Toddler & Preschooler - March 2007

Am I being Fair? I have a 3 year old who I am desperately trying to potty train so I have offered him Chocolate each time he goes Potty. 1 lil piece of Chocolate if he pees' and 2 lil pieces of Chocolate if he goes poopy.
So, now my question is....I babysit a 5 year old lil girl sometimes and she wants a piece of candy too. I have told her that she is already potty trained and I am trying to teach my son to use the potty like a big boy and by him getting the candy is suposse 2be special 4 him.
Now if I give her candy or something to that effect too then I am not doing anything special for my son &he wont see the potty training thing as anything he wants to do if she gets something too.When Hes the one going potty & not her. Am I wrong?What should I do?
The mom said that her lil girl feels treated unfairly &she isn't trying 2have my son &her kid compete but she wants me 2go &buy her kid sweettarts or something so that when I give my son his chocolate reward her kid gets 1 too??

2007-03-09 03:42:03 · 10 answers · asked by krYpToNitEsMoM 4

a child went to bed at 7 o'clock at night the child had a morning piano lesson and therefore wound and set the alarm clock to ring at 8:45 how many hours of sleep would the child get before the alarm rings?

2007-03-09 03:35:05 · 17 answers · asked by latoya w 1

2007-03-09 02:31:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have tried washing her hair several times and it is still greasy.

2007-03-09 02:29:08 · 17 answers · asked by Jennifer F 1

I babysit in my home, I currently ask 15.00 a day for this, per child. They bring the child's food and drinks. With the prices of everything else going up, I am debating going up on my prices as well, is 20.00 a day fair? I read to the children, take them to the park, have educational activities for them to do and so forth and so on. Most of my kids are here at least 10 hours a day.Some more. I only watch 3 at this time and will not babysit more than 5 at a time, no babies. Just 2-4 year olds and 1 seven year old in the summer too. So what do you pay for childcare? and is 20.00 ok? I contacted some local daycares and they ask much more, but I am not a daycare, so to speak. Thanks for your help..

2007-03-09 01:51:52 · 16 answers · asked by justwondering 2

You know when you are in public, how to keep from letting people see you crying....Any tricks?

2007-03-09 01:50:51 · 6 answers · asked by Robin 1

My just turned 3 year old has started to have severe panic attacks before bed. It started about 3 weeks ago. She cries hysterically, and it takes about 2 hours to calm her down to finally fall asleep. Then, she is up every few hours during the night, and wakes up super early in the morning. She occasionally takes an hour nap during the day, but that doesn't seem to help her exhaustion. I am at a loss here... My hubby and I have tried everything, to no avail. Even if I sleep with my daughter, she still wakes up 3-4 times a night and wakes up around 7 am, even after going to bed sometimes past midnight. All of the women in my family have sleeping disorders, including myself, but never did they start at this early age. My daughter is a complete angel during the day, then when bedtime arives she does a complete 180. Any advice or anyone that has gone thru this? Thanks!

2007-03-09 01:21:16 · 18 answers · asked by * 2

My little man has just turned 2 and im about to start potty training, but not actually sure where to start.. Any advice on this would be fab, thank you!!!

2007-03-09 01:15:54 · 21 answers · asked by happyglitterthatrocks 1

I'm new to the whole baby scene, have a little boy due in April. I always remember those "Pack 'n' Plays" or "Play Yards" being called "Play Pens." Is this some sort of attempt to be politically correct, since we don't put children in pens since we put animals in pens? Just wondering!

2007-03-09 01:14:57 · 7 answers · asked by Angie 4

My son was born at a healthy weight, and until he was about 8 months old, he was in approx. the 50th percentile. When he was 8mo, I stopped producing enough milk and had to switch to formula. He took it fine, but soon dropped to the 25%, and the last time I took him to his well-baby appointment he was only in the 5% for height and weight. He's very intelligent and the docs all said he's either average or above average in everything except height and weight. They put him through a battery of tests last year, testing him for celiac's disease, allergies, cystic fibrosis and so many other things that I can't remember them all. It was horrible, and since nothing came back abnormal they simply listed him as failure to thrive with no given reason why. I thought failure to thrive meant he'd be having developmental issues with thought, speech and motor function as well?
How can I get him to gain weight? I offer food all day, we don't eat junk food and he only drinks milk, juice and water.

2007-03-09 00:56:26 · 17 answers · asked by Miss Informed 5

2007-03-09 00:39:25 · 7 answers · asked by T 1

what can i do?

2007-03-09 00:34:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

she was 18lb 5oz i got her weighed yesterday and she's 17lb 14 oz. so she's lost 6oz.I'm so worried about her i keep crying she ie off her food.I would understand it if she crawled but she does'nt. The hv said to keep a food diary to see whats going on. has anyone else been through this any ideas please help i feel like a rubbish mother cause i don't know what to do. thanks xx

2007-03-09 00:13:37 · 34 answers · asked by noot 3

My son is just 1 and I was wondering when I should start to think about nursery and putting his name on the waiting list?

