Toddler & Preschooler - October 2006

my two year old has not has his shots since he was 6 months old, i never followed up on them, i was told myself that immunizations were not good for you, me my self dont have them all. but i see my son and he is getting sick alot, like colds, fevers and im thinking its cause hes not up to date with his shots, im going to take him to a clinic later on todaqy so he can get them all. what can i telll the doc when they ask how come you havent brought him in for so long?

2006-10-10 05:31:43 · 22 answers · asked by junkinmytrunk 1

2006-10-10 05:31:18 · 12 answers · asked by Mad Dog 1

is it ok to give a 2 and 4 yr old smoothies with it being pure fruit
they eat the fruit anyway also can you give them decafe tea my health vistor said i couldnt cause it would replace food?

2006-10-10 05:06:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son never sleeps. He goes to bed at about midnight, and he's up 3 or 4 times throughout the night, until he wakes up at 5am.. and then is awake for the day. He just turned 4 and it's been like this for about 2 years. We did study after study, and we found out that the part of the brain that regulates sleep and tiredness.. isn't working right with my son.

The pediatritian recommended Melatonin.. it would help him go to sleep at a regular time, and would help him regulate a healthy sleep pattern..

My question is , has anyone tried this with their children? Did it work? Where there any side effects? Thank you for your info.

2006-10-10 04:52:26 · 5 answers · asked by Imani 5

2006-10-10 04:28:50 · 12 answers · asked by alan h 1

My son is 20 mths old and he still takes a bottle. He has never liked the pacifier so that is not an issue, but I am not sure when is a good time to take the bottle away. When he goes to sleep at night he wants his bottle and if he wakes up he will cry until he gets it...I think it became a security blanket for him.

I just want to know when he shouldn't have it anymore...?

Thanks

2006-10-10 04:12:53 · 29 answers · asked by tiffany m 2

My daughter will go to bed at 9 or 10 pm and she will sleep until about 1 or 2 am and wake up and come get in my bed, she does this every night. Any suggestions would be helpful.

2006-10-10 03:57:37 · 12 answers · asked by Crystal 4

My daughter is 15 months old, she is absolutely gorgeous, sooooooo smart, and sweet. I just cant get enough of her. I kiss her every chance I get, I tell her I love her a hundred times a day, I tell her shes beautiful and smart all the time.

Im afraid of making her conceited, and I dont want her to think shes better than anyone else, but I cant stop telling her these things. Is that just a moms job? or should I be conservative with the compliments so that she doesnt let them go to her head.

Is it possible that I can desensitize her to love by telling her I love her so much, could it get to where those words dont mean anything to her because shes heard them so many times?

Please tell me what you think. Thanks.
proudestmom

2006-10-10 03:54:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always get great answers from different people so I am going to ask again. I have read potty training books with no help. My daughter went to the potty once and now won't go. Any ideas on how to help her? I do not want to push it but she will not keep any kind of underwear or diapers on and I cannot have her keep peeing and pooping on the floor.

2006-10-10 02:57:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

was discussing how many CEO's and even Presidents were spanked as children.

I definitely, believe in spanking but as a last resort when time out and taking away privileges doesn't work. Or when they do something that might endanger themselves or someone else... Like playing with matches or running into traffic. Your thoughts?

2006-10-10 02:46:06 · 39 answers · asked by treasures320 3

My sister-in-law is a selfish woman. She spends her money on partying and boozing it up. She had no money for daycare so my nephew by marriage was kicked out. My sister uses her mother and my wife to raise her child while she party's. Since I work from home, I get stuck watching him a day or more during the week and we get him 2 weekends a month and my mother-in-law gets him 2 weekends a month. I feel incredible guilt as I see him more than my own son. This kid is a handful, has the attention span of a gnat, and at 2 1/2 is not even close to being toilet trained. My blood pressure goes through the roof when I have to watch him. He is whinny, clingy and does not listen and mind. I can not get any work or anything done with him around. He is unable to play by himself as my son did. He is straining my sanity and stresses myself and my marriage. Yet I am called a selfish A$$ (by wife, and everyone)if I do not want to watch him. I am starting to resent him and his mother. Help!!

2006-10-10 02:45:50 · 12 answers · asked by ARStang 2

We have a large area of woodland that belongs to the 6 houses on our estate.
My son often goes out 'exploring' on his own in there when my mother in law looks after him when i'm at work.
I dont think this is safe, however she & my husband think that I am being 'over protective' and that "nothing ever happens" and so on...
What should I do?
Are they right in your opinion?
Help / advice / opinions please
Thank you so much
Jackie

2006-10-10 02:27:10 · 82 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for cups, paper plates, table cloth, banners, balloons etc.

2006-10-10 02:18:14 · 9 answers · asked by C E 1

i have tryed everything even sweets music games races and pink and blue boxes but my kids still will not help clean there toys and things ive had a operation in my aimpit ive had my armpit removed so its very painfull my husband is working all hours and i feel very stressed any ideas to get these kids to help?

2006-10-10 01:34:13 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 2.5 years old and he's a wild one it seems like im always telling him of and I have tried all the sorts of dissinplary action, well what the experts say including a smack on the bum. He just dosen't listen My mum keeps saying its just terrible two's, but he used to be so placid and now he has gone feral? and he has had a hearing test so thats not the answer any tips out there on how to control him. I did suffer PND for 18 months of his life so whether Im getting it back but he does the same thing with my husband . I give up Help me???

