Toddler & Preschooler - November 2006

My son is 13 months old and we are talking about having another baby in a year. I was wondering whether to get another crib or move my son into his toddler bed. How old should he be when we make the transition to a toddler bed?

2006-11-17 07:44:51 · 12 answers · asked by katvampyre69 1

does anyone know of a montessori preschool in the san francisco area? i need something for a 3 year old.

2006-11-17 07:39:56 · 2 answers · asked by bar22bie 2

He just learned how to break off the door knob covers. He gets into things so I need to know when he's out. Unfortunately our bedroom is upstairs and his is downstairs so I still use the monitor to hear when he is up. A door sensor sounds like our best bet but I don't know where to get it and not spend a lot. Thanks!

2006-11-17 07:02:02 · 7 answers · asked by xtra9009 2

I have a bunch of clothes that are still in pretty good condition that my girls do not wear..I'm guessing the clothes to be anywhere from 24 months to 3 or 4T. I have NO idea on how much money I should ask for when selling them. We really need the money, but I don't want to rip people off either. Any suggestions? Thanks!!!

2006-11-17 06:53:57 · 9 answers · asked by beaky2505 1

Things to do while my baby sleeps??
Any suggestions on what I can do while my 15 mo. old naps during the day? There's only so much cleaning and laundry I can do, otherwise I just wait for her to wake up and click away on the computer as I live in an apartment and don't have any outside maintenance to do so I get easily bored.


As far as sleep...I am getting plenty. My baby sleeps from 8:00p.m. to 8:00a.m, sometimes later, so I don't really need a nap in the afternoon. She naps from 11:30ish to 2:00p.m. I am trying to figure out what to do with myself during the time that she naps. Any suggestions? I'm NOT a puzzle person!

2006-11-17 06:45:30 · 12 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6

im a mother of 4 girls.my 3 rd daughter thinks shes all that and don't like to share wih others she is so mean to her older sisters and baby sister .Her baby sis is 5 months.I tried spankings, i tried to put her to bed, i also tried talking to her. and i believe there is no more punishments for her. Any ideas?

2006-11-17 06:14:27 · 20 answers · asked by jm m 1

2006-11-17 06:13:26 · 18 answers · asked by SwatiM 1

2006-11-17 05:57:15 · 31 answers · asked by joeburger 1

without offending them. He and his wife are both doctors from Egypt, when they moved here his wife decided to stay home with their youngest daughter and wanted a playmate for her, they knew we were in need of reliable daycare and offered to help us out for 100 dollars a week. I went to visit with her last night and see their home, she was extremely nice, made us brownies and the most wonderful mango juice you could even imagine. But now.....

my fiances work is allowing him to switch up his schedule so that he can be home when I am at work and at work when i am home, which eliminates the need for daycare, and saves us 400 dollars a month. The problem is that i do not want to hurt this womens feelings or in anyway make her feel that it was her home or her tradition of wearing a veil that made us change our mind. She seemed very concerned that the veil would be a problem for us, do any of you have any suggestions on how to tell them in a way that doesn;t make them think badly of us?

2006-11-17 05:48:30 · 21 answers · asked by ? 6

We are leaving this evening for vacation we are going to Alabama and we currently reside in Pennsylvania it is about a 10-12 hour car drive and that is with stopping for food and potty breaks and such. We are leaving at midnight tonight and should be arriving sometime tomorrow in the early afternoon late morning depending on the traffic. my son sleeps through the night already and has done so since he was a young so I am kinda hoping that he will sleep for most of it. we rented a mini van and i will be back there with him for the entire length of the trip. Now my question is what should I pack for him for the ride down to make it as pleasant as I can for him.

2006-11-17 05:47:41 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 5 yrs and 5 months old . I know she has all her milk teeth out but 2 days ago she had this slight fever that comes and go which I thought was caused by the weather ( we're changing from hot to cold weather ) and then she complained but not cried about her tooth hurting . It didn't seem like a real toothache coz she didn't really mind it . Then last night she fell asleep without brushing her teeth so I carried her and was going to brush her teeth when I saw teeth coming out one on both sides on her lower jaws . Is that permanent teeth ? Her milk teeth are all out so I figured that must be it . It's Friday night when I saw it so I still have to wait Monday to check with dental . She was really happy about it too ! Both teeth are half-way out and half is still under the gums which she saw .

2006-11-17 05:43:50 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3

My son just turned a year old not too long ago...

First question is when should I start working on potty training he is at the point now that if his diaper gets too wet he rips it off or tries to rip it off and if he cant then he gets really mad. even if the diaper is barely wet

Question two- my son knows how to pull up has been doing so for a while now and he can walk around with the help of hold onto something with ease, he has taken a few steps alone but is not showing any real interest in walking. When should a toddler start walking.

2006-11-17 05:23:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter will be 2 on the 7th of Dec. She has been interested in the potty for about 3 or 4 months now. She likes to sit on it, but doesn't try to do anything. We've talked about what the potty is for and I think she is starting to understand, but she still seems to think it is just a game. Considering her interest, I know she will be trained soon, but what are some tips I could follow to get her to move on to the next step? She is stubborn, so I cannot just put her on the potty if she doesn't want to. Besides, I don't want her to feel like it is a punishment or anything.

2006-11-17 04:38:19 · 11 answers · asked by L80bug 2

I have tried every thing. She finds her older sisters carayons and the next thing I know I find her art work all over.I don't want to stiffle her creativtive, but I am tired of washing it off my walls. So any ideas will help.

2006-11-17 04:37:21 · 20 answers · asked by December K 1

I am planning to go to JCPenney, they have a sale going on. I told my husband to set aside $100 and I would too, so that we can buy our two boys some clothes, he thinks it is too much money. My thinking is that this would cover them up for the next two months, including Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

2006-11-17 04:10:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I posted this in the wrong age group before, sorry...

I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian but feeding my kids meat if they want it so I can not say I am a great cook with meats or fish of any kind but willing to try! Any suggestions would be great. Thanks for your help!

2006-11-17 04:01:37 · 11 answers · asked by andyandy 1

My 2 year old used to be so easy to get to bed. All you would have to do is tell him it was bedtime and off he would go. Read him a few books and he'd go off to sleep once you were through. Now, I can't get him to stay in bed. This includes naps too. The only time he naps is if we are in the truck running around doing errands, he usually dozes off. At home it's a different story. He runs around all day and doesn't even act tired. He gets upset when you try to put him down for a nap and it's pointless. The same goes for bedtime. Reading the books doesn't help anymore because after we read them, if I leave he gets upset and starts crying, which makes me feel awful because I think about how happy he was just a bit ago. If I sit in there with him, he won't go to sleep either, and if he does, it takes about 2 hours. What I am doing now is setting him up with a movie and letting him go to sleep on his own, but this isn't a very good method. He gets put in his room about 8pm and

2006-11-17 03:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by justwondering 2

My little man will be 3 in Feb. He has had three sets of tubes and has some hearing loss. We have started potty trainin and does really good as long as he has no pants on. So he runs all over the house streaking. But if you put undies or a pull up he will go in them. I have started setting a timer for every 15 minutes and he will run in and try if dressed. But if no timer or not streaking he will go in his pants. Please any suggestions.

2006-11-17 03:08:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are in process of transitioning 3 year old sibling to our previously adopted twins who are almost 5. This poor litlle guy has had major trauma with being removed from his home and placement. The biggest concern we have is when he gets really mad he will throw his head against objects or the floor. One time he picked up a little childrens chair and threw it and screamed. I told him I would not listen to him do that and when he was done to please pick up the chair and put it back. I walked away and a couple of minutes later when he was quiet, I saw that he HAD in fact put the chair back and said sorry. I asked if he was feeling better, he said yes and we hugged it out and I told him that the behaviour is not aceptable and I don't want him to keep hurting himself. He has major speech and language delays. Any advice on how to help a child that hurts himself? We predict this scenerio when leaving a fun activity/place as well. Any coping techniques? Not hitting, please. Transition help?

