Toddler & Preschooler - February 2007

I'm starting a new job and I'm looking to hire someone to babysit my youngest child for 1 or 2 days a week for probably a full day. And I've always been very weary of hiring strangers as most parents are. But now I really need to hire someone. But I just don't know what is the rate these days and I don't want to be taken advantage of when I call prospective sitters. Any help or advice?

2007-02-23 05:15:23 · 11 answers · asked by mystiq_247 1

My wonderful girlfriend decided to give her three year old son a mohawk after a botched haircut. She thought it would look cute and didnt see anything wrong with it. I, personally, think that in todays society, this could be a destraction in school as well as in his daycare. If you can imagine, this has been a big debate, please help!!!

2007-02-23 05:08:39 · 31 answers · asked by Aaron B 1

2007-02-23 05:03:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-23 04:35:55 · 12 answers · asked by janet g 1

He is 21 months old and he sleeps all night but at least once a night he cries out but he isnt awake... what is that about? The pediatrician says its normal but I havent ever heard other parents talk about it

2007-02-23 03:47:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know if there is a law that makes the daycares and schools keep the children inside if the temp is anything below 20 degrees (including wind chill)? My son's preschool won't let them go outside when we have cold temps, but my daughter's daycare (an in-home daycare) goes outside EVERYDAY. They even went out when we were in the negatives a few weeks back!!

This is my ONLY complaint that I have with her daycare. So please don't suggest that I take her out for this reason. This woman loves my child (along with the other children that are there) as they were her own.

2007-02-23 03:24:29 · 5 answers · asked by BAJC 2

My son is 3 and has terrible tantrums when he doesn't get his own way. We just had one that that lasted 1 hour 40 minutes. I need more ideas.........Thanks.

2007-02-23 03:11:18 · 21 answers · asked by JenMcg 1

stop....thanks!

2007-02-23 03:00:54 · 12 answers · asked by roger c 2

she has moved into a 70 year old house ,and she gets a strange feeling when she goes into the back bedroom,she said the one night she weht to bed ,and got the feeling that someone ,was holding her around the waist,and she could not move she felt like she was parelized,and could not , what can this be.

2007-02-23 02:43:27 · 15 answers · asked by bluebrancall 7

2007-02-23 02:39:37 · 9 answers · asked by Brian S 2

I am 44 years old and i started out late haveing a child I have a boy 4years old and I think all the time that something going to happen to him and get so worry will this every get easer let me know thanks

2007-02-23 02:25:39 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems like we end up feeding him the same foods over and over. I go to the grocery store and look up and down the aisles trying to find new ideas. Hoping for suggestions from other parents. He likes his hot dogs and P,B & J, cheese, turkey slices. Any suggestions would help and what your toddlers like and will eat.

2007-02-23 02:22:19 · 7 answers · asked by jim f 1

I'm going to a friends house who said her daughter had an ear infection and a cold. She said the girl was on antibiotics right now.

Is this little girl contagious? I'm worried she will get my small child sick.

2007-02-23 02:15:57 · 8 answers · asked by BabyQuestions 1

He is 9 months old tommorrow and he is learning how to walk and i went out and bought him some walking shoes and he wount wair them....he pulls a temper tantrum when i try to put them on...what should i do.....everybody tells me that if they dont learn how to walk with shoes that they end up having problems with their legs after...please help i have tried everything...

2007-02-23 02:09:13 · 6 answers · asked by mammakayla 4

I have an almost 10 month old and he has been cruising for a couple of months. Last night he started standing up, from a sitting position, in the middle of the floor and taking a couple of steps. He did this several times. He also will let go and cruise form one piece of furniture to the next or to me(taking a few unaided steps). In everyone's experience, how long did it take for this behavior to translate in to walking? Thanks! I am not trying to compare, just want to know what others' have experienced?

2007-02-23 01:48:25 · 4 answers · asked by CB 3

What are some birthdays song for 1 year baby. Like backyardigans...

2007-02-23 01:23:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-23 00:49:26 · 22 answers · asked by Fruitful1 3

2007-02-23 00:37:16 · 19 answers · asked by maddie xx 4

my 2 1/2 year old has been extreemly needy and whiny and non stop going on and on with "mama mama mama mama " all day im loosing my mind. hes very over dramatic about everything, and very clingy. he does not play with his toys or entertains himself much when he is home. when he is in daycare he is fine but when he gets home it is all about him, and its becoming very hard to do things around the house without him at my ankels.

being an only child im sure he gets lonely without his daycare mates and i give him as much attention as i can, but i have things to do too and cannot give him around the clock attention. how can i get him interested in doing his own thing and break this mama's boy cling!!

2007-02-23 00:10:32 · 11 answers · asked by ringsidediva 1

Hello- My son just got tubes in his ears. I wanted to hear from other parents on how tubes helped their kids, did it change their behavior in any ways? Eating, sleeping, social behavior???

2007-02-23 00:03:01 · 8 answers · asked by BabyQuestions 1

2007-02-22 23:46:43 · 9 answers · asked by Kathy L 1

Help running out of ideas to feed my daughter. Need help with breakfast and Lunch ideas. She has 8 teeth and like finger foods. thanks

2007-02-22 23:06:15 · 9 answers · asked by babygirl4us 4

My daughter will turn 4 next weekend. Would like to celebrate it with about a dozen of her friends. But since i don't have much time to spare, want to do it in a simple yet nice manner which the kids will enjoy with not too much preparation hassles for me.Any nice, easy suggestions for a theme-based party? Also can anyone also help me plan my menu to include mouth-watering dishes which I can easily make at home.(Menu to include items both for kids as well as elders)

2007-02-22 21:51:05 · 11 answers · asked by anush0403 1

My son is 31/2. He refuses to potty train. I have tried cheerios(he wants to eat them) I have tried pull-ups, just underware, begging , pleading and even threatening. If I leave him on the pot for 30 min, he sits there... reading a book. Then he gets up and promply pees in his pull-up. Then when he poops, he refuses to tell me. he hides until I smell it, then cries like I am going to get mad at him for his mistake... I don't knw what to do with him. My mother had all girls, and she says we were easy and my mother-in-law adopted my husband when he was 21/2 and already potty trained. Oh, and to make matters worse he is speech delayed and understanding him when he does want to go(rarely) is impossible...

2007-02-22 19:09:00 · 9 answers · asked by lilly j 4

Her plug came out.........Will her water break soon???? First kid for both of us....a girl.

2007-02-22 18:57:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

just noticed a rash on my daughters toot toot and rectum area. started training on monday and she has done wonderfully(second time with her). it wasnt there this morning?? what could this be?

2007-02-22 18:36:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is almost 2 and she still uses her pacifier at bedtime. Some people tell me it's no big deal since she's only using it to sleep and others tell me that it's the worst thing in the world. I get two very different points of view and I'm not sure which is right. Was it terrible to let her go this far with a pacifier? Is the pacifier doing any real damage?
The second her eyes are closed, the paci falls right out of her mouth and she will sleep soundly for the rest of the night without it. But if she doesn't have it initially when she lays down, she will NOT fall asleep no matter how tired she is. My husband and I have spent countless nights trying to get her to sleep without it, but we usually give in somewhere around 3 am when we can't hold our eyes open anymore!

2007-02-22 17:42:56 · 11 answers · asked by Chrissy G 1

like eating, sleeping, talking, and playing

2007-02-22 17:13:57 · 4 answers · asked by ptrsbrittany 1

I pick up my son from day care and he has a cut on his face between his eyes from another child his age. I asked how it happened and was told "its a stage" My question... is it a stage at 2 yrs old? This could have been avoided? Bumps and bruses are one thing but the face? help!

2007-02-22 15:56:45 · 18 answers · asked by DH 1

2007-02-22 15:51:33 · 8 answers · asked by Wolf woman 2