Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

My husband left this week for Iraq and my 3 year old who has been potty trained for 2 months and has had no accidents started peeing in his clothes 3-5 times a day. I realize this is somehow related to his stress with the situation. I have tried pretty much everything. Being nice...Being upset...Offering an incentive if he does not pee in his clothes...Praising him when he goes in the toilet and asking if he needs to go several times....Nothing is working. I want to handle this the best way possible. Please let me know if you have dealt with this situation and what worked to stop it. Thanks.

2007-01-14 06:27:06 · 2 answers · asked by LoveMyKids 2

2007-01-14 06:20:14 · 3 answers · asked by LoveMyKids 2

I need ideas how to get my 3 year old son out of my bed and into his. He is always scared to be alone he follows me every where so it is gonna be a difficult experiance to get him in his own room when he dont even play in there alone.

2007-01-14 06:04:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

7 year old boy bath with mother?

2007-01-14 06:04:07 · 13 answers · asked by retep1964 2

I plan to be a preschool teacher, and I am wondering, when my children reach preschool age, should I have them attend the school that I teach at? If so, how do I help them to adjust to having thier mother make other children's needs important, and having to share their mother's attention with other kids?

2007-01-14 05:58:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sister has a 3 year old son and a 9 month old daughter. He is so mean to her. He literally trys to hurt her! He will head butt her, try to knock her down, pull her off the couch, pinch her, hit her. My sister can't leave them in the same room together and use the bathroom without him doing something to make her cry. She left them in the same room together, her daughter started crying, she come back in the room and her son had already sat himself in his time out chair!! He knew he had done something wrong. My sister has tried to punish him. She will stand him in the corner, give him time out, send him to his room, take away his toys. Is there anything anyone can tell me that she could try? Now she gets sick everytime she has to punish him. She has talked to him, he says he does it b/c he loves her. Why does he hurt her? Does he do it to get attention? If he is, what can she do to make him stop? She is so scared that he will really hurt her. Has anyone ever been through this?

2007-01-14 05:51:55 · 16 answers · asked by buddahbump 3

I am in the process of potty training my 2 1/2 year old. However, he is refusing to keep his pants, pullup/diaper on. What can I do?

2007-01-14 05:04:50 · 7 answers · asked by adoptedpisces 3

The day before yesterday my five year old brother had three nose bleeds. He had a nose bleed last night,and he had another one five minutes ago.what do you think is going on?

2007-01-14 04:53:52 · 6 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

2007-01-14 03:59:27 · 23 answers · asked by panktee p 1

note: can be messy

2007-01-14 03:34:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-14 03:28:01 · 20 answers · asked by grandadcool 1

I have been slowly trying to introduce the potty for a few months because my son HATES getting his diapers changed! he fights, does what i call the "crocodile death roll", he kicks me, and bawls the whole time. I have tried EVERYTHING! I tell him when we are going to change his diaper and why and that its no big deal. He just runs a screams and hides. I try bribes of money, candy, and i even made a sticker chart for when he does good things (like pick up toys, eat all his dinner, use the potty ect.). he really loves the chart but he just doesnt want to use the potty.
How can i make changing time easier or get my son to want to use the potty?

2007-01-14 02:56:56 · 15 answers · asked by Motherload 3

I took both my son and my daughter to the doctors. They both had a nasty cough and runny nose (and daughter had a fever of 103.2). The doctor gave some cough medicine to help them sleep at night said it was a virus infection most likely. Well, my daughter is still sick, her throat hurts and her clear runny nose turned into green/bloodish and her cough is still really bad. I took them Thursday. And is now Sunday...do you think she should go back? I would call them today but since it is Sunday they are closed :(

2007-01-14 02:11:24 · 13 answers · asked by sunnysideup 4

my toddler doesn't like cow's milk and I have heard that goat milk is an acceptable substitution. What do you know about this?

2007-01-14 00:51:48 · 15 answers · asked by happymommy 4

She has yoghurt so we know she is not allergic to dairy products. What type should I avoid eg full cream or low fat

2007-01-13 23:02:16 · 14 answers · asked by redhead 3

2007-01-13 22:29:26 · 4 answers · asked by zubeyde 3

My partners 3 and a half year old is still in nappies and refuses to potty train i tried a couple of times by putting the potty next to her and she wee'd and pooed on the carpet the potty was right next to her! What can we do to help her learn my daughter was 3 and i had her sit on the potty in front of the tv during the day took me a week and she was toilet trained wish it would work for his daughter!

