Toddler & Preschooler - July 2007

My son turned 5 in May, and he has 2 brothers, just turned 3 and 2. We have the bunk beds being used as twin beds, but actually we have them pushed together and make one big bed for all the boys to sleep in (they love it). My husband is eager to set up the bunk beds as bunk beds and add a third twin bed in their room, which would make much more room for them. I know that my 5 year old is probably ready for the top bunk (he would use it), but I'm not sure about the other boys and if they would try to get on the top bunk, etc., because I'm sure they would try at some point (we are in a 2 story house, the bedrooms on the top floor, so not up there except bedtime). I do know from research that they say 6 years old for the top bunk. I'm on the fence with this, since they like the one big bed they are currently in (especially 2 yr old who likes to snuggle with 5 yr old), but on the other hand, it would make more room in their room, and they are getting bigger by the minute! Any advice?

2007-07-13 19:52:19 · 10 answers · asked by Michelle 3

I left my 3 year olds daycare for a new place this week (we tried the new one out last week during a vacation week and it was a success, a home based preschool and daycare by a couple) abruptly after giving unexpected notice on monday morning that it was time for preschool as she had been given so many sudden bad reviews the last 3 months (there were babies added to the mix that my daughter was said to not like - etc. and that she was controlling and "her entire personality changed", at 3) that after swim lessons bombed with crying (and no explaination) we decided to cancel out, not conflict with the other kids swim lessons and go to the new place without notice that. We were nice, thankful, gracious and friendly and still, this woman who held my baby was so disconnected from us, and my daughter that I can not understand and am very very affected and sad and I am not sure why or if this is normal. We went back with flowers and a gift tonight and was met with more disconnect.

2007-07-13 19:01:16 · 6 answers · asked by Helen Ready 2

My daughter was born with both parents living in seperate housing. Trouble getting both of us to keep a similar routine, for example, bed time. Recently came to an agreement that he still "babies" her and is not strict at bed time, esp. since we moved her out of the crib and that's not going well. How do we get her to want to go to her own bed each night, though she has two seperate bedrooms and be comfortable doing so? Currently she will only fall asleep in our bed(s) or in the living room.

2007-07-13 17:41:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im buying a twin bed this week mattress, boxspring and a wooden frame but im not so sure i can fit it in my ford explorer...anyone know?

2007-07-13 17:15:53 · 2 answers · asked by Tricia G 2

I am finally taking everyone including my doctors advice on putting a baby gate up in her doorway and letting her cry herself to sleep. She is 2 1/2. But she still stays up until 2 AM like before... she just screams the whole time. It has been 3 nights now. Will she eventually stop and just accept the fact that bedtime is at 9? I am doing a routine with her. And I am stopping long naps. I feel so terrible but I cant keep giving in to her. She throws bad fits in her room.
What time should I wake her up in the morning? Is 9 too late?

2007-07-13 16:18:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

we mostly only let her have diet sprite or caffeine free diet coke. its only if we are out at a restaurant or somthing. to many calories and sugar in the reg. pop.
she is 4
thanks

2007-07-13 16:17:24 · 25 answers · asked by Chads Wife 4

I need to establish a good bedtime routine for my 2 year old daughter, as we have a new baby coming in a couple of weeks. What types of things do you do with your little one other than bath and books?

2007-07-13 15:54:03 · 13 answers · asked by Danielle M 2

When its just me and her she good and listens to me. but as soon as her dad or someone else comes in the house she thinks that she doesnt have to listen to me and starts running, jumping, and yelling in the house. and she has to constantly be told to stop. Also if she stays the night at someone elses house they always tell me that she is sooo good. but as soon as i walk in the door to pick her up then she starts to misbehave again. So is just me or what can i do to? please help.

2007-07-13 14:03:28 · 12 answers · asked by Mexicangrl 2

My 15 year old daughter coooked some Gordon's fish sticks for my two year old son, she fed it to him but does not rememeber the exact cooking time, she says the package said 14 -16mins. and she is guessing it was about 14. The baby ate a bunch should I be extremly concerned or will he be ok?

