Toddler & Preschooler - August 2007

I know Halloween is barely two months away, but I've been recieving multiple costume catologs. I want my two girls (2 months and 19 months) to wear the same theeme of costume. Any ideas? Any suggestion will be appreaciated.

2007-08-29 07:19:56 · 10 answers · asked by Jasmine 4

I have three daughters (ages 1, 2, and 3) and we live in a predominately white community. Lately, my oldest daughter's preschool and dance class peers have been asking, "Why are you so black"? Then they ask me the same thing. I'm so irritated that in the year 2007 parents are still not teaching their children about diversity. I don't know how to respond, partly because I'm annoyed and I don't feel like giving mini-diversity or -religion lessons everywhere we go. Any suggestions?

2007-08-29 07:13:05 · 27 answers · asked by ♥anonymous♥ 3

my daughter is almost 3 years old. i love her to death and she's an angel to me, but she will not stop screaming. she is constantly screaming, whining, and shrieking. anything can cause her to scream. i can be reading her a book, and if she tries to turn the page and the pages stick together, she'll scream. she can by lying on the floor, and if one of the cats walks near her, she'll scream. i can be playing games with her, and she screams the entire time. she'll try to put on her shoes and start screaming. she got a new toy called "lucky ducks" and every time one of the ducks fell over, she'd scream. every time she screams, i calmly say "no screaming", it never works. I've tried putting her in time-outs, it never works. she just constantly screams. has anybody ever experienced this? my nerves are shot here. please help me out, i dont know what to do, or what really works. thanks in advance.

2007-08-29 06:43:17 · 13 answers · asked by superyduperymommy 5

I know they say never to start this but I did it when he was younger and now hes used to it and now that hes about to be off formula I need suggestions on how to get him to go to sleep with out a bottle. He doesnt take a pacifer and I really am not willing to start(my 2 yr old is way to attached to hers ). I dont rock him to sleep or anything like that. He shares his room with his 5 yr old & 2 yr old sister and I have tried just letting him go to bed without a bottle. He screams so much he makes them cry because hes being so loud.
HELP!

2007-08-29 06:34:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

She always has faint, dark circles under her eyes. She is fair skinned like me, and gets plenty of sleep.

2007-08-29 06:29:54 · 8 answers · asked by my4ccoa 3

My little guy knows how to use the potty. I've shown him, and he understands well. He is very intelligent, but also incredibly stubborn. When I tell him he needs to get out of pull-ups, he gives me this list of reasons why he can't do it until 'tomorrow'. I've tried offering him treats to go, and he literally looked at me and said "it's not worth it." I also really want a dog, but so does he, so I told him we would get one as soon as he gets trained. So now he's brushing that off as well. We are at a stand off.

I can't force the child to go, but i've had it with changing diapers. Plus, he needs to be ready for school next year, and i'm all panicked that he still won't be trained.

Any ideas? Has anyone else had a boy who's nearly 5 that's not trained? I'm so afraid this will go on forever!

btw, I discussed this with a dr, he was the one who gave me the treats idea. Other than that he said just to wait until my son 'comes around'. I'd rather not. Please help!

2007-08-29 06:14:43 · 8 answers · asked by Eraserhead 6

Money is running a bit low right now, and we have to move out of our house...we've been living there for 5 years, and my 4 yr old has never lived anywhere else. Will she be excited to be moving into an apartment, or will she be sad to leave her home? In short, what should I expect?

Thanks ahead of time for your answers.

2007-08-29 06:08:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its my sons birthday today, and he has a party tonight at 6. I was originally supposed to work today, but they told me this morning i could go home since its his bday. So were trying to have a special day today...we went to the park, went to the nature center, and stopped by the library. Now he's eating lunch and we need something to do after lunch. We just bought a house, so money is tight, so id prefer it was something free or close to it. Any ideas?

2007-08-29 05:59:07 · 12 answers · asked by Jessica 3

5 year old is picky. Eats fruit and veg, but not meat (usually) Please help! I'm a new WAHM (work at home mom) and am at a loss as to what to feed them everyday.

2007-08-29 05:48:41 · 14 answers · asked by indulgenttreasures 1

My daughter is near the age when teeth start to fall out. When I was younger and my teeth fell out I used to put it under my pillow and the tooth fairy (my parents) would leave me money and take the tooth. Im trying to decide if I should do this with my own daughter.
Any views???

2007-08-29 05:46:32 · 45 answers · asked by missy me 5

He's eating everything and there aren't any dietary restrictions. I am just not a very confident cook, and would like to jot down some great ideas as what to feed him, so if I get stuck, I have a lot to reference. Even if it's something basic, please share!

2007-08-29 05:10:43 · 11 answers · asked by clizzy 3

A couple weeks ago, my daughter got real sick. She is teething and she's getting 4 teeth at once, so she was running a fever and completely miserable. Before this she was sleeping wonderfully! She would go to sleep at 8pm and sleep until 7:00-7:30am. While she was sick and wake up in the night we would go get her because she was sick. Ever since then she gets up 3-4 times a night. Sometimes she is completely inconsolable. Other times she just lays her head down and I rock her back to sleep. We've tried to do the Ferber method by letting her cry it out, but I just can't do that. I feel like there is something wrong and just letting her cry would make it worse. The most i let her cry is 1/2 hour. Someone told me to put a small bottle of water in her crib so that when she wakes up she sees it and might be able to put herself back down.

Anyone know why she is doing this??

2007-08-29 04:23:22 · 10 answers · asked by MetalGurl 2

every Sat my Mil watches my daughter while i am working. I have asked her over again to not give her her soother unless going to bed..not give her all of the icecream etc etc...my Husband is no help at alland i am at my wits end what do i do

2007-08-29 03:22:40 · 12 answers · asked by rhayninglillies 2

2007-08-29 02:39:51 · 2 answers · asked by STACEY B 1

My almost 3 year old twin boys began potty training yesterday. I ended up spending way too much money on a very large amount of old fashioned cotton training pants with the thick crotch. Those things are way too expensive, but I knew I would need alot to make it thru a day. So far they are doing very well, better than I even expected. My question is: Is it ok to have them peeing sitting down? That's just how we got the first time to happen and they have kept on with it. I do have have 4 boys total (two teens with these 2 toddlers) and a husband, but I am the one home with them during the day, so they only see an occasional man standing up to pee. I am very thankfull they are peeing in the toilet, but will I be able to later get them to do it standing and I guess their Dad would be the one who actually would want them peeing the more manlier way!

2007-08-29 02:10:08 · 13 answers · asked by Sheila 6

he's almost 20 months, took a while but he did it for the first time on his own last night... this morning, it seemed like he completely forgot all about it.... does this usually happen..?? he wanted to crawl again...

2007-08-29 01:50:03 · 17 answers · asked by colombiana82 1

My 3 yr old daughter will fall asleep in her bed, but then in the night she comes to my room and crawls in bed with me. Any advice on how to get her to stay in her own bed all night?

2007-08-29 01:28:33 · 11 answers · asked by calsynn1974 1

next immunization shots!!! I do believe the last ones were when she was 18 months and she did have those...is it 24 months after that and then 4 yrs? Help! I'm expecting #2 and have gone scatter brained! hA HA tHANKS

2007-08-29 00:30:48 · 9 answers · asked by LosersSuck 3

My son is two and is moving rooms in the nursery he attends. In actual fact he's moving buildings (only across the road) as the 0-2 year olds are in a different building to the 2-5 year olds. I would like to give a present to all the staff in the 0-2 year old place as they've been great but rather than give individual presents, I would like to give a present which they will appreciate as a group. Any ideas?

2007-08-28 20:56:46 · 21 answers · asked by NCC 1

How do I stop the madness? Since he's been waking up that early he is clearly tired all day long and has started taking earlier naps that are longer.

If he doesn't have a nap he falls over and goes to sleep on the floor by 3:00pm..not to mention completely melts down.

Bed time is 8:00pm, wierd thing is if I make him go to bed later (9:00pm) or take away his naps it doesn't seem to make a difference, he still wakes up before the sun at 5:00am and insists on going downstairs to play.

Anyone with experience with this? Please help!

2007-08-28 20:55:37 · 7 answers · asked by Kristy K 4

Ok my son will be 4 in a few months and he doesnt want anything to do with the potty i try to sit him on it every hour and he will sit for as long as im in there with him but doesnt do anything and as soon as i put a diaper on him he goes pee. Does anyone have any good advice on how to get him interested in it? i know the fruit loops thing but he doesnt care about that? and i know they let u know when they r ready but wow diapers r gettin expensive and little advice will help thank u....

2007-08-28 16:16:18 · 15 answers · asked by Mandi 3

My four year old son often throws horrible tantrums over the smallest things. About 90% of the time it's when he is told "no". We punish him by putting him in his room and not letting him come out until he has calmed down. But it seems like we have to do this all the time and for extended amounts of time. His doctor said its the time honored way of disipline. He also has a lot of developmental delays. He doesn't have the language skills of a 4 year old. It's more like the level of a 2 year old. Does anyone else have a child who has problems like this?

2007-08-28 16:00:41 · 6 answers · asked by shadowboxer78 2

Why?

2007-08-28 15:38:49 · 10 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

HELP!!! My 18 month old absolutely hates his crib. We beleive he has a fear of it because for the past 2 months, he screams and screams until he vomits everytime we put him in there. There is no crying it out with this child....trust me we have tried. So, my husband and I have been taking turns sleeping on the sofa with him. On top of that, he doesn't sleep thru the night. he is up between 1:30-2:30am everyn night. We are going out of our minds. HELP!!!!! Thanks

2007-08-28 15:30:04 · 15 answers · asked by Jamie R 1

if you do , then how many

2007-08-28 13:54:08 · 46 answers · asked by Fayeshun B 2

im babysitting my neighbors grandkids tomorrow in the afternoon then friday and saturday ALL day the kids are
Gaby:2
and Christine:3
Gabys a girl and Christines a boy what should i do to entertain them

2007-08-28 12:31:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's my cousin's second birthday coming up soon and she's my pride and joy my favorite cousin...last year i made her a scrapbook...what should i do this year? any clever ideas? no matter WHAT list them ...PLEASE! i'm brain dead...well not litterely but...

2007-08-28 12:23:32 · 9 answers · asked by BigSunglasses 2

how old do you have to be beacause my neibor said she would et me into a coarse to baby sit and then i could baby sit her kids but how old do you have to be leagully

2007-08-28 11:47:33 · 11 answers · asked by hey1 2

2007-08-28 11:45:38 · 13 answers · asked by Swaygirl27 4

my 2 year old has decided she dont want a nappy in bed i do use cloth nappies mostly. she has ripped them off and the same with disposables i put them bak on and then she takes them off again how can i let her keep them off as she isnt totally toilet trained so will wet the bed
any advice appreciated?

2007-08-28 11:16:23 · 10 answers · asked by wifeofrachid 2