Toddler & Preschooler - August 2006

my 2 year old is a real handful, i love her to bits but she always seems to be destroying something or misbehaving.
i know that the terrible 2's are upon her, but even so she seems more hyperactive than that. (i have an older daughter so have been through the terrible twos before!) i am worried particullarly as she finds it really hard to concerntrate on anything for too long.
Are there any parents/ carers out there who have similar experiences that can offer me some advice on this, particullarly about symptoms and stuff- thanx.

2006-08-24 14:53:00 · 16 answers · asked by Levi 2

what time is appropriate to put a 4 yr old inbed during the school week?? she has to get on the bus at 7:30 am and she always seem sleepy like she didnt get enough rest. plzz help .....thanks

2006-08-24 13:49:22 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

do you have any themes or ideas for a 1st birthday for a beautiful lil girl i only have 3months left to organise please help im a first time mummy

2006-08-24 12:27:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't believe in time-outs. I think they are lame. I'm talking about beatings either...I'm talking about a good swat on the butt for acting up.

2006-08-24 12:25:45 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tell her but she's just soo much in a hurry to eat or watch cartoons ! and when I tell her she gets mad and won't listen to me. she only listen's to my mom and her mom. If my sister wants me to baby sit her then she needs to tell her daughter to listen to what ! I say. and she also does not like to wipe.

2006-08-24 12:08:22 · 16 answers · asked by ??Brown sugar?? 3

I have a 2 1/2 year-old girl (not potty trained yet) that I need to place in daycare 4 days / week. Which place is the best?

2006-08-24 11:24:30 · 1 answers · asked by Kevyn A 2

at sports and video games? My kids are still too young to actually provide a challenge for me, so I often let them win, but I also don't want them to think life is so easy. Should I keep letting them win or start taking them to school on the court and with the video games?

2006-08-24 10:50:39 · 25 answers · asked by angrysandwichguy1 3

My three year old son was told not to touch his three week old sister's head. I no sooner said that and he pushes the edge of a toy to her head ( soft spot ). She was okay, a slight pink spot were he poked her and mad her cry. How do I get the point accross that isn't safe and he could of really hurt her???

2006-08-24 10:04:37 · 13 answers · asked by TIA 3

2006-08-24 09:57:52 · 11 answers · asked by cluckcluck 1

I babysit my 4 year old neice everyday 9 hours a day. She uses babytalk ALL THE TIME instead of her "big girl voice"..it really gets on my nerves and I tell her to use her big girl voice all the time but she won't. Is this a sign of some underlying issue???

2006-08-24 08:53:11 · 13 answers · asked by auntbranna 1

I started putting real undies on my daughter ( she is 2)
so that she would start feeling her pee pee get wet onher.
Well she hasnt peed in the last 2 hours...is she holding it????
Im worried shell forget how to pee and shes holding it.

sorry this is my first child and ive never potty trained before.
We have gone to the potty a few times, and ive shown
her how. I hope she isnt like full and holding it.

2006-08-24 08:44:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 2 oldest boys will be starting preschool, and i need to label ther clothing tags... i figured a permanent black sharpie would work, but besides their last name, is their anything else i should put? i am using the last name because they are in the same class and wear the same size- but the next thing is our last name is Ralph.... if there is a kid in the class with that name, well, you can see the delimma... should i try to squeeze in our phone #? tags are so small.... or do you guys think the last name would be sufficiant?

2006-08-24 08:29:03 · 19 answers · asked by ravenshadoweyes3 1

She has tolerated chicken, beef, and fish well, we havent tried pork yet. If I cut them up really tiny I would worry about choking, but has anyone heard of babys having allergic reactions to it? Cause my baby is allergic to eggs.

2006-08-24 08:25:29 · 20 answers · asked by Candy C 2

school this year? if its your first, how happy and sad you must be. i just sent my second(last) child and i'm pretty sad. my wife already wants him back home. can you believe she called the school to check on him after the second day.

2006-08-24 08:07:34 · 5 answers · asked by towelboy70 3

2006-08-24 08:06:16 · 25 answers · asked by Jep 3

how come when my children and i are in a store and they start to pick a fight on eachother alot of blacks encourage this behavior and tell them to hit eachother harder but white always try to help me get through this?

2006-08-24 07:27:59 · 12 answers · asked by irmanin n 1

My daughter is normally a very polite child, she says "thank you" (she quite often says "you're welcome" for me), she says "bless you" when you sneeze or cough, but she refuses to say "please". She will ask repeatedly for me to read to her or for me to make a toy work and grows hysterical when I won't do it.

I know that the best thing to do is keep asking her to say "please" but after a half an hour of screaming over a book, I wonder if this is the wrong approach. I need some new ideas.

2006-08-24 07:25:38 · 22 answers · asked by S. O. 4

My son is just about 4 years old.

2006-08-24 07:06:18 · 10 answers · asked by leonsmom1102 2

My son is a great kid, he's polite and sweet. He's in kids camp this week and has a hard time staying focused on what is going on. While the other kids are singing and such, my son is off doing his own thing. He's easily redirected, but just has a hard time concentrating on what's going on. Any suggestions I've tried talking to him about it. Thanks

2006-08-24 07:04:04 · 100 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 06:49:07 · 11 answers · asked by freezynose 2

I ask because my kid was dog followed by cat

2006-08-24 06:46:31 · 60 answers · asked by Ben 3

My son hits me with his fist, open handed, with his toys, He is 36 lbs and 3' tall. I have tried ignoring it, time out, sent to his room, I even tried hitting him back. I don't know what to do. He goes to his fathers everyother weekend, of course he doesn't do it there. He doesn't hit my husband. Just me. Doesn't matter who is around or not. I don't know what to do. Please help

2006-08-24 06:29:29 · 36 answers · asked by ibslicke 1

I have spent the last year teaching my son about the planets.. now they're saying that Pluto isn't one.. how am I going to get him to understand that Pluto isn't a planet anymore?? He's not going to get the whole 'criteria for determining a planet' mumbo jumbo !!

2006-08-24 06:16:38 · 19 answers · asked by Imani 5

I have a 15 month old daughter and she is really active. I am considering taking her to Gymboree once a week to socialize and learn. Have you had a positive or negative experience you can share? Is it worth the 145 for 8 week class?

2006-08-24 06:09:26 · 5 answers · asked by adrixia 4

my son has always gone to bed at night at 7 o clock. he always goes to bed awake and falls asleep by himself. we have tried everything. he used to come and get in my bed first thing in the morning about 6;30,just as we are getting up, i didnt mind that. but now its any time from midnight. my baby is in her own room and quite settled, i have no where to move her.

2006-08-24 04:32:48 · 14 answers · asked by mandi1_uk 2

2006-08-24 04:19:20 · 13 answers · asked by momto2boys 1

he wakes in middle of night and gets in our bed, i take him back but he just screams and keeps coming back. he wakes up his 5 mouth old sister in the process.

2006-08-24 04:10:08 · 22 answers · asked by mandi1_uk 2

I have a 15 month old son who has been developmentally advanced unless it comes to talking. He babbles a lot and knows what a ball is and can almost say bubbles. He says Mama and Dada too. Im really worried that he may have Aspergers or a form of Autism. I dont expect him to be perfect, but even his daycare has concerns because he doesnt talk or babble as much as the other kids and seems to be "in his own little world." Mason has always been an observer and loves to watch people and things and he doesnt show any other signs except for the lack of talking. Any ideas? I read to him daily and he goes to a state or the art daycare where everyone has a degree in child dev. so I know his needs are being met there. Im really worried.

2006-08-24 03:30:04 · 21 answers · asked by justsittingaround 2

My 28 month old is going through his "terrible twos" and my 2 month old is, well only 2 months old. I'm breastfeeding the baby, my older child deals with it well. The 2 month old is up every 2 hours at night and my 2 year old is waking up once a night to be held, because of a bad dreams?(not sure and doesnt say what woke him). Try to spend time with the 2 year old when the baby is sleeping. The 2 year old doesn't nap anymore but I do put him in his room for quiet time. Just trying to figure out from other parents when to put in time to do housework, pay bills, take a shower, etc. By the end of the day I'm too exhausted to do things when the boys are sleeping. I don't have anyone to help me or give me a break. Grandparents all work full time and so does my husband. Plus I go back to work in a couple of weeks (just 2 nights a week for 6 hrs each) Just looking for ways other moms/dads handle it.

2006-08-24 02:52:45 · 15 answers · asked by momto2boys 1

2006-08-24 02:24:47 · 14 answers · asked by Heather Fucci 1