Toddler & Preschooler - April 2007

He wants his light left on, which is fine with me until he goes to sleep, but he has such a hard time calming down enough to go to sleep. We have a pretty consistent routine (because he is a ROUTINE kind of kid) but he has a fit when I leave the room. I work full-time, so he doesn't see me very much and my husband is gone working 5 days a week, so I'm sure that is part of it. Does anyone have any ideas? He throws his books at the door and kicks it! This may sound terrible, but since I am home alone with the two kids most of the time, we have his lock on the outside of his door so he can't get out during this time. (I unlock once he is asleep of course so he can get out in the morning). He is a very entergetic child and has a hard time communicating (he works with a speech therapist) and gets frustrated very easily. I am at my wits end, here. Any POSITIVE feedback would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

2007-04-19 06:09:18 · 16 answers · asked by mcgriff47 1

Babysitting my 9 month old grandson. His mom- a first-time parent and I don't know how much to feed him every day. I give him cereal in the morning, 1-3 jars of baby food and about 6-8 oz of juice during the day. Is that right?

2007-04-19 04:15:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

hes 2 years old and he sticks his fingers down his throat to make himself sick now ive got a 19 month old and i find this rather abnormal has anyone had this problem before

2007-04-19 01:57:54 · 8 answers · asked by tracy 1

2007-04-18 20:26:52 · 10 answers · asked by TarasBoutiqueAtEtsy 4

I took my 2 year old son to the ER last night, the nurse took his temperature and said, "we need to get some tylenol in him".
I told her that in order to give him tylenol I have to mix it with juice or milk, she said "we can't do that" and basically blew me off.
I said " I'm telling you it is a waste of time, he will throw up if you try to force him to take it, trust me i've tried."
She walked away without saying anything, a few minutes later I hear her talking saying you hold him down while I give him the medicine, and her and another nurse walked around the corner with a hugh syringe filled with tylenol, I still give my son the infant drops so it's less for him to take, anyway, she tells me to take him back and put him on the bed, again I told her no she was not forcing medicne on my son to let me do it my way and he would take it. I then said fine I'm leaving and she said bye very rudly. Did I mention she was rude from the begining, acting frustrated because he didn't want weighed!

2007-04-18 15:32:45 · 15 answers · asked by booberfrog 2

He can't put sentences together correctly and garbles when he don't know how to. I've tried to get him to say things the right way, but when he tries he just smiles and says very good.
My heart sinks when I hear a smaller child speak clearly and my son don't. Prime example he just said comeon da bed. And he jus eat wopples.
Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill? Or do you think he is behind on his speach too?
What am I doing wrong? I know some children have trouble pronouncing some words but it seems he isn't getting any better. And if so what should do to help him?

2007-04-18 12:47:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 4 and my son is 3. My question is, is that okay? At what age should I stop allowing them to bathe together? My husband says they should have never been taking baths together because they are the opposite sex. I work full time and it just saves me so much time, and makes my life a little easier.

2007-04-18 12:36:59 · 28 answers · asked by Tristan Robert Due March 20 3

2007-04-18 12:23:24 · 23 answers · asked by mia 1

my son has aspergers syndrome. he stems alot, like talk to himself, basically his in his own world. but hes not doing well in school. he cant stay focus to do his work. its get so bad. i have to call his name three or four time to get his attention. his so hyper that when he wakes up in the morning he jumps out of his bed. and he start babbleing (which is stemming) its like hes so wound up that he cant calm down. his doctor gave me a list of medicine but i dont know what to choose. anyone have any advice for me? first i dont want the medicine to be habit forming and i dont want it to suppress his appetite.

2007-04-18 12:05:31 · 7 answers · asked by baby doll 2

My friends mom watches my daughter for me, and has been for about 2 yrs. but I've been thinking of putting her in daycare. I want to put her in daycare because she will be starting school this year, and I want her to get used to me dropping her off and being around other kids. I liked her going to the babysitter but lately she has been saying she doesn't like going because they pick on her. Mary, the babysitter, watches her granddaughter who is 2, but 2 of her other grandsons live with her. They are 15 &12. Both of them like to pick on my daughter. The 15 yr old has been getting in trouble with the law, getting kicked out of school, and got his 14 yr old girlfriend pregnant, she now lives with them too. My friend and her mom aren't doing too well financially, and I feel bad about putting my daughter in daycare because I know they could use the money. I'm afraid they will hold a grudge and not talk to me anymore either.

2007-04-18 10:28:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

She will be 2 next week. She eats everything, drinks milk and juice and doesn't fall asleep without nursing. I breastfeed her twice a day, at nap time and again at bedtime. She doesn't sleep through the night yet. I want to wean her from breastfeeding.
Any tips or any suggestions? Thanks.

2007-04-18 09:54:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a daughter who is almost 39 months old and not yet potty trained. We have tried almost everything. We have tried being very laid back and not mentioning it; rewards with stickers and popsicles; having special toys in the bathroom that she only plays with in there; etc. She has been wearing Pull-Ups, and we have also tried putting her in regular panties, thinking the Pull-Ups were giving her too much comfort. She will sit on the potty (sometimes) when asked, but gets frustrated when nothing happens, or she will sit on the potty after she has had an accident on the floor and then gets frustrated again. She doesn't seem to understand the feeling you get before having to 'potty.' I have tried to explain it to her, but don't know what else to say or do. I am at the end of my rope and tired of dealing with comments from family and friends. I know it will happen when she is ready, but is there something else we can do to encourage it further. Have I done something wrong? HELP!

2007-04-18 09:17:24 · 11 answers · asked by CaptureAngel 2

Doctor said she is anemic and has a murmur...What does all this mean..?

2007-04-18 07:51:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend's cousin has a little baby girl who just turned 1 year. She exclusively breast feeds her daughter (no table food at all) because she doesn't want a fat baby. Her doctor has advised her that the child is underweight. Now does anyone else besides me think this is absolute child abuse???

2007-04-18 07:12:52 · 13 answers · asked by Moo Moo Mair 6

My 18 month old son has a horrible high pitched scream that he lets loose whenever he isn't the center of attention. Should I keep telling him no (i put my fingers over his lips) or should i ignore it and hope he gives it up if he sees it isn't having the desired affect? (he will always get attention from others when he does this) People look at me like I am killing him and I have to tell them, no, that's his "everybody look at me" noise. Sometimes people make rude comments or cover their ears. When he does it in the car, obviously I can't turn around to discipline him, and it kills my ears in the enclosed space. This has been going on for months and I am afraid he is not going to "grow out of it" anytime soon. Please Help!

2007-04-18 07:04:55 · 12 answers · asked by littlblueyes 4

shes thick...i wouldnt say chubby though.... she wears a 5T-6... is that normal?..she doesnt even eat that much...her dr. is lowsy, she gives me no help at all... i dont want my child to be overweight & have health problems later... she rarely has junk food

2007-04-18 06:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4.5 year old daughter was very tired and had been pretty rotten most of the day, so we informed her that she was going to be going to bed when we got home (about 1 hour before her normal bed time) since she was so tired and needed to rest. She says to us "Can't you just give me a time out and then when the bell rings I can go play?" We set a timer so that way they don't keep coming out of the time out area and asking if they can get up, which is working great. Does anyone have any suggestion on what might work?

2007-04-18 06:39:26 · 12 answers · asked by Kristin C 3

he is vomiting he has loose stool at least 3-4times a day..i dont know what is wrong with him can anyone make a suggestion.. i took him to the doctor he said its a small virus...he doesnt seem sick he is still running around playing laughing he just wont eat but he will drink..help

2007-04-18 06:32:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-18 06:25:12 · 15 answers · asked by Junebaby 3

What did you do? We give him some of the same thing we are having at every meal. He only wants to drink milk. He was a GREAT eater until about the same time he turned one and we switched to milk. Now I can only get him to eat goldfish, crackers, raisins, cinnamon french toast sticks, cheerios, apple juice, pbjs, peanuts, cashews and an occasional bite of bananna. At one point he would eat hot dogs, but now he won't. I'm not worried about him losing weight, but I am worried about his nutrition. It seems he only wants the bad carbs. When do kids start eating with the rest of the family?

2007-04-18 06:14:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is almost 12 months old. At 6 mopnths she'd take 3 naps of about 2 hrs each, and slept 8-10 hrs at night.
She'd been taking 2 naps of 2 hrs. each since she was like 10 months old, and sleeping for like 12 hrs. at night.
She started to skip the morning nap at age 11 months, and taking a 2:30-3 hrs nap at 1 pm. and still sleeping 12 hrs at night.
Monday she went to sleep at 7 pm, and woke up at 8:45 am the next morning! (and of course, she still took her usual nap)
Last night she went to bed at 7, and she woke up this morning at 7:15. At 9:30 am she was acting so tired, her eyes were heavy and she just wanted me to put her in bed.... it's almost 11 am and she's still out!
It seems like the older she gets, the more she sleeps! (isn't it supposed to be the oposite?)

Do you think she's ok? Sleeping that much could be a sign of something wrong? Or maybe she's waking up in the middle of the night and playing in her crib?...(she doesn't make any noise so I wouldn't know...)

2007-04-18 04:56:26 · 6 answers · asked by Feed the models! 4

my daughter is constantly being refered to as a boy even if she is wearing a princess dress with pink shoes i have been asked a thousand times if i shave her head or did she have lice or what is wrong with her that she still has no hair if i pull her hair (not like ouch pull ) but lift it up it's about 3 inches or maybe two and i am sick of it i have some snappy remarks i use but honestly i am getting tired of useing them so any other moms have a pretty little girl that is going through the samr thing how do you deal with it what do you say by the way she'll be 3 may 27

2007-04-18 04:33:08 · 19 answers · asked by auntie s 4

I have 2 kids a boy that is 6 years and a girl that is 17 months. I know that everyone has heard of the momma's boy and daddy's little girl, well at my house it is the other way around. My little boy would rather do things with me and my little girl can't stand to be around me. She is a momma's girl and will not let me do anything with her. My wife is a home health nurse and is on call 1 night a week and one weekend a month so that is the only time that I can do anything with her. The thing that I cannot understand is that she will let anyone else but me hold her and play with her. Any ideas on how I can get her to like me or even to just tolerate me?

2007-04-18 04:22:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son will be 5 in May and I have 20 month old daughter as well. I feel so quilty and feel that I am always telling what not to do & to stop doing something. He doesn't listen! I ask him to repeat what I say and he'll say something completely different. I ask him to tell me when he doesn't understand. I explain things simply, I get down to his level, I take privledges away, I threaten a spanking, I show him what his actions can do, I try everything. Daddy comes in and with one word he'll act right. He does this only with me. He's start to act up with anyone else and it's like magic spell comes out of their mouths and he stops. I change the tone of my voice, I change the direction of the conversation, I ignor it, I show him what he should do instead. I hear oh he's just a boy, he's testing his limits, he'll be fine when he starts school. But they don't understand is that I can get him to concentrate on one thing. I can't relate to him and it's wearing me out. Any suggestions? PLEASE!!

2007-04-18 04:14:30 · 7 answers · asked by arousalelements 2

Ever since my 22 month old learned the word no he says it all the time. When told what to do he says no. My husband spanks him each time he does this until he starts to cry. I hate to hurt him, I just feel he will eventually grow out of it. Am I wrong? My husband and I always argue about discipling our children. I know I need to do it but constantly spanking them is frustrating and tiring. Mature answers please.

2007-04-18 01:59:18 · 22 answers · asked by sugarplum 3

My 4 year old is really changed lately, she is takiing other kids stuff ( shirts /toys) from school and is being mean to others the last couple of months..Today she was arguing with another preschooler at lunch and when the kid did not stop she poked him with her spork in the eye. OMG I am humiliated...What to do... can I get sued the kid had broker blood vessel in eye. How do I get through to her. Help I need suggestions please.
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2007-04-17 18:32:36 · 8 answers · asked by bkh70 1

i feed my little one breastmilk. but i pump, because he fusses on the breast and doesn't liek to work to get milk. So he drinks breastmilk from the bottle. LAtelly he started actign weird, he'd start eatting from the bottle evrythign will be fine and all of the sudden he'll start crying. Then he'll take the bottle and start crying again. looks like he wants to eat but something is stopping him . what could be wrong

2007-04-17 17:38:03 · 9 answers · asked by janetsernoh 1

When my 3 yr old girl and I walk together, often times she will say "mum, I'm tired.", then she'll stand in my way and hug my legs and ask me to carry her go. But always the thing is she's not tired and just want me to carry her go.
One time, I said No to her, then she questioned "mum, do you love me or not?"
Huh, what do u think about this?

2007-04-17 17:37:46 · 17 answers · asked by zele 2

As bad as this is to say my husband and I are having trouble controlling my 2 year old. We have a baby due in June and are trying everything we can to make it a smooth transitation for her but she refuses to listen and lips off to us...any ideas

2007-04-17 15:17:37 · 13 answers · asked by lolli_pop69_2001 3

She doesn't need more toys, and my experience with friends of mine who've requested that people NOT bring gifts has been ignored by well-meaning guests.

We've decided that instead of saying "no gifts" to politely say "if gifts, please give a donation to XX, a local children's cancer charity." How do I write this politely on the invitations without it coming across like an expectation?

2007-04-17 14:51:08 · 15 answers · asked by JFlo19 2