2007-01-13 21:48:36 · 11 answers · asked by at loose end 1

Okay i have the best child anyone could ask for! Hes talented, well behaved, smart and cute!!! But hes in school now and i just started noticing that he comes home whinny sometimes. I kind of shrugged it off at first but its not changing. I dont know if its the school or just his age? Its not THAT big of deal, but i was just wondering if any parents have noticed the same thing with their 4 year olds and 5 year olds. The other day we were coloring a picture and he went outside the lines and got sooo upset about it! I tried to explain to him that its okay and i thought he did a great job but he was so upset!!!

2007-01-13 21:35:19 · 6 answers · asked by s k 1

my little boy is asking about my daddy (who passed away long before he was born). We also have a pet dog who sadly doesn't have long left, and I don't know how to explain it to him without scaring him! Any ideas would be great. Thanks.

2007-01-13 21:22:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter from birth to now which is 4years old has been hyperactive going from morning noon till night she never stops. What ideas do you have for checking to see if she has ADHD she has no concentration can't sit still for more than 2mins when asked to do something just ignores me, picks and annoys her 3year old step sister as she winges every time my daughter goes near her so makes my daughter worse. Just don't know what else to do about it.

2007-01-13 21:13:49 · 15 answers · asked by at loose end 1

or ends up tearing the pages. I end up just starting to read, and then it stalls. I want it to be enjoyable for him, but he wants to participate "hands on". I neeed suggestion, I know reading is good for them

2007-01-13 20:42:02 · 18 answers · asked by ckgene 4

His development details are: when he stands\walks his slightly bends his legs form Knee, his mental development is normal , he can talk in a very clear tone and having a very sharp memory, he could recognise All English & Hindi Alphabets, animals etc form his book here one strange thing that i have noted that he uses his left hand for every work normally but when he writes he always wright alphebets in reverse form like if we alphabets C,D,E in mirror, he his also having phisiotharapy how ever no alopathic medicine in prescribed in the end i am having three questions
1. Is there are any medicines for Cerebral Palacy
2. is it curable with the help of phisiotharaphy
3. Is it a case of medical negligece if yes can is Sue the doctors responsible for it and how?

2007-01-13 20:08:59 · 7 answers · asked by manish y 1

I don't understand what it is. My friends told me it's when someone wets a bed and is a problem for many people. I don't have that problem.

2007-01-13 20:03:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 17:49:41 · 5 answers · asked by wayne h 1

My daughter is 19 months old and has been having problems with constipation for about a month. Its gotten to the point where her stools are so big and hard, they get stauck and she just screams in pain so I've had to use vaseline and a q tip to help it out. I've bought a stool softener and yes, it works but i've also read that she can become dependant on it. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

2007-01-13 16:58:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 16:01:52 · 31 answers · asked by gs400cww 2

2007-01-13 15:52:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

i tried the technique where i put him in the bed and every time he comes out of his room, i carry him back to his bed without saying anything to him. This soon became a game for him and he actually enjoyed it. Then i started getting firm with him and commanding him to stay in his bed. Now he cries nonstop for hours until he falls asleep AND wakes up in the middle of the night crying and wont go back to sleep for 3 or 4 hours. So Im so sleep deprived and im desperate to get him to sleep.

2007-01-13 14:38:52 · 17 answers · asked by eskandaraneya 1

my daughter turns 2 on the 2nd of feb....we have organised her big girl room about 6 months ago....she has a queen size bed and we have done it up with butterflies (she loves butterflies)....she loves the room and wants to sleep there...every night she asks to sleep in the butterfly room.....however when i put her in i read her a story and then tell her its bed time she fiddles and walks about and refuses to sleep..i have tried staying in there with her with my back to her...(as seen on supernanny)..after an hour and half we give up and put her back in the nursery.....my son moved to his big boy bed at 19months and i had no drama...
please share your stories and give me any advise that you may think could be helpful

2007-01-13 14:03:49 · 10 answers · asked by askaway 6

She used to tell us she is a big girl. I know this is very normal when other children are born, but what is a good way to deal with it and what other things should I be aware of in introducing our first child to the idea of a sibling? (We have been talking about this to her since I found out I was pregnant).

2007-01-13 13:51:09 · 11 answers · asked by wendygirl1000 2