Toddler & Preschooler - March 2007

My boyfriend of almost a year has a 4 year old little girl. ive been living with them for almost 6 months now. her mother sees her on the weekends. the little girl does not listen. she is very defiant. ive tried getting down on her level and talking to her, asking HER what the punishment will be if she doesnt listen. its only worked once. so we have tried taking things away. tried time out, and nothing seems to work. she just says no, or doesnt care that we take her tv away, or toys, or priviliges away. we dont believe in spankings, what can we do!?

2007-03-17 14:32:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wont that make the child they are raiseng go through some hard times in school and in other places in life

2007-03-17 14:29:18 · 35 answers · asked by roachetter2006 1

2007-03-17 14:23:36 · 22 answers · asked by katiejeansavon 2

I have an 18 month old daughter who has a 103 temp, and every now and then she will kinda jerk, its kinda like a twitch and a shake, my bf and his mom said it sounds like she is having convulsions from having a high temp, i calld her pediatrician and he said they usually don't worry about temps till they are 106 degrees and to make sure she is drinking a lot and to keep giving her tylenol to help bing down the temp, i told him about the twitching and he didnt say anything...Anyone know what it is and what I can do for my daughter?? I also have an 8 day old son and don't want him catching what she has.

2007-03-17 14:22:16 · 11 answers · asked by Blondie 2

I have a 4yr old little girl, i live with her and her father. I am currently not working so she stays home with me. My family lives in another city and i really don't have many friends. I feel so bad because i'm the only person she spends her days with and we really don't have a social life i wan't her to play with other children. she plays alone most of the time. her dad is always out. Help! i feel really guilty. is this healthy?

2007-03-17 13:55:25 · 13 answers · asked by blackmamba81 2

She was vomiting up everything she was eating. If she had more than 2 oz of milk or water at a time, she got sick. Could it be a stomach virus?

2007-03-17 13:00:45 · 17 answers · asked by bridge 2

My 3 1/2 year old is really attached to my husband and me. She wont even stay with her grandparents, she starts crying for us. What can we do to break her from this. We want to send her to pre-k in september, but we are affraid she will cry for us the hole time.

2007-03-17 11:16:20 · 11 answers · asked by Brenda W 1

im babysitting tonighnt and i need some ideas on what to do. Thier is a 10 year onld girl and a 4 year old boy. the 4 year old is very wild. and ideas?

2007-03-17 10:22:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-03-17 09:58:01 · 27 answers · asked by Laurie 5

My son has no problem going pee pee or poop on the potty if we put him on there, but he does not tell us when he has to go or if he already has gone. I'm starting to 2nd guess myself on the way we started this. He started out on a portable potty chair but then I decided why teach him twice so now the seat is on the toilet. Was that a bad idea? Also, should we be teaching him to stand to go pee pee or are we right with having him sit down to pee until he actually tells us when he has to go.......suggestions?

2007-03-17 09:26:14 · 8 answers · asked by tammeert 1

My son is 2 years old. He is a very intelligent little boy. Problem is he won't stop cussing. When he gets mad he yells out f**k you. Or b**ch. Also he spits at me. What should i do to stop this?

2007-03-17 09:00:48 · 14 answers · asked by Amy F 2

i have a 4 year old baby brother and i do not understand him sometimes last night my step mom and i were watching gh and he woke up screaming. i wanna coddle him but i can't i'm not allowed to. that is not the part i don't understand it is that why he kix,hits,smax,throwz thingz,spitz,screamz,hatez me . what do i do?

2007-03-17 08:12:25 · 5 answers · asked by Kayl 1

Is it best to put the car seat behind driver, in the middle, or behind the passenger?

2007-03-17 08:09:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My little one and only son is 30 months. He is such a good boy at home. But in public its such another story. He totally sometimes, most of the time ... wont stand still and be good. He wants to run circles everywhere... What can I do to help him understand to be good?

