Toddler & Preschooler - February 2007

Ever since my daughter recovered from strep and the flu (noted by her doc.) She has been sleeping alot! I mean i understand in children the sickness wears them down. However this is bad. She WILL not eat anything, she sits and picks and complains that she is NEVER hungry, then she goes to bed, 2 days ago she slept from about 8 in the morning til 6pm, then when back to sleep and slept until 7:30 am, Yesterday she went to sleep at 4pm, and slept til 10:00 this morning then she turned around went bk to sleep and slept til 4pm, and is now sleeping again and has been since about 5pm. we have tried to wake her and she keeps saying she is too tired and goes bk to sleep. I talked to the doctor and they said theres not much they can do. However wouldnt you think that if she hasnt been eating, and sleeping all the time that it could lead to something bad? PLEASE HELP she is 4 years old.

2007-02-17 13:13:04 · 12 answers · asked by Bruce & Kelly 2

My son always gets these red blotches on him on and off, somedays they are worse than others. He gets them on the back of his thighs, insides of his elbows, and his lower torso mainly. He has two spots on the back of each thigh that always seem to be there, somedays they are bright red and noticable and other days they are faded an less noticable but always there. Tonight I went to give him a bath and he had them all over the backs of his thighs, those two spots were bright red, he had the blotches all over his lower torso, the insides of his elbows and this time he even had them on the front of his thigh. Anybody have any idea what this could be? Everytime I want to take him to the doctor, they are never there..except those two spots which are faded. I can't ever seem to get to the doctors when they are bad because they always seem to be worse at night than during the day. I always notice them when I am getting him ready for bed.

2007-02-17 13:01:11 · 10 answers · asked by katjha2005 5

At what age do kids start going to preschool and how many hours a day do they stay there? Is it necessary for kids to go to preschool?

2007-02-17 12:43:25 · 7 answers · asked by BabyQuestions 1

2007-02-17 12:11:26 · 15 answers · asked by I Know Nuttin 5

Today the weather finally turned nice--65 degrees--so we packed up and headed to the park. While I was pushing my son on the swings another little girl came up and also wanted to be pushed. I would say she was at least 4.5 to 5 years old. Her parents were nowhere to be seen. I did end up helping her onto a swing and pushed her for about 5 minutes. Was this okay or do you think parents would be upset? I'm not sure about all the playground etiquette.

2007-02-17 12:09:41 · 7 answers · asked by Heather Y 7

My 3 year old used to want to go everywhere and see everything. Now, suddenly, all she wants is to sit in front of the TV and watch cartoons. She used to eat all kinds of fruit and veggies, now all she wants is chicken nuggets or canned ravioli. It's a major battle to get her out the door to do something active. It's a major battle including saying, "I'm not a restaurant - this is what is for dinner, eat it or don't - I'm not making anything else." Major tantrums follow when she doesn't get her own way, and I'm dealing with a LOT of tantrums. Is this normal? Do all preschoolers go through this?

2007-02-17 11:57:22 · 6 answers · asked by puppyfred 4

2007-02-17 11:16:04 · 17 answers · asked by Selphie R 1

2007-02-17 11:04:03 · 10 answers · asked by Selphie R 1

Shes three is this a stage. She is potty trained when she goes she come out without her panties and pants on. She gets naked all the time ANYWHERE!!! I hope this is a phase!!!

2007-02-17 10:46:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's smart, can communicate perfectly non verbally, and is not autistic. He is up to speed in every area except speech. He makes noises that MIGHT sound like words if you're listening very carefully, and his hearing is perfect. Did I, or am I doing something to cause this? This is not selective mutism, because he has NEVER spoken.

2007-02-17 10:21:26 · 26 answers · asked by tatufreak1996 3

2007-02-17 10:19:29 · 20 answers · asked by pbs3 2

we are holding a tea party this week for a group off babies all aged 12 to 18 months and i have no idea wot i am going to put on the buffet can u tell me some things i could put on the buffet but remeber the babies are only 12 to 18 months please help

2007-02-17 09:45:46 · 14 answers · asked by tiz_master_one 1

2007-02-17 09:37:47 · 9 answers · asked by sky2007 2

My son turns two next week. We're having a Thomas the Train party. There will be a mix of two year olds through five year olds there. My wife and I are looking for ideas for activities or games to keep everyone busy. Thanks!

2007-02-17 09:05:42 · 5 answers · asked by rkuder25 2

2007-02-17 08:39:57 · 9 answers · asked by chukcha21 1

I need to buy snow boots for a friends little boy who is 15 months

2007-02-17 08:33:47 · 7 answers · asked by Aunt2Riah 2

I was just thinking:

How would diaper checks be run in a daycare type of enviroment? Tons of kids, how would you know who made a mess, or if any of them made a mess?

How can they find who made the messy diaper?

2007-02-17 08:02:42 · 10 answers · asked by Mary 1

do you ever find yourself singing along to Blue's Clues, Spongebob, or any other cartoon songs that come on....

sometimes my 3 year old wants me to watch with him, and I find that I know the words to these songs....scary.........

2007-02-17 07:53:12 · 23 answers · asked by Dee 3

2007-02-17 06:09:48 · 9 answers · asked by Bunna Bear 1

My three year old little girl is sweet but an absoulute nightmare. She is in everything she refuses to do what she is told and takes anywhere from an hour to four to fall asleep!!! Please help me I have a 11 month old daughter also and can see a tremendous difference in the amount of energy she has and that my oldest had at that age. Could she have adhd? I do punish her and I spank her. But it is all done for nothing she doesnt care. I put her in time out and when she gets out three min. later shes doing the same thing I have punished her for hundreds of times!!! I love her very much and she is very smart shes just so unruly!! Her Dr. refuses to send her to a behaivioral spec. for an evaluation just to see if this is normal. Please Please help I am literally losing my hair from stress!!!

2007-02-17 06:03:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-17 05:50:55 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alright,so again with the 'kid'
I love him more as a....not family type.
Like,I would love a video game.
I mean,it's not like I just completely mute him out of my life.
We do alot of things together,and gaah.
And by the way,I am not 'with' his Mom.
We haven't dated since she was like,14.
She just gets time with him,and in that time,she says terrible things.
I really have no control over what she says,or does.
To get this straight,I don't like not love him because of his constant swearing and telling me he hates me. I don't know why I don't love him.
Anyway,on to the question.
Is there like,anyother deciplin ideas other than,the spanking ( I don't care what you believe in,but I wouldn't do that to my child ) and "time out"
I've heard it about a million times,and when he does something wrong I talk to him about it,so he realizes what he did wrong.
Nothing seems to work.
And no Jackk bashing please...

2007-02-17 05:45:01 · 7 answers · asked by EhhEsthetic 1

Hi all,
Need a little help with trying to figure out how to either stop or distract my two-year old from his tantrums. Once he starts one it is really hard to get him to calm down, he normally screams for about 20-45 mins before starting to calm down but the smallest things set him off. I can normally see them coming but by that point it is already to late to distact him. I f anyone has any ideas that could help I would appreciate it. Thanks.

2007-02-17 04:56:46 · 8 answers · asked by sweet_pea_1214 1

that is very hard to chew??? I work at a nursery school in Spain (I´m Dutch) and they expect the 2 year-olds to eat this..I think we´re making things difficult for everybody...I try to cheat (throw away the meat of the kids who are having most trouble) but the lunch is together with the other teachers and the headmaster and the policy is that food can not be thrown away and that the kids should eat all the food, willing or not..and some teacher literally open the mouths of the kids and shove the food inside...which I refuse...

2007-02-17 04:25:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

And do all toddlers do it?

2007-02-17 04:22:27 · 31 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

2007-02-17 04:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by Jonee J 1

when a child (2 year-olds) falls asleep while sitting at the table, the teachers make him/her stand ....I hate it and don´t see why we just can´t put the child in a bed...I live in Spain (I´m Dutch) and they are obsessed here with lunch....even if the child has already eaten quite a lot he/she needs to stand till lunch time finishes...how can I addres my concerns with the headmaster and other teachers???

2007-02-17 04:03:35 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am wanting to potty train my 25 month old and she will go it is just hard to stay consistent cause she doesn't always tell me

2007-02-17 04:00:46 · 14 answers · asked by amanda j 2

She will turn to me when she does something she isnt suppose to and yell to me "NO NONONO!" and she thinks its funny.

2007-02-17 03:49:00 · 6 answers · asked by KAYLA S 2

2007-02-17 03:47:21 · 4 answers · asked by KAYLA S 2