Toddler & Preschooler - December 2006

My daughter will be 5 in a couple of weeks. Here lately she has really been on this kick that we are being mean to her when she doesn't get her way or when she's misbehaving. Even when we aren't REALLY being MEAN to her. Some of it is a little jealousy of her 16 month old sister, but is this just a normal phase that will pass or what? It is driving me crazy-HELP!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-29 04:44:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

We've tried giving him time-outs. He says 'sorry' then gets back up off of his chair and does it again. He's not normally a brat, but when he gets into one of these moods, he's a handful!

2006-12-29 04:43:02 · 22 answers · asked by kmc_19 2

We have a 7year old and a 3 year old. We choose not to use sitters mostly because of our own comfort level. Our kids adore my Mom and going to her house. She is widowed and healthy yet she doesn't have much of a social life. She rarely watches our kids and when she does she chooses the times and durations. Usually it's a last minute, afternoon time.....that doesn't allow my husband and I to make very good plans.
She knows that we are tired and desperate for time alone and she uses that as a control tool.
After she sits with our kids she reminds us of how nice it was for her to do us a favor.
I love my Mom but I don't understand why she is behaving this way. I rarely ask her to watch the kids because I hate hearing her say no. That's why I'm confused as to why she doesn't offer more often. She keeps our kids for a few hours a month. Our three year old still doesn't talk well so we aren't comfortable leaving her alone with anyone and we don't have other choices.

2006-12-29 04:11:13 · 31 answers · asked by veronicazombie 2

the whole time I am trying to wash and rinse. I have tried laying her down in a tub of shallow water and rinsing, pouring water over her head to wet and rinse and gotten those little visors that keeps the soap out of her eyes. Nothing works, she is not afraid of going swimming at all. When bathing however, she insists on standing up holding one hand over her eyes and clawing at my face with the other, while I have to have a vice grip on her arm in order to keep her from falling over and getting the washing done as quickly as possible. She is fine immediately after I tell her we are done.

Anybody have or had the same problem? What did you find that worked for you?

2006-12-29 04:09:42 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6

I know she is in her terrible twos but she is constantly throwing fits and crying for no reason. She is not sick. I have tried spanking and timeout. Nothing seems to work. She is starting to tell me no. I have tried counting to 3 and it worked for a couple of weeks. Now when I do it I get to 3 and she runs in her room and slams the door and crys and crys and crys. What do I do? Is there something I'm doing wrong? What would be a better way of teaching her what she is doing is not right? Any ideas for punishment other than spanking and timeout?

2006-12-29 04:06:26 · 7 answers · asked by Your Angel 6

last night my almost 2 year old was up until 4:00 this morning screaming her head off and pulling at her ears. i already made her an appointment for today but i was just wondering if maybe her ears hurt or if she could be cutting her 2yr old molars. i put my finger in her mouth to feel if she was cutting any teeth in back and i didnt feel anything. she did start pulling at her ears until after i gave her a bath which makes me wonder if she got water in her ear. this morning she was fine when i took her to daycare but she was still kinda putting her hands and hovering them over her ears. anyone know whats going on? i cant take another night like that, lol.

2006-12-29 03:45:42 · 11 answers · asked by merwin5236 2

I'm babysitting a 2 1/2 year oold little girl who likes . . .

~ Dora the Explorer
~ Candyland
~ Blues Clues
~ Dora Monoply

What games could I play

2006-12-29 03:40:13 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Hollister♥ 3

I'm in a sticky situation... I have a 19 month old and everytime we go to visit my relatives within a week he is sick (usually an ear infection). One of my relatives smokes (not inside the house when we are there) but I know that it is still in the air. They also have a lot of animals inside the house and I know that it is probably an issue as well.

My problem is I do not know how to address it because I know that it is going to offend them if I tell them that he gets sick everytime we visit. They only live an hour away so they expect us to visit a lot and I don't know what do to. I have cut back our visits to about once a month or every other month. I have been keeping track with our visits and when he gets sick and it seems like there is a connection.

Do I address it or just ride it out? If I address it all hell is going to break loose. But at the same time I am the one who has to stay up with him when he is sick and I am the one who has to take time off from work.

2006-12-29 03:33:50 · 10 answers · asked by Catch 22 1

2006-12-29 03:15:56 · 29 answers · asked by banygirl 1

Ok my two year old girl is still in her crib and not potty trained. Lately (the other day) she JUMPED out of her crib and hurt herself....what are good mehtods to switch to a toddler bed? Any advice? Also I need some advice on potty training her she wont use it just kicks and screams....she does like to flush though. Any advice? Please HELP!!

2006-12-29 02:58:03 · 16 answers · asked by cutie 2

when my kid goes to time out she will scream untill she can bring her doll to time out. she takes the doll every where.
i am looking for a fun way to get ride of it or to not have in timeout.

2006-12-29 02:51:44 · 12 answers · asked by josh z 1

What is with the obsession with switching to cow's milk?
Ok maybe I am missing something because I breastfeed.

Generally you continue to breastfeed until breast milk is no longer the major source of nutrition for your child. If you do nothing this will be between the ages of 2-3. If you are actively trying to wean and start really pushing solids you can force a toddler to wean around 18 months.

However the goal of weaning is to stop drinking breast milk and start eating a balanced diet of solids.

Why do formula fed parents want to replace formula with cow's milk? Cow's milk isn't as nutritious as formula. It should not make up the bulk of anyone's diet young or old. (Unless you happen to be a baby cow). Don't get me wrong, I like my milk. However, I realize that it isn't necessary for human nutrition.

So what is with all of the "My baby is 12 months and one day old can I give her cow's milk already?" questions? If you want to wean, wean. But switching to cow's milk isn't weaning,

2006-12-29 02:45:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is very clingy and though his vocabulary is growing he chooses to have a fit instead of tell me what he wants. I have to list the things I think he might want and wait for him to say something. It is very frustrating. My husband says I'm raising a mama's boy but I don't know what to do differently. I don't coddle him. I make him do for himself what I know he can, but hell yeah when he wants affection I hold him. God knows how much longer I'll be able to pick him up at the rate he's growing!

2006-12-29 02:16:52 · 22 answers · asked by cabinfeverjen 2

He likes to sleep in the living room rather than in our bedroom.

2006-12-29 02:06:34 · 11 answers · asked by ronqui 1

Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the gang, and LOVE it!? Like J/A 2 came out, she saw it at Walmart and went crazy for me to buy it. Is there anything wrong with her watching it? I mean she always watched episodes, I have boxsets, and she watched wildboyz also, she doesn't do anything extreme, she acts like a normal, well adjusted 4 year old girl. Am I a horrible parent? If so, why?

2006-12-29 01:31:00 · 18 answers · asked by XXXDirtyDirtyGirlXXX 6

Her class mates make fun of her all the time. Hence, she wears long sleeves all the time. How do I get rid of the hair at this young age?

2006-12-29 01:22:24 · 12 answers · asked by MG 1

I've already tried the gate, i tried spanking him but he still goes down stairs in the morning.

2006-12-29 01:22:15 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 11mon. WAS nursed until we found out we were pregnant, he was about 8mon. old. He still wants to nurse all the time. To were he is pulling my shirt trying to get in there. I don't know what to do... I have tried every pacifier that i can find at stores and he thinks they are toys and will not take one. He really wants to nurse at naps and sometimes thats the only way i can get him to sleep. if any one has a suggestion PLEASE RESPOND!!!!!

2006-12-29 01:08:35 · 7 answers · asked by Heather 1

I am 7mon. pregnant and I have a 11mon. old. Its hard enough to get to sleep and stay to sleep but i can't keep him out of my bed. We put him to sleep everynight but as soon as he hits his bed he is right awake again. I try to put him in his bed several times a night but after 15 or 20 times and hours of fighting this i'm so exhausted i just can't stand it and i let him stay in bed with us just so i can get some sleep. No matter what time he goes to bed he is ready to play at 5:30am everyday.He still is not sleeping througfh the night even in our bed. i have tried letting him cry it out but that really makes me sad and he could go for hours. Also he will not sleep in his crib for naps... If he even taks one!!! IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE HELP!!!!! I can for see a bigger problem soon with the new baby coming.
~HELP PLEASE~

2006-12-29 01:03:18 · 4 answers · asked by Heather 1

2006-12-29 00:40:09 · 13 answers · asked by mommy_2_little_man 2

We have an 18 month old daughter who's started having horrible problems sleeping through the night. She's still in her crib because she hasn't shown any need to be out of it. But now she is having the hardest time sleeping through the night and we do usually try to let her be for a bit before getting her up but lately she's been inconsolable. She calms down when I take her into our bed but when I try to move her back (it's not baby proof and I still have chores) she wakes and starts the fit all over again. Is she happier in our bed because it's our bed or because she has more room to sprawl? She's a tall girl. I'm really at my wits end here because no one in our house is sleeping well anymore and I just don't know what to do. She can't just stay in our room but she screams like she's dying when she's put back into the crib. She doesn't initially scream at bedtime though. Advice please?

2006-12-28 22:49:21 · 8 answers · asked by evilangelfaery919 3

My mother-in-law bought my 3 year old a leapfrog video game for christmas and my wife and i are going to try and teach him letters and numbers. If you have sugestions about how to teach a child that doesnt seen like he wants to learn let us know. Oh and just a few things to add. When you sit down to try and teach him letters he does not seem interested he would rather play and draw on the chalk board. We have tried a few methods but nothing seems to work. (I dont remember what it was like teaching me but i hope i wasnt this hard):) Thanks in advance for all who answers.

2006-12-28 19:09:50 · 9 answers · asked by mega18_200321 2

He utter words like papa,mama but not sentences.He begins to cheer when gets a scolding and doesnot follow all instructions.Doctor says he is not autistic.But why is he not like other kids of his age?When he was nine moths old he got seizure attack and he needs to take medicine thrice a day.

2006-12-28 19:06:55 · 14 answers · asked by hs_jha 3

My 2 1/2 year old Absolutely FREAKS OUT , cries hysterically when my wife or I leave the room or area even for 1 minute ... Is this normal ???? It's not all the time but enough to be VERY upsetting and frustrating to us both !!! PLEASE HELP !
ps: we are both stay-at-home parents ( for the time being , I've been off work - on parental leave for our new-born for the past 6 months....)

2006-12-28 18:45:56 · 12 answers · asked by LWJR 2

but when my partner tells him he listens why??

2006-12-28 18:07:17 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 17 months old and shes just starting to take of her diaper after she goes .. well long story short ,, she got those light up shoes for christmas .. she loves them .. she wore them to sleep two nights already. Last night she pee'ed in them because she had taken off her daiper .. I was trying to air them out but she wanted to wear them again tonight ,, and guess what?!?! she did it again .... How can I save these shoes ,, my daughter LOVES them.

Thanks in advance ... Happy New Year!!

2006-12-28 17:48:59 · 11 answers · asked by 05&08 Mommy 3

my 2 year has a rescue pound puppy, and she said it scares her. my 11 month old has several toys in his age range. they all make noise and he litterally runs and cries like that thing is crazy!!!

2006-12-28 17:37:30 · 12 answers · asked by sngozig 3

never ever did, doesn't bother me much, am used to it. just concerned with him getting 'good' sleep. refuse to let him "cry it out" . any suggestions?

2006-12-28 17:00:07 · 8 answers · asked by janie 3

2006-12-28 16:27:21 · 13 answers · asked by NANABEE 1

He's had a tummy bug that is causing diarrhea, slight fever and bad gas for about 3 days now. I called the doctor today and he said that it is going around and if he's not better tomorrow to bring him in (which I plan on) but I forgot to ask him what I should feed him that is easy on his tummy and won't cause more gas. I can tell that he has some tummy cramps and that the gas is painful, poor little guy. I have given him tylenol for the fever and mylicon for the gas but I want to make sure that I don't feed him something that will upset his tummy further. Thanks for any advice:)

2006-12-28 16:09:13 · 14 answers · asked by luvbabysky 3