2007-07-13 13:21:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a 17 month old son. He has been on a very consistant schedule since about 4 months of age. He dropped his morning nap around the time of his first birthday but has continued to take his afternoon nap every day after lunch (11:30). He goes to be each night by 8pm and has a very established "bed time ritual" that we use before naps and bed. (story, song etc)

We are very careful about the types of food and beverages he consumes, we don't do juice or any other high-sugar foods.

Nothing has changed in our lives/eating habits and he isn't cutting any teeth (he has them all already) and yet suddenly, he will no longer take his naps! I continue to lay him in his crib at the same time every day, but he just sits in there and happily talks to the walls! I have been leaving him in his crib for an hour and a half each afternoon but he just won't sleep!

It isn't making him cranky and it isn't affecting his bedtime, but it just seems to early to be giving up the nap!

Advice??

2007-07-13 09:03:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What can I do? He says no to everything and it is driving me and my girlfriend crazy. He says it about 50 times every ten minutes, and when we aren't in the room he screams it so he can be sure we can hear him. Is there anything I can do myself? to make him stop?

2007-07-13 08:50:34 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-13 08:45:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-13 08:23:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriends younger brother is almost 4 and he still isn't potty trained and he has no interest in learning either it's almost like he enjoys wearing a diaper? it's not just that though his father (my bf's step-dad) Let's him drink so much coke and eat so much candy that his teeth are all rotting out and had to have them pulled, he has no bed time, he stays up till 11 at night, he doesn't speak well and he has no desire at all to learn anything. Im worried that his father is ruining him, i truly feel like he is an unfit parent. Is there anything that i can do or say or do you think that it is completly not my place i love this little boy like my own brother i just think that it's a little weird that hes so far behind. Is there anything i can do or do i just have to let it be?!

2007-07-13 07:10:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son just turned 2.5 and I think he maybe ready for potty training this weekend we are going to put him into a toddler bed and then in 2 weeks we want to start potty training. My questions are how do i get him to tell me he wants to go on the potty? (If I put him on the potty he usually will go but he won't tell me before hand). I thought I could put underwear on him and put him on like every 1/2 hour or so and maybe he will eventally tell me he has to go before. But now when I put him on the potty he makes me get out of the bathroom for "privacy" then I don't know if he goes or not because will tell me he did but then like 2 minutes later he will pee. I tried using the potty with the catch cup thing but he doesn't like it anymore and wants to sit on the big potty with nothing on it. I'm going to get videos and books and everything I can think and really focus on training him in 2 weeks do I could use any ideas or thoughts. Thanks in advance!!!

2007-07-13 06:43:23 · 7 answers · asked by Mr.Cool 2

i think that my sperm donar is to strict on the kids and he yells at our 8 mth old to get her to be quiet and gets mad at me for getting mad at him, he think is an expert with kids,

2007-07-13 05:36:14 · 27 answers · asked by betrayed 1

I have recently purchased Safety 1st knob covers for our gas stove, but after 1 month our 15 month old has already figured them out.

Did any one else have this problem? Is there another brand that someone would recommend? Please help even though he is not on his own a lot, I would hate to have him get a burn. Thanks.

2007-07-13 05:27:36 · 5 answers · asked by bluefroggy 5

2007-07-13 05:17:24 · 6 answers · asked by me 1

I dont' want to be mean to my son and his father says that i have to control him or he's just going to walk all over me. I understand what he means but I only get so my time with him his father stays at home with him and i work 2 jobs so i don't get to see him very much and i don't want to spend the hole time yelling and punshing him. He listens fine outside and in the store but when it come to being in the house he just does what he wants to do no matter what i say or do. Please help

2007-07-13 04:23:21 · 11 answers · asked by mama bear 2

My son is 2 ½ and I have been potty training him for the last few weeks, I have no complaints at home he goes on his own (except #2 but we will work on that later)! But for some reason at school he will not tell the teachers when he has to go to the bathroom he has at least 2 accidents a day which is not a problem for me because I don’t have to clean it up. I am just trying to find a helpful way that will get him to tell the teacher when he has to go, if the teachers just take him he goes but he won’t just go in his own. He goes to a good daycare it’s located in the federal building and I dont think that they would just hire anybody.

