Toddler & Preschooler - January 2007

my son has had diarrhea for about a week on and off. he has no other problems, no fever or nausea, not cold or flu symptoms...just the diarrhea

2007-01-29 04:52:02 · 17 answers · asked by Tissa 4

just curious really, cos my 21 month old has always loved spicy food since about 9 months old when i gave him a little taste of my chicken passanda (thats a mild dish admittedly) the other day i was eating a extra hot pepperami (the black one not the red one, the black one is the spiciest one!) unhealthy i know! anyway my son was moaning for a bit so i gave him a tiny taste thinking that'd put him off but he loved it and ate half of the pepperami! he loves chilli too! anyone elses toddler the same?

2007-01-29 04:43:42 · 18 answers · asked by mummy_of_one 2

She is a very very active kid. She picks up very fast. talks sooooooo much for her age. i am looking for help in knowing more and more activities for her so that i can keep her engaged all the time and use her full bandwidth. Please suggest. Thank you.

2007-01-29 04:43:25 · 10 answers · asked by Sirisha Ghatty 1

I've traveled several times a year with my children (now three of them) and have been fortunate not to have had a true toddler meltdown at anypoint.

I prepare the best I can and my boys are pretty good travelers but the thought of being tossed is scaring me for my spring travel plans.

2007-01-29 04:35:15 · 9 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

I have two 16 month olds, and would love to hear ideas from other mothers about some activities (safe and clean) we could do at home.

2007-01-29 04:23:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i work at a daycare a child that i take care of has this thing that he started doing. when you try to disapline hiom for not playing nice or doing something wrong he starts screaming and the will get down on his hands and knees and start banging his head on the floor or banging it on anything he can find like the wall he will do this until he gets tired and he just gets mad when you get near him and he will do it harder. his brother has a mental illness and he doesn't go to the daycare but the little boy is only little over a year old what should i do? i am kind of a fraid of what he might do to hurt himself or the other children. when he gets like this we have to take him in the other room. is there anythig else i can do to help him??

2007-01-29 04:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by Firefighter_2003 3

2007-01-29 04:08:44 · 3 answers · asked by lookinglostfriend 1

2007-01-29 04:06:49 · 15 answers · asked by saludamom 1

my two tear old grandson is a real handfull not just for his mum but everywere she takes him he destructs everything in site,shes got a baby 5 months but hes been like this since he could crawl he will not play with toys ect, just wants to play with anything thats dangerous hes a lovely little fella but how can we get him to calm down ? i fear the new baby will copy wen she gets older

2007-01-29 04:02:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is almost a year old...

I want to phase out bottles shortly, but he won't take a sippy (?) cup all the time. What can I do?

All he has a pacifier and I want to phase that out of the picture. Any ideas? I don't want him to be a 3yr old still sucking a pacifier.

Potty training will have to wait... lol at least until he can walk

2007-01-29 03:48:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a convertible crib with wooden piece that the mattress sets on and can be height adjusted... I need another crib now and most of them only have those spring mattress supports that screw into sides of the crib. My thought is the wooden would withstand more wear/tear/weight and last long with less chance of injury - especially because the bed is designed to convert to a toddler/day bed using the same mattress support. One local furniture place said the wooden mattress supports arent as safe..the other place says they are safe and are better built. Need answers ASAP

2007-01-29 03:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by Char C 2

my son is 18 months, and can say many words, and some sentences. he says things like milk, where's jada (the dog), me hungry, and i don't know, if you ask him something. is this good for his age? he can count to about 10, but doesnt know any letters yet. is he on the right track, or is he behind? my older son knew his entire alphabet at that age, and spoke in full sentences so i am a little worried.

2007-01-29 03:13:37 · 9 answers · asked by mna 2

my 3 year old daughter will not give up her pacifier(noonie),she will not take it out of her mouth, she talk with it , i feel it's gonna give her a lisp , and her teeth are rounded , she can't sleep without it , and my wife can't take the cryin ,so she let's her have it. and even worse she has to have a backup noonie in her hand......and she will not sleep alone .............help , the guy on the couch

2007-01-29 02:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by BEANSTER67 1

My five year-old gets aggressive when she plays with other kids. She has gotten into trouble at school a lot in kindergarten and when she went to daycare. She is very hyper and is being tested for disabilities but she is smart as a tack. I don't know what to do about her aggressive behavior. I have tried to help her. Has anyone experienced this with their child and/or children? Any suggestions?

2007-01-29 02:24:08 · 2 answers · asked by Sweet Pea 3

If I moved my toddler to a big bed should I leave the sleeping bag on or get her a duvet? Or leave the sleeping bag on for a while as a transitional thing then get a duvet?

2007-01-29 02:18:05 · 10 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

Did he/she like it, refuse it, did you use whole milk or 2%, any and all tips or suggestions would be helpful. My daughter just turned 1 and I'm not sure if I should just switch or do it a little at a time for a few days, etc

2007-01-29 02:16:48 · 15 answers · asked by customcat2000 4

My 2 year old says a little , but refuses to try to learn more words. I hear other kids his age and they are talking lot. What can I do to get him to talk more??

2007-01-29 01:50:35 · 8 answers · asked by Jamie T 1

Hey Everyone,

We are trying to potty train our 4 year old girl. She is completely potty trained during the day, but cannot make it through the night without wetting the bed.

We have tried a lot of things. The first one we tried is cutting off fluids after 6:00, but sometimes that's impossible. If we eat late, or is sick, fluids are inevitable. The other thing we tried is waking her up in the middle of the night and making her use the bathroom. However we know this is not going to teach her how to do it herself.

It seems like she's just a deep sleeper and cannot "feel it" while she's sleeping.

Any ideas???

PLEASE HELP!

2007-01-29 01:44:39 · 10 answers · asked by Lauren728 2

My daughter will get about on her bottom indoors and will hold both hands when outside. What can I do to help her walk on her own as 2 years old is a long time not walking..............

2007-01-28 23:51:23 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-28 23:43:46 · 23 answers · asked by slaughteredsacrifice 2

my son is eight and he is so cheeky but only to me everyone says hes like it coz he can get away with it but he cant i think im pretty strict in a way but whatever i say or tell him to do he laughs at me or says i dont think so hes not like it with his dad he only gotta say it once any tips naughty step dont work and i dont smack

2007-01-28 22:48:38 · 17 answers · asked by missaskalot 2

2007-01-28 21:56:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-28 21:29:08 · 21 answers · asked by tssdnr75 1

It is important that he keeps his glasses on all the time, and when he's upset he diffuses his anger on his glasses, what to do? And don’t tell to buy another one, cause I did 4 times already.

2007-01-28 21:05:59 · 8 answers · asked by asadesign 1

he does brilliantly at his daycare, any suggestions on how to get him to do it at home

2007-01-28 21:00:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter is 20 months old and to me is quite healthy. for the last few weeks she has been really pale, her eye lids have been a pinkish colour. she hasnt been ill so this cant be due to anything like that. im taking her to the doctors this afternoon but just thought i wud ask to see if anyone knew about this type of thing?

2007-01-28 20:44:43 · 9 answers · asked by debbie s 1

My fiance and I just got custody of his 2 y/o son who has been in foster care for over a year. We have tried everything to get him to go to bed but he'll get up numorous times, cry for long periods of time and wake up our 9 m/o who also sleeps in the room. There is a night light and we've tried warm milk, letting him stay up and no sugar during the day. We also make sure he takes a regurlar nap after lunch too. If you have some experience with this please help. I need some surefire things that we can try. thanks!

2007-01-28 19:01:22 · 7 answers · asked by Nickie N 2

I've started a yahoo group playgroup. I only have 4 members. When I was researching I asked lots of moms in my area and online, and got a huge response, but now that i've made it real, I only got 4 members!! Where else can I advertise? I've done cafe mom, club mom and some myspace. Please help!

2007-01-28 18:45:27 · 4 answers · asked by cjr_mamamia 1

I have a 3 year old step son who will only eat crackers and ice cream. He used to eat only 2 kinds of stage 2 baby food as well, but now he won't hardly even eat that. When we try to give him something other than the crakers and ice cream, he freaks like he is afraid of it, out and want's nothing to do with it. the few times he has tried something new, he gags on it, and spits it up. I know he can chew and swallow fine from the crackers, but I don't know why he seems so afraid of eating. My wife said that there was a brief time when he was about 1 1/2 that he would eat chicken nuggets. any thought woud be apritiated.

2007-01-28 18:28:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone's child been in speech therapy? How long before you saw results? My daughter has been in it for 2 months (1 hour a week) and I'm not seeing any difference. I know it's not magic, and it's not going to change over night, but how can I tell if I have a good therapist or not?

2007-01-28 16:24:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous