Toddler & Preschooler - September 2007

My 2-year-old's daycare gives treats every day when the kids leave. When my daughter was old enough, they started giving her a treat as well. At first, it was cute because she was so excited about it. It has steadily gotten a little ridiculous. When I go pick her up, she runs to the treat bowel and says, "treat! I want treat!" She's not a brat about it, but she wants one just like everyone else gets one. Sometimes their treats are not age appropriate for her (gum, hard candy, etc) and it is up to me to tell her no and take her out to the car where sometimes she cries, but most of the time she puts her head on my shoulder and gets really sad, like she can't understand what she did wrong. I also don't want her to be spoiled and expect a treat every day. I think a treat is a TREAT, something you get every now and then. How do I convey this to my child, and how do I determine what days she gets them? If i left it up to her daycare she'd get a treat every day. They can't say no.

2007-09-06 03:16:09 · 14 answers · asked by Katie G 6

"seeing" a black man standing in the hall way, (at three, he doesn't have an understanding of race yet) and also complains that "Duddy the fox" who is yellow and has big teeth keeps coming in his room scaring him. Duddy the fox is not a cartoon character he has come in contact with. He is terrified when he he sees these things. She is convinced he is really seeing something. Any ideas?

2007-09-06 02:44:14 · 10 answers · asked by van 2

Hi. I have a 2 year old who I am currentlyTRYING to start weaning from breastfeeding. This baby still nurses alot...I work full time, so as soon as I get home, she's ready to nurse, and pretty much nurses the entire rest of the evening, including at night time. We co-sleep, and have done so since she was born. It has been such a great experience for us as a family to nurse/co-sleep but at 2, I really believe she is ready to go on her own.
The problem is, she is an extremely light sleeper. I mean, this little girl will feel me moving to get up and go to the bathroom, and she starts crying for me. Anything..if I move her down in the bed a little, she wakes and wants to nurse. If I am sleeping and she isn't touching my arm/shirt, she wakes. I don't know what to do! It's been 2 long years that I've longed for a long, good night sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to start this weaning process without having completely sleepless nights?!

2007-09-06 00:38:40 · 13 answers · asked by Grrrlnextdoor 2

For the past few months, I noticed that my son always went home late. I would usually wake up in the middle of the night to check on him, only to find out that he was not on his bed yet. Before I'd go to the office, I'd also go to his room to say goodbye but he would still be asleep. Since I was frequently busy, I hardly find time to talk to him. Just recently, I've learned that he is has become addicted to alcohol. My son is just 16 years old, I need to bring him to the rehab.

2007-09-06 00:34:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

At the time it drove me crazy that I could hardly put her down without her crying, now I hardly ever get to hold her as she's off and running... When I see mothers with newborns I get all broody and want to hold that little warm beanbag of a baby again!! I don't really know whether I'd want to go back to those difficult days, but I wish I could've captured the smell and feel of her tiny body in the early weeks and months.

2007-09-06 00:33:13 · 21 answers · asked by Skidoo 7

charts, candy I am needing ideas

2007-09-06 00:29:31 · 10 answers · asked by Wendy 2

Ok... mine would have to be when :
I was in the Dollar Store one day, I had a tube top thingy on.. and my three year old was wanting this toy we just passed and "trying to get my attention" yank my top down in front of 3 men,,,,
I laughed so hard I cried...

Now share yours

2007-09-05 18:10:48 · 8 answers · asked by stacie m 4

My neighbour and I went to friends house today. She only just moved into it and has got a lot of new furniture. We all have toddlers and my neighbour asked her if she can give her child some food, the friend said yes but don't let any get on the rug (new floor rug). I saw my neighbours eyes flash and then she went very quiet, I could tell she was pissed off and she left shortly after, I stayed because I would have felt really rude to just leave this girl after 15 minutes of visiting. Now my neighbour is calling me and telling me how annoyed she is about our friend not letting the kids run around eating and I don't know what to say because I think its her house and if she doesnt want crumbs on her rug she has every right to say that. I don't want to be involved in this silly argument at all but I live 2 houses from my neighbour and I know I will be! What can I say to be completely neutral?

2007-09-05 17:54:52 · 15 answers · asked by SmEllY! 6

Mine is...
My is, one night we were in Wal-Mart and My 3 1/2 year old said " She is Fat" The woman tirned around and looked at me with an ugly face.. and my daughter said " Shes mean too Mama."

OMG I wanted to melt into the floor....
What is yours?

2007-09-05 16:48:31 · 13 answers · asked by stacie m 4

well i kinda know why but why? when he gets mad he puts his fingers down his throat and hes only two! or when he has a tantrum he'll puke for no reason at all werid huh is that normal?

2007-09-05 15:17:22 · 6 answers · asked by Matt F 1

My daughter has been tripping and walking into walls since she has been walking. She is 3 1/2 and nothings changing. She walks into stuff ALL the time!
Soon we are moving to a town house with stairs!! Im a little worried.
Is there a condition for this and does anyone have ideas for setting rules on her being on the stairs?

