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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:41:21 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Bigger kids (5 and up)</title><subtitle>Bigger kids (5 and up)</subtitle><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-02T04:01:21Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Our 5 year old is wetting his pants at school!</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2011/7/7/our-5-year-old-is-wetting-his-pants-at-school.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2011/7/7/our-5-year-old-is-wetting-his-pants-at-school.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2011-07-07T05:47:11Z</published><updated>2011-07-07T05:47:11Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Every fall, after school has been in session for a few weeks, I start to get calls from parents about their children coming home with wet underwear.  Here is what they say . . .]]></summary></entry><entry><title>At what age can we take our child out trick-or-treating for Halloween?</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/at-what-age-can-we-take-our-child-out-trick-or-treating-for.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/at-what-age-can-we-take-our-child-out-trick-or-treating-for.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2010-09-28T04:07:51Z</published><updated>2010-09-28T04:07:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[We've been invited to several parties this year, but Brian is only three-and-a half and I think he's kind of young.  At the same time, a lot of his friends (and ours) will be going.  What's the right time for this sort of thing?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Summer is coming, camps are beckoning . . .</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/summer-is-coming-camps-are-beckoning.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/summer-is-coming-camps-are-beckoning.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2010-04-04T18:50:43Z</published><updated>2010-04-04T18:50:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[How busy do children need to be?  Should summer be a boost or a break?  Meg's thoughts . . .]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Holiday greed--it’s just too much!</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/12/15/holiday-greed-its-just-too-much.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/12/15/holiday-greed-its-just-too-much.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2009-12-15T07:08:47Z</published><updated>2009-12-15T07:08:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I used to enjoy getting ready for the holidays, but as our family has grown I feel as though the emphasis on gift giving is overwhelming me. We have three children . . .]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Should a kindergartner have homework?</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/10/28/should-a-kindergartner-have-homework.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/10/28/should-a-kindergartner-have-homework.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2009-10-29T01:09:48Z</published><updated>2009-10-29T01:09:48Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Our daughter is in kindergarten and is expected to do homework every night.  This seems silly to us, but we don't want to make a fuss with the teacher this early in the year.  Should a kindergartner…]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Kindergarten: Is your child “ready”?</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/10/20/kindergarten-is-your-child-ready.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/10/20/kindergarten-is-your-child-ready.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2009-10-21T02:40:18Z</published><updated>2009-10-21T02:40:18Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Every year, in late fall, some parents look at their four-year-olds and think to themselves, "Is this child really going to be able to go to kindergarten next year?" Four-year-olds are often very busy testing limits, refusing to follow directions…]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Our son still wets the bed.</title><category term="Toilet Training"/><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/our-son-still-wets-the-bed.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/our-son-still-wets-the-bed.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2009-09-29T10:06:22Z</published><updated>2009-09-29T10:06:22Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Our son Jeremy wets the bed at night, even when he uses the toilet right before going to sleep.  He's six now and he's been toilet trained during the day for years.   It's frustrating for us because we'd like to be done with diapers…]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Does my child have ADHD?</title><id>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/does-my-child-have-adhd.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/does-my-child-have-adhd.html"/><author><name>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</name></author><published>2009-09-29T09:54:35Z</published><updated>2009-09-29T09:54:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Emily is almost six. Lately, she has been acting up in her kindergarten class. The teacher says she doesn’t always pay attention, she doesn’t finish her work, and she's often fidgety and overactive. Could she have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?]]></summary></entry></feed>
