Why doesn't my one-year-old son walk?
Q: Why doesn't my one-year-old son walk?If he is otherwise healthy, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. He should start showing signs of getting ready to try his first step soon - like pulling himself up.If he has been experiencing health problems that might affect balance - recurring ear infections for example - then that will set him back a bit.(Incidentally, if he has been experiencing such problems to that extent, then he needs to be examined by a specialist at this stage.)
My 11-year-old son told me he doesn't believe in God. What should I do?
Don’t do anything unless you are capable of an open discussion without condemning his belief or condemning him. Whatever you do, don’t say he’s “going to Hell” or some other threat that will scare him! Recognize that he is different than you, sees the world differently and may be much more logical and reasonable than the average kid. Unlike the ones who accept what parents say, he needs evidence and hasn’t found it yet (mainly because there isn’t any) that there is a god. That’a good sign: he’s intelligent, thoughtful and free-thinking. He may decide to have faith, just because it feels good to some people, but it will be up to him, not you.Your kids are going to think and do many more things that you disagree with and if you try to control these, you’ll just alienate them! Instead, try to get them to discuss morality, codes of behavior and thoughts about humanity, none of which require belief in a god, but can help shape your kids into compassionate, nice, law-abiding people.I had religion forced on me as a child and when I was around your son’s age, began to question the idea of a God. By 16 I was fully atheist. This may not happen to him, but after all, it’s his choice, not yours. Don’t push him away over something that really shouldn’t come between you.
Why doesn’t my 11 -year-old son focus on anything?
It could just be because he's 11. Mine had the attention span of a butterfly at that age. They were well behaved but just flitted all over the place.Started and changed activities, likes, what food they ate, people, hobbies I felt drained. We eventually made them stick to choosing one or two from the endless requests to try this, that , the other…Then they had to stick with it for a term before changing was even considered. They had some homework, even with no distractions, sitting them down to do it and concentrate was an Olympic task. I felt sorry for their teachers having to handle a class of themThere's so much going on around them, they're constantly learning, have tons of energy buzzing around, maybe he's just interested in everything and hasn't learned to focus or why sometimes people need to get their head down on one task at a time quite yet. He'll find his 'thing' eventually. Hang in there. I remember it being rewarding, but still incredibly frustrating when they're at that point.
My 13 year old son doesn't go out. He is difficult at home and doesn't want to join in with me and his 11 year old brother. He sits in his room on his phone. How can I encourage him to do more and enjoy his life?
Seeing how you mentioned it twice, the phone seems to be one of his / your issues. Is there no way you can eliminate, or reduce, his phone time? If you can finagle things so that the phone is a privilege you might have some success in modifying his behavior. Good luck with that. When my daughter was using her phone too much, I seriously thought of putting it out of action. Fortunately it didn't come to that and she saw the light. It took a lot of confrontation, but she came around. Sometimes a parent has to open a can of whoop ass on their kids. I don't mean beat the boy, but I do mean standing strong against inappropriate behavior. 'You do X or you can't do Y'. And then you have to carry through. Walk the walk, so to speak. My mother would have just taken the phone and hidden it. I would have had to plead my case to get it back. No amount of rant or tears would have moved her. My case would have had to be rationally argued. She would have been a brutal judge of character and action. I wouldn't have gotten the phone back if I didn't promise to modify my behavior. Even then I would have been on parole. It would be nice to get his dad on board any plan you come up with.I don't know if this helps. Good luck.
My 11 year old son talks TOO much?
literally he doesn't stop talking.. everyone in the house has started to ignore him.. no one wants to babysit him.. .but what can I do about him talking too much? I can't just "Uh-huh" him because he requires a response. Have you ever had that grandmother who would just talk, talk, talk, talk all day? That's my son. Now, I'm very grateful that he DOES talk. I'm also grateful that he talks as well has he does because it make our communication all that much better. I'm also not looking for "You-should-be-thankful" and "Stop-whining" remarks. I was just looking for ideas on what to do to maybe redirect his constant need for attention and/or what to do for my own sanity. I have a really bad migraine every day day because of him... you don't understand!!!!! even my husband tries to leave the house when he talks so much, my daughters have actually begged him to stop talking because he doesn't stop. I had relatives over the other day and the whole time we was trying to talk he was talking until my sister got SO mad she had to shout has that damnnnnnnnn kid stopped fu*c*king talking today, my daughters want to move out because of it, my husband tries to do extra hours in work and I'm not kidding. I love him A LOT! but his soo annoying. he has a week off school next week and i'm dreading it . I mean he rang his friend and said can i sleep over so his friends mom rang me and said to me " your sons a lovely boy, but he talks TOO much thats why I dont want him over " because of talking too much no body likes to play or share anything with him. and he feels a need to talk too much that when he runs out of things to say he accidently says mean things like " you look kinda fat " and " your hair looks ugly " can you tell me how to control this problem please!!!!!
How many sit-ups and crunches should my 11-year-old son do?
He really wants a "six pack," but I think he has gone way too far. He does 200 sit-ups and 100 crunches every other day. It is a lot of pressure on him. He says he will reduce the number if he finds out that a lower amount will be effective. I don't want him doing any, but I know it is really important to him.
My 11 year old son acts like a baby?
my 11 yr old son is always trying to sit in my lap like he's a little baby. he does this very often. he is often having temper tantrums and acting more like a 5 yr old or younger, even changes his voice to sound like a baby. what is this and why is he doing it? i'm concerned he still wants to be treated like a 3 yr old. my 7 yr old daughter does none of this and is quite independent. im afraid letting him sit in my lap is reinforcing the baby behaviors he often displays......
11 year old boy can't tie his shoes?
We have been trying to teach him this simple task for nearly six years now, and he simply can't master it for some reason. He does reasonably well in school, he's very bright in math and he is an excellent reader. His main trouble academically is memorization and reading comprehension, which stems from him not taking his time with the work. He speaks very well too, you'd never know just from talking to him the issues he has. He is very intelligent, bu we can't count on him to do anything really, so far as chores and such, despite monetary incentives he will slack off unless he desires something, like a video game. I know kids develop at their own paces, but some things just aren't right. He's been evaluated by a doctor and found to be "normal", but my gut says different. He's also poorly co-ordinated and does not do well in sports, but he seems to try. Part of me thinks he's playing a grand game with us, because he will do chores when he wants something...and I feel like that if he can master complex subjects at his age like writing and speaking in Japanese and algebra, that he should be able to tie his shoes. I was tying mine at 5 years old, but I try not to make comparisons within earshot of him, however, I can't help but notice things. There is so much more too, "forgetting" to flush #2's down the toilet, crying like a toddler when his little sister plays a game that he likes, ignoring simple requests like "come put your clean laundry away", but he will come running first call if you mention hot brownies. Anyway, my husband and I are wondering if anyone else has known of kids like this, since the doctor thinks he's a normal 11 year old. I feel like he's playing with us and I'm beginning to get resentful and angry about his lazy behavior. It's generally something everyday from him that you'd expect from a toddler.
11 year old son is making noises but doesn't realize it?
He may have a very mild form of Touretts syndrome combined with OCD. I say that, because his behaviour sounds exactly like a very good friend of mine. He make small noises, and squeaks and he cannot hear them. He also cannot control them. He washes his hands excessively and has other small tics. He isn't medicated and his learning abilities nor social abilities are affected. It made a WORLD of difference to his friends and family though. Knowing why he makes those little sounds somehow makes them less annoying. As terrible as that sounds.