Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

My son is turning 5 and wants to have a big party with his family & school friends. Is it better to hold the party on Sat or Sun afternoon?

2007-01-10 04:55:33 · 11 answers · asked by jayjenn_1 1

I have a 3yo son and a 5yo girl.
My 3yo son dosnet listen to ANYTHING. Yes, I realize its normal to an extent. Ive been consitant with time out(never worked),I take things away,Ive even gone the mustard route. Which at first worked but now he'll open his mouth on his own. w/o me getting into full detail,try to assume that he really is just terrible at listening,instead of telling me to be consitant. I have been.Dont judge me as a mom.Youve seen those VERY out of control kids,he's not THAT wild(yet) Id like a magical idea or is it possible that at his age,theres something more? Are some children just naturally alot more "active"(to say it nicely) My patience with him is about to hit zero. I dont have the strength to do this anymore,especially now that Im a newly grieving mom. Help! If you can. I want to remain a benelovent mom.

2007-01-10 04:45:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-10 04:18:46 · 12 answers · asked by Danielle M 1

My little guy just turned one. I have started giving him more big people food and hes doing well with it. I am running out of good ideas on what to give him. He likes pasta pretty good, so he gets alot of that, and he likes his veggies, crackers, etc. I'm just wondering if anyone has any one year old friendly recipes.. or just anything that your one year old really liked that I could give my little fella. Thank you!!

2007-01-10 04:16:22 · 10 answers · asked by Tracy G 3

Lately changing my 16 month old son is horrible. He won't lay down or lay still, I"ve tried everything. Toys, drinks, books, musical toys, kitchen utensils, but nothing keeps him occupied long enough to change him. I quickly learned how to change him standing up, but now, everytime he sees me coming at him with a diaper, he takes off. I do want to start potty training him, because he always says the word potty, and he likes to play with the potty, also he grabs himself and says potty, but he HATES the baby potty I bought, and sometimes he is scared of the big potty. I'm not even sure if he understands, enouh to do this. Any suggestions dealing with dipaer hassles?

2007-01-10 04:12:39 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

I babysit from home because I have children of my own. While the older ones are at school, I'm home with my three year-old. I babysit a 2 year-old, but the mother doesn't like to pay me and makes it known although she had confessed to me that every other place she had called before me were charging too much. Plus she is trying to force me to potty train her son because she is too busy hanging out after work. So, I need to look for another child to care for. I'm signed on with sittercity, but no luck yet. Could you tell me of any websites or places that I could contact? I live in Southern Ct. Thank you very much.

2007-01-10 04:12:01 · 2 answers · asked by Doll 101 6

my husband & i need advice asap with our son who is 22 months old,he is very aggessive towords his siblings with his biting,hiting,kicking,pulling hair,sratching,pinching,gouging at eyes & face,etc he also sceams & yells at them all the time his behaviour is constant all day & now very out of control 2 the point where our other kids have bruises & scaring as a result of this,he has also drawn blood on them on several occacions.we are a large family,i have 4 kids g12,b14,b16,g18,from my previous marrige,my husband has 3 boys from his previous aged 8,10,13,& we have 2 boys 2gether a 2 month old & a 22 month old(above) all our kids from our previous marriges dont live with us permently but come stay with us every school holidays all year round when they arrive 4 holidays my 22 month old is over the moon & when its time 2 go home at the end of holidays he gets upset and doesnt want them 2 go he also sees them w,ends & talks 2 them on the ph often his dad works away alot im a stay at home m

2007-01-10 04:05:09 · 4 answers · asked by mumsey2534 1

And what structure do you think that should be?

I have my thoughts, just interested in what other mum's thought!

2007-01-10 03:59:13 · 9 answers · asked by michmac75 4

i want to be able to work but can't.

My husband works full-time during the day. I cant put my kids into a day care while i work as it will cost too much(worked out£256.00 per week) and i have no family support to look after the little ones if i was to go to work.

I wouldn mind doing nights but there are limited jobs that i can do with no qualifications such as cleaning, waiting on or bar work.

Trouble is my partner works in north wales and i live in newton le willows and he doesnt get home till late. he can come home one night at 5 0' clock, then the next night 7 0' clock- as he gets stuck in traffic and if i was to go to work i would have to be there for a certain time and not when i can turn up.

I really want to work as im bored of not being able to bring a wage into the home and it gets me out to meet new people. does anyone have any ideas?

no stupid ones such as going into prostitution please!!!!

2007-01-10 03:54:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive got a lad whos 23mths old and a little girl whos 9mths old. i've found that my son doesnt like giving me cuddles and doesnt actually give me any kind of affection.

my little girl on the other hand wont leave me alone. she follows me around everywhere crying, she always wants carrying and picking up (although im quite strict about how many times i pick her up because of this problem) she cling onto my pants and shes even learned to climb the stairs on her own so she can follow me.

I know its very cute and lovely that she wants my affection but its getting really annoying. I dont pick her up when she wants to, although i dont neglect her. I never had this problem with my son. Is it because girls are more clingy than boys or has she got some sort of behaviour problem? i know shes only 9mths old but i think its this time i should be firm so she doesnt get too clingy in the future.

2007-01-10 03:48:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-10 03:43:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-10 03:32:53 · 8 answers · asked by ncfarthing 1

My Mom lives far away and visits every few months.
Everytime she is here we end up getting into an argument over my kids.
This time we were at the mall and I was taking my 3 yr old son up and down the escalater for fun. I made sure to hold his hand. So I tell her to do it while I run to return something at a store.
I come back and she is not holding his hand, I said "Mom hold his hand"
Mom: "I'm standing right here"
Me: "Just hold his hand"
Mom: "But it's almost done" (it wasn't, they were still half way down)
Me: "He might fall and break his head, just please hold his hand"
Mom: "But I am right here and he won't let me anyway"
Me: "So then you tell him he can't go on the escalater if he doesn't hold your hand, he always holds my hand"
Mom: "You got a lot of nerve"
Me: "No, you have a lot of nerve, I'm his mother and I am asking you to please hold his hand, he is only 3 yrs old, he could fall"
Mom: "So you are saying I don't care about my grandson"

2007-01-10 02:56:24 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've looked at a few different ones online, but can't tell how stable they are. A couple of product reviews suggest certain ones flip over when the child's weight isn't perfectly centered.

Which learn-to-walk toys have you been happy with in terms of safety, stability, and fun for the child?

Thank you.

2007-01-10 02:56:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been trying to teach my two year old to go pottie,and he was doing it for like two days and he stoped,he thinks going tp the bathroom is a game,he laighs and runs away every time I ask if he has to go pottie I am sick of diapers he's my last onePlease help me get rid of diapers forever,

2007-01-10 02:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by nitters 1

My 19 month old daughter loves stuff like Chef Boyardee's Ravioli, Kraft Mac & Cheese, but will not hardly touch anything healthy/"home-made". She does love peas, but spits out any other vegetable. I have tried giving her healthy, home cooked foods & snacks with no success. Does anyone have any recommendations that your toddler has actually liked? I'm looking for things in the store and recipes. Please, only answers from people who have tried the foods on toddlers and have had success. Thanks!!

2007-01-10 02:18:52 · 8 answers · asked by julesl68 5

2007-01-10 02:14:39 · 9 answers · asked by Macey 2

My daughter is actually 2 1/2 , i want another baby. I was just wondering if she will sleep ok.She sleeps 12 hours a night at home,we'll she still sleep good??any suggestions on how I can have her sleep the same way when a newborn arrives??.She actually loves her dodos.

2007-01-10 02:13:36 · 9 answers · asked by askalotofquestionsmom 1

My daughter has slept with me ever since she was born, now i've known all along that it would be difficult to get her into her own bed, but does anyone have some good ideas to get her in her own room? She is 23 months old

2007-01-10 02:06:43 · 19 answers · asked by Stuck in the middle of nowhere 7

2007-01-10 01:19:40 · 11 answers · asked by Robin 1

My daughters lips are chapped and she doesnt like chapstick on them. Can anyone help? Or does anyone know of an alternative method for kids for chapped lips?

2007-01-10 01:09:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 20 mnth old son keeps takin trousers n nappy off then tells me wen hes messed on the floor got him potty hes not intrested at all only knos hes messed after hes done it doesnt realise b 4 is he ready 4 toilet trainin?

2007-01-10 01:05:06 · 19 answers · asked by jojo 1

He has been tested and they say his hearings is fine. However, when I was little I had speech trouble and my parents brought me to 4 different DR's and finallyu one decided I needed tubes and it worked, so I'm wondering if hes like me. Could this be it or something else? any help is appreciated!!!

2007-01-10 00:42:17 · 8 answers · asked by BooBoo Momma 2

Our 2 1/2 year old does not want to talk to her Nana on the phone, which is a big issue since she lives 3 hours away - we can only visit her about once a month (she can't drive), but she calls almost every day.

This not wanting to talk to Nana issue started maybe about 6 months ago with us having to coax her into talking on the phone - but that was happening with both my parents and Nana. She now loves to talk to Grammie and Grampy (who only live 20 minutes away and see her all the time), but as soon as we pick up the phone and say, "Hi Nana," she covers her ears and scrunches down on the couch or runs away - we have to threaten her (no Toy Story tonight) to get her to just say a few words. This big change occurred after Nana spent Christmas week at our house in an attempt to get them to connect, which just went so bad - she didn't even want to play with Nana. Nana is 80 years old and is EXTREMELY sensitive - she thinks her granddaughter hates her. We just don't know what to do!

2007-01-09 23:41:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My grandson w hom we are caring for now sleeps from 10 p.m. till 8 a.m. - he naps at 3 or 4 p.m.. Yes, we try to get him to sleep by 8 p.m. (if only) and start rocking him etc. from 1 plm on - and yes he excercises, eats fine etc.. The "Mother's Day Out' program expects him to nap after lunch, we'd like that too. Any solutions or insights? Only solution we are trying now is to wake him at 6 a.m. and hope that adjusts things. My two kids had this problem too and it exhausted us for years. I don't want to go through this again. This forum promises some great help and I appreciate any ideas.

2007-01-09 23:26:26 · 5 answers · asked by hanging around 1

i am at work now, but i get off at 8am and sleep til 4 when he gets up from his nap. I wanna do something with him this evening but its winter so we cant walk. Any ideas?

2007-01-09 21:52:09 · 8 answers · asked by Twin 1

I will put her on the toilet every ten minutes and she doesn't go, but it seems like every time, about 1 hour into this routine, she'll go in her pull-up as soon as she gets off the toilet. I would really appreciate some input as to what may work. Thank you!

2007-01-09 19:17:10 · 8 answers · asked by jenjadmom 1

It always boggled me. Once you reached 1, I thought it made more sense to just start counting down the years after that.

But i'm open to being enlightened on the matter...why do they count by months even after reaching 1 year old?

2007-01-09 17:57:49 · 13 answers · asked by FavoredbyU 5

My son is two and he has to have his urine tested. One problem though, he isn't potty trained yet. How do we get him to pee in the bottle? Anyone else go through this? How did you get your child to go? Thanx!

2007-01-09 17:53:07 · 5 answers · asked by mama3 5

She has one just about everyday now, and it is not just a little bit of blood, it is alot. I am making a doctor appointment first thing tomorrow but am so curious as to what might be causing this! Any feedback would be great as I am a concerned mother. Thanks!

2007-01-09 17:48:25 · 26 answers · asked by Serious 3