Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

My inlaws wanted nothing to do with me or my husband for 8 years now. They consistanly make rude comments about our jobs, our house, what we buy and my weight, they even call my dog ugly. Honestly, I have never met two more ignorant people. My house is clean most of the time .... never dirty !! They come over and comment on the dog's toys being in the livingroom and they continue to clean up. His father is constantly making digs at my father. I can't take it anymore. Now we have a child, and they want to be with her at all times. I know that they want to have grandparent time but I can't stand it! I don't want them to touch her. I don't want them near her. She was a preemie and was in the hospital for 2 weeks. I didn't get pictures until later because it was around Christmas time and I didn't want to take her out in the crowds. So they took a picture and sent out their own announcements. I wanted to show off my baby! what do I do? I could handle them when it was just us.

2007-01-26 08:55:54 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter was showing all the signs that she was ready. now that were finally potting training her, she refuses to go in the potty. i limit her fluids. she doesn't get anything but sips after dinner. she has only peed in the potty twice, but we gave her kudos, candy, and stickers.. i've let her wear her soiled clothes for a few minutes so that she will be uncomfortable and it doesn't seem to bother her. she sits on the potty about evry hour and before/after a nap. she won't go and as soon as i put her plastic panties on her she goes potty in them? i don't understand why she does this? can someone please help me out with this one?

2007-01-26 08:54:57 · 11 answers · asked by portuguese_tease 2

My son is 2 1/2 years old and has been sucking his index finger since infancy... I am in the process of stopping this by putting bad tasting things on his fingers.. although so far it has not worked yet.. Does anyone have any advice on what else to try, or on where to go for futher assistance.... I have read that it isn't a problem until after 4 years old however my son has been having problems pronouncing certain sounds and letter, as well as when he says his S's or simalar type, he ends up sticking his tongue out everytime... (that part is hard to put into a visual~ just you try to say your S's and stick your's out of your mouth in between your teeth at the end of saying it).. And here lately he has developed a slight lisp on certain things... Is this reversible??? Like I said I am working on this... And I know that it can't wait until 4 if he is already having speech issues now... And noone else in either side of the family sucked their fingers, or had a speech problem either..

2007-01-26 08:54:42 · 9 answers · asked by Mommy of 2 5

I am a divorced single mom, my son is 2.5, i am dating a new man, he is very involved, we live together, the relationship is fairly new at 6 months, my son is having a LOT of trouble adjusting. He cries "help! wheres my mommy! help me help me!" when him and my bf say, go to a different store in the mall while im trying to try on clothes, my bf gets very upset about this. he doesnt want to give hugs/kisses to him. he doesnt listen nearly as well, and he is just flat out more resistant. does anyone have any suggestions?!?! any advice i am grateful for!

2007-01-26 08:50:11 · 9 answers · asked by Burn to Shine 2

Is anyone else bothered by this? I can't get it out of my mind. I am frightened for that child, please help me send a message to that parent how dangerouse that is

2007-01-26 08:35:01 · 11 answers · asked by melissa s 6

I know the reasons for keeping your daughter clean - (most everyone does) however my ex husband does not understand the importance of this and I'm looking for links or websites to talk about what could happen if a little girl goes days without 'cleaning' herself. She often times comes home with a rash in her private area and wearing in the same panties and clothes that she left in, having slept, played and eaten them for 3 days. He's also not the cleanest person - so she comes home smelling bad. I need some help, some links that I can print out and send with her so he can understand the importance of keeping his daughter clean (especially her 'private' parts)

2007-01-26 08:33:42 · 2 answers · asked by razor_sharp_redhead 3

Have been to Owl and Otter Sanctuary and Longdown Farm, but need more ideas please! Thanks in advance :-)

2007-01-26 08:26:59 · 7 answers · asked by Jevon99 2

every time i put my girl in timeout she takes her pacifier and doll what do i do about it?

2007-01-26 08:21:39 · 9 answers · asked by josh z 1

she's been with her grandparents since she's been bored and is very spoiled. Everytime I drop her off she cries, i always feel like a horrible parent everytime I do. Any suggestions on how to maybe comfort her, like get her excited to go? She's with a bunch of other kids her age and they tell me that she's doing fine and cries a little here and there but that's it. Any stupid or one sentence answers will be deleted.

2007-01-26 08:20:57 · 5 answers · asked by ash 2

2007-01-26 07:54:53 · 7 answers · asked by bar22bie 2

My 4 year-old knows all of his letter sounds (for example if I ask "what does cat start with?" He can say "cat, cah, cah, C, the letter 'C'.)

However if I say how do you spell cat? He can't tell me, only that it begins with C. If I then say "cat, cah-aaaaaaaaaah-tuh, what letter says ahhhh?" then he can tell me A. And if I say "cat, c-a-tuh" what letter is tuh? He can tell me T.

So... I've never taught anyone to read before, but how can I help him sound out words by himself?

I know he's still young, but he's known what every letter sound is since he was 3, so I've been waiting a long time.

He can sight read a lot of words. But I would love for him to sound out words too.

I read him a ton of books each day and point to the words I read.

But any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

2007-01-26 07:44:21 · 7 answers · asked by MathGirl 1

My nephew has autism, he's going to be 5 years old this July and my grandparents (which are 77 years old) still give him a pacifier...is it wrong? and will he have dental problems in the future if they keep on giving it to him? They take care of him most of the time since his parents don't want to for too long (another subject). but I'm wanting to know so me and my parents can try to convince them to stop giving it to him. You can already tell that his teeth are sticking out from them giving it to him so much and I'm worried about what his teeth are going to look like in the future if they keep on giving it to him at night and just about all the time during the day. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

2007-01-26 07:15:43 · 19 answers · asked by Supernatural Fan 3

I told him it a few times about a month ago but he didn't seem interested and never was able to repeat it back. Now, out of nowhere, he knows it!

2007-01-26 07:14:51 · 22 answers · asked by Boy Genius 1

When is my 2 year old ever going to be ready to potty train? She wets her self more then 3 times in a hour. I know she drinks a lot but if she dont get something to drink then she screams none stop. she has to have something to drink every half hour . She will wake up in the middle of the night just to chug down a drink in secs.Would there be something wrong with her health ? or do I need to give it more time. She tells me that she wants to go potty . But half the time she dont make it because she goes to much with in an hour. Help Me please!!!!

2007-01-26 07:14:07 · 14 answers · asked by mandimaydowhatshepleases 2

2007-01-26 07:01:52 · 7 answers · asked by sweetybaby 2

She is 18 months old. I really think she needs to be off the bottle already, but when she is your only baby it's hard. Please help! How did you get your baby off the bottle?

2007-01-26 07:01:33 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-26 07:00:58 · 10 answers · asked by sweetybaby 2

My son is 16 mos old, I admit when I first started disciplining him I had no idea what I was doing. I would smack his hand when he got into stuff. Then I read that you shouldn't do that and try to use time out or telling him "No, don't do that". So now he is to the point just in the past 6 mos he whines for everything. Like just now he picked up my husbands lighter and I took it away. He swatted at me then screamed like he had been hit in the face. He will whine for a drink or if you leave the room he will cry like he is dying if you tell him no. Also he won't stay out of things. I know it is normal for toddlers to get into stuff but I literally tell him 20 times a day to stop touching the TV or mommy's books or anything he can't have. 20 times per thing he can't have. I just tell him over and over and I don't know why he doesn't understand he can't have that or that whining and tantrums don't get him anywhere.I just need some parenting advice to het me and him through this stage. HELP

2007-01-26 06:54:16 · 28 answers · asked by Becca 1

My son is 22 his girl friend is 18, They speek to me like dirt. the girl slams around, and shoots dirty looks at me constantly. And my son uses language tword me that is discrasefull. ( shut the F&^% up!) etc. I have called them both on this behavior a number of times. I have tried to be extra nice and agreeable, all to no avail. Is this something that this age of kids is doing? The worst part is this all goes on in front of my Autistic 8 year old! I've recently told them to move out, Ofcorse this has added fule to the fire. HELP!!! What do you sugust I do about it?

2007-01-26 06:51:46 · 7 answers · asked by sunkissed 6

My 4yr old son is begining to be a handful. He's always been full of engery, smart and quick to come up with something to say (and never stop talking but what kid doesn't?). But lately he doesn't listen or even stop when told to be nice and stop hurting his little sister (19months) Ever time I turn around he's doing something else, either taking toys away or throwing them , slapping her hands and grabbing things out of her hands. I thought he was old enough to understand the difference between nice and hurtful. He'll get a time out and not a few minutes later be up and doing it all over again.
Anyone with any helpful ideas on how to keep him in line. Time outs don't work anymore, and neither does rewarding for good behavior. He doesn't seem to listen as all toddlers go through but this is getting to be way out of line.
Please helpful tips and ideas, please! We're afraid he'll be doing this in school when he starts this year.

2007-01-26 06:39:22 · 9 answers · asked by Bugster 4

Stuffed animals?
Plastic toys?
Large toys like exersaucer, playpen, ride on toys?

Just wondering.

Thanks.

(I really don't do it very often, I think I should do it more, and I am trying to figure out what is reasonable)

2007-01-26 06:29:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shes almost 2 years old but she only weighs 22 lbs and she wont eat the food that we give her she only wants the junk food which is fine every once in a while but she can't live off of junk food. Please help asp

2007-01-26 06:24:56 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 2 year old son got bit on his cheek at daycare. Would this call for some action to discipline the kid who did this? Are these daycare centers able to take any actions in these situations? any insight would be helpful

2007-01-26 06:20:51 · 34 answers · asked by mannymota 2

My son will be 3 in 2 months. He knows everything that he has to do, he knows to get the seat, put it there, sit down, flush the toilet and put the toilet paper in the trash. He has a potty downstairs and the small seat that you put on the regular toilet. The problem is he only does it when he wants to. I will ask him if he has to go and he say no then he does it in the diaper. Or he will say I got to use the potty and he does it fine no problem. I had him wear underwear one day and I was showing I was happy, stickers all of that. And he didn't want the underwear, he wanted the diaper. I think he is a little lazy. But I don't want to push the issue too much I don't want to get him upset or to really not want to be potty trained. I just need some advise. Thanks

2007-01-26 06:18:11 · 9 answers · asked by Lola 2

asked you to wipe him after he was done doing number 2? ( The kid was 4 years old)

I was asked today and I said no, but he started to cry so I had to give in.

What an experience. I don't even have a kid myself!

2007-01-26 06:17:21 · 32 answers · asked by s 1

My son can say quite a few words. We are the only ones who can understand him, though, because the words are either very mispronounced, or sound nothing like the actual word. Is this normal?

2007-01-26 06:04:40 · 15 answers · asked by upstairs_albert 2

he whines and crys and throws major tamper tantrums...have gotten worse since baby was born..also I know its normal...it just makes me crazy and I would like some suggestions to break him from this behavior...

2007-01-26 06:03:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know of a good rate to pay a babysitter for an occasional Friday or Saturday late night? We live in Brooklyn, NY. My son is 17 months old and will already be in bed when she arrives. (if that means anything) I don't want to undercharge her or be overcharged. Yes, I could ask her what she charges but I would like to know going rates. Thanks so much!!!!

2007-01-26 05:44:48 · 14 answers · asked by J. 1

I will never again cross Wally's threshold.

I took my 2-year-old to the toy section because my daycare provider is in the hospital and I needed something new to keep her entertained. She saw the balls and walks right into this protruding wire thing that holds the small ones in her excitement to get at the bigger ones and gets a long wire-shaped welt on her face. This thing is sticking out right at toddler eye-level. I ask an associate to get the manager because I want to alert him/her to the danger so that no one else gets hurt. I wait 15 minutes for him and he said they'd take it down right away. OK-my good deed for the day was done.
I get to the checkout and there are 4 lines at 7 PM. MY toddler has HAD it from waiting for the manager. We wait and get to the front. I ask a guy if he is a supervisor and he says yes. I tell him that this is poor customer service and he replies that half of the cashiers called in sick. I said that that was a sign of mismanagement. CONTINUED...

2007-01-26 05:24:57 · 18 answers · asked by Mythical Creature 3

I started a daycare this summer. I started taking care of one little girl when she as 12 months old. Her parents explained to me that she liked to straddle her high chair (that middle part under the tray that keeps them from slidding out). She is now 18 months old and not only does it when she is in the high chair waiting for a meal but also does it when I try to wash her face or anything like that. She also does it on me, when I pick her up, she will try to rub up againts me. I immediately put her down and tell her NO ! I understand that it can be normal but this seems excessive and is getting frustrating. They asked me in the past to just let her be but if I do, she will do it until she puts herself to sleep. Should I talk to the parents even though there isn't really anything they can do ?

2007-01-26 05:19:00 · 10 answers · asked by scorpio 3