Toddler & Preschooler - June 2007

He has a speech delay, and potty training him isn't going too well since he can't communicate the need to go to the bathroom. I need to put him into school when it starts back up in August, any advice???

2007-06-10 18:34:22 · 12 answers · asked by stevieflakes 1

Recently, my almost 18 month old is taking approx. 1 hr. to fall asleep at night. She's doesn't seem to take much less time falling asleep for her nap. Seems she need a min. of 5 hrs. awake time bet. sleep to be tired enough. However, because her nap ranges anwhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hrs., we'll normally put her to bed by 7PM in the evening.

At which time, she just talks to herself (no toys and very dim in her room). When she took an hour to fall a sleep consistently for a week, I tried putting her down later at 7:30 PM. However, that didn't seem to have alter the situation and she only end sleep even later. She's been falling

Can anyone tell me whether you experienced something similar with your child/ren at his age range? Is his another phase she's going through or is it a new behavior I should expect going forward? I'm also wondering if I need to stick with putting her down later and how long typically should I try this before I can see results?

Thank you,
Christine

2007-06-10 18:21:34 · 12 answers · asked by Christine W 1

Worried about the full time scene of preschool like setting for my 2yr old. Some say it will be good for her - others have told me not good for her. I have to go back to work soon, by Sept. 07.

2007-06-10 18:20:41 · 15 answers · asked by Emirald67 1

Im worried that if I don't get my 2 yr old girl into a playgroup/preschool that she may end up shy and not very outgoing. Should I be concerned? (There are almost no kids her age in my circle of friends, other than one nieghbor who also has a 2yr old girl, for my 2yr old to play/interact with.)

2007-06-10 18:18:05 · 9 answers · asked by Emirald67 1

Earlier this morning, we went to a bbq at a friend's house and it was also the first time our 17 mo old son was exposed to other toddlers, some younger, some older, some the same age. While mingling with other people and talking, I was keeping an eye on him and also noticed he wouldn't play with them, he would distance himself and sit on the grass and play all by himself. Are my wife and I overreacting? We thought maybe bringing him out more amongst other kids could help....
We're not an antisocial family, we're just too busy for get-togethers.

2007-06-10 18:05:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I learned recently the other moms in my daughter's ballet class have been gossiping about me and critiquing my parenting skills when we are not there. Why is this necessary? Does it favor the bully genetically, benefitting the gene pool?

2007-06-10 15:42:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We didn't throw her a big party for age 1, we just did a small family thing, but this year I think she'd be excited to have more of a party. I know I shouldn't splurge and go all out because she probably won't even remember half of it, but I'm just looking for ideas.

Also, what do you think of a chuck e. cheese party for a 2 year old?

I am looking for any ideas that you guys wanna throw out...no BS ones though, thanks.

2007-06-10 15:28:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like to relax in the hot tub at our apartment complex after swimming in the pool. The hot tub is inside and confined in a medium size room, and usually my little boy just wants to play on the benches and look out the windows while I relax and keep an eye on him, but sometimes he wants to sit on the first step and kick in the water, and sometimes he wants me to help him walk around the seat part of the tub, where the water comes about to his waist. Is it dangerous for him to play in water that warm?

2007-06-10 14:20:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just looking for new ideas to help teach my almost 4 year old. She's doing great. I guess I'm looking for some different techniques that other parents use with their autistic children.

2007-06-10 13:17:31 · 7 answers · asked by Caffiene Junkie 4

every night around 1am she wakes up crying for either one of us (mostly daddy lol) and runs into our room saying she doesnt like the monster. I nor my partner dont mind her sleeping in our bed but it'd be nice for her to sleep in her own bed all night. Anyone got any suggestions? she is 2 1/2 yrs old. No sick comments plz!!

2007-06-10 12:15:47 · 11 answers · asked by celtic_princess77 4

I am going to be babysitting a autistic little boy this summer. (he is eight) How much should I charge an hour. I was thinking maybe 6 or 7 dollars an hours.

2007-06-10 10:43:55 · 7 answers · asked by Chiclacrosse 3

2007-06-10 10:42:37 · 25 answers · asked by tulip 4

He goes number 2 about once a day, sometimes every other day. They will sometimes clog the toilet. This seems a bit bizarre. I guess this could be normal, but does anybody else have a 3 year old boy (or girl) that drops enormous adult size bombs?

2007-06-10 10:20:05 · 4 answers · asked by DMCJEDI 2

He is 10 and at the moment goes to bed around 8.30, is this too early? any other parents out there that have a set bed time?

2007-06-10 08:15:34 · 30 answers · asked by mandy s 2

My daughter's day care says they want to move her to the 4 yr old room and they cant b/c she cant write her name on her own. Should she be able to? She can identify the letters and trace them.

2007-06-10 05:56:46 · 21 answers · asked by JADIEN 1

He's giving me a hard time when I feed him. I have to hold him tight by one hand and have to feed him with another hand. Then he eat. It's not that he doesn't like the food or so. I let him eat by himself but he's just playing with it. What he takes nowadays is just formula milk without being forced. He's a healthy baby. He used to have a weight at top of his age range at 6 months old. Now he's just 13kg. Since I started the solid food for him, he started losing his weight. When I checked with the doctor about his weight, he's said he's in normal. I breastfed him till he's 15 months old and he's now still on forumla. I'm intending to send him to childcare center soon, so I want to be sure that he'll eat enough food without giving them so much troubles. And he doesn't let anyone feed him, only me as he's been with me all the time.

2007-06-10 04:28:46 · 6 answers · asked by Lola 1

my son jst turned 2 he hates brushing his teeth, i jst spotted a tiny black spot in his one tooth, he doesnt go to the dentist either.
give some possible solutions plz.

2007-06-09 20:16:57 · 25 answers · asked by newmom 2

I have 3 1/2 year old biracial (white/black) daughters and the only reason I'm mentioning that they're biracial is so that you can get an idea of their hair texture. They have really curly hair that unless it's washed, conditioned, and lathered in coconut oil is just kind of a puffy, curly bush that can be very tangled when it's not done. Well this morning one of my daughters needed to go to the bathroom so I took her and my other daughter was in her playroom (what should be my dining room in a 2 bedroom apartment) and the distance between their playroom and the bathroom is only about 5 feet so when I took my daughter to the bathroom I wasn't concerned with her sister being in the playroom but in the kitchen (which was gated off, we always keep the kitchen gated off) on the counter was a Black & Decker Scum Buster, I don't know if you've ever heard of these but they are a small hand held device that comes with about 4 maybe 5 different types of brush heads meant for different things

2007-06-09 19:53:25 · 16 answers · asked by *~KeL~* 2

My little boy turns 5 in a couple of weeks.. we are only inviting about 7 children, but there will be a total of around 10 or 11. I would love to hear about any partygames that are fun, but don't require hours of preparation. Thanks! :-)

2007-06-09 19:53:09 · 5 answers · asked by Aussie mum 4

I have a 16 month old daughter and I have a terrible time leaving her with someone other that my husband, my mother, or my brother. I am terrified that something will happen to her. But my biggest fear is that someone will touch her inappropriately, not family members, but daycare providers and other babysitters...

Anyone else have these feelings?

I do get out often to do stuff by myself, but not too often with my husband... our relationship is wonderful.

Any advice on how to overcome this?!

2007-06-09 19:28:57 · 13 answers · asked by Amber S 4

just curious.

2007-06-09 19:27:13 · 21 answers · asked by LittleFreedom 5

2007-06-09 19:26:06 · 4 answers · asked by noelle12345 1

Can anyone recommend a good speech therapist or early intervention programme? is speech delay always linked to autism? Is there any enrichment programme that he could attend? Thanks in advance for your advice!

2007-06-09 19:24:48 · 26 answers · asked by noelle12345 1

my 2yr old always chooses a banana

2007-06-09 18:45:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 18:41:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Best friend's baby is turning two tomorrow. Did I pick out a good gift?

-Two Pairs Shorts
-Two Cute Shirts
-A dress

and I'm homemaking a cute scrapbooked card and decorating the bag.

I was going to get her something Dora but the only Dora thing she doesn't already have is a Dora comoforter set (which is almost 70.00 total).

2007-06-09 18:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like he is so active and burns off his wait i guess but he eats a lot . His diaper counts too if its full or off when they weigh him, and he isnt very big like over weight, i think he looks just fine, should i really go by a stupit chart?His parents isn't really tall or big.

2007-06-09 15:26:06 · 14 answers · asked by sara r 2

She is very bright and has just recently developed this problem. I have had a few people tell me to tell her to slow down and that it's probably just because she is excited. It's not every word she has trouble with but it doesn't seem to be any specific sound she struggles with either. Is this something normal or should I look into speech therapy at this age? She will be turning 3 in July.

2007-06-09 14:50:32 · 12 answers · asked by kaylasmom 2

I bought her a cute pony outfit and a bib but i just want to get her something a little more special. p.s. can't be something to expensive cause I don't have much money lately.......

2007-06-09 13:57:07 · 11 answers · asked by Pixie 3

i have a three year old who's fully potty trained as far as being awake in the day time but once she's asleep for the night she does not get up in the night to go to the bathroom. ive tried stopping her from eating/drinking one hour then two hrs before bed, to getting her up every three then every two hrs throughout the night. none of these work consistently. already took her to the doc and everythings fine. she basically sleeps like a log. if i miss getting up one time off of the schedule ive started its like niagara falls. each day varies but she always seems to empty her bladder with enormous amounts of liquid. didnt have this issue with my six year old and now i have a ten month old in the home too and it's hard to keep on this schedule. please help! thanks!

2007-06-09 13:25:12 · 9 answers · asked by ajina a 1