Toddler & Preschooler - September 2006

My daughter is 26 months old and ever since she broke her arm we have been have problems that I have been posting about. Today I have a new dilemma. It has been happening for a few days I'm having a tough time changing her and both clothes and diapers. It wouldn't normally bother me. But sometimes if she cries to hard she will pass out, we have taken her to the doctor about this and he said she'll out grow it. But I hate when it happens. She doesn't talk that well so I don't know if it hurts or whats going on any suggestions on making the changing situation a little easier.

2006-09-29 10:26:36 · 14 answers · asked by niknac 1

2006-09-29 10:08:24 · 18 answers · asked by jtc_girl 1

she is not crying or anything.. so i don't thinks its serius.. would tylenol help her??
Shes three years old. Shes acting normal.. but she will come to me every half hour saying her belly hurts.

2006-09-29 09:38:15 · 9 answers · asked by ♥cutemamma♥ 6

All of the barrettes and hair elastics say that they are choking hazards and I am firmly against those hideous garter belt looking headbands made of lace that people put on their babies. Do hair accessories exist for toddlers?

2006-09-29 09:09:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is it, exactly? Can he get over it? He went to preschool. The teacher is a 17 year veteran and very tough. even homework for 4yo's. Today, she dx'd the boy with ADD, because he did not immediately obey her.

2006-09-29 09:02:38 · 18 answers · asked by violetmax 3

she is 3 yrs old and i feel like a bad mother..i try but she pushes everything away!!

2006-09-29 08:55:52 · 41 answers · asked by nikki m 2

My sister thinks something is wrong with him, but I think he is just a typical 2 yr old that would rather play then worrying about his pronuciation. He can say words like- momma, da-da, car, truck, bye, lawnmower(b/c he loves lawnmowers!), juice and night night. He isn't potty trained yet either. He isn't scared of the potty b/c he'll sit on it, but just not use it. Please help me convince her that nothing is wrong with him!

2006-09-29 08:29:29 · 27 answers · asked by amanda725_2000 2

2006-09-29 08:26:14 · 9 answers · asked by Meghan P 1

I have tried everything, like soap in the toilet and let him make bubbles, I've bribed him with stuff, etc. He is nearly 3 years old, and he was scared of the toilet untill about 4 months ago, but he won't use it, I try and make him set on it, but he never goes. Please help!

2006-09-29 07:51:55 · 22 answers · asked by Wonderious 3

My son just turned 1 on tuesday and I want to take his changing table down. My husband seems to think its too early yet. (I think he doesn't like the fact that our son is growing up) Our son is almost too big for it.
When have you taken your childs down?

2006-09-29 07:30:32 · 11 answers · asked by jakesmom 3

My 2 1/2 year old son, about a month ago, has become incredibly picky at dinner time. He'll eat breakfast and lunch with no problem, but he REFUSES to eat what I make for dinner. I'm a good cook, if I do say so, and I know the food is good and he likes it (he's eaten everything I make before). We tried cutting out his afternoon snack, but he became miserable and cranky and still refused to eat dinner. I know he's hungry because he asks for a PB&J every night. I'm tired of giving him that--he needs to eat what we have. I tried letting him go to bed hungry one night, but gave in after an hour of screaming that he was hungry, and throwing his dinner (same thing I offered him earlier in the evening) on the floor. Also, he will not TOUCH vegetables. I really can't tell you the last time he ate any vegetables--he won't even try a tiny bite of something to see if he likes it. He will eat any/all fruits, but no vegetables. What can I do? Do kids outgrow this?

2006-09-29 07:25:13 · 27 answers · asked by brevejunkie 7

She use to be a really good eater and would try everything. Now she has become very picky and only wants to eat cheese, crackers, peanutbutter sandwitches, and fruit. I can't get her to eat any veggies or meats. Sometimes I can slip ham into a grilled cheese and she will eat it. Or I can put some pasta sauce on it with spagetti. But most of the time she spits it out. She is too young to try and reason with menaing I can't say take 3 bites and then you can have some cheese. I also tried mixing the veggies with something that has more flavor and she still spits it out. Now she doesn't even want pasta. Could this just be a phase or are there any other foods I can give her that can give her the vitamins she needs? I don't want to teach her she can fuss and refuse foods until I give her something she wants. I am at a lost for what dinner foods I can give her.

2006-09-29 06:44:54 · 17 answers · asked by AB11 3

tell the person who will be keeping him. he has known this person pretty much all his lifeand she has kids too

2006-09-29 05:23:12 · 9 answers · asked by kleighs mommy 7

I have a 15-month-old and his new doctor says that he needs flouride. The last doctor, however, said that he didn't--that it was more harmful than helpful. Our water isn't flouridated here. So the current doctor prescribed him some flouride drops to give him daily. Which doctor is right? Is flouride helpful or harmful? What are the benifits or risks involved?

2006-09-29 04:39:44 · 15 answers · asked by Crystal B 3

my toddler is described as chuckie only difference he doesnt murder ppl. he terrorizes everything, he climbs and gets into things he shouldnt,he hits other kids for no apparent reasons,he put magic marker all over my tv,he flushes my things down the toilet stopping it up,he goes in the refrig and pours milk all in the refrig and wasting other foods,when we go into a store and someone speaks to him out of kindness he hits them,he keeps turning the stove knobs on,he throws things and hits people with things and a whole lot more he does i have tried talking to him ALOT of times explaining to him its not nice to do those things,i have put him in time out but he will not stay there and i discipline him when he doesnt do his time out, i take away things that he likes to play with he just laughs,i discipline him and nothing has worked. he is 5 he just started to act like this recently

2006-09-29 04:25:21 · 20 answers · asked by tiffanie 1

2006-09-29 04:20:58 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 04:03:11 · 38 answers · asked by sandy 2

i have always limited the amount of television my 2 year old watches but recently when I was asked why I did this I didn't have a good answer. How much tv should a toddler be able to watch and how much is too much? Assuming that we are talking about cbeebies here - with no advertising, just good quality educational programmes - what is the problem with television? Does anyone know of any studies that have been carried out?

2006-09-29 02:31:41 · 33 answers · asked by holly1723 2

We are pretty clever parents and I think we are in good shape overall. We are car camping at a National Park for 2 nights. I am looking for your little tricks that made camping easier with children. Games, organizational tips, etc. Thanks for your help!

2006-09-29 01:52:05 · 11 answers · asked by HD 3

my son is about 15 months old, he has had a little cold for a couple days, runny nose, coughing etc. but yesterday his eyes started getting really puffy and having a yellow, greenish discharge. i have recently moved from MI to FL and am fighting with the state trying to get my son insurance but with no luck yet, and unfortunately I can not afford the 200.00 to pay for a doctor visit. For the cold I know the doctor would have just said he will get over it on his own bc they dont give prescriptions for colds, but now with the eye thing, Im worried. Could this be just another symptom of his cold or do you think it could be pinkeye or something? Will this all just run its course or should I take him to the ER and get him something? Thank you all in advance.

2006-09-29 01:15:25 · 37 answers · asked by domsmom701 3

i live in worcester county, MASS. i really need some child care vouchers, i have an 19 month old i really really cant afford to pay daycare.. does anyone know if its okay for welfare to just put you on a "waiting list" even though i'm going to go to school soon and financial aid is paying for everything?

i only have food stamps. so they say i can only be on a waiting list. is there even such a thing??

also.. i asked about rent vouchers because the website says i can get them.. and they're available and they said that they have no funds, is this just an excuse?

i dont know what to do, i need daycare regardless of if i work or go to school because my husband works all day. after paying rent we have 60 dollars to last a week.

i need some help. please.

also.. i have mass health and wic.. does anyone know if theres anything they can do before i look like a fool for calling them?

2006-09-29 00:27:43 · 14 answers · asked by joy 3

My 6 year old son is dry in the day, but i have problems in the night. I took him off pull ups, and tried encouraging him to use big boys pants at night. I also had him checked with the doctor to see if he had an water infection and he hasnt, the doctor said there was not much he could do till he was 7. I dont know what to do, i wake him at night, yet he has wet his bed and hasnt woken up. Shall i out him back in pull-ups?

2006-09-29 00:24:48 · 27 answers · asked by lonely as a cloud 6

My son age five is coughing at night (around 3-4am). He is fine the whole day till that period of time when he is sleeping. I heed doctor's advise not to on the aircon but he still coughs. And the cough is so often that its seems never ending. I dont want him to reply on cough mixture forever. Any advise ?

2006-09-28 21:36:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whenever he wants anything and he's not getting it, he flings himself on the floor and often result to trowing whatever is near him or crawl with his nail at the person near him.he is an adorable child though.His there a cause of concern here

2006-09-28 21:20:44 · 23 answers · asked by lateef_qwest 1

He goes to bed at 8 every night, awake in his cot, that is fine we go up at 10 normally and he is fast asleep, lovely but by around 3 or 4 in the morning he is wide awake, and bouncing around, we put him in bed with us (i know we shouldn't!!!) but he is absoulutely wide awake, he gets up and goes into my other son's room and tries to wake him up, which is very un-fair because he goes to school, so i end up downstairs with him, it is driving me and my husband insane and i am so tired all the time, any sensible suggestions please help. oh yes and he screams at the top of his lungs when he does wake up!!!!

2006-09-28 19:14:34 · 16 answers · asked by bug 3

Lots of you are telling me to check out the history of my house. Well I'm not sure what might have happend here but I know for a fact way before I moved here a woman in 1989 was murdered in the house across the street and the case went cold. Now I'm really freaked! Thanks for your feedback!

2006-09-28 19:11:19 · 6 answers · asked by Nattie 3

I try giving her the brush and she plays with it, but doesn't get the job done.

2006-09-28 18:55:36 · 17 answers · asked by loira74 2

Okay I'm in my room and my 2 1/2 year old son starts screaming for me. When I went in his room he was standing on his bed pointing to the corner saying the blue girl, the blue girl won't go away. What the hell is he talking about? Has this ever happened to anyone. I'm kinda scared!

2006-09-28 18:50:38 · 25 answers · asked by Nattie 3

she is 3 & 1/2 years old and she will flush the toilet if she goes #1 but leaves it when she goes #2.. i keep on telling her to flush it everytime she goes but she won't on the #2...any suggestions?

2006-09-28 18:42:30 · 10 answers · asked by Miss P 1

2006-09-28 17:32:59 · 26 answers · asked by klmita 3