2007-09-05 14:50:17 · 15 answers · asked by *Sugar Bug* 2

2007-09-05 14:35:30 · 16 answers · asked by blank 4

while on an outting with her children.I was just curious what other people thought about breastfeeding a child of this age. The mother was at the zoo and was not very discreet in her breastfeeding and she did get some peculiar looks. I have heard of breastfeeding until about age 2. I do not understand why it would be continued until the age of 6.Is there any benefit to the child? Do children find it difficult to be "weaned" after such an age? I am not trying to be ignorant or judgemental I just don't understand the need to nurse that long.All input will be appreciated.

2007-09-05 14:01:27 · 16 answers · asked by gussie 7

My son is 5 and very bright. He was speaking very early and is reading way ahead of schedule. His pronunciation of certain letters, especially "R," has been a little funny and he seems to speak rather slowly, but I figured these things would improve with time.

Anyway, he's a bit of a klutz, always tripping over nothing and falling off the kitchen stools. He tries to ham it up, usually by going into a dramatic roll. Today, though, we were walking home from school and stopped to look at something and By God, he stepped off the curb with a speeding semi coming. I grabbed him by the collar to pull him back as the truck honked and sped by.

He claims he fell. I thought he just wasn't paying attention. But all these things are starting to make me wonder if maybe he's got equilibrium issues and that maybe it's affected his ears. How do I test for this?

Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!

2007-09-05 12:10:13 · 6 answers · asked by mamarat 6

my 18 month old son is always hitting, pushing, kicking, pulling her hair, and bitting her. He is not mean to anyone else.

2007-09-05 11:56:09 · 7 answers · asked by Heather M 4

She can't sleep and is continue scared that she will die,she is 8 years old!!please help a desperate mother

2007-09-05 10:50:35 · 7 answers · asked by anneloes 1

or can he just be on cows milk? he is currently on cow and gate next steps, but we have tried him for a week or so just on cows milk and he loves it just as much as his formula,he just gets a bit hungrier, so i was thinking,give him some fruit to snack on instead. would that be okay or does he still need his formula? answers from uk parents only please

2007-09-05 10:43:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just looked at a question where someone asked if it is harmful to feed their baby 2% milk. I know you're supposed to give baby formula for the 1st 12 months of their lives, but my kid has been eating solids since she was 6 months old. Every day, morning noon and night. She eats table foods now, practically off all baby food now. I decided to take her off formula since she is taking so good to all foods now. I feed her a very balanced diet every day. I make sure she has her fruits, veggies, dairy, meats, everything every day. She loves her Whole milk. Is that bad that I took her off of formula before 12 months. She's been soley on Whole milk now for about a month. She will be 1 on 10/15/07. She seems so happy, content, and VERY healthy. I know she is gaining weight and she is just so cute and happy. I know everything is o.k. with her health wise, but why is that bad for a baby to give 2% mile before they are 1, even if they are taking well to table foods?

2007-09-05 10:40:04 · 15 answers · asked by Brooke's Mommy 3

my 4 year old is infatuated with poop, he will try to eat his poop, he smears all over himself, the walls, everywhere. when he goes outside he tries to eat the dogs poop! we are at wits end, any ideas?

2007-09-05 09:33:39 · 21 answers · asked by rick w 1

2007-09-05 08:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by mari m 5

My 2 y/o needs to get her 2nd year shots. I'm highly concerned about Autism. My daughter has received every shot that she could get up until age 2, if she hasn't had reactions yet to any shots...is it still possible for her to get her 2nd yr shot and Autism pop up later down the line?

2007-09-05 08:00:21 · 9 answers · asked by Boogz99 2

Last week my daughter was moved up to the next daycare class room. Her teacher & most of her friends also moved up (she's 2 yrs old), but her teacher left for vacation that day. The next few days drop-offs were horrific & she literally had to be pried away from me so I could go to work. Today her teacher was back & she's still not wanting to stay. Anyone else go through this or have any ideas for making drop-off easier. She's LOVED going up until now.

2007-09-05 07:34:02 · 6 answers · asked by Sam's Mommy 2

Any stay at home moms here like me who have trouble making friends?

2007-09-05 06:06:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 3 year old is potty trained but she dosent ever go to the potty she does her buiseness in her pants

what should i doo

she did a poopoo in her pants in nursry today they went very happy

2007-09-05 05:59:13 · 13 answers · asked by babyv 2

2007-09-05 05:19:22 · 4 answers · asked by Mo 2

2007-09-05 04:18:41 · 2 answers · asked by Pie 3

2007-09-05 04:03:37 · 28 answers · asked by Dana R 1

Any ideas what i can get for my son for christmas..i have started looking, but am slightly confused as to what to get for him. He already has lots of cars/trucks etc.

Any useful suggestions appreciated. Thankyou!

2007-09-05 03:58:23 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6

My son is nearly 17months old.For the past week he has told me when he has dirtied his nappy. I thought this is a sign that they are ready to potty train. However I only want to potty train him when he is ready and do not want to push him into potty training if he is not ready.Do you think he is ready and do you have any tips that would be helpful. I have bought a potty and just had it out so that he can get used to it .How old was your child when you potty trained them. I was expecting to start potty training him around two years old.Thanks

2007-09-05 03:13:30 · 13 answers · asked by hycoupe001 2

I have a 16 month old. Is it necessary to brush her teeth? I am pretty sure she doesn't know how to spit. What is the correct way to do it? She has two teeth on top, and two on bottom.

2007-09-05 02:56:58 · 13 answers · asked by mom 3