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Forum Post: How to get tween to use deoderant?
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Forum Post: How to get tween to use deoderant?
Thanks for the suggestions. She's actually been using deoderant since 2nd grade! (Because of b.o.) And we buy the Hannah Montana and other cutely decorated bottles of deoderant. And she does need t more »
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Forum Post: How to get tween to use deoderant?
My 10 y.o. daughter is resisting some of our new habits around puberty...like using deoderant and wearing a cami under her shirts, both of which are things I feel she really needs to do on a daily bas more »
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Forum Post: weight issues with young middle school girl
@KEK your comments really hit home. I feel like the doctor's visit was a call to action and I needed to do something and that my daughter, at age 9, is old enough to be brought in on the action. But more »
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Forum Post: weight issues with young middle school girl
@MummyKitM she's actually gained about 15 lbs/year for the past 2 or 3 years, which seems like a lot to me, but she has also grown a couple or three inches each year too. She has ranked in the high pe more »
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Forum Post: weight issues with young middle school girl
Thank you all so much for your comments. You've given me some great ideas and things to think about. This is stressful for me, which is why I posted my dilemma here. I thought we were doing a lot o more »
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Forum Post: weight issues with young middle school girl
My daughter is 9 and slightly overweight. Her pediatrician suggested she lose about 4 lbs but didn't say how. I'm trying to be more strict about eating healthy and making sure we incorporate fruits more »
Thank you again for the comments. I like RedFishBlueFish's reminders that "10 year olds do not always follow adult rational thought" :-) and the reminder not to push too hard. I will try to remember more »