2007-07-13 04:20:25 · 4 answers · asked by No. 2 Due 12/31/2008 4

my daughter b-day is in 4 weeks...

2007-07-13 03:32:11 · 9 answers · asked by AndBabymakes4 3

i m really sad and hurt by a student today, a very rude and bad-behaved student...he scold me in front of all the student "better shut up cause i remain silence to gv u face"

2007-07-13 02:47:52 · 17 answers · asked by nyny 1

I have to work and I live in gaithersburg,md and I'm not happy where my son is going now..there is no life in the classes and the teacher don't even greet the kids in the morning the kids spend most of the day inside playing with legos when I'm paying 240.00$ a week and if you want them to go to the pool for a hour its 100$ more. they go outside for a half a hour everyday and thats it most of the day they play to them selfs .and I need a camp so I can work..would u take your kid out if he was not having fun..do you know whereI can find a better camp??.this is my kid and I'm feeling like a bad mom it's summer he should be having so much fun.it's from 8am-6pm and he's always mad and he has started wetting on his self at school and never has done this ever at preschool or home..

2007-07-13 02:14:54 · 5 answers · asked by ladytee 4

i told him only boys have willys,and havnt got a clue of wat to tell him girls have got!!! i need serious answers! i know he is only 4 but i dont want to keep things from him and want to be as honest as i can!
thanx

2007-07-12 20:14:12 · 17 answers · asked by mamof14now 2

2007-07-12 18:00:59 · 12 answers · asked by Jenny D 1

2007-07-12 17:50:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 5 year old girl is very intelligent for her age and so I just don't understand these whining and tantrum episodes she goes into. Most of them seem to just boil down to a power struggle. Like just a few minutes ago she decided she wanted an egg and toast to eat before bed and so I fixed it and cut her toast into strips like I usually do. She took one look at the plate and instantly started whining "I wanted the toast to be cut like a circle!" I told her I was sorry, but that it was already cut and next time I would do a circle. She went into an all out tantrum screaming and crying that she wanted a circle and not strips. The other night it was over chicken for dinner.

What is the best method to deal with this? Her father and I separated and we moved out a couple months back. I realise this can be a factor but I refuse to cut her slack because of it. Her cousin was cut slack and allowed to act up when her parents divorced and she is a dang brat because of it.

Help!

2007-07-12 16:25:41 · 13 answers · asked by constantdreamer82 1

My 3 year old twins are invited to a birthday party. They have gone to other birthday parties and I have always just gotten one gift for the birthday child. But a friend of mine told me that they should each give a gift as they are 2 seperate kids invited to the party. I was just wondering what is right if I should continue just with one gift or have each of my girls give a seperate gift??

2007-07-12 15:05:50 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle 6

My little brother is doing a project in school and he has to get peoples opiniions for this graph. What is your favorite fflavor of ice cream out of these...
chocolate
vanilla
strawberry
mint
choc. chip
mint choc. chip
choc. swirl
fudge ripple
cookies & cream
rocky road
cookie dough

Thanks

2007-07-12 14:08:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay this is really very odd, my 3yr old neice is Always trying to smell places where people have sat, look under the backs of girls skirts , ask people if they "did poopie", or walk up to people from behind and poke or point at their buttcheeks while laughing hysterically!
This is really WEIRD! Her mom (my sister) is embarrassed and will actually just walk away when she does this, or say "I don't want to see that". I just want to smack her hands when she does these weird things! What should I do? is this normal, Ive never had kids so I dont know what to do!

2007-07-12 13:12:27 · 6 answers · asked by wwe fan raw and smackdown 2