2006-10-10 01:29:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

toys books paper everything is everywhere ive tryed and tryed to get them to look after there things and to get them to clean there mess as i think its a good thing to teach them to look after stuff but no joy does anyone have any ideas

2006-10-10 00:17:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-09 23:44:54 · 30 answers · asked by maria 1

My son is due for his MMR jab, and i'm a little scared of him having it done because of all the passed problems raised about it!......what shall i do?.....any mum's who had the same feelings?

2006-10-09 23:43:35 · 19 answers · asked by Just passing the time! 5

I'm asking this after reading a similar Q. My husband and I married young & are now seperated - He has his son for weekends & when he has time off work, My problem is that he will think nothing of leaving him to walk to the local park on his own (through the woods), or when taking him out will give him little 'errands' to run, like "give that list to the shop keeper over there ect..." or wait outside the sports shop ect...
He seems oblivious to any danger as he grew up in a very wealthy enviroment. I ask him why he wants visits but I think he just sees taking him as his right, but then has no time for him (he is never nasty to him though). He lets him walk on his own for hours at a time, saying that he's ok in the park or wherever as the 'bigger' kids will look out for him & it gives him independence.
How can I make him stop his reckless ways without stopping him seeing his son?
Or am I being OTT?
Your views please.
Thank you for helping
Sam xxx.

2006-10-09 23:13:48 · 42 answers · asked by sam 1

my son isnt circumcised and when he was born the midwife said when he was 3 or so the foreskin would roll back and need to be cleaned daily. however that hasnt happened yet . its the same as when he was born. is this right or do i need to do anything

2006-10-09 21:55:40 · 15 answers · asked by blahblahblah 5

hiya all
i asked earlyer is it healthy for my son to eat bread because thats all he want he will eat other things but he wants the bread 1st anyway my son is very obsessive over some things he has to have all his cars in a bag and next to him before going to sleep and when he wakes up is it the same he wont go anywhere without the big bag of cars he gets a bit obsessive over me wont let anyone (hubby) go near me hes been like this for a year will it pass? is this normal?

2006-10-09 21:33:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-09 20:09:23 · 14 answers · asked by starrynight1 7

America or Australia stores will be the best stores.

2006-10-09 19:36:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a sixteen month old son. Throughout his young life, he sometimes gets what my husband and I call 'acid poop'. Its yellow and watery and has an almost yeast like smell. If he poops his diaper at night, the next morning his bottom is blistered. We've never had a problem with diaper rash with him. This seems more like a burn than a rash. I had a doctor give me a prescription ointment once for yeast infection for him. The ointment didn't seem to work that well. We leave his diaper off for awhile and it clears up. Has anyone else had this problem or know what causes it?

2006-10-09 19:24:25 · 6 answers · asked by melissa p 2

My almost three year old keeps getting into my $20 dollar clinique make up. He's got into it about 5-6 times.

So I owe $80 dollars on my Elder Beerman credit card that I haven't paid off from the last time he wasted my makeup. I'm very upset with him becuase he won't stay out of my makeup. He's ruined blush, brushes, mascara. And my makeup is put up in the utility closet.

He normally gets into it when he's suppose to be watching his cartoons in his bedroom. I watch him carefully. It only took about 3 minutes to get my makeup out of the closet and spill the entire bottle.

I'm not going to spank him because he will forget tomorrow why he got spanked. I don't know what to do! What can I do to him to make him remeber that this is not acceptable behavior? He has a bank account with money in it but he's three so he has no concept of what money is.

2006-10-09 17:03:28 · 16 answers · asked by Dana J 3

My son is 5 and can pee by himself but #2 is taking a long time and he hates sitting on the toilet. What can I do?

2006-10-09 17:01:10 · 6 answers · asked by leah 2

my daughters 3rd b-day was in May and i had to cancel her 3 yr old well child check up cause i didnt have the money to take her.I just found out by my brother in law that his granddaughter (who turned 3 in July) got some shots but he does't know what shots she got.I was wondering what shots was giving at the 3 yr old well child check up.if anyone does know please list the name of the shot for me so i can look at her shot records to see if she needs it cause its reall hard to get in touch with her Dr cause he is always busy or his nursing are busy at the minute.

2006-10-09 15:33:13 · 10 answers · asked by ShreekyDaStonerLette 420 2

He's not really old enough to understand the whole "We need to give it to some poor kid in China" thing so what can we try?

2006-10-09 15:14:28 · 25 answers · asked by mommy_2_little_man 2

I took my 16 month old daughter to her well visit and her head circumference has remained at 44 cm since she was 13 months old. Developmentally she is on target and all other growth is good. The doctor just said to wait till her next visit in 3 months before he gets alarmed...but being the mom...I'm a nervous wreck!!!!

2006-10-09 14:42:33 · 5 answers · asked by kittensclaws 2

We dont have a lot of money so we bought our son a $100 dollar twin size matress from Ikea. Now its time to buy our other son a matress and we still dont have much money to spend. This morning I tried to lie down on it to see if we should do the same for number 2 and it was so uncomfy to lie on. My husband says it doesnt matter because hes so light. Did anyone else have this problem? What should I do?

2006-10-09 14:41:27 · 15 answers · asked by FrustratedMomof2 1