Toddler & Preschooler - March 2007

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife
stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:
"Dear Lord:
I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at
home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to
switch with mine for a day. Amen."

God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning, sure enough,
the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids,
set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches,
drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning,
took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery
shopping, then drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and
balanced the cheque book.

He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 P.M.
and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep
and mop the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and
got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies
and got the kids organized to do their homework, then set up the ironing board
and watched TV while he did the ironing.

At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded

the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper, he cleaned
the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and
put them to bed.

At 9 P.M. he was exhausted, and though his daily chores weren't finished, he
went to bed where he was expected to make love which he managed to get
through without complaint.

The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said,
"Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife being
able to stay home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back."

The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied, "My son, I feel you have
learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they
were. But, You'll just have to wait nine months, though.'





'You got pregnant last night."

2007-03-16 19:41:01 · 30 answers · asked by johnboy 1

What can I do to help them get to sleep?(no meds)

2007-03-16 19:31:54 · 19 answers · asked by goodgirl5567 2

i need a picture of an eighteen-month old looking at himself or herself in a mirror for my child development class. I'm having trouble finding one on the web. any ideas?

2007-03-16 19:26:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can not get my son to eat anything but banana for a friut or veggies. Any ideas except just mixing them in cause he goes though it and picks it out.

2007-03-16 18:02:09 · 14 answers · asked by jweh8 2

I am a 60 year old mother of a 42 year old daughter and she
thinks that I have to do everything for her: babysit(4 children,all
home schooled) while she wants to work fool time . I have been
doing that for 7 years. Now she is having another baby and I told them that I can do it part time only. Now she and her hasbund are angry with me and I feel very guilty.How can I overcome my guilt and be happy? HELP!

2007-03-16 17:07:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does / has anyone had the same situation? she does crawl (sort of slides on her butt with her one leg in front and pulling herself with her right hand) and is sort of starting to cruise when she does her feet are turned inwards like she walks on the insides of her feet and heels. My other daughter started walking at 16 months. What do you think?

2007-03-16 17:07:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 23 month old daughter has what's going around--first vomit, then diarrhea and fever. She won't take any liquids or food since lunch--just wants to sleep. I don't want her dehydrated, but she's just exhausted from being up all night long last night from 3am vomitting til 6am. She went to the pediatrician, had a small lunch with tons of soup broth, had diarrhea once and played until 5pm then napped until now (10pm) and still napping but won't eat or drink. What do I do? I want her to rest and recoup, but I don't want her dehydrated or getting another upset stomach from the Motrin for the fever.

2007-03-16 16:18:33 · 15 answers · asked by nancydeanna 6

The mom is nice enough, but her kid is an absolute terror. I don't want my kid learning any bad habits or frankly being this kids friend. Anyone else been in this situation before?

2007-03-16 16:05:45 · 14 answers · asked by tapping toes 5

My best friend's 16 month old ended up with a temperature of 105 in the afternoon while at day care.They contacted her and her husband. Both work pretty far from the house and from his day care, which is by the house. She rushed as much as she could - in DC during rush hour there is no such thing as rushing given the amount of traffic. She made it there, but by that time, he ended up having a seizure :-( They had not administered tylenol or motrin and they had not clld 911. He was there with a 105 degree temperature for an hour. My gut feeling is that his temp spiked even higher within that hour. To me, it would seem that a temperature of 105 in a 16 month old would warrant a call to 911 for him to be taken to the nearest hospital.

2007-03-16 16:01:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son has a hard time getting his words out and he also stutters alot and it really frustrates him. He also has a hard time with the "r" sound. Should I be concerned at all this early. He will be three in July. Any suggestions?

2007-03-16 15:21:48 · 23 answers · asked by Mommy of 2 2

When is it safe to give a child Peanut Butter to avoid allergies?

2007-03-16 15:19:40 · 15 answers · asked by Mammamia3 4

My 16 month old had an ear infection in both ears! He has a liquid antibiotic perscription he needs to take for the next TEN days! It taste like bubble gum, but he refuses to swallow it. We litterally had to hold him still and force him to take it. Half of it ended up all over me and him. What is a better way for him to take his medicine? any tips?

2007-03-16 14:54:50 · 19 answers · asked by Peace 4

My 15 month old son has had an ear infection with fluid buildup for the past month and a half. He's on his third course of antibiotics (which gave him diarrhea and a horrible rash) and the pediatrician said that if these antibiotics don't work then he will see a ENT who will probably suggest putting tubes in his ears. I believe that there are alternative remedies and surgery would be a last option for us. I have been doing some research and read that chiropractic adjustments have been successful for many children with this problem and I'm just wondering if anyone can give me any more info or tell me of any personal experience? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

2007-03-16 14:09:01 · 8 answers · asked by luvbabysky 3

2007-03-16 13:25:05 · 9 answers · asked by what did you say 4

My son is turning 3. For his first birthday we had a picnic and it rained. For his 2nd birthday we took him to Chuck-E-Cheese and he loved it! He has been talking about it since! His birthday is in May and we live in Michigan. The weather is so unpredictable here during that time that I don't want to plan something outside, and our house is too small to have family and friends all inside. So I am looking for some good birthday party ideas!

2007-03-16 13:18:40 · 5 answers · asked by melodi_jean_99 3

My daughter just switched to whole milk from breast milk. She has some symptoms of an allergy, but very very mild... what did you experience when you found out your child had milk allergy?

2007-03-16 13:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by Karen H 3

she is so hyper all the time and i have tried everything as in playing with other kids new toys...the only thing that calms her down is cartoons. i have bambi 1 and 2...beauty and the beast....all kinds of disney movies...i have noticed that she likes really colorful cartoons with animals in it. her favorites are carebears and my little pony and strawberry shortcake and little lulu. the question is: can you please name off some movies that resemble the ones i named off? i cant think of any more. thanks alot!!

2007-03-16 13:17:29 · 25 answers · asked by MomOf2 2

17 month old is he trying to get his way..please help

2007-03-16 13:17:15 · 12 answers · asked by heyyou 1

acting like an adult means that she thinks she can go and tell us what to do i tell her what to do but the wise mouth just keeps going..

2007-03-16 13:15:43 · 10 answers · asked by heyyou 1

I do daycare and I have two 2 year olds (boy and girl) whom are potty training. I have completley forgotten how to pottytrain! I keep trying and trying and they wont go. I cant sit in the bathroom allll day (there are others to attend to). Bribery doesnt work with them because I dont think they understand. I am trying to make it fun...but again, nuthins happening! They do however like the idea of sitting there so thats a start. One of the kids...the boy, has an older brother and mom said I could use him BUT he stands....

2007-03-16 13:07:39 · 4 answers · asked by blah 3

My sons teacher at his daycare said he hits her when he does not get his way.This is not all the time however.She always asks if something changed in his daily routine.However , i have noticed when he is around male members of my family his first instinct is to play fight. Which, they just say he is all boy and he will grow out of this behavior.But I am getting nervous because he will be going to real school very soon and I know that he will not get away with this there.What should I do?

2007-03-16 12:54:55 · 14 answers · asked by JASON W 1

2007-03-16 12:38:42 · 23 answers · asked by ? 1

single mom has two children. one age 15 one age 11. she has to work and tells the 15 yeqr old to be home no later than 7:00pm and stay . he comes home then leaves and doesn't return home until 9:30, 10:00pm or whatever he feels like and defies his mother on everything she ask of him. what to do?

2007-03-16 12:28:48 · 10 answers · asked by George W 1

I'm not sure if they make one, but I am in desperate need of a portable baby bed. My son is a toddler and weighs a lot for his age, and when we go somewhere it's hard for me to hold him. But, at the same time there's also nowhere to lay him down. I've thought about inventing an inflatable baby bed for mothers on the go. No one take my idea if it hasn't been invented yet. And if it has, where can I find one?

2007-03-16 12:09:46 · 11 answers · asked by soccergal_86026 3

2007-03-16 11:55:05 · 9 answers · asked by macy p 1

she is so disrespectful!!

2007-03-16 11:51:25 · 10 answers · asked by mimimonkey 2

my daughter (almost 3) ALWAYS screams bloody murder when she has to go to her dad's house "Mommy please don't leave me" and so forth. And I have always felt horrible about it. last time she came back she told me that daddy told her to " touch his boy part" I immediatly took action of course. She said it in front of witnesses including a police officer & gave details. But when they interviewed her they put her in a room with a stranger and naturally she didnt tell her anything. So now they are telling me that because she didnt say it on tape that they are dropping the case and if I don't take her back that I'll be in contempt of court. If I go to jail she will be taken to his house. But I CAN'T TAKE HER BACK THERE! She has no reason to make that up. And I cannot take my baby to someone that is going to ...GGRRR Please help me what do I do Is there anything I can do to help my baby girl I wan to go to his house and commit a felony but I have 2 kids to think about.HELP This is my baby!

2007-03-16 11:42:32 · 22 answers · asked by cee_jae22 3

What could be up with a child who frequently acts this way?
She's 5.

2007-03-16 11:30:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

we take away privileges, we try to put her in the corner, early bed time. nothing works she wont stay in the corner. she wont listen when we tell her ANYTHING. we try to just talk to her. weve tried everything. someone please help!

2007-03-16 10:59:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also he looks bored all the time how can I entertain him at this age. I feel bad doing things around th ehouse and just leaving him to lay there

2007-03-16 10:56:58 · 7 answers · asked by chukcha21 1