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.
Just-right books help your child find the right reading levels and make reading more fun. Have your children try the five-finger test to select a book at their reading levels: 1  Choose a book you would like to read. 2  Look at a page in the middle. 3  Put one finger down for every word you can't read or don't understand.