Dry, brittle hair that easily breaks off can sometimes be indicative of a medical problem. This includes eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Hypothyroidism -- a condition in which your thyroid gland fails to produce a sufficient supply of vital hormones -- may also cause hair breakage.
The average age is 5 and 6 when they are in kindergarten. Some kids who are developmentally ready can read when they are 4. If you are truly interested in teaching your child to read I suggest that you do a lot of reading on the stages that children go through when first learning to read. kind Â· 8 years ago.
Most alarmingly, one in six parents of an infant (16 percent) said they do not read to their child at all (Young et al., 1996). Only 4 to 5 percent of adults are unable to read a childrenâs book, although more may be uncomfortable doing so (National Institute for Literacy, 1998).