2006-11-17 02:58:31 · 4 answers · asked by ♀♥☼ alycat☼♥♀ 3

My son was running this morning outside and he tripped over his feet and fell forward and bumped his head on the cement. He has a bump on his forehead but Im extremely concerned that he may have a concussion. He cried for a minute after he fell but then he was back to normal..am i overreacting? Please let me know if you've been in the same situation..thanks

PS I've tried calling his pediatrician but there not open yet..

2006-11-17 02:39:44 · 15 answers · asked by SIBella :) 2

Making a mix CD for travelling and looking for fun regular songs for toddlers like the Beach Boys, Crocodile Rock, Who Let the Dogs Out, etc. Tried the ITUNEs IMIX listings, but not all are appropriate, thought Id get better suggestions here!

2006-11-17 02:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by dankloep 2

I'm not sure what the best way is to handle my 13 month old when she doesn't get what she wants. When I tell her no or take something away from her she cries uncontrollable. I just walk away because I don't know what else to do. I do get down to her level and tell her what she has done. I do also spank when it is necessary and also explain why after. But when you do this she cries like she's telling me how it is. Help, first time parents!!!

2006-11-17 02:08:22 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Sieghan (my 5 year old) is a very bright child... he was totally potty trained at 2 years old. (well, except being night trained.. we are working on that one believe it or not. it is a hard one because he sleeps so deep) anyway, since begining school he has come home with his pants wet three times. I asked him... what happened? "I peed my pants and i am sorry" why did you pee your pants Sieghan? "i raise my hand but the teacher never answers me and if i talk i get my clip moved, finally i cant hold it anymore so i accidentally go in my pants" this ticks me off!! i mean Gosh if the kid has to pee he cant tell her? she says .. Silent hands raised in my class... we do not raise our hands and speak out" but, but he has to pee????????? am i wrong here???? also, if he is wetting his pants, doesnt she notice? i mean he comes home and they are SOAKED i see it the second he gets off the bus. she cant see this?????
and if she does see it is she just ignoring it???

2006-11-17 01:05:59 · 20 answers · asked by private n 2

I've tried breaking her of this habit by giving her less and less, and I've also tried adding more water in her milk until it's hardly milk anymore. The second one certainly didn't work. I was in for a screaming match all night long! At the moment I'm trying by giving her less and less milk. She isn't liking it but still goes to sleep - so far. Any other ideas?

2006-11-16 22:05:58 · 22 answers · asked by aali_and_harith 5

2006-11-16 19:27:07 · 7 answers · asked by isabelbellaestrella 1

He didn't become fully potty trained until he was 3 1/2. It was very difficult for him.

2006-11-16 19:00:45 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it an appropriate movie to take a 3-year old child to watch? Or are there any violent/frightening scenes that could scare a child that age?
(My daughter's seen the commercials and every time she sees the little penguin she says she wants to watch it, but she's a very sensitive child and anything remotely "scary" freaks her out).

2006-11-16 17:59:36 · 8 answers · asked by catwomanmeeeeow 6

I repeatedly told her not to scracth it and would sometimes hold her hand if l catch her doing it. She still wouldn't stop and l'm thinking of putting Band-aid but l know she'll just remove it and scratch again. The wound is very small but its been more than a week. lt hasn't had time to close cause she keeps opening it and scratching it some more.
Thank you for answering.

2006-11-16 17:35:41 · 17 answers · asked by ? 7

My 15 month old (13 months adjusted) only says "Ma Ma", "Da, Da" and "Ut Oh". It sounds as if she's really trying to say "diaper" and "duck." Is this normal?? Shouldn't she be saying more by now? My daughter is in an early childhood intervention program which has helped tremendously with trying to get her on target and since she's in the program already her pediatrician has recommended speech therapy. Your thoughts??

2006-11-16 16:46:35 · 15 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6

at what age do kids normally count to 3? and to 10? just curious to how my son is doing

2006-11-16 15:56:23 · 19 answers · asked by Brandi D 3