Toddler & Preschooler - October 2007

I asked a question the other day: "My toddler has officially started his terrible twos. My family isn't helping. Suggestions?"
It had NOTHING to do with asking for advice on how to discipline my son, yet the last answerer felt it necessary to tell me that I should only be using time outs and no swats.
Annoying, to say the least, considering that we know our child and what works for him and us and she doesn't. Annoying also because that wasn't what the question was about.
She sounded just like my stepmom... "Oh, he's just a baby. You're being too hard on him, blah, blah, blah....."
She cited him hitting the dog as a backing to her methods. What she didn't realize is that he's tried to hit the dog since long before he started getting swats. And a friend of ours uses only time outs, no spankings...her kids hit.
I feel like most kids just go through this phase. I know for a fact it wasn't taught, at least in our case.
What do you do when people tell you how to discipline your child?

2007-10-17 06:07:36 · 15 answers · asked by shellj_foxy 3

I am having a party for my daughters 3rd birthday in November and there are going to kids ranging from 2-10 any ideas of fun things to do?? or creative easy snacks, food, games, prizes, ect.???

2007-10-17 05:47:38 · 5 answers · asked by sunkiss 2

I was just wondering how everyone disciplines their own kids. You think that once in a while they need a little spanking? You think is cruel? If the kid just answers back to you, and does not obey at all... how you handle it?

2007-10-17 04:40:54 · 40 answers · asked by :) 3

My toddler is very smart when it comes to her body parts. She knows almost all of them but is having some confusion in telling the difference between eyes and ears.

I know that seems silly but it bugs the crap outta me. I don't know how to help her.

She can tell the difference between lips and her tongue, her head and her face, her hand and her fingers ect but if you say ears or eyes she always points to her eyes and always calls her ears "eyes".

Any tips on getting her to understnad the difference?

2007-10-17 04:40:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is turning 1 next week when can I start to give her regular milk

2007-10-17 04:11:16 · 20 answers · asked by estrella 2

my son always pours his water on his toys and if he doesnt wnat the foos anymore, he puts it on his toys also. what can i do to stop this. i tried talking to him and getting the food and water away when he does that but he still does it afterwards anyways.

2007-10-17 04:06:41 · 4 answers · asked by cristina b 1

i have a 4 yr. old son who until now cannot distinguish colors& shapes does not know the alphabets and numbers. i'm a bit worried coz his cousins who are a bit younger than he is already know these things. please help!

2007-10-17 03:54:36 · 7 answers · asked by meds 1

I have a son who wipes his butt with toilet paper when he is done using the bathroom then he throws his dirty toilet paper in the trashcan instead of the toilet. He doesn't do it all the time, he just does it for long stretches then he stops.

2007-10-17 03:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by skywalker5664 1

Our daughter is 18 months old, and she fights sleep so hard. We walk with her until she falls to sleep. But its getting more difficult because she is growing. We want to be able to get her to sleep without all this drama. And also, without making her cry. Our question is.... HOW?:)

2007-10-17 03:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by J K 1

my son received the refresher for 6-er vaccination before he had eaten anything.

2007-10-16 22:13:37 · 3 answers · asked by mc wien 1

I am drinking green tea because it has an anti oxidant. But I am wondering if it is ok if i will let my daughters 4 and 7 yrs old to drink it too.

2007-10-16 20:33:30 · 4 answers · asked by orange 1

I have been reading some answers to other questions by people saying that their kids (around the same age as mine, maybe 2 months older) can count to ten, know colours and the alphabet and all this stuff. I am now worried that I havent spent enough time trying to teach my daughter these things. She can count to 5 (not 10!) she doesn't know the colours, when she says the alphabet she only goes up to 'f' by herself and can say 'kitty' 'puppy' and our dogs names, she says a lot of other words too but doesn't speak full sentences yet. I am getting scared because I don't really TRY to teach her anything, I talk to her a lot but mostly she plays and I take her out to be with other kids. What is normal for her age (20 months)? I was hoping for her to be bright as her daddy is a very smart man and my IQ is 135 which aint too bad.

2007-10-16 17:21:05 · 21 answers · asked by SmEllY! 6

2007-10-16 15:54:46 · 13 answers · asked by orange 1

My daughter has always been an amazing sleeper and has always had the same routine of bath, story and is in bed from 7.00pm to 7.00am. Last week she started screaming hysterically whenever I put her to bed and starting climbing out of her cotbed. We've taken the side off her cot but things have got even worse. She sleeps until about 12.00 then runs out of her room crying. This happens all through the night until about 5.30, then shes grumpy and uncontrollable all day. I've tried putting her in her bed with no eye contact but she acts as though she is petrified of me leaving and wont stay in bed. I try putting her back immediately but shes up and out of bed crying before i can get out of the bedroom door. She always seems really scared when she wakes and it takes a long time to settle her back down. I am now at the end of my tether having had only 5 hours of sleep over the past 4 nights. Any ideas or suggestions?

2007-10-16 14:02:30 · 8 answers · asked by Julie G 1

My cousin, John, is 4-years-old. He always seemed like a normal boy but he's getting older and he just doesn't seem like a normal boy. He isn't potty trained, he can barely feed himself, his perants say he can say the word "bird" but I've never heard him say anything. He can't drink out of anything other than a sippy cup, if he got hold of a cup he would tip it over and spill everything inside of it onto the floor. He will, if given the chance, run outside and to the park about a block away. If you don't catch him there he runs to the school (a preschool sort of thing) which is on the other side of a very busy highway..He likes to act like a dog now that they got a new puppy, too. And when I smack his hand to let him know when he's done something wrong he simply laughs even when I think I've slapped his hand very hard.(he wears diapers, spanking him would be useless)he also lets their puppy, with sharp puppy teeth, bite him while he simply laughs! Do you think there is a problem there?

2007-10-16 13:40:00 · 6 answers · asked by rose_faeri 2

When my son was 15 months old, his doctor told us that if we wanted to, we could start working on potty training. We tried it, and it didn't work until much later. But now my little girl is 14 months old and has started telling me "poop!" and pointing to her diaper while she's "going". Is this too early? It seems to me like if she's aware of what she's doing, it's the perfect time. But I don't want to push her too hard. And advice?

2007-10-16 12:32:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been giving my 2-year-old chewable multi-vitamins just to get him through the seasonal change...from warm to cold weather since that when most people get sick. Is that ok or do you think it will mess with his immune system too bad. Another other parents out there tried it? Or have an opinion on it?

*He has his 24 month check-up at the doctors next week so I'll ask his pediatrician then too.*

2007-10-16 11:39:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 10:46:16 · 34 answers · asked by kutchigal2005 2

and isnt listening to mama. What should I do?

He has hit mama when he is very mad... all I can do is yell "dont hit mama" ... nothing is working so now sometimes I get nervous about being in public and my little son not listening..

How soon do toddlers really begin to listen?

2007-10-16 09:31:32 · 9 answers · asked by smilingontime 6

never done it before. young mother

2007-10-16 08:16:48 · 11 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-10-16 08:16:07 · 4 answers · asked by michael c 1

He is 22 months old.

2007-10-16 08:00:20 · 7 answers · asked by Face on Fire 5

We can't have dogs or cats but she absolutely loves bunnies. Good idea or not?

2007-10-16 07:53:23 · 34 answers · asked by Spunky Miss Vicious 2

I was wondering when to try to take my daughter to a movie at the theater. She is only 2 1/2 but can sit through a movie at home if it catches her attention (it is a toss-up as to what will / will not keep her in the seat for 1 1/2 hours). I didn't want to waste money going to a theater to see a children't feature without some feedback from you. She may be overwhelmed with the other children or the darkness. What was your experience?

2007-10-16 07:37:50 · 14 answers · asked by ADC 2

My 1.5 year old son loves his veggies!! I feed him all sorts of veggies and corn happens to be one of them.... But I told not to feed him corn from a family member because they can digest it properly...Has anyone ever heard about this?? Please tell me all the info you know on this.
Thanks alot everyone!!

2007-10-16 07:36:04 · 10 answers · asked by sammie 2

Im a mom of 4 3 in school and 1 home with me. I have the little girl 3 days a week and like no more than 25 hours. Her brother 6 comes after school. Im already watching a girl 9 after school 2 hours a week 25 a week. Hopefully the mom will see what a good job im doing and give me more money! I just want to make enough to buy my husband something so hes not always paying!! Please help!

2007-10-16 07:30:19 · 27 answers · asked by reesa273 1

Shes 1 1/2 and is supposed to be taking a nap but instead she keeps taking her clothes off including her diaper I keep putting them back on and she keeps taking them off! and its distracting her and shes fighting her nap time she didn't take a nap yesterday either and did the same thing also would it be wrong to put duct tape on the diaper over the to tabs so she can't get it off?

2007-10-16 07:16:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 07:09:57 · 4 answers · asked by mx3baby 6

My son just turned 11 months and was wondering what other nap times are like for other children his age. right now he sleeps for an hour in the morning and then another hour in the afternoon. when will he move to just one nap in the afternoon?

2007-10-16 05:42:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter's 1st b-day is coming up in 3 weeks and I thought that we could use our existing registry (updated) for bday and x-mas gifts....is that rude? I am sending out her bday party invites tonight and am not sure if I should include a note with the registry information. THX

2007-10-16 05:14:04 · 23 answers · asked by beast 4