2007-03-17 07:42:20 · 13 answers · asked by smilingontime 6

my 23month old will hardly eat a thing..... toast is about her favourite limit shes eaten half a bag of hula hoops and 4 slices of toast all day today oh and a couple of biscuits tried her with other stuff but nope no go. please help dont want her to starve

2007-03-17 07:38:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4yr old daughter has been potty trained since 2 1/2 yrs old. She can wipe herself, except when she doodys. I try to tell her that once she starts school next yr, she'll have to do it herself. My husband says I should let her, but I don't want her ruining her underclothes & smelling bad. I've tried those Breck flushable wipes for kids, but she won't use them. What's the best way to get her to do it & teach her the best way? BTW, I've taught her the importance of hand washing, so she knows how to do that.

2007-03-17 07:28:00 · 8 answers · asked by mom-of-4 3

How can I stop her doing this?............she has done it since she was really young

2007-03-17 06:27:30 · 4 answers · asked by xXx Orange Breezer xXx 5

I am familiar with roseola and this is what it looks like but there has been no fever. She seems to be feeling ok. The rash is slightly itchy.

2007-03-17 05:59:41 · 16 answers · asked by sistermoon 4

My son just turned 5 in February. He is a sweet and loving little guy. But he is very hyper and rudely interrupts people when they are talking. He also does not listen very well, if he is told to clean up his room or toys from the living room he refuses, telling me "No I am not going to do it". He is always wild and his attention span seems short at times. I am freaking out and thinking that he may have ADD/ADHD. He has many of the signs. But then again he is five, so I am hoping that he outgrows this phase. No he has not been to preschool, but will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. I wanted to stay home with him and not pay to have others pretty much raise him for me. I am wondering if he may change once he gets into school, and is in a more structured environment. I do preschool work with him during the week. Any other parents had this problem when their son was this age, and if so did they grow out of it. I do not want to fill him full of chemicals. Any help please please???

2007-03-17 05:35:28 · 10 answers · asked by HijabiMuslimah 3

The other idea i had was maybe a community park or something. I dont want to have it at like a bouncin place or anything cuz then she looses her princess/knights theme.

2007-03-17 05:04:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pierce my 3 year old nephew's ear and my sister wont let him. How can we convince her. The child even asked for it.

2007-03-17 04:58:38 · 23 answers · asked by Chris 4

he screams like a banshee and squirms my wife and i have to take turns holding him in wrestler like holds

2007-03-17 04:19:24 · 14 answers · asked by BRIAN G 2

he was diagnosed with pneumonia on monday, he's been on antibiotic since, but recently he hasn't been drinking as much as he was/should, he's only had around 20 oz. in 24 hours. But he's still as active as usual. Am I over-reacting? Sorry, I'm only 21 and have 6546873 questions about fatherhood :)

2007-03-17 04:10:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

he is terrified one day he's going to die and even when told it'll be hundreds of years away it brings floods of tears, am i wrong to tell him he won't die at all? i figured it will be ok to tell him he will never die until he is a bit older...what do you think?

2007-03-17 03:22:46 · 27 answers · asked by ? 2

I've seen several instances on Y! where parents refer to their child as being 20 months old or even 27 months old. What gives?

At what point did you drop the "months" and start saying, he's a year and a half or, she's a little over 2? At what point SHOULD parents drop the months?

2007-03-17 02:31:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 02:20:04 · 18 answers · asked by icecube_crunch 1

Child already goes for gym, dancing and music classes. Picks up new words after hearing them once. Is very friendly and loves company and meeting new people, is always laughing - in general a happy child.

2007-03-17 01:16:34 · 14 answers · asked by kamal c 1

She is four and just moved from her mothers house to her fathers six months ago. Her mother is a responsible parent and cant understand the behavior. She was just kicked out of a daycare for not listening and hitting. The doctor said it's not add, what should we do?

2007-03-16 22:00:58 · 23 answers · asked by RebeccaL 1

Okay, so yeah, it's possible they could get hurt. It's also possible that my daughter could get hurt doing gymnastics; or my kids could drown at the pool; or we could get hit by lightening.

What the heck?!?! People need to chill out!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE jumping on beds. I have done it a few times with my kids! It is envigorating! Does that make me a bad parent?

2007-03-16 21:33:31 · 33 answers · asked by amsendeavors 1

2007-03-16 20:11:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous