seed paste, and olive oil), avocado, yogurt, ground flaxseeds added to cereals or breads, nuts (in moderation), wheat germ. Cook with olive and canola oils rather than cottonseed oil, lard, or shortening, and avoid fried foods – your child may not develop a taste for them if they aren't often on the menu.

小米送橘子樹第一天及上學記事

2015年08月27日
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今天正好遇到阿香來家裡打掃,果然手忙腳亂! 雖然我先在7:40起床準備東西,不過等小馨起床後,一陣手忙腳亂,全家四口出門已經九點多了! 首先先幫小馨穿衣服,然後小馨卻又吵醒了小米,小米一旦醒來就會哭哭討奶喝,我就得放下手邊的工作來餵奶,而小米要送橘子樹的物品前一天已經整理好,但早上還是要帶母奶及冷凍奶出門,加上小馨的東西,我腦海中想的是有沒有遺漏....? 到了橘子樹,古老師說今天妹妹回來,我說已經來啦!王老師接過小米,然後說跟姊姊不像耶,王老師竟然還記得小馨的樣子!呵呵!最最令我訝異的,竟然有幫忙洗澡,而且可以洗前六個月,哇哇!真是太棒了!回家後就少忙一件事情了!可是我記得之前小馨沒有洗澡啊,古老師卻說有,是我忘記了...?是嗎?不管啦!有洗澡最好囉 將兩個姊妹送進橘子樹後,我就跟把拔到baby city添購嬰兒用品,然後回bigbyte幫小馨報名安親班,終於確定小馨課後的歸宿.... 之後我再回家擠奶,累積一整個上午的量才擠出180ML,恩恩,還不夠,還要加油! 下午答應要帶小馨去看電影,小馨不願午睡,一直在等我,我約下午2點多出門,正好遇到大雨,而且塞車,到橘子樹時已經2:35,王媽咪還送我們兩張威秀的電影票,可惜我們是去京華城看中文版的【腦筋急轉彎】。 看完電影我們搭小黃直接到朱宗慶古亭教室,想不到小馨根本不願意進教室,好不容易趁機推她進教室,這次課程也是爸媽要進教室的一天,我與把拔兩人交換,我回到潮州街幫妹妹換衣服(有便便,沾到衣服了),把拔說小馨在教室裡根本一直哭著要媽媽,無法上課... 我們在潮州街吃完晚餐才回新店,結束慌亂的一天!

Your 6-Year-Old: Chipping in on chores

2015年08月25日
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Chipping in on chores Kids who participate in family chores gain responsibility and a sense of accomplishment. It's a good idea to periodically review the jobs you expect your child to do. Maybe it's time to ramp up the task a little — for example, ask her to pour the milk as well as set the table. Mixing up the chores every so often helps your child learn new skills and keeps motivation higher to produce a job well done. Your 6-year-old now Your child will feel proud and useful when you give her jobs to do. Doing chores raises self-esteem and helps a child to feel part of the family "team." Best are small, simple responsibilities with just a few steps. For example, picking up the floor of her room, filling a pet's water bowl, weeding, and cleaning mirrors. Some chore helpers: •Consider a simple chart to remind your child of duties and perhaps let her place a gold star or check mark each day she does them. •Schedule chores for the same time every day or week. It's easier to develop a cleanup habit if you know something must be done every morning before school, or on Saturdays. •Demonstrate what you expect. Show where supplies are kept, how to wipe the mirror, and exactly what you mean by a "clean" room. •Try to get child-size brooms, rakes, or gloves where appropriate. •Check the work the first few times to ensure she's doing it right. Be patient if it's done but isn't up to your standards. If you redo a rumpled "made" bed with hospital corners, you send a discouraging message rather than an encouraging one.> •Keep it fun. Kids love working with parents, so team up for some chores. Sing cleaning songs or race to see who gets done first. Your life now You'll never learn much if you ask your child, "How was school today?" Instead, probe about specifics: "Who did you sit next to at lunch today?" "What was your favorite thing the teacher showed you today?" "Did you finish making maps today?"

Your 6-Year-Old: Teaching table manners

2015年08月11日
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Teaching table manners Elementary-age kids don't come by their table manners naturally. They have to be taught, shown examples, and reminded about manners again and again. The good news is that your persistence will eventually pay off, in mealtimes that are more pleasant for everybody. Your 6-year-old now Children in families who eat together tend to have better nutrition, snack less, and even do better in school. So look for ways to make the table a pleasant place everyone's happy to be. Part of enjoyable meals is dining with people who know how to behave themselves at the table. Enforce table manners – no shoveling food, napkin in your lap, chewing with your mouth closed, no complaining about what's served. Quiet but persistent reminders are usually the most effective. Of course, what you do is as important as what you say. If you expect your child to sit at the table and eat without getting up, you should do the same. No running to answer the phone or start the dishwasher. While you want to teach your child good behavior, limit your messages to those relevant to the situation, and even then, these conversations shouldn't dominate table talk. Nor is the dinner table the place to lecture your child about her bad behavior at school or messy room. Your life now You can help your child develop a positive body image through the messages you give in subtle, everyday ways. Make observations about what her body can do, like, "I love watching how fast you run!" Emphasize accomplishment rather than appearance. Avoid adjectives that can shape a child's self-image, including pudgy, poky, chubby, shorty, hefty, and klutz. Don't let her overhear you using these words to other adults, either. Alarmingly, even kids as young as 6 have been found to have a keen body awareness. Don't let your child see you weighing yourself obsessively or hear you bemoaning your own weight. If you or your child need to lose weight, go about it in a subtle but matter-of-fact way, emphasizing healthier food choices (including snacks), sensible portion sizes, and lots of exercise. In other words, don't talk about it too much – which can backfire and create a child who is hypersensitive about weight and food – just do it. Enlist your child's doctor's advice.

Your 6-Year-Old: Playing fair

2015年08月04日
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Playing fair Most 6-year-olds hate to lose. In fact, they find it so disheartening that they may try to slip a card they don't like back into the deck during a game of Go Fish, or even change the rules midgame. What's the deal — and how should you deal? Cheating is a developmental issue at 6 as your child struggles with the reality that he can't win all the time. Your 6-year-old now At this stage, your child is still learning right from wrong and what it means to play fair. It's your job to help him be a gracious winner and a good loser. Start by playing some games that he has a good shot at winning, ones that rely more on luck than strategy. If he gets practice winning, he'll gain some confidence. If he cheats or stomps away from a game because he's losing, talk to him about the ramifications of his behavior. "When you don't follow the rules (or you're a sore loser), people won't want to play games with you." Or, "I'm not going to play if you cheat. Cheating isn't fair." Ask your child how he felt when he won but knew he didn't play honestly. Did that feel good? Look for games and activities that aren't all about competition. Games and sports shouldn't be stressful for 6-year-olds; they should be fun. Your life now It's inevitable that you and your partner won't see eye-to-eye on every parenting issue. After all, you're two different people who were brought up in two different families yourselves. Raising kids is one big compromise after another, so try to give your child's other parent a bit of wiggle room on the small things. Generally speaking, the parent who is present should be the one who is calling the shots in terms of discipline in any given situation; it's not fair for someone who wasn't there in the moment to walk in and undermine how the other parent is handling a situation. When there are big differences – and there will be – negotiate them out of your child's sight and earshot. It's best when both parents agree on the major issues, such as bedtimes and basic household rules. But it's also best that they're presented with a united front, rather than being made up as you go along or debated right in front of your child.

Your 6-Year-Old: Black-and-white thinking

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Black-and-white thinking Six-year-olds tend to have an all-or-nothing approach to life. They see things and feel things in absolutes: all wonderful or all terrible, really exciting or really boring. There's a developmental reason for this kind of rigid thinking, so don't be too critical of it. Help your child see the subtle shades of gray in the world, even if she doesn't seem to agree with you about them. Your 6-year-old now Your child may have trouble seeing the middle ground of anything. Sixes tend to be either ecstatic or down in the dumps. Someone is stupid or brilliant. Or something is right or wrong. This mind-set of rigid extremes can be exasperating and puzzling. In fact, black-or-white thinking helps kids organize and control their world. As they put things into one of two categories – like or dislike, fun or boring – they make predictions about behaviors and situations. Being able to do this shows they can understand two very different ideas at the same time. As your child matures, she'll improve her ability to see things from another's perspective. Till then, you can help her develop more nuanced viewpoints by pointing out the gray in life. For example, if your child is fond of hyperbole – "You never take me to get ice cream. You're always yelling at me." – remind her of the cone she got just last week or the time yesterday that you praised her for a job well done. Your life now Grand getaways can be terrific – but not always easy to engineer. Rather than waiting up for some fantastic escape months from now, look for little escapes to act as pressure valves from the everyday stresses of parenting. Taking just five or ten minutes to sit with e-mail and a cup of tea or run through some relaxation exercises can revive you – and more important, teaches your child that you deserve a bit of time to yourself. Your child is old enough to respect your need for time and space and able to entertain herself for these short periods, too.

Your 6-Year-Old: Accident or not?

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Accident or not? When your child does something wrong, the first thing you want to assess is, was it on purpose or an accident? The reason is that each motivation should bring different consequences with it. Accidents do happen, and your child should often be involved in remedying the situation. But that's not the same as meting out punishment for a deliberate misdeed. Your 6-year-old now Misdeeds deserve consequences, right? But in order to hand down a suitable consequence, you need to understand why your child misbehaves. Did she do it on purpose or was it an accident? Does she know the difference? At 6, your child is learning the difference between accidental and intentional behaviors. Most children don't plot to do wrong. Baseballs sail off course and through windows; pants get ripped; things happen. Yes, you may have told your child thousands of times to throw the ball away from the house. But kids this age are impulsive and have trouble visualizing future sequences of events; they often can't see what effect their actions will have until something bad happens. In the event of an accident, grit your teeth and try to stay calm. Talk about the implications of her behavior. Try to involve your child in an appropriate remedy: helping to clean up what was broken, for example. But sometimes, kids know exactly what they're doing wrong. Kids intentionally act out when they're angry, frustrated, tired, or feel under pressure. Put yourself in her place. She has so little control over her life. She's bound to go over the line occasionally as she tries to assert herself. While you can't let her get away with bad behavior, be sensitive. You may need to deal with the underlying issue by making sure she gets more rest or role-playing other things she can do to manage her anger. Your life now All of this social pressure can wear on your child. Sometimes she'll need to shut out the world and play alone, avoiding the stress of managing peer relationships. Balance playdates with plenty of private time.