Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

He has been in EI since 18mos, now in a special school as well. Making great progress. No behavioral issues. GREAT eye contact. Evaluators do not believe he is spectrum. Also tested negative for fragile X. Had surgery at 5 weeks for pyloric stenosis. Wondering if anesthesia played a factor. He has apraxia, although I know most children w/ that have full receptive language understanding. He does not. He is at least a year or year and a half behind w/ everything. Just wanted to know if anyone w/ older child was in similar situation, and how is their child now? Some people have told me that it took until 5 or 6 for the expressive and receptive language to kick in. It is comforting to know it will come eventually. Or does your child still have trouble? His therapists are hopeful because he has a "spark" and tries to learn. When I see him among kids his age, the difference is heartbreaking to me. Wondering about the unknown future...Thanks, Mom from Long Island.

2007-01-16 02:53:16 · 3 answers · asked by Natalie C 1

What are some fun words to say like....
BANANA
ASK
TREE
CHEESE
FOOT
HAND

2007-01-16 02:44:52 · 6 answers · asked by beileve in the unicorn!!!!! 1

i feel like i am never going to find a new man i gained lots of weight during my pregnancy and i have not been able to lose a lot of it. I think this is starting to depress me. And i feel like i am not being such a good mother. Does anyone know what i can do to be a better mother to my baby boy who deserves to have a good mother. I just don't know how to play with him or how to discipline him

2007-01-16 02:32:07 · 13 answers · asked by short moma 1

looking to get my three year old in a learning or day care any suggestions???

2007-01-16 02:18:57 · 2 answers · asked by kibit0976 1

2007-01-16 02:15:18 · 12 answers · asked by YD 4

This is my 3rd time back here looking for potty training advice. I've been trying to train my 3 1/2 yr old daughter for a year. She goes to preschool every morning wearing panties and has no accidents there. Then she gets home and it all goes out the window. I try leaving her in panties when she gets home, and I even set a timer for her(every 90 min.)and she knows when it goes off she MUST take a "potty break", but she inevitably has accident after accident, so I wind up putting her back into pull-ups at home(which I know I shouldn't do, but my carpets and I can only take so much)and every time she wets herself in them she comes running to me asking to be changed. I know she can tell the difference between wet and dry and can use the potty on her own, as shown at school and occassionally at home. I've gone back to using sticker charts because it worked to begin with and seems to be working again, but she is still having several accidents a day. I am so frustrated!!!! HELP!!!!

2007-01-16 02:04:55 · 8 answers · asked by marinewife117 2

I had him going down at 8 in his bed no fuss all nite! Then I got in a car accident and popped my hip so he had to go stay with his dad for a few weeks and that messed it up completely and haven't been able to get that back since! Help!!

2007-01-16 01:59:36 · 9 answers · asked by lookalike_03 1

She watches TV most of the time, but i am afraid This will spoil her eyes, she has no friends as there are no children nearby to play with her, What should she do? Can someone suggest activities which a 6 year old will enjoy doing.

2007-01-16 01:14:22 · 11 answers · asked by AB 1

My daughter is complaining and I don't know what to do. It started last week. She'd point to her woohoo area and say owie or itchy. Yesterday she woke up with a fever. I thought it was a UTI because several times she jumped up, say owie, take off her training paints and put on new ones. So we sent to the Dr. and the test shows it's not a UTI. She took a short bath this morning and got out complaining of a owie in her woohoo area. There's no visible signs of irritation.

The fever has the morning broken and she has no voice so that might be a separate issue.

Have you had this happen to your child and if so, what did you do to resolve it?

2007-01-16 01:00:23 · 10 answers · asked by allisoneast 4

Who does more? The man or the woman of the house?

2007-01-16 00:32:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is real cute and some people think that he is a girl sometimes ( his hair is real long and curly too) how do i tel them without sounding too harsh that its a boy? he's only a year

2007-01-16 00:31:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-15 23:41:14 · 15 answers · asked by tito tailors 1

2007-01-15 20:13:15 · 4 answers · asked by Aya_ 2

2007-01-15 19:35:20 · 5 answers · asked by Ramakrishna P 1

Well my son goes to the bathroom easily but he doesnt do number 2. And he comes to me telling me the he wants a daiper to do poopo..But i tell no, that he has to go to the bathroom and sometimes he would hold it, until i but on a daiper at night so he wount wet himself. There ones one time that he hold it almost for 3 days, that i had to send him to the clinic, because he stared crying that he finaly wanted to do poop, but he hold it for long that it got stuck. And i took him to the clinic so they, could help my son do poop. And now, i put on his daiper only so he can do poop only..until his fear passes away, for the thing that happend to him...But, When can he go to pre-school, until he does number 1 and 2. on the restroom and how old?

2007-01-15 19:03:00 · 5 answers · asked by nancycristina21jbdg 1

I am really annoyed, and I got worried about this.

2007-01-15 18:32:21 · 9 answers · asked by sad father 1

I have a daughter who is 3 and I only talk to her every other day

2007-01-15 18:16:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi! My hubby and I are looking for some ideas of things to do with his little sister on the weekends. We've done the zoo, Greenlake Park, the aquarium and children's museum.
Looking for something new to try. She's super smart and easily bored. She is not completely verbal yet so sometimes a routine trip to the park can get a bit overwhelming for her. Thanks!
Do you think she is old enough to Ride the Ducks?

2007-01-15 17:58:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lots of stuff ? Big house ? Good school ?

2007-01-15 16:45:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

His name is Kyle. Pretty simple really and he's generally a bright kid. He can count and knows his abc etc, but do you think he can write his name?
He's 4.5 Will be 5 in April and then has to go to school. How can I get him to write his name?
He doesn't even like to try it because it's not perfect.
And as fun as we try to make it he just gets angry at himself and gives up.

2007-01-15 16:16:51 · 16 answers · asked by Venessa M 4

Thank you Thank you!!! I feel so much better for all of your answers! I was a little worried about asking, fearing I was going to hear all bad news. I'm going to ask next time we go to Speech Thearpy if they think she has this. My daughter is smart, I know she is, and talking comes when it comes, Just like walking, crawling, and any other thing that people need to learn or do. I just have to keep reminding myself this, and thank all of you reminding me again. Thank you.

2007-01-15 15:37:40 · 3 answers · asked by Dana V 2

He seems to love his carbs. (just like his momma). Breads, crackers and such.
He also eats scrambled eggs, bananas, apples, yogurt, carrots, yams, mashed potatos and meatloaf. Does anyone have any other suggestions to help widen his variety? I am doing my best to feed him as much organic as I can too, so please keep that in mind.
Any bit of input will be so appreciated.
Thank you.

2007-01-15 15:36:50 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4

My 2 and half year-old son has kept vomitting sine 8pm tonight. He vomits every time we give him some water. I want to take him to hospital, but my wife said no need. Is it recommended to go hospital in this case? He vomitted more than 5 times tonight already.
Thanks for all answers

2007-01-15 15:22:58 · 19 answers · asked by Kevin Y 1

He used to love his crib, and I got him to a point where i could lay him down when he was sleepy, but still awake... and he'd go to sleep just fine. Well, the past couple of weeks, he now has to be held to sleep, and sometimes we'll take him up and lay him down, and as soon as we lay him down, he arches his back and cries. Tonight scared me though because I let him cry for 15 min. went to check on him, kissed him, told him firmly it was ni nite time, and laid him back down. Well, when I got to the bottom of the stairs, I heard a thud... he had fallen out of his crib! I don't know what to do now! (the floor is carpeted, and nothing where he would fall)... I added a bunch of pillows, rocked him to sleep, put him down, in 2 seconds he was up crying... let him cry a little more- not too long, and he fell out again. Now what should I do? I really am not a believer in the cry-it -out, but rocking him to sleep is not doing it either. I'm crying myself right now, I want him to be safe.

2007-01-15 15:20:53 · 13 answers · asked by m930 5

I have a 2 year old daughter, she doesn't talk much, she only has a few words, but shes getting to know more. I have her in a speech class, we go once a week, and we are working on sign language... But my question is, I just got a letter or an invation in the mail, asking me to come to a meeting for special needs children, and children with autism.... They never said she had autism... She's really not hyper, I always thought she was more relaxed than anything, she has her days, she gets mad, but what child doesn't? She can sit down and do a 4 puzzles at once, put on her own shoes, and socks, not always on the right foot, she can run, go upstairs by herself, feed herself, so her gross and fine motor skills are great, Her speech "people" told me that, she just isn't talking as much as she should be.... What is going on here? In advance, thank you so much for your answers.

2007-01-15 15:16:03 · 11 answers · asked by Dana V 2

2007-01-15 15:12:07 · 81 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

my son is 11 months and is now walking is there any other safety concerns now then before when he was just crawling?

2007-01-15 15:00:48 · 8 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

My daughter is almost 3 and is getting her teeth done at the hospital under a general and I am very nervous and scared for her. I cant help but feel bad because the reason she has cavities is because I took so long to take her off the bottle and have slacked off in brushing. Has anyone else been through this situation and know what it is like after you child wakes up, and what could go wrong?

2007-01-15 14:32:08 · 6 answers · asked by fiestyroo 2

2007-01-15 14:27:35 · 15 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

Is rice milk or soy milk better?

2007-01-15 14:08:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous