Toddler & Preschooler - November 2006

We can't get a vege into her for nothing, sigh. I do 'slip' them in quesedillas. Also, a while ago she would eat chicken no prob. Now, not-so-much. Concerned over her lack of protein...esp during this prime 1) brain development time and 2) acquiring 'tastes' time. Aside from fruit, we do not give her sweets. If she had six bottles of milk a day, she'd be perfectly fine. BTW...her weight gain is fine @ 25lbs. Tx-in-advance!

2006-11-11 10:37:32 · 14 answers · asked by l2brennan 2

Do you lack energy?... what time do you go to sleep and how long do you sleep at night... My daughter is 2 1/2 and I feel I don't have the energy I used to have... also, I find it hard to have some time to myself without feeling guilty...

2006-11-11 10:24:42 · 10 answers · asked by Truth 2

2006-11-11 10:13:05 · 10 answers · asked by kerri f 1

Help me.. what should i do when the one year old that i take care of starts to act up as in have a tantrum.. I have tried talking to him but he wont listen.. i guess i made the mistake when i allowed him to do it in the first place so now he screams for anythings and hurls himself to the ground to get my attention..

I try to ignore him by leaving the room but he just chases me into the next room.. also its difficult to leave him alone in another room when the parents are there and wont do anything to help.

2006-11-11 09:18:40 · 4 answers · asked by tamrastic 3

he left me after our second child about 3 years ago and he has seen them twice this whole year and my son wants to know why.

2006-11-11 08:34:41 · 7 answers · asked by angel2eyes01 2

What is the best christmas present?? I have no idea what to get him this year...

2006-11-11 08:16:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4 year old son is a wonderful little boy and I love him to death!!! But he constantly talks and interupts converations when I am speaking to others (especially my husband), otherwise he has great manners. I have told him time and time again that is very rude to interupt us or anybody else when we are talking, but it is like it goes in one ear and out the other. Sometimes it sticks, but then instead of interupting he will just be extremely loud. My husband and I have have tried to address it positivly with talks and time outs. But since it has been going so long, we are starting to get frustrated and quick to snap at him.
Does anybody else have this problem? If so, what do you do to make it "stick" in your childs mind that interupting others while they are talking/being loud when others are talking is bad manners and rude.

2006-11-11 08:16:26 · 12 answers · asked by Lala Girl 2

I be at home with my son all day every day. I just want to some opinions about this, because people tell me that he needs to be in day care. We are in the house all day together, I'm taking online classes at home. I teach him things, and talk to him all the time. My friends tells me that he needs to be around other children.

2006-11-11 07:16:45 · 12 answers · asked by trina24 1

She was having about 6oz of formula fed with a spoon and about 8oz mixxed with cereal in two meals...now she will not have milk anymore....she will not take it from the spoon or the sippy cup (doesn't have the hang of the cup yet), so I have started giving her yogurt 2ice a day and cereal 2ice a day thats all the milk she gets and about 2oz of water and two meals which includes fruit and veggies with meats
Am scared of dehyderation
Was never a milk drinker
anybody experiencing the same thing
I wish she would know or learn to drink from a sippy cup
please only serious reply;s

2006-11-11 06:57:54 · 11 answers · asked by moni l 1

She was having about 6oz of formula fed with a spoon and about 8oz mixxed with cereal in two meals...now she will not have milk anymore....she will not take it from the spoon or the sippy cup (doesn't have the hang of the cup yet), so I have started giving her yogurt 2ice a day and cereal 2ice a day thats all the milk she gets and about 2oz of water and two meals which includes fruit and veggies with meats
Am scared of dehyderation
Was never a milk drinker
anybody experiencing the same thing
I wish she would know or learn to drink from a sippy cup
please only serious reply;s

2006-11-11 06:56:47 · 6 answers · asked by moni l 1

My nephew's 3 yrs old and absolutely refuses potty training even though he knows what it's for. In fact, he's always refused to even answer honestly when his mom (my sis) asks him if his diaper is full. He's so stubborn that he'd rather sit in a diaper overflowing with poop and develop nappy rash than to tell her. My sis is a strict mom but can't get him to give up diapers. In fact, stubborn-ness is my nephew's ruling trait and he refuses to take instruction even from the most persuasive of caregivers.

Their house is fully carpeted, she's 8 months pregnant and alone at home with the boy most of the day, so having accidents around the house is out of the question. They can't afford full-time help. Not only is her back killing her, she's worried that she'll have to start changing diapers for TWO kids when the new baby is born. She lives far from family and doesn't get much help.

What can she do? The new baby will be here soon!!

2006-11-11 06:36:01 · 9 answers · asked by Andromeda_Carina 3

i cant afford tickle me elmo, its 100-300$'s! its a guy, so i cant choose. HELP!!!! thanks

2006-11-11 06:34:03 · 11 answers · asked by Des'ree is how to spell my n 3

2006-11-11 06:31:25 · 16 answers · asked by JANET S 1

Im starting to feed my son table food and I was wondering what is a good daily food plan (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for a baby. He knows how to pick up and chew food. He LOVES veggies..Any suggestions?

2006-11-11 06:27:20 · 5 answers · asked by Danielle 1

A. financial status of the child's family
B. social status of the child's family
C. type of preschool the child attends
D. quality of parenting and care the child receives from adults

2006-11-11 06:11:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son was home w/ a babysitter yesterday & they got the play dough out ( the rule is usually just in the kitchen (no rug) but he played in his room w/ it now it is dried in his rug Anyone know an easy way to get it out?

2006-11-11 05:59:19 · 7 answers · asked by lsoracco 2

Okay I'm starting to wonder whether or not I want my kids to watch tv. I mean, I think it'll take away from their imaginations. I have two little cousins. They are both 3 yrs. old but are totally different. Lily never watches tv, but Reese does. Whenever Lily is at my house you can tell her imagination is just running wild! She'll tell you to keep the toy phone by the door so you can call the cops when the monsters get in or she'll mold something out of playdough and "feed" it to her stuffed lion. Even if the tv is on she won't even glance at it because she's always playing. Reese on the other hand will sit down for maybe 2 min. and play dolls but the whole time is watching tv and will eventually just drop the doll all together and keep on watching her show. I don't want my kids to be like that. I want them to be creative and have awesome imaginiations and I just think tv will ruin that. What do you think?

2006-11-11 05:52:06 · 8 answers · asked by Yeah It's Me M 1

well i'm going to be babysitting a 2 year old and i need to know some activities to do with her.

2006-11-11 05:51:19 · 11 answers · asked by buzz kill 3

She has just started on her first children's multivitamin. Do you think this has anything to do with it? Just curious! Thanks!

2006-11-11 05:22:59 · 4 answers · asked by sweet_and_fabulous_female 3

Something fun, but not too expensive thanks!

2006-11-11 05:07:44 · 15 answers · asked by Goldylocks 5

It seems like I'm always feeding my son the same things over and over again! Anyone have healthy recipes that are toddler approved?

2006-11-11 04:56:33 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah R 2

i dont know where she learned it from! i dont think it was from her family because theyre very religious... but she says it every 3 seconds!

2006-11-11 04:22:00 · 15 answers · asked by lala 1

My son is 2 and 2 months and he still does not say a word. I have done so many test to see whats goin on and theres nothing wroung with him, he graves my hand and pulls me or gives me what he wants, that's his way of comunicating, other than that he does not say any words not even mami or daddy, I'm very upset by this and he has been seeing a speach therapist for the pass 5 months and all I see out of him isa more eye contact but still no words...I don't know what to do.

I also want to start teaching him to use the potty but how can I when he doesnt even talk ?

2006-11-11 03:49:45 · 14 answers · asked by I think of you I touch Myself 2

I'm planning to buy a computer to be used primarily by my kids (currently 3.5 and 1.5 years old). Any suggestions?

2006-11-11 03:33:27 · 7 answers · asked by Gordon Str 3

My daughter will only drink her milk in the bottle. Every time I give it to her in a sippy cup she takes a drink and throughs it. She will only drink juice in the cup. She has gone three days with out any milk since she refuses to drink it in the cup. I even put a lttle chocolate syrup in the milk, and she still refuses it. I did break down today and give her a bottle since all she has had in three days is watered down juice. My docter said he doen't push the issue of taking the bottle away until kids are 15 months, but I feel if I wait until she is older it will just be harder. Has any one had this problem??

2006-11-11 03:08:04 · 18 answers · asked by Kaitlyn H 1

I was wondering if you get a lot how long you keep the candy for. Do you throw away the rest? We have so much. We only went to about 50 houses, but I have 3 kids so it added up.

2006-11-11 03:03:22 · 14 answers · asked by erinjl123456 6

At what age should a child keep his room picked up? My sons are almost 2 (21 months) and the oldest turned 3 in july. I think they should pick up their own toys and keep their rooms picked up. I don't really care if the toy room is clean, but i want them to put the toys in iout of their bedroom (they are connected). I sometimes tell them too but then get mad bc they are playing or bc the younger one won't do anything. I realize he may be too small but he makes most of the messes. I feel bad making my oldest clean up messes that h didn't make, so i do it myslef. I try to get boh to help me, but they won't. Should I expect more? Should I mak them clean it? How can I get them to hellp?

2006-11-11 02:41:35 · 11 answers · asked by Mama of Cuties 1

My son spends a lot of time at his grandmothers house. Now my son prefers to stay there, and i dont blame him bc he is like a king there. He will go and spend the night over there probably as much as he is here. I don't really mind bc hey love having him and he loves being there.

The thing is that he is potty trained. We worked on that for quite some time. The problem is that he wont go to the potty when he is at home. He will do all kinds of stuff at his grandmothers. He wil go potty b himself, get his own drinks, wash his hands, brush his teeth, and so much stuff independtly. When he comes home he reverts into a baby. He won't do anything for him self. I've tried and tried with rewards and punishments and talking to him. He has 2 younger brothers at home. I've thought about the attention thing, but he gets alot of attention and praise. How can i get him to be more independent at home?

He is a relativly good and smart boy.

2006-11-11 02:25:01 · 5 answers · asked by Mama of Cuties 1

I have a 17 month old girl (and an 8 wk old girl). I was doing so well feeding my 17 month old healthy easy meals, but now that I have another little one, life has become a little bit harder in that area. Does anyone have any easy, healthy toddler meal ideas? Breakfast, lunch or dinner? I dont care. Thanks!

2006-11-11 01:56:42 · 8 answers · asked by mom of 2 2

My 2.5 yr old is so loud. Sometimes I just can't take it, when I am trying to hear what my husband is saying or when the baby is sleeping he'll scream so loud and I tell him "shhh baby is sleeping, please stop screaming" and he'll do it louder and nonstop just to get a rise out of me. I can ignore it most of the time but sometime it just really gets on my nerves and after warning him several times I just grab him and put him in his room and shut the door for 2 minutes. How does everyone else deal with it? And please don't tell me to ignore it, I mean sometimes I can't even get a word in edgewise at doctor's visits or speaking to someone important on the phone for 2 seconds.

2006-11-11 01:48:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous