Toddler & Preschooler - December 2006

my 2 and 1/2 yr old keeps unbuckling his seat belt. to the point where im pulling over every few minutes to buckle it back up. ive yelled at him, spanked him, but its having no effect and he thinks its funny. does anyone know of anything that i can do?like something with the seatbelt?

2006-12-05 13:53:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-05 13:37:08 · 34 answers · asked by Babygirl 1

My son is 4 years old and almost every night his bed is wet.
We take him to bathroom after he had slept for3hrs every night but again in the morning bed is wet.

2006-12-05 12:45:27 · 20 answers · asked by MS 1

We have tried ignoring him (he screams, kicks and spits), letting him look at books (he throws them at other kids or rips the pages out), drawing or coloring (he breaks the pencils and crayons), removing priviledges, rewarding him when he is quiet or goes to sleep, calling his mother, etc...The other parents are getting upset & mad when their children have not had a nap, or at least not a very long one, because he woke them up. Today, one child managed to sleep 10 minutes and was a BEAR the rest of the afternoon until her mom picked her up. Her mom said that she had been a real grouch all last night because she had not slept at all yesterday either. This same little girl usually sleeps 2-2 1/2 hrs when the non-sleeping boy is not here or when she is at home. (Understandably, I'm sure it is a LOT quieter at home, but the parents have to work and the child needs her rest) We are a small daycare in a home, but childcare laws limit what we can do. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!

2006-12-05 12:35:58 · 6 answers · asked by Sherri L 1

My daughter will be 2 years old next month. During the summer i had to fight with her just to get her out of the water, but now she attacks me when i try to give her a bath. Her fear seems to worsen when i try to wash her hair.

2006-12-05 12:10:56 · 17 answers · asked by purplejeeta 1

my 3 year old chews on his clothes and i am wonder why and how to stop it does anyone know of any suggestions or does anyone go thorugh this please help

2006-12-05 11:13:15 · 15 answers · asked by david j 1

He must drink water or juices, or he will have urine infection because of the strong medicene. But he does not drink. He drinks very little. What shud i do?

2006-12-05 11:03:28 · 15 answers · asked by dollybaby78 1

MY BOYFRIEND HAS A 2 YEAR OLD AND SHE STILL HAS A PACIFIER AND WONT GIVE IT UP. HE THINKS BECAUSE HER MOM WILL LET HER HAVE IT WHEN SHE IS WITH HER THAT HE HAS TO DO THE SAME IN STEAD OF HAVING HIS OWN RULES WHEN SHE IS WITH HIM. SHE IS 2 I THINK SHE KNOWS BY NOW WHAT SHE CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH EACH PARENT, AND SHE KNOWS THE HE WILL GIVE IT TO HER IF SHE CRYS. HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE THE BAD GUY WHEN HER MOM WILL GIVE IT TO HER.RIGHT OR WRONG? I HAVE ONE ON THE WAY AND I WANT THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THEN SO SHE DOESN'T TRY TO TAKE THE BABIES AWAY LIKE SHE DOES OTHER KIDS.

2006-12-05 10:49:37 · 11 answers · asked by NICOLE 1

I am trying to potty train my daughter, but it seems like we aren't getting anywhere, she likes to wear her panties, but it's a struggle to get her to go all the time. What can I do to motivate her and get her potty trained.

2006-12-05 10:37:14 · 11 answers · asked by Tristen T 2

I put my daughter to bed at about 930 and she gets up at about 700, somtimes almost most of the time shes waking up about 2-3 times a night crying. should i be worried about this or do kids her age still go through this.

2006-12-05 10:29:26 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4

I'm looking to purchase one of those educational, interactive, video games for my 3 1/2 year old son. I keep reading mixed reviews for both. Whats your experience with these products and which would you recommend?

2006-12-05 10:20:46 · 4 answers · asked by dchris1913 2

My 5 year old grandson needs to take a food for snack that begins with the letter "K". I could use a little help coming up with some foods.
Any ideas?

2006-12-05 10:17:57 · 15 answers · asked by Hawaiian Nut 3

My son is 2 1/2 yrs old and going through a sort of "whine at everything" stage. He goes through these explosive moods and i am not sure how to help him work through it. Any suggestions or ways to help cope. I would love some answers. Thanks!

2006-12-05 09:57:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's 3 months prego and's tryng to have hym traned before the baby comes en July of 2007! =) Thanx!

2006-12-05 09:54:06 · 25 answers · asked by *SexXyLuV* 3

2006-12-05 09:42:00 · 17 answers · asked by ~DaEnChanted One~ 2

I have a three year old and he sleeps in a toddler bed. But some of my friends have kids the same age and some are physically smaller and they are sleeping in twin beds. I was just wondering what age a toddler should be introduced to a twin bed.

2006-12-05 09:41:15 · 15 answers · asked by aloha69_03 1

2006-12-05 09:36:14 · 9 answers · asked by N8tiveChick 1

Hello Everyone I am a single parent of One child. and this is the worst year ever for me and my son. I'm usually on the other side meaning I usually give to those who are in need. I was laid of recently Nov 17 to be exact. Between trying to hang on to the things we really need like house,car,lights,gas there is no room for X-mas. my son is 12yrs old and Im sure he'll understand that we don't have it but I don't want to give up that easy. It takes a lot to ask for help. If I Could get asst from any one out there for a gift card to like Best buy, Or Walmart or T-maxx or anywhere for that matter it would deeply appreciate. He really wants a game boy or a cell phone but so that's why I ask for the card so if you could or if you can help with anything it would help us out.He were's size medium men shirt size 20 pants and size 8 shoe. Or if your hiring in the area of Rockford IL.I'll take the job please listen to are prayers I can be contacted at teshau1@yahoo.com Thank you

2006-12-05 09:30:43 · 4 answers · asked by teshau1 1

My daugther is 3 and has been in speach theorpy for 18 months. I switched to a different speech theorpist about a month and a half ago. She told me that my daugther never had a speech problem, her tonsils are to big for her throat. Not one doctor has figured this out. It's upseting to know that her regular doctor over looked this EVERYTIME we went to her office. So now we are scheduled for surgery this week and I don't know how to feel.

2006-12-05 08:59:10 · 14 answers · asked by aleash_99 1

I have a niece who just turned two and can't stand to be held or touched. She has been this way since she was an infant. This seems very unusual to me since none of my four kids did this. And I thought I remembered that type of behavior being a sign of something. Is it something the parents should be worried about? Or am I just being too paranoid?

2006-12-05 08:52:43 · 12 answers · asked by teacherladytina 1

He generally screams when dicsiplined...we use time outs as the main discipline. We have tried taking things a way from him, but no object matters enough to him. He was in foster care with his sister for almost a year. He is three now, going on four and his sister is 2. We adopted them about 6 months ago. Any suggestions will be helpful. Keep in mind...we will NOT use corporal punishment.

2006-12-05 08:50:47 · 7 answers · asked by Sofiakat 4

2006-12-05 08:29:15 · 29 answers · asked by sailorswan70 2

my daughter throws up everyday, sometimes twice a day. i dont think its for attention, shes always spit up since she was born. she throws up when shes playing and when shes upset. when shes running around or jumping, it'll always happens within the first 5 minutes. everywhere we go we have to bring her puke bucket. even to bed.

2006-12-05 08:12:30 · 19 answers · asked by thick_shakes 1

My neice loves anything Disney or Pixar. I can barely get my kid to sit still long enough to watch baby einstien videos. but I like it that way. I don't want him getting hooked on TV or useing it as a babysitter. I would much rather he follow me around the house or play with his toys. How do I tell my sister that without soundling like i am calling her a bad parent for letting Ry watch tv all the time? Oh by the way my son is 15 months and she is 16 months. And my sis is always acting like something is wrong with Ike or me as a parent because he dosent watch tv?

2006-12-05 07:26:09 · 13 answers · asked by rose_calhoun23 2

Previously-a couple of months ago, I purchased some items from ebay. And I would pay by using my bank account to transfer over to my PayPal, and it would pay the seller instanly. But now however, I've noticed that when I pay for something, It would take several days to clear the money from my bank account, to my paypal, then to the seller. What's the deal? And how can I speed up the process of just paying instantly and not having to wait for my payments to clear?

2006-12-05 06:59:54 · 11 answers · asked by SD CHARGERS 2

2006-12-05 06:59:52 · 10 answers · asked by sadiegirl_04 1

her Miralax only 1/2 tsp everyday, RX by the pediatrician and then I recently started giving her the canned manderin oranges and that seems to really help? anyone had the same experience?

2006-12-05 06:52:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi all, you know those calculator batteries? I was changing them one time and one of them went missing. Not sure if baby swallowed it. How do I know, and what should I do?

2006-12-05 06:33:10 · 14 answers · asked by Cool Lucy 2

I pump for my 8-month old, and also give about 8-10 ounces of bm to my 3-year old. I mix it in with his regualr milk. I haven't been freezing any lately since all that I pump goes to the boys now. I have a 2-month stash in the freezer. I'm trying to decide how much longer I want to pump.

I'm familiar with the health benefits of bm for the baby, but what about my older child? He actually only received about 2 months worth of bm when he was a baby, so I like that I can give it to him now. On the other hand, I'm sick of pumping.

Does the bm help with brain development and immunity at 3? What does he lose if I stop giving him bm?

2006-12-05 05:58:38 · 17 answers · asked by avalonlee 4

I have a two year old daughter who loves animals...we were thinking since charlottes web comes out christmas day we would take her to see it...but is it to soon? When is a good time to start taking them to the movies?

2006-12-05 05:26:02 · 21 answers · asked by eightysgurl04 2