Toddler & Preschooler - August 2006

No matter how much or how hard I spank, how long he spends in time out and how much I try to explain what he is doing is wrong, he just doesn't listen. My son has almost burned the house down, broken the blinds, tried to paint his nails, bitten his older sister, torn up his new bed, broken all dvds etc. I cannot seem to find anything to turn this around. I am tired of pulling my hair out everyday. He is scared of spanking and hates time out, but why is he still doing these things? If anyone has been in my shoes or has advice, please share with me.

2006-08-23 07:07:51 · 27 answers · asked by clovergirlx82 1

Is this pretty young to be spellng and reading?

Dont worry i encourage it and have been teaching her
to write also. Just wondering if this is the age kids
usually start reading and writting?

2006-08-23 06:55:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is almost 4. We put her into pre-school a few weeks ago. She has started to suck her thumb the past 2 weeks. I have check with her teach to make sure she has adjusted. My daughter acts happy to be there. Any idea why she started sucking her thumb?

2006-08-23 06:35:08 · 9 answers · asked by Kristy G 1

they are gonna freeze his gum, get me to hold him and pull his front tooth. has anyone ever had to deal with this...what reaction should i expect from my son?

2006-08-23 06:34:58 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2

My son is almost 15 months old and I am lucky to get him to eat enough to be considered one meal for the whole day. He is not small by any means, 25 lbs at 15 months old but its kind of worrisome to see your child eat enough for a baby bird all day. He is in this snacking phase, he wants to snack all day but no meals. I have moved him into healthy snacking, cheerios instead of chips and graham crackers instead of cookies etc... but this is my 1st child so everything is new to me. Any help would be appreciated!

2006-08-23 06:34:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

did his feelings change later in time?or did they stay the same?? what has gotten better in your situation or what has gotten worse???

im only asking cuz i just found out that i am pregnant & the father has told me that he wants nothing to with this situation... thoughs and personal experiance stories is what i need to hear!!!!

2006-08-23 06:29:21 · 16 answers · asked by miss me! 4

heres the story last yr we tryed and he threw a fit the school told him he could wait till next yr if he werent ready.....this yr he seems scared...hes so smart he can write as well as my 8 yr old and knows how to count and colors and everything she knows...i hate to fight with him but his education is super important WHAT DO I DO????????????

2006-08-23 05:32:14 · 20 answers · asked by Always Asking 2

at what age do you let a child play in the bathtub alone? my son is going to be 4 in 3 weeks and he likes to take his baths alone. i check on him every few minutes and listen to him, but my sister told me i was crazy. what age do you guys think a kid should be allowed to do this? i wash him when he is done playing, he doesn't do it himself yet. alos what age should a child wash himself?

2006-08-23 05:29:55 · 24 answers · asked by i_left_my_mind_with_the_baby 4

My little guy james (2 1/2) is fully trained but wont sit on his potty outside. We are due to go on vacation next week & as we enjoy playing on the beach (with no nearby facilities) - we were wondering if anyone had any tips how we could overcome this problem - Although James is trained when he says he needs to "go" its usualy Very Urgent... please help
Nat.

2006-08-23 05:03:35 · 12 answers · asked by natalie 1

We're thinking of having a child but we have no idea how much child care costs. Please let us know how it works.

Thanks!

2006-08-23 04:12:56 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is 4 years old. He has been in speech therapy and early child classes for about 18 months and although i have seen SOME improvements he still seems like he isnt where he should be for his age. He can talk a lot better and know colors and animal sounds, but most of what he says is "mimic" speech. He has almost no "spontaneous" speech. I am not saying that he only says what someone JUST said...but all of his speech is "scripted" (like when he asks for milk it is always said the same way with the same infliction in his voice) AND he seems to have no sense of danger (i am constantly running to grab him from darting out in to the street or stop him from touching a hot stove ...my 18 month old will look at the stove and say "hot...owwie")
his doctor says he should be fine but i am really worried that it may be a bigger problem. until he started talking i thought he may be autistic but should i be worried that he has bigger problems (retardation)...my other 2 kids seem fine to me

2006-08-23 03:26:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby boy is two years and 9 months, I tried with him many ways to make him love to eat the above mentioned items but I failed. what can I do because i don't want him to miss all the vitamins and minerals in these kinds of food.

2006-08-23 03:15:09 · 12 answers · asked by sweety_lilo 1

I have a 2 year old that is about to be 3 in a couple of months, and she still wets and dirties her diaper, she knows what a potty is and what it is used for, we've got the book with Prudence and her potty (can't remember the name..we call it the potty book) and she will go on the 'big' potty if she's getting ready for a bath, but any other time she'll just go in her diaper
Any suggestions?

2006-08-23 02:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by texasrednek2000 2

We are both working parents, having a toddler of 13 month old. Looking for a good day care or flexible family care, or any other suitable options .. Thanks.

2006-08-23 01:47:43 · 4 answers · asked by Xiangyang 1

2006-08-22 23:37:40 · 24 answers · asked by Trix 3

what is primary complex in kids..what causes it ?i have searched the net but couldnt find much info.
my son ...3yrs old had been coughing for sometime now ...doc has asked me to get him tested for primary complx...i am really worried

2006-08-22 23:06:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boys, 5 and 2 still sleep in the same room with me. The other room is a little too far from ours and we're afraid we can't hear the if they cry in the middle of the night.

2006-08-22 22:36:40 · 18 answers · asked by ? 2

The cat was my mother's who lives in another city, we eventually visit her every week or 2 weeks. my son loved this cat and he died last week, so he still don't know that he is gone. Now, i know he is too young to understand the concept of death, and i don't want to tell him lies either.

2006-08-22 22:35:29 · 12 answers · asked by Kalooka 7

Ok well my son who is 4, he has beenhaving a really hard time listening to me and, being really mean and I guess you would say careless, well I have a cat and he stepped on him with one foot and lifted the other one up and had all his weight on my cat.. What do you think might be wrong with him, is there something I shouldbe doing better. Iam so worried about him, not only cause he is acting out and he could hurt himself but also other living thigs, and he does not take care of his things. Should I not exspect that much from a 4 year old or what ? Im worried about him your opinions greatly appreciated.. TY

2006-08-22 20:24:04 · 18 answers · asked by tranel d 1

i have tried cows milk and horlix and hot chocolate to replace it with but he just don't seem to be taking to any has any one got any ideas of what i can replace the formula with. thank you

2006-08-22 20:18:45 · 18 answers · asked by bty43218 2

2006-08-22 19:51:03 · 11 answers · asked by mah c 1

He still sleeps with my parents and it dirves me insane. The reason i get mad is I think he is old enought on his own and he has developed a thing where he can only get to sleep when someone sleeps with him, so my parents have to go up and rest with him until he falls asleep. They wont listen to me but its really a nuisense. After all, he has his own room and bed which is perfect, nothing is wrong with it at all, how can I tell my parents he needs to sleep in his won bed?

2006-08-22 17:52:20 · 13 answers · asked by Fourtonfour 3

My son just turned three in June and will be starting preschool in September. At his physical the doctor stated that it is time to talk to him about other people not touching his private parts. I guess I am just kind of lost on how to approach him due to his age.

2006-08-22 16:00:20 · 17 answers · asked by j_ervin610 1

My fiance's three year old son is so clingly that whenever I get close he wants to be there right in the middle of everything I hate it. Should this be a deciding factor in whether I stay in the relationship or not? Will it ever end or will this competition for the moms attention just mature into something else even less desireable?

2006-08-22 15:55:38 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

My question is now, what to do next? Should I go to the Hospital? Give her a cool bath? Continue to douse her with Children's Tylenol? What's your suggestion? A prompt answer would be much appreciated?

2006-08-22 15:43:04 · 29 answers · asked by C E 1

She's very detail oriented. Very impatient. Ex...I removed mine and my husbands dinner plates, and she fell to pieces. I put them back, and she was fine. Why should something like that upset her so? There are other examples. Let's start with this one first. She's 28 months old.

2006-08-22 15:28:07 · 11 answers · asked by bewildered 1

He get up around 3 in the morning to crawl in bed beside me. Which means neither one of us is getting a full nights sleep.

2006-08-22 14:45:02 · 12 answers · asked by dragonfiy81 2

My son just turned 2 last week, I've been trying to get him to goto the potty and having a very hard time of it. I have a much older son, and it was a breeze with him (of course that was 14 years ago) but this kid is something else (not in a bad way) but does anyone have any suggestions?

2006-08-22 13:32:21 · 14 answers · asked by Dezec 2

To sing to your children that is, or if you can remember, as a child.

My son has to hear : "Walkin Cane" ( redone by the Knitters, but the original I'm not so sure), "You are my sunshine" ( which has many variants, such as "you are my baby ducky") and "silver Wings" ( as redone by the Knitters again, Merle Haggard orginally) everynight before he goes to bed.

Sometimes "Space Oddity" by Bowie will do the trick too, as well "Walking after Midnight" by Patsy Cline.

And yes, my little one seems to like a lot of classic country music...but he also loves the Violent Femmes and the B52's. Go figure!

2006-08-22 12:38:46 · 10 answers · asked by jkautt 4

2006-08-22 12:36:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous