Toddler & Preschooler - July 2007

2007-07-24 11:45:06 · 12 answers · asked by futurenurse 2

2007-07-24 11:25:09 · 11 answers · asked by me 1

Me and my mum were talking about immigrant rights, and my stepdad is black, and my mum was saying that my stepdad is more English than she is (she's white and English, see). Then my six-year-old little brother piped up and said "Is Dad more Englisher than me?" I thought it was really cute. Has any of your kids/little siblings ever said something adorable like that?

2007-07-24 10:00:26 · 61 answers · asked by Poppy 4

What things can I do with my two year old. I am 37 weeks pregnant and really can't leave the house. I need ideas of thing to do. I just feel really bad just letting her sit around the house. Coloring and Play Dough only last for about ten minuets. It is really to hot to go outside for longer than a few minuets. We sing songs and I try to get her to "dance" but what else can we do. I need help I really don't know what else to do with her. I feel really bad because I had to pull her from the daycare center that she was going to because of money. Please please help!!!!!!

2007-07-24 09:52:04 · 9 answers · asked by Mrs Florek 3

I only need it because he can get out of control in a parking lot. I have another son who is only 4 so when I have both of them it makes it hard to keep a hold of my 5 and 4 year old in a parking lot if we have to walk a very long ways. He's almost gotten hit by several cars who back out of spaces without looking... and I would talk to him about it but he doesnt speak so it makes things more difficult.

Do you think I would be able to get a plate for my car and if so how do I go about obtaining one??

And yes he has officially be diagnosed with Autism.

2007-07-24 09:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Indiana Raven 6

I babysit my one year old neice during the day. She will not take naps for anything. The only way her mom got her to sleep was with a bottle after she was so tired she couldn't do anything but lay there and cry. Now she is weined from the bottle and that doesn't work. She gets so tired that she just crys and screams and crys. Her mom told me I could lay her in her bed and let her cry it out. But that doesn't seem to be working. She will cry for a hour and then cry for 10 minutes and stop for 2 and so on for another 2 hours until I finally get her to eat. On the occasion when she does fall asleep it's not for more than 30 minutes and wakes up just as tired as when she went to sleep. I have a 5 month old that needs taking care of too and I can't take of both of them with her crying so much out of tiredness. If I spend an hour trying to get her to sleep and then leave her laying right next to me she will sleep. But she wakes up if I move her anywhere or if I get up. Please help!

2007-07-24 09:35:44 · 13 answers · asked by girlio 2

5 & 6 year plds both been doing loop the loop all day, they have been out to the park to run some energy off and played outside all day.
Trouble is its 9.30 pm and they are still driving me made no sign of any sleep in them.

2007-07-24 09:26:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am wondering how much of it is being 2 and if any of it I need to have some real concerns about. I need to start off w/ the fact that he is a very happy boy, loves to play, snuggle, laugh, etc., but at times he is very sensitive to loud noises, he also gets very angry. If he doesn't like something thats going on, he will slap or bite people(only those he is very close to, i.e. mom, dad, grandma). He gets very scared alot. He can be playing and will run to me as fast as he can go, as if he just saw a ghost. He bites his nails all of the time. He, especially at nap time, will wake up scared talking about the man in his room, like he had a bad dream. He also doesn't like it if there is alot of laughter, he will yell out "it is not funny" repeatedly. Please help.

2007-07-24 09:10:54 · 9 answers · asked by michelle a 1

2007-07-24 09:10:37 · 18 answers · asked by Mickey M 2

How old was your child/children when they started kindergarten? I have registered my twins to start kindergarten next month. They will turn 5 years old on July 31. I have decided that maybe they should wait until next school year to start. If they start next year they will have just turned 6. Just getting come input! I made this decision based on how ready I think they are.

2007-07-24 08:28:52 · 13 answers · asked by stazia81 2

Just curious:)

2007-07-24 08:14:42 · 13 answers · asked by Proud mother! 6

I'm leaning 90% towards that jab but I am also scared she might get a bad reaction and die or whatever and it would be my fault.
We live close to Orlando where a lot of tourists are running around. And you never know who could have something when you're taking your little one to the malls there..
How common are measles?

Please help!!!!!!!!

2007-07-24 08:02:48 · 9 answers · asked by Pie 3

my daughter waits untill no ones watching, then she goes in the fridge and takes a bite out of every apple. she knows how to open the crisper and ive tryed the snap belt that they sell at target, they loose their stick after a couple of weeks. please help me childproof my fridge. Its a waste of money to be throwing away food all the time. she also does this with lunch meat. and hot dogs, and cheese

2007-07-24 07:33:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

is its worry

2007-07-24 07:10:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 2 1/2 yr old daughter has it down at home and even will say she has to go when we are out but when she does nothing happens. How can I encourage her to use the potty successfully when we are out? I don't want to not use diapers at all. When we are at home she wears panties. I know it is the diaper that is keeping her from saying she has to go. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!

2007-07-24 06:32:42 · 4 answers · asked by handvict81 3

She immediately detects it in anything I've mixed it into, and won't touch it, I have to wrap her in a towel and hold her nose to get the medicine in her mouth, then must leave the spoon in her mouth until she swallows, or she spits it out! I can only hold her for so long before she is free, and it breaks my heart to hold her down crying and choking, forcing it in.
Any ideas would be so appreciated!
Thanks!

2007-07-24 06:18:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 06:14:57 · 18 answers · asked by missy 2

I have a 3 year old girl that refuses to potty train. I have tried everything conciveble. She'll have a good day when she will go potty everytime on the potty and then the next day she'll refuse. Everyone keeps saying when she's ready she'll do it. PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE ME SOME HOPE!!!! I am frustrated!!!!!

2007-07-24 05:58:01 · 10 answers · asked by Kerri 1

I've tried giving treats for # 1 and # 2, I've created a potty time song and I've tried to make him feel embarrased by saying, "Peuwwww, man you are stinky" and "Poop is gross!!"

Nothing. Any suggestions?

2007-07-24 05:57:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a daughter who is nearly 3 , she is mad about her dummie . i try not to give it her unless she is tierd or upset but she just cries for it all day and get really upset. what should i do. i want it gone before she is 3 and that is in 2 months

2007-07-24 05:40:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know much about ADHD yet i have to do my research on it. Just this morning i took him to the library for some fun and out of all the 15 kids there he was the ONLY one not paying attention and running around, trying to get out the door, etc etc. this is not the first time its everytime i take him to a fun group. He is just off doing his own thing. I'm in tears right now because it just gets so tiring having to chase him constantly and i don't want to stop taking him but for the first time i even had a mom give me a dirty look today. I just picked him up and left.

2007-07-24 05:02:22 · 12 answers · asked by Lisa C. 1

Sometimes I wish I would have had them a little closer together so they would atleast be in the same school at the same time. They way our shcools are set up is headstart, elementary, jr high, and high school are all in different buildings in different areas of our city. My kids will not be in the same building at the same time ever. It scares me that they will be all alone in school. Do you think that matters?

2007-07-24 04:18:20 · 16 answers · asked by honeybear 5

This is one of the 3 foods my 18 month old son will eat. I am not a fan of tuna helper and I did a search for recipes but most seem too exotic for a small child or involve gobs of time I dont have. (PS. he will not eat macaroni and cheese so mixing in a can of tuna with mac and cheese isnt an option)

2007-07-24 04:16:19 · 14 answers · asked by bcky_huber 2

She woke up this morning coughing, the coughing wasn't really harsh but she was gagging and would almost throw up. It kind of seemed as though she was congested, but nothing came up when she coughed, and her voice was scratchy. Is this something I should be concerned about or is this just maybe a cold coming on?

2007-07-24 03:50:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i wanted to know how to become a fully registered child minder that works from home.

What do I have to do and how easy is it to do it?

Thanks for your help!

2007-07-24 03:33:11 · 4 answers · asked by Kate 2

2007-07-24 03:14:49 · 6 answers · asked by badboysmovensilence 1

How do I get my 2 year old daughter to see in her on bed. help please

2007-07-24 02:22:00 · 7 answers · asked by tabbo17 3

I do daycare and I watch a little boy who's a year and 4 months old. The boy is really underdeveloped and I'm kind of worried. I know all kids develop at different rates and all that but this boy just started walking and is still really bow legged and awkward, he doesn't talk at all communicatively, just repeats the same things over and over that don't have any importance, like "oh god, oh god". he most often doesn't respond when his name is called and never ever follows any instructions no matter how many times he's reminded. Also, he will hardly ever play with toys, he just wants to play with the tv, which he doesn't take his eyes off of. The way he looks is even kind of weird, he's super skinny but has a really big head-- like it's hard to get shirts over them. I've been reading online and a lot of his actions fit with things associated with autism. I just don't know how to tell his mom about it because she's a single mom and he's the apple of her eye. help!

2007-07-24 02:09:38 · 11 answers · asked by colby6187 2

i have a freind who has a 3 and a half year old boy who is always running around naked, i told her many times that i feel this is inappropriatte exspeciallly since he has a seven year ols sister!!!! she says he is a baby i feel that he is not he is alaways running the streets in a diaper or in there yard naked am i wrong??? to feel this way i hate to go to her house and i am tired on telling her how to treat her grandkids as her son who is the father has a disability and does not disipline them..

2007-07-24 00:18:40 · 9 answers · asked by tristy 2

Hello! I have a question. I am 18 years old and for the past two months, I babysit once a week for a family with two children. One is two, the other is four. I am there 9-5, so I don't need to put them to sleep at night, but I make them breakfast and lunch, put one down for a nap, and basically keep them busy all day. Is 5 dollars an hour enough? I feel that the children require a lot of supervision, as it is a hassle to get them to clean up after themselves, and they frequently argue with each other. Anyone with prior experience in this?
Thank you!

2007-07-23 17:37:28 · 14 answers · asked by k888 2