2007-03-09 00:08:06 · 21 answers · asked by chelle0980 6

My son's birthday is 28th/9/03. He started his nursery school last october two weeks after his third birthday. He now can't start infant school until september 2008 as he doesn't turn four until end of september thus missing the new term by literally two weeks. I need to now if any allowances can be made as I think this is wrong why should he be held back a whole year just because his birthday is at the end of september. His school make allowances in the nursery, where by they have january admissions etc so why don't they follow suit with the infant school?

thanks

2007-03-09 00:03:56 · 26 answers · asked by Andrea B 1

She has never peed in the woods before, and we are going to be going on a hike this weekend. How do I help her accomplish this so 1, she doesn't pee all over herself, and 2 she gets the relief she will need when she has to go.

2007-03-08 23:33:12 · 15 answers · asked by J448 1

please someone, i need to know how to stop it happening again. he is only 20 months old, and stopped breathing. we went to the hospital, but doctors are so clinical. and nurses try but don't exactly comfort when all they say is, its normal.

50% of children have them again.

2007-03-08 23:22:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 22 months. His nap times vary as he still naps 2x 3hrs most days and sleeps 10 hours at night. He asks me to nap. I dont make him nap. Sometimes when he goes down for a nap (times vary) he goes straight to sleep. Other times he bangs on the wall saying "mum, mum". When i go in he has done a pooh, taken off his nappy and rubbed pooh into the carpet and all over himself and the walls. How do i stop him from doing this? He always has on a clean nappy when i put him down for a nap. This started when we moved house.

2007-03-08 23:20:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The first time he falls asleep very easily. Please give some tips. Thanks.

2007-03-08 23:15:11 · 16 answers · asked by dec fav 2

give him anice spank or cede to whatever he says?

2007-03-08 22:23:20 · 9 answers · asked by amskharag 1

Is this normal? they both know alot of words and if i tell them a word to say..they will try it most of the time. And they understand everything i say and do what i tell them. when will they start talking ??

2007-03-08 21:56:36 · 14 answers · asked by xoxo 6

I have 4 children, a son 6, a daughter 3 and twins 6months boy/girl. Before the twins came my daughter was fully toilet trained, including nights, hadnt used a pacifier in 2 years or a bottle. Since the twins came, my daughter has started to go backwards. She is now wetting/soiling herself, screaming for a pacifier or taking one of the babies, and wants a bottle instead of her cup. Help?!?

2007-03-08 20:27:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just notice that my daughter might have an hemrhoid. when i was changing her diaper ... she was still strainning (pushing) like she was still trying to poo and while she was pushing ... i saw that there was like a flap a skin kinda looking like that was torn? i put a baby wipe to wipe it and there was a little bit of blood. she wasnt constipated or anything, she had a regular bowel movement. can she have a hemrhoid?

2007-03-08 18:42:54 · 4 answers · asked by L0Lziny0face 2

My 18 month old passifies to sleep.. That is the only way he ever falls asleep without crying histarically. I am so done with this how do I change this??? He eats solids and drinks milk he juts uses it to comfort himself to sleep.?????what do I do?????

2007-03-08 18:20:53 · 13 answers · asked by tim cedillo 1

Will be celebrating for her in her school that has bout 50-60 pupils.What kind of goodies bag to give it to the children?

2007-03-08 18:17:37 · 3 answers · asked by jessica 1

that you would like to share

2007-03-08 17:38:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 4 children aged 6, 3 and twins 6 months. Since I had my twins my 3 year old daughter who was previously fully toilet trained including nights has been wetting herself. I think its because she sees the babies in the diapers. What should i do?

2007-03-08 17:37:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi..well my son is 20 months i am expecting in about 2 weeks..i am curious to know of any tricks or tips..to handle him..he throws food gets fussy with everyone when he doesn't get his way..i guess i just need to know that i am not the only one out there...

2007-03-08 17:25:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 5 and is in Kidnergarden. She has a stable home with a married mom and dad who never fight, a little sister whom she loves very much, pets, and just about everything a little girl needs. She's never sick, she behaves, and I, her mom, am a stay at home mom. So she has the attention of her parents all the time. She has an ear infection and is going to the doc tomorrow to get some medecine. BUT --- for 2 days now she's been crying a lot. She never cries! She says that the words she speaks stay in her head and songs stay in her head and she wants it to stop. She holds her head and cries. Today at a resturant she broke down in tears over it, got under the table, rocked back and fourth, and mumbled to herself. On the way home she tried not to cry as she asked us for a hug! After she got her tylenol she was much better, but still pretty sensetive. Should I be concerned or does it sound like five year old woes? I'm seeing her pediatrician tomorrow about her ear anyway...

2007-03-08 16:44:29 · 9 answers · asked by jess l 5

i just noiced it a couple weeks ago, he is my first baby and i didnt know he couldent have bottles till it was to late. now that im finally able to get him an appointment his teeth have gotton worse. i waas just wondering if any of you have had this kind of issue and what a dentist did for you and how your child handled it any info about this topic would really help. thank you all.

2007-03-08 16:41:17 · 5 answers · asked by Roxanne S 1