Toddler & Preschooler - October 2006

My two, soon to be three year ols refuses to use the potty. She will tell me she needs to pee but will fight you if you try to set her on the potty. Then as soon as she gets up she'll pee in her panties. We haven't even attempted to poop in the potty. I am seventeen weeks pregnant and would really like to have her completely potty trained before this baby is born. But I don't want to make it a trmatic event either.
I have tried to reward her with movies, toys, candy, and new panties that she gets to pick out but nothing seems to work.
PLease help if you've been in my situation or if you have a good idea.
I've also read all the books and watched all the movies.
Please help!!1

2006-10-13 09:36:12 · 17 answers · asked by mommy of two 4

It is my daughters 3rd birthday in November; I had a large party for her 1st B-day, and a small family gathering for her 2nd. I was trying to plan something special for her this year. Do you think that you need to have a party every year? Does anyone have any ideas on things that I can do for her? Thank You.

2006-10-13 09:17:16 · 14 answers · asked by NeNe 2

I am moving to the area and I work evenings and weekends... need a fulltime daycare provider for my VERY WELL BEHAVED 2 1/2 year old boy.

2006-10-13 09:09:51 · 5 answers · asked by kimbercake 1

We have tried timeout and that is not working. Can someone give us some help with this?

2006-10-13 09:03:26 · 8 answers · asked by Christy O 1

My children just turned two (they are twins), and I would like to start trying to wean them off their security blankets. Our doctor is concerned about their thumb sucking, and they only suck their thumbs when they have these in hand. He would like to see them not sucking their thumb by the time they are three, so there is no rush right now, I'm just looking for ideas!

Does anyone have any ideas about how to best proceed with this. My daughter would probably be ok to cold-turkey take it away, but my son would not EVER go to sleep without it. In fact, if during the night he drops it on the floor, he will whimper until we go in and give it back to him.

Any ideas appreciated! (By the way, I want to save these so they can have them in the future, so no drastic ideas like cutting a piece off each week!)

2006-10-13 08:49:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

He still has to have any where from 4-6 8 oz bottles at night then i cant get him to eat much during the day... How do i get him off this bottle...???

2006-10-13 08:27:37 · 17 answers · asked by ohio_gurl042 4

You seem to put "my daughter is 33 months" alot. Why can't you just say what normal people would say which is "my 2 yr old daughter"? I'm not trying to be rude, it just seems that you are still wanting to refer to her as a baby. Why can't you just say she's 2?

2006-10-13 08:25:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so do your kids ever drive you nuts? Because I love my three-year-old son to distraction, but he is wild about drumming. I cannot stress enough how often he drums--he is constantly drumming. Someone could give him some kind of toy (not a drum) and he will figure out how to make it either a drum or drumsticks within five minutes, seriously! His father & I have given him a pretty nice drumset that we found for cheap, but we don't let him drum all the time because it gets to be too much. But even when he's not doing that, he wants to be drumming at the table, on us, on his brother, etc...So what should I do? Give in and let him drum all the time or try to limit it? Also, is it bad to expose him to "punk rock" at this age? My husband really likes Christian punk rock (bands like MXPX who don't have bad lyrics) and lets my son listen all the time. He has even gone to a few concerts with him. Now he talks about "being punk". Is this bad for a three-year old? Am I too worried?

2006-10-13 08:21:40 · 7 answers · asked by littlenicky 2

My 15 month old has had a runny nose for about a week now. She's fine otherwise - great appetite, no diarrhea, no fever. I was wondering if there was cause for concern and do I need to take her to the doctor because of her runny nose.

2006-10-13 07:27:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know any good websites that have activities for child ages 2-3??

2006-10-13 07:11:24 · 16 answers · asked by ga_lynn84 2

Our 22 month old is driving us crazy! It takes her a long time to get used to new people so we can leave her with them or even so she will play with them. If she is left with someone new she screams and cries the entire time. And if we are in the same room she won't let them hold her. She does this even though her older sister (who will go to anyone) is with her. We are very limited on people we can leave her with: my mom and step-dad and sister-in-law. And it took several visits just to get her comfortable with them. We have been unable to leave her alone at the church nursery so we can go to Sunday School. She wouldn't have anything to do with my grandparents while they were visiting. Now my dad is coming to visit us for 5 days and she doesn't know him, I'm afraid her additude towards him will ruin his visit. Is there a way we can solve this?

2006-10-13 06:55:42 · 11 answers · asked by mommyem 4

Can you tell me if rowntrees sugar free jelly contains aspartame, and is there any concern about giving this jelly to children?

2006-10-13 06:54:43 · 12 answers · asked by foxy miller 2

Now that it's getting colder out, I'd feel more comfortable if he'd sleep with something warmer along with his blankie. It's so small. I even took him out and bought him a Nemo comforter, but he'll have nothing to do with it. Any advice??

2006-10-13 06:37:57 · 17 answers · asked by mms1575 3

i recently bought a package of luvs since the 24 hour drug store was out of reg pampers brand . so i purchased luvs and i think i like them but i havent had a poop event with them yet. Do they leak?

2006-10-13 05:34:04 · 24 answers · asked by nikki 2

Iam having alot of problems with my son he is four and tells me he hates me and wants me to leave and never comeback he cries over every thing he says he is sad all the time he never acts like a four year old any more I am at the end of my rope with him . Should I take him to someone to talk to??

2006-10-13 03:58:18 · 15 answers · asked by SAHM and proud of it 3

2006-10-13 03:21:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know what is the best moment so that it isn't so hard on him, he is now 23 months.

2006-10-13 01:02:01 · 35 answers · asked by anacclopes 1

2006-10-12 23:42:45 · 19 answers · asked by Deirdre C 1

My 18mnth old daughter used to eat lots of fruit and veg, and i mean LOTS. Her gran used to give her chocolate in moderation and i asked my husband to ask his mum to give her less, and she did.
Now (a while later) she gives her it constantly, the other day she gave her 4 small bars of choc!!

We have asked her before to stop, her gran also has a sweet tooth.

Now its gettin beyond a joke? what do i do, my child is starting to refuse her fruit and veg now and ask for sweets.

I dont want to sound strict, and i dont want to cause any arguements?

2006-10-12 22:35:22 · 28 answers · asked by x !! Me !! x 2

2006-10-12 22:17:33 · 11 answers · asked by southern 1

2006-10-12 22:03:37 · 11 answers · asked by nikky 1

Our daughter is 19 months old, really laid back and friendly. I'm a stay at home mom. My husbands co-worker has to change shifts for a short period of time and would need someone to watch his 1 year old boy. I would be paid of course. I love children and have even been itching for a second child. But two toddlers at once... hmmm... I used to do daycare for CARDV(center against rape and domestic violence) so I am used to caring for several (often disturbed) chidren at once. But of course, never in my own home, and never with my own child. Does anyone out there who has experience in similar situations have any advice on how to keep things organized, keep my sanity, and just what it is like? Any pointers are welcome. Thankyou so much.

2006-10-12 20:24:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is over a year and a half old. I know its important to respond to a babies cries when they are young, so they feel secure and trust you. Does that apply to toddlers? If I put my daughter to bed when she is obviously tired, and I know there is nothing wrong, is it harmful to her mentally in any way to let her fuss for 5-10 minutes until she falls asleep? She often goes right to sleep, but occasionally is just trying to fight sleep. It seems to be helping, teaching her to self-soothe, and that she cant always get her way by fussing, but its not going to cause any probs in the long run is it?

2006-10-12 20:10:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it agaist the law for childcare facilities to not inform parents
that the child is soley going to be supervised alone with a "male worker" whom you have never been introduced to?
aren't they at least obligated to inform the parent? Especially if they were never introduced to the individual?

2006-10-12 18:52:55 · 10 answers · asked by L 1

that the child is soley going to be supervised alone with a "male worker" whom you have never been introduced to?

2006-10-12 18:29:42 · 10 answers · asked by L 1

2006-10-12 17:29:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

stay at home mom with one or two kids??

2006-10-12 16:15:06 · 7 answers · asked by kiran123 2

Or something.

Suddenly, about 3 weeks ago, my 4 year-old daughter has started crying whenever I leave her at daycare. Now, this is the same daycare she's been attending since she was 3 months old. She has lots of friends there and loves all the staff (most of whom have been there as long as she has). Before this, she hadn't had a problem about me leaving her there for at least 2 years.

There have been a lot of changes for her over the past year and I think the problem lies in there somewhere. About a 18 months ago her best friend moved away (she still talks about her a lot and wants to go to Florida to see her). Last year she lost 2 great-grandparents and one of her grandfathers. She has a new baby brother born in February (who she loves). But I think the final straw was that one of her friends started kindergarden (and left daycare) last month.

Her teacher assures me that she's fine 5 minutes after I leave but I hate to see her so upset every day. Any ideas?

2006-10-12 15:51:31 · 6 answers · asked by sdc_99 5

My four year old son has started crying over everything he does not want to go school any more and he used to love it he has also started being very hurtful towards me what should I do

2006-10-12 15:29:05 · 9 answers · asked by SAHM and proud of it 3

hi... i think my 1 and a half yr old is showing signs of being gifted... she already says her abc's and can count and says full sentences that i havnt seen a 1 yr old say before... can u tell me if she is gifted or not? and if there is anything in MELBOURNE that i can take her to to help her grow?

2006-10-12 14:53:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous