Toddler & Preschooler - October 2007

Okay my nephew is a total brat, I am 14 and he is 5. When ever I try to do anything with him he screams and whines. If he doesn't get his way he crys. I try to bond with him sence my sister is adult now. When he screams I get in trouble because they think I am doing something to him. He used to live with till he was 3 and he looked up to me but now I only see him once a month and it always end with him saying something like "I f*cking hate loser".

2007-10-06 15:24:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 3 week old is pretty gasy from the formula shes on. i know it hurts her cuz she screams. what can i do to help?

2007-10-06 14:47:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2 minutes ago i found my daughter in the bathroom. her face was covered in pink stuff and the shampoo bottle was opened. i asked her what was on her face and she said it was the shampoo she drank the shampoo it was a new bottle and now a lot of it i missing no more then half but... im not prepeared i need help right now !

2007-10-06 12:47:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's almost time to go outside, the kids that need to go to the bathroom are going, the ones that don't are just waiting, not told to be quiet (dont have to be quiet at this time) some of the kids are making noises with their mouth, like blowing their lips & their lips flap & make that BBBBB sound. (kids just being silly kids to me) the other teacher comes back in the room & says "babies don't do that & you are not a baby, do not do that"
I know it's not a horrible nasty thing to say, but I didn't see the big deal, they are 4 & silly, so what? I also think if she said anything, she should have just said not to do it instead of using the term baby, that annoys me.
Also, when a child gets hurts, like a lil bump, nothing serious, she just says "its ok" I think they need a "im sorry"
maybe Im just a big softy about certain things......

2007-10-06 09:54:34 · 7 answers · asked by samira 5

i took my daughter to feed the ducks like we always do i told her its time to go home now the ducks are full up like i always say .... she told me no mummy so i picked her up like i always do and said home time then she nipped my face punched me pulled my hair and screamed all the way through it i put her in the car and told her... you dont hit mummy or pull hair ok now be good

she was great then today she hit my mum so i took her to her room told her that was naughty and she was to give granny a hug and say sorry so she done that turned back into an angel and everything was fine
THEN
bed time never a problem before
i said come and put your pj's on for bed i sat her on my knee she told me no punched pulled hair the same as before i wouldnt let her leave my knee i kept her there the whole time and i didnt say anything i kept saying can i take your t-shirt off now she kept hitting then she came round and let me change her with no fuss what would you have done if your child hit you

2007-10-06 09:30:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1 yr old and a 2yr old and we are going on a train for the first time. Any advice or tips to keep them occupied?
Also would my son be able to stay in his pushchair on the train or will i have to fold it?

2007-10-06 09:22:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I constantly worry about my son having autisim. I am always looking for the early signs. He sometimes waves his hands when he is exited, but not always. He dosen't stack or line up things. He dosen't spin wheels on his cars. He has good eye contact. He points at things. He brings me toys to play. He has no clear words exept mama sometimes. Do I have reason to worry or is it just a fear I have. Please help.

2007-10-06 08:53:40 · 9 answers · asked by sali s 4

Hello everyone.. I have a beautiful little boy who is 17 months old. He was born in April 06. He did start to walk at about 8 months and is very mobile, he can climb, run, all of that. BUT..he has stopped talking and now just communicates by saying "da" to everything. He can say mum, but has stopped. I know he very bright, but is just being lazy, as I can undersdtand what he wants by grunts and moans alone? I have read to him, and tried to encourage speech but to no avail yet.. it really is like he has just given up. I should say, I do not mix him with many other young friends too often, I have no car so we spend the days together when my Husband is at work. Also, he is sometimes engrossed in the TV ads, to the point where I have switch it off to engage him, and some perticular ad's give him a fright, bring him to tears. I'm trying to have it on less, but I do watch more than I should as my car is off the road. I am puting on music now as an alternative, we have a dance but still no joy

2007-10-05 22:53:33 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going to feel like an old lady here but here goes....

My son got his first shoes just after his first birthday once he had been on his feet for a while. We went to a wee independant kids shoe speciallist and actually got sent away with nothing the first time we went as they said he wasn't walking enough. I was pleased they were looking out for his feet other than just beinginterested in getting sales.

Anyway, he has had a few pairs of shoes now. Everytime we take him he gets properly sized, gets a few pairs to try on and they check his feet several times to make sure they are fitting properly. They cost between £30 and £40 but I don't care, when it comes to his feet it doesn't matter, they need to fit properly.

Am I alone in thinking like this?

Why then do I see legions of kids between 1 and 3 in cheap nasty looking trainers picked up in the local supermaket? No one checks how these things fit, they don't come in different widths and are made of a nasty plastic.

2007-10-05 22:18:47 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, my daughter is nearly four years old. She has suffered from chronic constipation since before she turned one. This set toilet training back ages, but it has been on track for about 5 months now.
Last year, she would cover nearly her entire bedroom in her poo when she finally did it. I took her to specialists, but they put her on parafin oil for her condition and didn't say much about the behaviour.
Two weeks ago she was constipated again, which lasted over a week, but fixed itself up. Then, last week, when she did a poo, she smeared it into the carpet and played with it again.
She is in a private school who are very caring and they say she is very intelligent and want to move her up into the next class already.
Have your children displayed such behaviour? What did you do about it?

2007-10-05 19:36:07 · 11 answers · asked by foxy_bubbles_4 2

my 2 year old tyler made my daughter casey also 2 bleed today i put ty in a time out but then he just slapped me and screamed. is he going thorugh a stage?

2007-10-05 12:53:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 11:39:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 11:28:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sons two and a half but he has the mental capacity of a 3 three year old. (just saying do you don't tell me to have him play with foam blocks or learn how to spell his name. We are in my apartment and we have not yet found a park of some place for him to play outside. So if you could tell me some fun inside games that would be great. Thank you!

2007-10-05 10:49:46 · 5 answers · asked by Random 3

Has anyone's child ever been diagnosed and then only had a bit of splotchy rash on their cheeks that looks more like hives. Everything I read says that it will be on their stomachs and faces. My son had a high temp for a few days, and then two days after the fever broke he got hives on his face. Now the hives are splotchy and come and go. The doctor says they are unrelated to the fact that he had his varicella vaccine right before the fever and she doesn't think that it is roseola because his throat is/was clear. Anyone have any experience with this? Strange splotchy cheeks after a high fever.

2007-10-05 08:45:59 · 5 answers · asked by twinsmama06 3

she cyrs herself to sleep she has had the bed since wednesday how can i get her to like it

2007-10-05 07:41:56 · 20 answers · asked by emma k 1

Like how many hours a night of sleep are they supposed to get?

2007-10-05 07:35:47 · 8 answers · asked by preggo&luvinit 3

My daughter is 3 and she is being bullied by a 3 year old a few months younger than her. i cant really keep them apart since we are neighbors and his older siblings go to school with my older daughter. I have told this child to quit calling my daughter stupid, and ugly. He continues and this morning he told her he was gonna beat her @ss!!! His mother just calls him stupid when he calls my child stupid. His brothers and sisters are also bullies and I believe he is trying to "prove himself" to his older siblings. How do i teach MY child to stand up for herself without sending her the wrong message? She is by far bigger than this boy and could easily hurt him if she wanted to. As it is though my 5 year old is always standing up for my 3 year old and i dont want her to become dependant one her older sister to fight her battles. Should i put her in a martial arts class?

2007-10-05 05:07:43 · 15 answers · asked by osborn_tr 1

Here is a little bit of history before i get answers saying he is not ready, he is afraid of the toilet, he is constipated.
I started toilet training at 2 years old, he got the hang of it, except the pooping thing, then we stopped because i was pregnant and he started to regress so we stopped. We picked it back up at 2 1/2 and he loves it, we got rid of the diapers even at night, has never had an accident....except the pooping thing. He has now been 3 for a month and still is not pooping regularly on the toilet, i have seen him do it, i know he can. It is just a game, a power struggle. We have tried every approach, rewards, praise, making him sit when we knew he had to go, i mean everything and he still wont.
So my question is has anyone tried the i dont care approach? When the child poops you just say or act like you dont care, clean him up and change him and then carry on.
Does it work? how long did it take until the child wa doing it on his own?
Thank you so much for any help

2007-10-05 05:03:28 · 10 answers · asked by Mama of 2 boys and baby girl! 2

2007-10-05 05:00:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 15 months old, he started walking at 11 1/2 months. Since he started walking we have been bringing the fact that my son left foot curves in while he walks. This usally causes him to trip over his own foot. Most of the time he falls down hard. His doctor told us that it is normal for this age to be pigeoned toed and walk slightly off balance. Im concered along with my husband and mother. It's very noticible and people make comments to me about his foot. Just because his doctor's not concered i'm worried we'll learn somethings wrong to late to be corrected. So should I be concered or seek another opinion? She said that he probally has a weak ankle and we will watch it and recheck at 18 months. That is the same thing she told us at his 1 year appt. We would recheck at 15 months. Again she said she wasn't worried and thought that an othropedic appt wasn't needed.

2007-10-05 04:51:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive just decided to put my 1 and 2 yr old boys into day care for a day. They both realy enjoy it and dont realy want to leave when it is home time they are having too much fun. They have only been 2 times so far, today I got a phone call from the centre and the lady said my 2 yr old is biting other children! When I got there she said he had bitten 2 more times since the phone call, and the parents of the children he bit were realy angry. When he is at home he doesnt bite anyone, not even his younger brother. I thouf=ght to myself, Shouldnt they be keeping a close eye on him if they know he is doing that to other children? Im not there I cant control him, They are payed over $100 per child a day to make sure this sort of thing doesnt happen, But instesd when I go there to pick him up they make it out to be my fault or try to make me feel guilty about it. Should I move him to another centre that will look after him better? What would you do and how do you think you would feel about it?

2007-10-05 04:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by Kenny K 4

2007-10-05 03:31:51 · 13 answers · asked by maconsolviaa 5

some one help will a baby bed fit on a toddler bed?
thanks

2007-10-05 03:21:48 · 10 answers · asked by for_runner0 2

We are using the 'rapid return' technique for bedtimes, but regular as clockwork she appears in our room anywhere between 2 - 4.30am claiming not to be tired, to be hungry, to need a poo, to need her baby (you get the drift)...If i can't get her through the night soon (She has maybe slept through the night 15 times in her life) I will go bonkers.

My son who is 2 also wakes, demanding milk on a regular basis...they both have a banana before bed, and classic FM playing quietly in the background.

Baby number 3 is on the way and i just have to get this sorted...

2007-10-05 01:37:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-10-04 16:55:51 · 6 answers · asked by hot2trot 2

when can they understand stuff that's going around....or when can they see and touch and start learning???

2007-10-04 15:57:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My child is 2 and half years old. He is the most wild and not well behaved kid you can ever meet. I need help. he is now in an early intervention program but in school he is an angel. At home he is scary as to fighting, kicking, spitting, tantrums, and anything you can think of. I need a baby therapist or physchaitrist. I need help can someone help me with this . Anything please.

2007-10-04 14:34:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous