Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

or Pixar's? I can't get into those sites from my work's PC, and I promised my son I will bring some today he is sick at home.

2007-01-24 10:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by Ecco 7

My oldest son is always teasing, grabbing away and will not share toys with his younger brother. He also trips him, and slaps him. I keep taking toys away, give him time outs, but he still won't stop. He won't listen either. He just started school in the fall. I work FT so, my mom babysits and she is not discplining him at all. I try my best after work, but nothing that I am doing works. Help?

2007-01-24 09:56:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wanted to get her the Push & Ride doll racer by Little Tikes for her birthday (Feb 20th!) but EVERY website says they are out of stock, and I can't find it in stores! I dont want a ride on toy that makes a million noises and plays a bunch of songs, she already has enough noisy toys in our apartment :P Can you help me find something that is simple????

2007-01-24 09:53:45 · 8 answers · asked by .*AnNa*. 3

At least we'll have mom, dad, and grandma too.Already making a book with scratch and sniff stickers -even giving up some from my old school collection. Will get a new lift the flap book or two also. Any other ideas (besides benedryl - its 3 hours!)

2007-01-24 09:45:39 · 3 answers · asked by lillilou 7

I've got a 2 1/2 yr. old precious little girl and another baby due around her birthday. I feel very guilty in it's self for that but also she's been my ONE and only ( and her great daddy too) for 2 1/2 yrs. I'm a stay at home mom so we have a lot of cuddling in the mornings and one on one all day long. How do i share the love?

2007-01-24 09:45:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-24 09:42:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-24 09:15:59 · 4 answers · asked by smiley 1

I have a daughter who is 4 years old. Both her older brother who is 5 and her younger brother who is 13 months both eat their vegetables and everything else that is good for them. The only thing my daughter will eat is fried chicken and mashed potatoes or anything else having to do with potatoes. I want her to eat healthy and offer veges to her she won't eat them. She's extremely thin but I'm afraid she isn't all that healthy considering what she limits herself too. Any suggestions on getting her to eat better?

2007-01-24 09:04:23 · 13 answers · asked by Nisi 4

My daughter is potty training right now and is in pull ups. She knows how to take clothes off and enjoys doing so. It's not a big deal during the day; but, she does it at night and pees in her bed. So, every morning I have to strip her bed and wash the linens. That is really hard on me because I just had a baby two weeks ago. I have to wash everything, from sheets to comforter to pillows. How do I make her stop doing it at night?

2007-01-24 08:41:33 · 1 answers · asked by niccichick 2

Since she was born she has always slept well through the night. She wouldn't wake up even to eat. Recently, I would have to say within the past 2 months, she wakes up everynight to drink milk. I've tried just giving her a sip of water instead of milk but she doesn't want it. She has to have her milk. Recently though I've had a hard time putting her to sleep. She's never been the kind to be rocked to sleep, always put her in her crib and let her fall asleep by herself. But lately nothing can get her to sleep. I put her down and 10:30 and she doesn't fall asleep until about 2am in which she is crying the entire time until I do something. Crying it out doesn't work. It's not that she's spoiled and wants to get out and play it's just that she CAN'T sleep. Is this normal for a 2 year old to have sleeping problems. It's almost as if she is uncomfortable or can't get comfortable and once she's asleep it wakes her up in the middle of the night. I'm also 5 months preg. Could this be the reason

2007-01-24 08:40:20 · 9 answers · asked by I smile because of them ♥ 5

My only child is going to be starting Kindergarten in August, I am already dreading it so bad! Anyone else ever felt like this?

2007-01-24 08:23:49 · 11 answers · asked by mustang06 1

Body: Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.

What does Love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:


"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands
got arthritis too. That's love."

Rebecca- age 8

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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."

Billy - age 4 (I love this one)

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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."

Karl - age 5

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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."

Chrissy - age 6

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."

Terri - age 4 (How true)

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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

Dan ny - age 7

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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"

Emily - age 8

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Bob by - age 7 (Wow!)

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"

Nikka - age 6

(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

Noelle - age 7

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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."

Tommy - age 6

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."

Elaine-age 5

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

Chris - age 7

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Mary Ann - age 4

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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

Lauren - age 4

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)

Karen - age 7

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

Mark - age 6

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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

Jessica - age 8 ( I think we just assume people know we love them )



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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was
an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little
boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"

2007-01-24 08:11:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

not my kid I just baby sit her.

2007-01-24 08:05:16 · 14 answers · asked by snappy 1

tears she would check for a hundred times after that if i'm still sad, she would tell my hubby when he returns from work mumma didn't eat n was sad, its actually surprising to see sucha young kid understand so much. my problem is i have this friend who has same age girl they keep coming to our place and my daughter shares her toys gives her kid almost everything, but when we go to their house her kid never shares anything infact my daughter doesn't even asks her for toys she would just come and whisper in my ears "mumma can i play with some toys" even if we are at their home for the whole day she wouldn't touch her toys without asking her and if that girl refuses she will never touch it, this makes me feel sad so i told my friend and she shrugged her shoulders saying yes my daughter doesn't share what can i do about it, also that they keep telling me my daughter is ugly n stuff like that but what mother can stand that, do you guys think my daughter understands all of these things too

2007-01-24 07:58:47 · 12 answers · asked by t_k 2

I'd like something fun, and something that is easy for her to imitate. Keep in mind, she's 2. Preferably with kids, and something that I can do with her as well. She loves all the Sesame Street Videos and has all their "get up and dance" style DVDS.

2007-01-24 07:52:42 · 7 answers · asked by mardelgarfer 2

We have our 3 yr.old daughter during the week,and her other mom has her on the week ends.During the week we make great progress with her, even to the point she was peeing and pooing on the potty by herself. She goes with the other mom and our daughter will not even step into the bathroom when she comes home! Every week we have to start over and seem to be getting nowhere.Our daughter is 3 years old, and she understands the whole bathroom consept we have tried every thing from treats and surprises even taking away toys.We know you are not supose to punish them but that seems like the only thing we have left.The other mother lies of corse when we ask her and says that "she is potty trained when shes with me",but she always has diaper rash when she comes home,so I know she is not even tring to help potty train her.We have been going through this for over a year now.Please help with any tips!!!!!

2007-01-24 07:19:49 · 2 answers · asked by nimberco321 1

My 4 year old daughter has been running a fever for 5 days. It goes up and down... mostly controlled with motrin & tylenol. At times she seems like she is getting better, then all of the sudden... BAM... we are back to square one. She vomitted on days 1, 2 & 4. She is complaning of stomach pain, sore throat and has been very lethargic and has not really eaten anything in days. (I am keeping her hydrated.) She has also had loose bowel movements. We saw the Dr. last night who told me to wait it out for another day or two then take her for blood work. I am really worried. We have a family history of non-hodgkins lymphoma. Any ideas what could be making my baby girl so sick? If the fever gets worse should I just take her to the ER? Thank you for any help or suggestions. Please only serious replies. Thanks again!

2007-01-24 07:09:11 · 10 answers · asked by mygirlkatie02 1

My husband and I are about to purchase our first, big screen HDTV. We also have four kids, ages, 7, 4, and 19 month old twins. This is TV is a big investment for us, so I don't want the younger three to mess with it. Does anyone have any good ideas on how to block the area in front of the entertainment center from them?

2007-01-24 07:08:19 · 13 answers · asked by Patty O' Green 5

The problem is that he picks her up on Friday night and leaves for work Saturday morning, which means that the child is now in my care for the day. He never asked me if this is ok with me and while it hasn't been too much of a problem, the child is now turning bossy, bratty and sometimes just downright mean and it wears me out to spend that time with her by myself. I told him I want him to make other arrangements for his child while he is at work because I have had enough of dealing with her. He keeps excusing everything she does with her age, "Well, she's only 4!" and he's upset with me for not wanting to be around her. What should I do? Who is right here?

2007-01-24 07:03:38 · 27 answers · asked by Annie 1

A 4 year old kid doesn't want to grow anymore because she knows her growing up means mommy getting old, and she knows old people eventually die. I cannot tell her that people go to heaven after they die because I don't believe in it. What's a better alternative?

2007-01-24 07:01:22 · 16 answers · asked by aging_mom 1

Do you clean it for them? There's obviously something needs to be cleaned but I am having so much difficulty to try to clean them out for my 2 1/2 year old.

If you do the cleaning, how do you do it with your tod comply with it?

If you don't, then wouldn't the stuff dry out and it would really hurt when you eventually need to remove them?

Just wondering how you deal with the situation.

If no,

2007-01-24 06:52:13 · 12 answers · asked by emigirl77 3

Hi...my daughter is 16 months old and here recently has been really bad about having her diaper changed. She doesn't have problems pooping or anything, but when it comes time for me to change her diaper (esp. #2 diapers!) she goes crazy, kicking and turning on the changing table. When my hubby is home, he has to help me change her! Is this normal?? Oh, and I've even tried giving her something to play with while changing her and that doesn't even work anymore. Any suggestions! Thanks

2007-01-24 06:39:20 · 3 answers · asked by Mommy of 2 2

Hit it off with a girl, she has apparently lost interest and asked for some space. What is the best way to regain interest since I see her everyday at work. Ignore her? Be mean? Thanks.

2007-01-24 06:20:40 · 4 answers · asked by Confused78 1

My son will be 2 years in Feb. He still sleeps in his crib and is not crawling out (not even trying.) Some people have told me that I should take him to a "big boy bed" now. Others have said not until he starts crawling out of his crib. I honestly like him not getting out of his bed until I'm ready for him to, but am I being selfish in waiting? The next part of my question is I have a convertable crib... but I don't have the conversion kit. Is it better to buy him a new bed (I can use the crib for the next baby, due in Aug.) or should I search the web and find the conversion kit? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

2007-01-24 06:10:42 · 14 answers · asked by rn4sicbabies 2

He is starting to scream at night, he is not awake when he does that. I don't know what could be causing it. He has a twin sister, could it be that there not together? I don't know what to do.

2007-01-24 06:09:51 · 6 answers · asked by pixiewe 2

My 4 year old son still wets the bed at night, is that normal? I usually wake him up once during the night and I try not to give him a lot to drink in the evenings, but is not working. What should I do?

2007-01-24 06:08:21 · 6 answers · asked by Zarahel 3

I have an 11 month old son and he sleeps in my room in his crib. Sometimes when he's sleep, my husband and I may get a bit romantic (you know what I mean). Sometimes when he's playing quietly in his crib, we go for it....He has his own room but refuses to sleep in there, so we put his crib in our room. Is this appropriate?

2007-01-24 06:06:04 · 23 answers · asked by Deeandra M 2

2007-01-24 06:01:14 · 9 answers · asked by beaunca2000 1

My (nearly) 3 year olds son's vocabulary is sound but his annunciatiion is poor so that sometimes even I can not understand him. His nursery is not worried but my mother who was a primary school teacher says that I should see a speech therapist. Any advice?

2007-01-24 05:59:20 · 15 answers · asked by beckyndanuk 2

my son is 20 months old and he goes into fits of screaming and rage mostly when hes asleep but during the day aswell this has been going on for months and the doctor said its not tantrums or night frights and adhd and autism have been ruled out these fits go on for 4 or5 hours and me and my husband are exausted has anybody had any simmilar expereances or any ides as to what could be up with him and the doctor said its not behavioral hes due an mri scan and an eeg but still waiting for the appointments and the doctors have given me sedatives to give him at night which i havent given to him yet.plus hes verry violent and increadably stong during these episodes any ideas??thanx.

2007-01-24 05:55:29 · 8 answers · asked by bluepixie1982 3