Toddler & Preschooler - April 2007

My 3yr old son Caleb sees ghosts. I know that sounds completely stupid, but it's true. The first time it happened about 2 months ago, he was sitting on my lab watching TV, looked down the hallway, pointed and said to me, "Mommy, who's that?" There was no one there so i just said no one. He told me, "Yes there is." He did it several times more over a period of an hour before i told him to get up and show me. He pointed to just open space. He does it every now and then at all times of the day "Mommy, who's that?" He doesn't know what a ghost is nor would he be able to make something up like this at this age. It truly freaks me out and I don't know what to do about it. i've heard of some cases of this happening to kids. Anyone have any advice or experience with their children doing this?
Please no stupid comments.

2007-04-27 09:22:53 · 14 answers · asked by Amy L 1

Everywhere I've looked they tell me What Not To Do! So I know what NOT to do inside and out. Also, they all say how to reward your child and yes, now I that whenever my child makes an effort or actually does do something in the potty then she should get lots of praise. I want to know EXACTLY the FIRST steps of what I should do. The last two days I've put her on the potty spuradically throughtout the day and she just sits the being very antsy, she'll get up and then sit down and then get up...Are there specific times of the day I should do this? Is there a certain approach? She loves sitting on the potty and sometimes she'll point to her diaper and say potty so, therefore I know she is ready but how do I get that first initial pee or poop in the potty? I know once I get that it'll be much easier because my daughter loves trying new things so once she sees what it's for then she'll be all over it. Plz and thank you!

2007-04-27 09:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so I know that it's not unusual for todlers to go completely limp while in the midst of a tantrum, but my son isn't even two yet, and he's already doing this. Is it just me, or is it kinda early for him to realize he has that ability?

2007-04-27 08:51:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

but, she just told me she had no money to pay me intill her mom can transfer her some money behind her father's back, and i have to pick her up myself from 430pm to what ever time she comes, one time she came at 11pm i was so mad and exausted since i have to be up at 6am anyway she olny offer 20.00 dollars a day, and i feed her and her mom wants me to feed her too when she comes to pick her up she wants to come in and sit for awhile, i just want her to pich her up and go home, so today am going to tell her that am not baby sitting her nomore i feel am taken advantage off, she is going traing school, because they order her to do that since she lives in a shelter. what should i do.

2007-04-27 08:42:11 · 20 answers · asked by latina l 2

for the last 2 years we have been trying to potty train my girl.
she is now 4 almost 5 years old and she will pee in the potty but she won't poop in the potty.. we have tryed some many different things and nothing is working... we need help,
i'am due to have a baby any day and only need one in diapers. if anyone has any ideas please tell me.. thanks to all who respond....

2007-04-27 08:34:36 · 4 answers · asked by nascar2233 2

2007-04-27 08:33:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son, who was 3 last week, is dry all day at home, and never uses nappies at home, but when he goes to nursery or out in public, he just wont go.
I went to pick him up from nursery today at 3pm, and he had been there since 8.45am, but had not used the toilet all day!!
He still had his big boy pants on, but wont use the toilet or potty!!

Has anyone else had the same problem, or any ideas on how to get him using the toilet at other places apart from home?

2007-04-27 08:31:39 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6

my 18 month old is suffering from diorrhea and i cant make it stop. i have taken him to the docs and had a stool sample come back fine. doc says he's not dehydrated and stomach isnt hard or anything. he isnt vomiting and is a happy playful lad. i have taken him off milk and solids and given him just cool water but the diorrhea continues. i did take him off milk (formula and all things containing milk) and he did one poop that was solid but then diorrhea again. im completely stuck. is it something im feeding him (if so what is the most common food youngsters are allergic to?)?

any help would be appreciated before i take him to the docs again on monday

2007-04-27 08:02:29 · 25 answers · asked by charlie glue 2

I have a 4 year old daughter.. she is will swear/curse sometimes, part of it is me I know I slip up, and she hears it from other people as well. We are not sure how to get her to stop. Putting her in the corner, stiff pops on the butt, it all is a temporary solution so two questions..

1. How do we get her to stop cursing so much? Even if she doesn't hear it, she will stay say the words.

2. My wife swears up and down that our child can be taken from us by Dfax if they hear her cursing, or someone reports it, from her school. Is this true?

2007-04-27 07:27:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 19 years old. I have an 18 month old girl and a 2 month old boy. I feel stressed to the max. On top of raising children I am a full time nursing student. Some days I just want to crawl in a hole and never come out again. I keep lashing out at my boyfriend because I am so high strung. But I dont like taking pills for bs. Also when I was in highschool I was on antidepressants and they made me gain alot of weight. What should I do?

2007-04-27 06:44:17 · 8 answers · asked by hnh573 2

my 14 mnts old son doesn't like to drink water i am trying giving with the spoon but doesn't drink with the cup need help

2007-04-27 04:26:06 · 19 answers · asked by shweta v 1

Any trip that is longer than a 30 minute car right my 2.5 yr old gets sick. Is there anything I can give her before I put her in the car or something I can do to prevent her from getting sick?

2007-04-27 03:33:21 · 3 answers · asked by Waitin' for #3!! 2

My daughter is 33 months and she is saying a little under 50 words, she will put two words together like thank you, but she has no receptive speaking at all. She understands what I say to her, but will not speak unless it is yes or no, many times she just ignores me. She makes alot of eye contact with me, but at times appears not to like to be around other people. I am wondering if she should be talking alot more, I have been told she should be saying sentences by now? I would love any imput. I have checked her hearing and it is fine.

2007-04-27 02:25:06 · 7 answers · asked by missmeadow11 2

I'm a homemaker mother to 3 kids.eldest is daughter 7 yrs old,2nd is son 4 yrs old and youngest girl is 1 yr 2 months.All the 3 are the same . They tend to vomit very frequent at least 1 or 2 meals. My son is the worst among all.There were time where my hubby and i felt so embarassed and irritated when he vomitted in public laksa restaurant after eating finished the laksa. Brought to pediatric and spend a lot of money on medical but nothing work. Based on this exeperience ,i came to a decision not to have any more children...Really fed up of children!Enough is enough , God !!It's already to my nerve!!can't take it anymore...

2007-04-26 19:59:01 · 9 answers · asked by usha abhi 2

my son is just turning 3, he was 8 lbs born and 21 inches, big baby, but after a year i saw he was becoming average, now at 3 i'm scared he is to small,.....
He is now 27lb, and 34 inch tall..
he eats like a pig and is very active!!!! i mean from the time he goes to bed ti'll he wakes up.. but now i am starting to see alot of other children his age and seeing how much bigger they are then him, expecially weight...
should i be scared??
any advice , anyone else been in my shoes?

2007-04-26 19:00:13 · 13 answers · asked by marion 2

My son and I live in Miami and he sleeps wearing socks. His mother says that's common, but I think that's wrong and unhealthy . What should I do?

2007-04-26 17:03:18 · 33 answers · asked by lucho 1

My 18 month old daughter is OBSESSED with eating cat food/treats and dog jerky treats. I frequently check the recall sites and none of my foods/treats have showed up on any lists but I am just wondering if she does this because shes missing a nutrient of some kind? None of my other 3 children did this. Should I be worried?

2007-04-26 14:19:47 · 11 answers · asked by Shell 3

I will be traveling and I would like to use something like this but its so expensive.

2007-04-26 13:56:30 · 1 answers · asked by Mom needs help! 1

I've been having a bit of a wierd problem lately. My 2 year old boy has been not playing very nice on the playground lately, but not with the boys. Whenever he sees a little girl, he runs up and pulls their pants down, and tackles them to the ground. You have no idea how hard this is to cope with! I can't take him to the playground anymore, because all the other parents start shouting that he's a pervert and that I raised him wrong. I'm starting to worry his Uncle Ronny, who often babysits them (and is a star of "adult movies", though he keeps that very private) could be a negative influence. What should I do???

2007-04-26 12:37:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 2 years, and i'm having a really hard time getting him outta diapers. I've tried the toilet and a potty. I feel as if he's never gonna learn. A friend of mine suggested putting a few cherios in the toilet, and he'll aim at them. That didn't work though.
Also, did you let your son sit on the toilet or stand. I've heard at that age, it's best to let them sit down. Any suggestions? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

2007-04-26 11:02:52 · 12 answers · asked by iluvbabies84 4

What is the best solution that I should use when my son falls down and gets a cut?

2007-04-26 09:41:16 · 12 answers · asked by Nunnya 5

The first time my daughter went on the potty was at 17 months. Now she's 24 months and she still doesn't always go on the potty. She started going most of the time at 20 months when I bought those Easy-Ups with Dora the Explorer on them. I told her that Dora doesn't like to be wet, so try your best to go on the potty. That seemed to work for a while, but all of a sudden, she didn't seem to care if Dora was wet. Then, I tried the sticker charts, but she never cared about rewards other than clapping and telling her she's a big girl. Then, I decided to try just using panties, but that seemed to backfire on me. I swear she deliberately went in her pants constantly just to spite me. I've been making sure I don't push her. I take her to the potty when she says she has to go and when she goes in her pants, I just simply tell her to try and make it to the potty next time. She's in pull-ups right now and I refuse to go back to diapers. Should it be taking this long? What should I try next?

2007-04-26 08:30:20 · 21 answers · asked by ticktock 7

hi i have an son nearly two years old. he is very thin and not taking his food properly. could any one please give me some recipes for him.

2007-04-26 07:52:14 · 10 answers · asked by hi 1

It is so hard to find clothes for little boys..my son is 20 months and I have the hardest time finding him anything..where do you all go?

2007-04-26 07:50:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

My one year old keeps hitting his head on the floor, the sofa, the door frame etc on purpose, we are really worried now!, he doesnt hurt himself to the point he cries or anything but we are finding it rather odd. We have a health visitor coming next week and we were going to ask her about it but has anyone come across this before?

2007-04-26 06:58:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son who is 15 months old has had it for the past 3 days. He doesnt seem to be that bothered by it. He isnt eating as much as he normally would. His fluid intake has been increased so he doesnt get dehydrated but, outside of that I dont know what else to do. Any suggestions?

2007-04-26 06:48:22 · 10 answers · asked by ea1825 2

My son is 18 months old and will not sleep in his bed. I will put him in there after he has been sleeping and sometimes he will stay asleep but a couple hours later he will wake up and scream. I have tried the whole cry it out method and he just ended up climbing out of his crib. I'm scared to get a toddler bed because he may fall out or he'll get out and just scream at the door...what do you guys think?

2007-04-26 06:42:04 · 7 answers · asked by Confused 2

for swollen lymph nodes behind his ear. He feels okay otherwise... When she was examining him she said "Oh I see... he has a whole chain of them down his neck and on the other side as well." Then she said "Well, it is probably nothing, just a virus." Probably nothing??? She said if they are tender to touch then call her but she thinks he will be fine...
He didnt have them anywhere else on his body, she did check that.
However this didn't sit well with me. What do you think?? Would you be satisfied with that?

2007-04-26 06:18:59 · 39 answers · asked by cyndi71mom 5

2007-04-26 06:05:57 · 11 answers · asked by myruin 1

My daughter will be 2yrs old and she was born with cerebral palsy, she cant walk or sit. Sometimes I want to go shopping,but I see signs posted outside the stores that say no strollers allowed, no exceptions. So I want to know if even I have a disabled daughter, does that still apply to me? Can they ask me to leave the stroller at the entrance?

2007-04-26 05:55:35 · 18 answers · asked by CAROLINE 2