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  2. Pinned:Welcome to the Older Kids board. (0 replies)
  3. minecraft (14 replies)
  4. Periods as an almost 11 year old (9 replies)
  5. Argh-my 11yo! (4 replies)
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  7. Where can I get Help (1 reply)
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  10. Bored pre-teen (9 replies)
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  13. How heavy is your 11yo? (28 replies)
  14. At what age do you let your children stay home alone? (26 replies)
  15. Eating - My head tells me not to (13 replies)
  16. How to get through to 16yo DS (19 replies)
  17. Bedtime for 11.5 year old (9 replies)
  18. Q for those who have Tween/Teen girls or was it you when young? (59 replies)
  19. What are 9 yo boys into? (5 replies)
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  21. early menarche = HELP! (41 replies)
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  24. Teenage boys and sexual activity (24 replies)
  25. Few Questions about 12yo boys (0 replies)
  26. Tell me about your 11yo boy (9 replies)
  27. What do developing breasts look like? (10 replies)
  28. Bedwetting support group #4 (27 replies)
  29. What mobile plan/prepaid is your Yr 7 on/going to be on? (11 replies)
  30. Betime for 9 year old? (26 replies)
  31. how old to leave child alone for half an hour? (115 replies)
  32. Electric Blanket? (2 replies)
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  34. Young teenagers - update! (17 replies)
  35. Is your child being treated badly by their school "friends"? (6 replies)
  36. what age do they stop role playing the opposite sex (3 replies)
  37. Do you let your children ride their bike to school? (14 replies)
  38. Very unhappy almost 8 DS (8 replies)
  39. Severe Anxiety in a 9yo (10 replies)
  40. Present for 13 yr old boy (8 replies)
  41. 8yo DD can't get to sleep (16 replies)
  42. HELP to find clothes for a very large 8 year old boy! (1 reply)
  43. 9.5 year old suddenly having 'accidents' (3 replies)
  44. Disciplinay actions for year 3? (4 replies)
  45. Repetitive behaviours (6 replies)
  46. *warning* Proud mummy boast (10 replies)
  47. 9 yr old without friends (16 replies)
  48. What age for concert? (15 replies)
  49. 9.5yr old son in dreamland (8 replies)
  50. anger and lying in teens (2 replies)
  51. Can a In Area Public School Deny Enrollment (6 replies)
  52. cant quite put my finger on what is wrong! please give advice (10 replies)
  53. is she depressed, anxious or hormonal? (6 replies)
  54. Year 8 ipads and $600 itunes account! (7 replies)
  55. HPV vaccine for cervical cancer (27 replies)
  56. 8yo patience levels (2 replies)
  57. 11 year old girl and makeup (32 replies)
  58. 8yr old lied about being hit on the head (5 replies)
  59. Wii create (0 replies)
  60. What age did your DD develop? (34 replies)
  61. The TALK... (16 replies)
  62. 8yo patience levels (0 replies)
  63. Self Esteem problem - 8 year old (0 replies)
  64. What jobs does your 9 yr old do? (18 replies)
  65. What after school sport for an 8.5year old boy? (12 replies)
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  67. 10yr old with body image issues already (7 replies)
  68. What are ten-year old girls currently wearing? (20 replies)
  69. Best mobile for young teen (8 replies)
  70. Family car (16 replies)
  71. Feel bad being tough on DD 9 (21 replies)
  72. Do job agencies cater to high school students too? (8 replies)
  73. DS10 sticking his nose into everything (19 replies)
  74. Clingy 8 year old DD (11 replies)
  75. 10 year old making up stories (5 replies)
  76. What brand are the pads suited to teens ? (10 replies)
  77. How early do boys develop? (12 replies)
  78. Bedtime routine (7 replies)
  79. 11 & 6yr old alone 45min max before/after school (96 replies)
  80. transition from primary to high school (6 replies)
  81. High School Book list (16 replies)
  82. What's your 8 (or there abouts) year old getting for Christmas? (35 replies)
  83. Chaplaincy in high schools (16 replies)
  84. Deakin High School in Canberra (1 reply)
  85. 50/50 Shared care concerns (1 reply)
  86. Has anyone had experience with school scholarships (5 replies)
  87. calling all parents with 14 year olds! (1 reply)
  88. Craft idea help (0 replies)
  89. 10, nearly 11 - feeling very out of sorts! (4 replies)
  90. Youth allowance - eldest dd turning 16 (6 replies)
  91. A cool watch for an almost 9yo (7 replies)
  92. She's lucky I have all day to calm down! (38 replies)
  93. What do 8/9 year olds do at birthday parties? (6 replies)
  94. Let's talk about braces. (21 replies)
  95. Question about 'warrior' books (13 replies)
  96. RE: Update on step daughter thread (0 replies)
  97. Birds & the Bees - DS 9 & DS 7 (10 replies)
  98. Would you let your 11 year old daughter watch Big Bang Theory? (36 replies)
  99. Picked on for being too smart (2 replies)
  100. Daylight savings (0 replies)
  101. Almost 13 year old boy (4 replies)
  102. Letting children stay home alone.. what age? (13 replies)
  103. What to do wit the kids in the holidays (8 replies)
  104. Buying a kindle for a 9 yr old's birthday present? (26 replies)
  105. 11 year old and socializing (5 replies)
  106. services for 9year old (6 replies)
  107. 8 year old boy - new problems with lying/breaking toys. (1 reply)
  108. Does your 9 yr old have a attitude problem?- Any advice is appreciated (9 replies)
  109. moody 8 1/2 yr old boy? (1 reply)
  110. My 3yo DS has night trained but my 8 & 6yr olds haven't... (8 replies)
  111. Daughter turns into monster when has her periods (13 replies)
  112. DS 6yo worried constantly going to the toilet (3 replies)
  113. What do you think of this idea for a Yr6 farwell theme (18 replies)
  114. How do I deal with this (13 replies)
  115. Anyone else have teens doing final year exams? (5 replies)
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  117. Australian Girls Choir (6 replies)
  118. How much does your 8yr old eat? (6 replies)
  119. Moved: 5.5 yo chewing his shirt- Help please! (-- replies)
  120. Girly chat (4 replies)
  121. what does your year 3 know? 8/9 yrs (14 replies)
  122. Question for parents of 12 yr old girls? (15 replies)
  123. girl guides (6 replies)
  124. Removed thread (0 replies)
  125. Best book to help with DD entering the tween stage (24 replies)
  126. Is your under 13 year old on facebook? (67 replies)
  127. I just don't know what to do anymore. How do I help him? (15 replies)
  128. Having trouble with 9 year old DSD (5 replies)
  129. what size bike for a 6 year old girl? (9 replies)
  130. REMOVED THREAD (18 replies)
  131. Whooping cough nightmare & parent's right to know. (12 replies)
  132. Bed wetting (19 replies)
  133. How to help 8yr old who doesn't want to go to school :( (9 replies)
  134. What brand of pads? (22 replies)
  135. Hallucinating sick 11 yr old DS (11 replies)
  136. Newington or St Andrews? (0 replies)
  137. Orthodontic treatment for 12yo (11 replies)
  138. WTB sz 16ish boys/mens grey school pants & shorts. (0 replies)
  139. Help with insecurity in DS (0 replies)
  140. Mufti Day, I hate you ! (23 replies)
  141. Girl guides for almost 8 yo (10 replies)
  142. Current music cd appropriate for 9 year old? (9 replies)
  143. So cranky with my 11 yo ds (12 replies)
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  145. Reading Level for Kindergarten (18 replies)
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