Toddler & Preschooler - June 2007

I have a 2yr old, a 1yr old and another on the way in Sept. I am in danger of going into preterm labor and was told by my Dr. to take it easy. My 2yr old just started daycare. This means I have to get up, feed the kids, make make my husband breakfast, get my daughter dressed and ready to go by 8:00am.Now mind you my husband stays in bed until 7:40 am while I am doing all of this...then has the nerve to ask me to iron his clothes for work. He doesn't understand why I am angry about all of this. how can I make him "get it"? NICELY! He turns into a mute when I start to yell.

2007-06-27 03:18:02 · 16 answers · asked by Carmen V 2

2007-06-27 03:08:05 · 15 answers · asked by save_me_now 3

She has several patches of really dry skin that she scratches constantly. I've tried baby exzema creams to no avail.

Any suggestions?

2007-06-27 02:23:49 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

The ER doctors said it was just a virus. He has no other symptoms. Anyone had this problem with their children, how to make him more comfortable. I gave him tylenol already.

2007-06-26 18:03:21 · 14 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

2007-06-26 17:57:13 · 16 answers · asked by nickole 1

Before I start, she is a big girl. She is four years old and about four feet tall. Most people think she is about 6 years old haha. She was a big baby, 9 lbs 4 oz at birth.
But anyway, I do admit that she eats alot of junk food. She loves happy meals, sweets, pizza, macaroni and cheese, you know, the kind of stuff kids love but shouldn't have. I try to feed her things like salad and carrot sticks and butter free popcorn but she really doesn't go for that. My husband tells me that if she doesn't want to eat salads then I should just let her go hungry and eventually she will eat it but I have a hard time doing that because she whines and cries until I just give in. Any advice?

2007-06-26 16:50:15 · 19 answers · asked by Angelika K 1

My three year old son tries to eat the small pieces of kitty litter that end up on floor (like so small you cannot see them until he finds them). He seems to be craving it relentlessly! Does anyone know any reason why he would want to do something so gross!?

2007-06-26 14:04:30 · 4 answers · asked by Littlesby 3

He refuses almost everything, for the past 6 months. He will only eat a few things, junk like pizza, mac & cheese, hot dogs. I don't like to give him these foods, so he just starves and screams and begs to be nursed, so I nurse him because it's the only thing he'll take besides crap food. Help!

2007-06-26 13:08:25 · 10 answers · asked by hellojamie2006 1

My son just started pre-k about a month ago after never having gone to school before so he is lacking on social skills with kids his own age. Today when I picked him up from school and his teacher told me that he pulled down his pants and was playing with himself in front of the other boys in the class. She stopped it as soon as she realized what was going on. She told him not to do that. I had a talk with him about it when he got home but he seemed to just shrug it off. What do I say to him to ensure he understands this behavior in not acceptable so he does not do it again.
I do not want to spank him or seriously punish him because I do not want him to be afraid of his body but I want him to understand public places are not appropriate for that type of behavior.
Please, only serious suggestions...
Thanks!

2007-06-26 10:11:35 · 11 answers · asked by sc1120 3

2007-06-26 09:48:48 · 8 answers · asked by cbrumale 1

My nephew is 4 and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it has gotten to the point where we disipline him. We have tried taking toys away for bad behavior, spanking, timeout. He also isn't potty trained because he has an immune disorder that has caused him to be in and out of the hospital, HELP PLEASE

2007-06-26 09:35:23 · 3 answers · asked by Steph! 3

2007-06-26 08:52:24 · 14 answers · asked by ~steph~ 2

He won't sit down because of an incident where he pulled the guard off of the chair, and pinched his "winkie" when putting it back on. LOL. (not meaning to laugh, but it's what happens when little boys are "gifted". LOL). He now uses the potty chair as a step stool so he can reach to pee in the big potty. How do I teach him to hold on to it?, and also any advice on not making him pee on his legs when he starts and stops peeing. lol. (I've never had to do this for a little boy before). Oh yeah. My husband doesn't know what to do, bcause he sits down at home. My son has never seen another boy do this.

2007-06-26 07:43:12 · 15 answers · asked by amber_ricketts 2

She wants to start working again, But it's hard for her to find a babysitter that can take care of him. Where can She go to find a babysitter that is specialized in this? Is there any website?

2007-06-26 06:33:30 · 8 answers · asked by Preciosa 4

I am just curious to know how old your child(ren) was when they stopped taking naps? A few weeks back my son went about 3 days in a row without naps…not by my choice…and then started taking them again regularly everyday. Yesterday he didn’t nap, and right now he’s supposed to be napping, but he’s in his bed making noise instead.

P.S. He’ll be 2 years old next month.

2007-06-26 05:11:29 · 14 answers · asked by Jacob's Mommy (Plus One) 6

what should i do? Is this something that's normal, or should I be concerned that something else is going on?

2007-06-26 04:36:17 · 4 answers · asked by mommyofaprincess2002 1

Does anyone know if it is ok to give sedative to a toddler ? I know it sounds horrible, but I want to go back to Japan bacause my grandfather died last year and I could not go to his funaral because I was pregnant with the second boy and the first one is ADD. They honor the death in the end of August. I want to go back when my family gets together so I can have some kind of closure. I would love to go by myself, but it is not possible. I need to take my kids. I am pregnant with the third one right now. I was wondering if anyone has given their kids sedatives so that they can sleep on the plane or at least they are not as active. Maybe I should ask our doctor, but it sounds horrible when a mother asks for sedative bacause she can not manage her own child, dont you think ? Well, my boy is a tough one. How tough, when we went on a trip three years ago, everyone on the plane cheered when my boy finally fell asleep after he ran around and taking stuff and pushing stuff.

2007-06-26 03:06:36 · 21 answers · asked by three boys 2

she is 10 yrs old and is twice the size of what she should be. He has her every other wkend and feeds her rubbish along with mansized meals, when i say something im told to keep out if it. Is this fair? Im only looking out for the wellbeing of this child and dont want her to turn into an overweight teenager. Iv suggested that he speaks to the childs mother about what kind or food is she feeding her but he refuses too. Its frustrating to sit and watch her eat like a horse and not have a say in it all.We never speak about it in front of her. What do i do?

2007-06-26 02:14:35 · 23 answers · asked by Kathleen 1

And now she is 4 mths pregnant. Last night on her way home from work she was hit by a drunk driver and lost the baby. She don't know about the baby yet. My wife was awake fore about 10 minutes this morning and went back to sleep again the Dr. says she will be fine. But how do I tell her or should I let the Dr. tell we lost the baby? I came home for a shower and stilll have no idea what to say to her when she wakes up.

2007-06-26 00:57:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 13:10:33 · 11 answers · asked by CM 1

I was eating peanut butter crackers, and all of the sudden I started sneezing, getting really itchy, and my nose was tingling. I've eaten them before, and my mother is worried it's a peanut alergy. Any explanation for this? It happens everytime I eat peanut butter crackers now.

2007-06-25 12:31:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 16 month old son has a bit of a pooh problem.
As soon as he has done a pooh he puts his hand into his nappy which then ends up with him being covered in pooh. nice i know.
I was just wondering wether any other toddler does this.

2007-06-25 12:26:21 · 25 answers · asked by leese 3

timeout is not enough today! my little sister (4) spit out this orange medicine on to our white carpet that she knows shes not allowed to even drink juice on. then she threw a book that was a little bit thicker than an inch at me while i was on the computer. i didn't know what to do so i put her in time out. i had to take her out for her bath and when i did she slapped on the face. what punishment can i do?

2007-06-25 12:20:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that she cannot have shellfish until 2 years, I made tuna noodle casserole tonight and I am wondering if she could have some. My Dr's office is closed. Thanks!

2007-06-25 10:19:56 · 17 answers · asked by lipglossaddiction 3

sometimes in the afternoons my 2 years old son is sleeping more than 1 and half hour,I don't know if I have to wake him up to take him to creche where he can be with other children or not.

2007-06-25 10:12:51 · 26 answers · asked by motherinlove 1

2007-06-25 09:11:44 · 7 answers · asked by Dreamer818 2

We have tried everything. He will not fall asleep until after midnight, and wakes up before 6 am. It is driving me crazy, he is cranky all day because of the lack of sleep. This has been going on for a few months now, and has been getting worse. I am out of ideas.

2007-06-25 08:31:32 · 6 answers · asked by Ayawi 3

My 3 year old son is now (unofficially?) potty trained. He wears regular underwear at home. He stays dry when he's awake.

I'd like for him to be in regular underwear when we go out as well. But I'm so nervous about him having an accident (going peepee) when not at home.

I guess what's making me nervous is what if he pees on a friend's sofa or carpet, or pees in his chair at a restaurant, or in the middle of a store.

Are these kinds of accidents unavoidable? Anything I can do to help reduce the number of potential accidents? I make him use the potty before we leave the house. Any other ideas?

Thanks so much.

mari

2007-06-25 07:00:21 · 12 answers · asked by mari m 5

We have a portable DVD player that lasts a few hours before they get restless. I always bring books, as well. I am looking for some more creative ideas - ones that are not messy, inexpensive, and don't take up a lot of room!

2007-06-25 06:21:13 · 6 answers · asked by K-Mom 1

Every time music comes on she starts dancing be it in the baby seat, in the pen, in her eating chair. She's 2 years old. Me and her mother don't do much dancing unless we're at a get-together. I don't know where she gets it from. She gets crunk to Barney at 7am in the morning. Any of you ever have a child like this and did it continue as they got older? I don't care if it does, i just want to know if it's normal for a toddler this charged up?

2007-06-25 06:20:17 · 8 answers · asked by Guy 3