Toddler & Preschooler - September 2007

The reason I am wanting to know, the other night I put this product called Johnsons bedtime bath in my sons water he's seventeen months old, so I put three capfuls like the product said, and it did create bubbles. The water was lukewarm and so I know it wasn't too hot, but my son jumped up after a couple of minutes of sitting in the water and began to grab his private area. Has anyone had this experience? Could this be something to do with the product as my mom told me I shouldn't use anything with dyes or perfumes and it was fragrant. Help Please! He doesn't have a rash or anything there, but has been irritable ever since although I don't know if it's because of this or his teething.

2007-09-20 05:27:19 · 10 answers · asked by crymeariver 5

2007-09-20 04:38:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am watching her very closly due to the whole West Nile scares around our area; she does not show any symtems of having it. Does anyone have any advice on any home remides that can calm the itching. I have tried the store creams and nothing seems to help. I was thinking there has to be some good old home remeadies out there that work better. Please let me know. Or if you know of a specific cream that will work let me know. I have tried Aveeno along with 3 other itch creams, no luck so far.

2007-09-20 04:18:32 · 20 answers · asked by heather h 2

Before my three year old can move on to preschool, he will be required to write his name. what are some good systems that we can use to teach him to write his name?

2007-09-20 03:55:14 · 12 answers · asked by Zeak_30120 1

My daughter just turned 3 and I have tried alot of different things to get her potty trained. I tried a calander/rewards thing that worked for a couple wks then fizzed out. I tried regular underwear but when she peed in them she didnt care. I tried bare bottom but there where issues with that so we cant do that. Anyone have any other ideas? Plz help

2007-09-20 03:49:51 · 10 answers · asked by intensity92000 2

I have a 15 month old son and he hasnt really started talking yet. He can say 'dada' when his father is around and he says 'ta' for thank-you and he has said 'toast' a few times but that's it.
When did your children start making sentences?

2007-09-20 03:25:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boss's 2 year daughter has mono. Do you think it is wrong for him to bring her to the office, exposing all of us to mono, just so he can check on stuff, while his little one runs around the office talking to everyone (she is cute so it is hard to ignore her). When we said something about it, he acted offended as if there was no reason we should be skittish about her being here in the office with us. Duh . . . there's a reason they are not letting her go to daycare . . .

2007-09-20 03:16:31 · 10 answers · asked by YukiCat 1

For the past 3 weeks I've been trying my son without nappies at night. I've been doing all the usual-no drink after 6 p.m; making him go to the toilet at least twice before he finally goes to sleep for the night. Some nights he manages to stay completely dry,but other nights he's wet. When he had his nappy, he would poo in it every night. He won't poo on the toilet, potty, or even in his pants: only in his nappy. Now that he doesn't have a nappy, he's pooing in his pjs at night (and usually weeing a little then too). No matter how often he sits on the toilet (or potty), he will not poo there. He'll hold it in until we get to day 3, when it inevitably comes out at night, despite our constant visits to the loo. I've tried everything to get him to poo on the toilet, but no joy. The other problem is that he very often sleeps through the wetness/pooing at night - it just doesn't wake him. Should I put him back in nappies or persevere, & if so,for how long? I don't want to go back to nappies

2007-09-20 02:33:54 · 17 answers · asked by trundly 2

My 2.5 year old go into ex-lax yesterday while the babysitter was here. After process of elimination I determined she ate about 6 pieces. Called poison control and they said she might have nausea and vomitting, but deffinently diarrhea. Well she was fine when we put her to bed, then this morning she woke up and in the middle of the night without waking up she has diarrhea all over herself, her bed and in her hair. It was so gross.
question is anyone know how long she will have the diarrhea?

Oh BTW the babysitter was let go, because she was obviously not watching the child, as the child had to get through a child lock that would have taken her a long time to get through. The sitter was on the phone to boyfriend.

2007-09-20 02:14:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

For reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfaW_k6rKQw

Yes it is very funny and we moved the 'targets' to a less accessible place but he now gets a chair to get to them. I usually get him in time.

By the way it is not just soap. Also liquid soap (for washing hands not laundry) and shampoo are favorite.

We tried to distract him by buying 'bath paint' It is body paint for use when bathing. BIG success but it only seemed to encourage him.

Any idea about what we can do to...well ... make him think twice?

2007-09-20 01:49:33 · 4 answers · asked by Puppy Zwolle 7

2007-09-20 01:46:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

To KEEP his diaper on? And pls dont say keep clothes on him.....cus he knows how to take those off also..

2007-09-20 00:39:04 · 6 answers · asked by mizzms 4

What tips do you have for this phase...do you answer all the why's? Or do you ignore them? I answer them at the moment....but it's getting old! Why are you putting butter on the toast?..... Because it makes the toast nicer...... Why? .....Because it does! .....Why?

2007-09-19 20:10:38 · 18 answers · asked by Daisyhill 7

She tends to go to the moms and dads or of other kids (most instances it is the dad)and wants to sit with them, hug them etc? Why does she prefer to go to men instead of playing with kids her age?I get embarrased..please help. (I am married and my husband loves my daughter a lot). What can I do to change her?

2007-09-19 18:11:49 · 23 answers · asked by Techy_Gal 2

We are just about to start my daughter who has Autism on the Gluten/ Casein free diet. Is this a healthy diet? Should we also put our 1 year old son on it as well even if he does not have Autism?

2007-09-19 16:59:01 · 10 answers · asked by mykidsrcuter 3

I seem to cringe at the sight or sound of a toddler, baby, or young child being rewarded or just given choclate to eat. Why are we starting our kids out so young eating badwhen they would be fine without knowing chocolate is at this age.

2007-09-19 16:40:44 · 30 answers · asked by mykidsrcuter 3

I still feel guilty about something that happened last year. My husband was deployed last year and my daughter (18 months at the time) and I got the flu - the real deal. I had a raging fever and was completely delirious. I had to crawl to her and fed her by reaching up into the cupboard and grabbing what I could reach. Looking back she was so ill she should bave been in hospital, but my judgement was completely off. And I could have gone unconscious and no-one would have known she needed help.

So, if you're the sole carer for your children and you get very ill, what options are there when you have no family or friend support? Who should I have called?

2007-09-19 16:01:05 · 14 answers · asked by Janey 6

And which are the best products out there- potties and toilet toppers?

2007-09-19 15:58:15 · 17 answers · asked by Cyber Bullying Is Ugly 2

why or why not?

we had to right a paper for child care class and i was just curios as to what everybodies opinion was.

2007-09-19 15:49:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter will be 4 in about 2 weeks. She did not talk until she was about 2 1/2. She was in Speech Therapy. She was released earlier this summer and had only like a 10% delay at that time, which wasn't a big deal at all since when she started she had a 75% delay! My question though is this.....She stutters a lot, do other 3 1/2 to 4 year olds do this often too because none of my other children did. Her speech therapist is out on maternity leave and is supposed to retest her when she comes back to make sure she isn't falling behind. Thanks!

2007-09-19 15:28:37 · 5 answers · asked by BeThAnY 4

My 13 month old son was doing very well a few months back sleeping through the night. I work early in the morning so getting up every hour on the hour is really hard for me. He just got all his mullers in and I give him teething tablets or some tylenol if his teeth hurt him. But I don't think this is it anymore. He used to wake up and be able to fall back a sleep but now he won't. I am exhausted and he is absolutely off schedule. Any advice?

2007-09-19 14:55:11 · 2 answers · asked by Sadbrowneyes13 4

I own my own daycare business and I have this really sweet 3 year old little girl as a client, she is the youngest of 2. She is treated like a baby, and isn't disciplined at home. I communicate with her mother about her daughter's behavior and she just says, "You need to be nice." I've tried to talk to the 3 year old about her behavior myself, and she just totally doesn't care what I am saying to her or she yells "NO!!" at me. This 3 year old has gone as far to pinch my 7 month old. Just today she grabbed my 4 year old's face!!! Very frustrated and running out of ideas!!!

2007-09-19 14:48:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have him go before bed and limit his fluids within an hour before bedtime. But by morning he peed so much that he leaks. I have tried to wake him up every so often at night before I go to bed, which is often very later. He's not a child you want to wake up. I used to use the night-time pull ups, but after a while he used to pee through them. They just got too expensive. He wears underwear during the day, so don't want to go back to diapers. I have tried good nights too, but he leaked through those too. Unfortnantly, he still has the occassional accident during the day, hes been a real challenge to potty train. Any suggestions that could make this easier and help witht he night tiem problem?

2007-09-19 14:30:13 · 7 answers · asked by CAHOLO 2

I dont have many children around to compare progress and i am really curious. My baby boy is 1 yr. 11 mos. old. He seems really intelligent on alot of things but honestly im not sure if thats average or if he might be behind in other things. A little detail about him:
-He understands almost anything you tell or ask him to do.
-He speaks alot of words like " Mama, Dada, Please, Help, Doggy, Snack, Moon, Home, etc,.." but most are kind of mumbled, we can understand but others not so close to him might not understand right away.
-He does not use sentences. Mostly its 1 word sometimes maybe 2.
-He knows most colors visually but doesnt speak them.
-Has been literally running since 8 mos. and hasnt stopped yet!
-He is great at problem solving, reasoning, etc,.. (Great at putting shapes in right places, opening doors, opening jars/bottles, i cant think what else but sometimes i am amazed.
Please someone let me know where he is at development wise, or show me where to look. Thank you!

2007-09-19 12:44:19 · 12 answers · asked by Liam Rules 1

My 3 year old niece that lives with me, has made a very nice friend, but her friend's mom is very rude. At first she seemed sweet, but then I relized she was very mean. When she dropped her daughter off for a sleepover, it finally dawned on her I'm a single parent (she doesn't know that I'm getting married) and that I have different teaching styles. For instance I let my 20 month old and 3 year old play with Barbies, but her mom thinks they set out a bad example. She called on her child every 20 minutes until I polietly asked her to stop. Her daughter has been to other sleepovers and she had been over my house sevral times and has spent the night before.

Now the mom makes nasty comments about my life and when my niece goes over her house she ignores my daughter. One time I was with them at a play date and she said to her daughter "*Brookie would you like some chocolate chip cookies?" (*=Name has been changed) and her daughter will say sure and then my niece will asks if she can (c)

2007-09-19 11:50:52 · 12 answers · asked by Jasmine 4

we make four bottles of formula a day and she eats them all and has snack puffs for snack, one sip cup of juice and 1 or 2 jars of baby food is this too much formula?

I try to get my husband to feed her two bottles of milk a day and to give her two cups of juice and 2 or 3 jars of baby food and snack puffs for snack. but he can never remember to do it he is too used to giving her a bottle


8 oz bottle of half milk half water

2007-09-19 11:11:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son started @ 2 w/ reg. potty "just like the guys do it"-We didn't push him @ all- He just really wanted to & was in regular underwear by 2 1/2 yrs.old. even to bed staying dry all night- He told us all the time if he had to go for 3 mths. straight. Then we came back from vacation where he'd slept in a pack & play and he did have a few accidents then and a few during the day because he didn't want to stop playing and go-Now the accidents haven't really stopped-We've tried the sticker chart, not making a big deal out of accidents, rewards, etc. He gets mad if I suggest or ask if he needs to go- "NO! I don't have to go!" We even put him in his toddler bed last week so he could hop out if he needed to go during naptime or nighttime. He started preschool yesterday & parents stayed the first day & I asked him if he wanted to go & try the new potty-"NO"-teacher tells me he'll see other kids & will want to go. What good advice can you tell me? Should I call his pediatrician yet?

2007-09-19 10:28:54 · 4 answers · asked by PITA 2

I'm concerned about my two year old son. He had tubes put in his ears back in March and still only says about 4 words. (when he wants to). He's really cranky when people get around him and doesn't like you trying to play along when he's busy with blocks or flipping through a book. He sees a speech therapist once a month and sees another lady (works for the same place) once a week. He's improved somewhat. The speech therapist hasn't asked me to check him for autism. I read that eliminating wheat and dairy with some children improves their delays in speech and other things. Is this true? Can anyone give me a link or information on wheat or dairy (gluten and cessein) free foods? I would like to change his diet to see if this helps any.

2007-09-19 09:48:09 · 6 answers · asked by pixiedustplease 3

The same boy that told him last week that "your mommy is spoiled and so are you". Now my son came home with red marks on his legs and said the same boy hit him 3 times today. Should I say something to the teacher? What do I say?

2007-09-19 09:14:07 · 13 answers · asked by honeybear 5

For kids w/ disabilities?

2007-09-19 09:12:37 · 3 answers · asked by koala_bear_kare 1