Toddler & Preschooler - October 2007

My cousin came over here for like 6-7 hrs today. shes 2.....i thought i was gonna die. she wanted me to jump on the trampoline the whole time, and find the dogs....ugh. So then she started crying about like random stuff and omg my stupid twin brother was being a jerk and like making it worse. What i am supposed to do when she comes over next weekend....?

2007-10-21 14:02:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My two year old boy is slowly cutting out of his day time sleeps. He starts to get grumpier in the afternooons however still fights his sleep. The advantage is that he's ready for bed earlier in the evenings and i can have some time with rest of family. It is a long day, other son's still napped until three years. I'm sure this is common, just want to hear similiar stories. Thanks...

2007-10-21 13:31:22 · 3 answers · asked by chatabox_79 2

I am concerned about my nine month old daughter. She has started banging herself against her highchair and against her crib rails (we took the bumpers out when she started to pull up). She seems to do this only when tired or cranky. She's been a "rocker" and a "head bopper" to music for quite some time, which we always thought was cute. But now I'm worried (probably because I work with kids w/ autism.
She's very normal/bright otherwise. She responds to her name and to simple sentences, makes great eyecontact, claps and waves bye. She's quite expressive and tries very hard to talk and communicate, so I wonder if this is just her way of letting out frustration. Of course the new mom in me is scared it is more serious. Is this something I should take her to the doc for or let it run it's course?

2007-10-21 13:00:45 · 23 answers · asked by kath_08012 3

i work full time, why do some people slate us for receiving tax credits, at least we are working and not sitting watching the jerermy kyle show all day everyday!!!!

2007-10-21 12:30:44 · 22 answers · asked by gem1982 1

My son is 2 and I just started to pottytrain him he does great when it comes to going pee . He wears his big boy underwear and says mommy got to go potty. but when he has to poop he says nothing and it is just a gross mess to clean I just don't know how you get them to go poop any advice would be great

2007-10-21 11:34:54 · 8 answers · asked by momma 2

Ive always used baby shampoo and baby wash on my daughter who is now 2 at what age do you stop using them im just worried about making her saw or something.
What ages did you stop your children using baby washing products

2007-10-21 11:16:55 · 13 answers · asked by stacey 3

as it's approaching 5th November,loads of fireworks are already being let off in the evenings and my poor lamb is absolutely terrified of the bangs!!!nothing we do is helping her overcome her fears and we obviously can't stop people from setting them off so we find ourselves at a complete loss as to what to do next!any (helpful) suggestions would be wonderful 'cos we really don't know what to do now.it's only going to get worse as bonfire night gets closer and i think i may have a breakdown as well as her..................

2007-10-21 10:07:46 · 6 answers · asked by fingerlickinchicken 4

2007-10-21 09:09:01 · 25 answers · asked by Kathy H 1

My daughter has really curly hair thanks to her dad and grandma. Now, I live in an all african american city, and I get dirty looks from the woman, and sometimes they even say ''why couldn't I be with my own race''. So I say she not mix and other times I just keep walking. How do I respone, what should I do?

2007-10-21 09:04:06 · 14 answers · asked by *Shy Girl* 1

2007-10-21 09:00:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know If I should run him to the ER or not. He is acting normal.

2007-10-21 07:12:45 · 8 answers · asked by shelia j 3

I have talked w/ him about it but he just gets mad and says im jealous,anyways his son is ten yrs. old my boyfriend lays down w/ him at night and when his son wakes up he goes gets in his bed,everytime i roll over he is never there! Not to mention my boyfriend sits at the table and spoon feeds him is food whenevr his son says he doesnt want to feed his self,i just feel misplaced.

2007-10-21 06:36:09 · 16 answers · asked by alovell30523 1

My days, everyday, seemed flipped upside down! I am a mother of 2, toddler and 5 month old whose husband is deployed. I seem to have the deployment thing under control, but I feel like I am going in circles here at home! A typical day for me could be getting about 4 hours sleep waking up to my toddler screaming in my ear and realizing my newborn has peed all over me. I get them into the bath and the phone starts ringing off the hook. We come downstairs to eat breakfast and my newborn needs to be held and my son starts jumping off the furniture. All the while cooking breakfast, I'm tripping over my own feet trying to make a bottle. We get ready to walk out the door to grocery shop and my newborn has spit up everywhere, so out of the car seat and changed for the 5 time. I lay the kids down for naps after 30 min of crying between the two, and come downstairs to check my email from my hubby. I go to sit down and the chair rolls out from under me! These are just a few of the many things.

2007-10-21 04:49:57 · 8 answers · asked by Lovin' Life 1

our 20 month old son will only say mama and dada. we have a game that we play where he says ahhhhhh. and he also says ooooohhhh when he's interested in something. but these are the only things he says. what more can i do to get him to say words like dog, cat, rat. just small words?

2007-10-21 04:43:38 · 20 answers · asked by queenhughes 2

2007-10-21 03:50:44 · 15 answers · asked by sweets 2

MY SON IS 18 MONTHS OLD. HE IS DEVELOPING LIKE A NORMAL TODDLER EXCEPT HE IS NOT TALKING YET. HE SAYS NO AND UH-OH AND CAN SAY OTHER FEW CHOICE WORDS. HOWEVER HE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE OTHER KIDS HIS AGE. HIS DOCTOR SAYS THAT IN TWO MONTHS IF THERE IS NO PROGRESS HE WILL SEND HIM FOR EVALUATIONS. MY FAMILY TELLS ME THAT HE WILL TALK WITH TIME AND SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE DOCTOR HAS TO SAY. I AM VERY BOTHERED BY THIS AND HAVE BEEN CRYING AS I ONLY WANT HIM TO HAVE A NORMAL CHILDHOOD. PLEASE HELP

2007-10-21 03:15:21 · 9 answers · asked by chicappai 1

is that true she has a 2 year old and she wants to get pregnant the dr told her she has to wait 4 months is all this true

2007-10-20 18:45:59 · 4 answers · asked by mrs.sweetcheeks 1

im only on my 2nd week of overnight visits with my son last week he didnt give me any problems going into his big boy bed(toddler bed) he isnt in one at home yet but his mom is getting him one for xmas tonight i put him to bed followed our routine pick up toys pj's brush teeth and into bed he slept about 2hrs and woke up and was upset not sure if he was afraid or just fighting sleep i tried laying in my bed with him he just wanted to get up and go i put him in his bed and layed in mine bt he still wanted to go i turned on tv and all he wanted to do was watch it i turned it off he cried now i pput him into bed and left the room hoping he will go to sleep am i a bad parent?

2007-10-20 18:18:17 · 7 answers · asked by dravendnash48912 2

Okay my wife and our two kids, and me were at the store and my wife was checking out. And i was holding my daughter, she didn't want to walk she's only three. And then she falls asleep while i'm holding her and some lady walks by and says "Wow why do men hold there daughters?" Then she says men should only hold there sons". And then i heard her say " That man must be a child molester!" I think that was totally rude! What would you have done? And was i doing something wrong by holding her? And what's with some of these women?

2007-10-20 18:02:56 · 22 answers · asked by REVOLVED AROUND ONE BOY ONE GIRL 1

My 3 year old and 2 year old share a room because there simply isn't room for them to have their own room. This causes a lot of late night playing and it's quite a struggle getting them to sleep at night. My biggest problem has been their room. I used to have a toy box in it until they pushed it up to the opposite wall and used it to climb on top of the shelf I have mounted high so that they couldn't reach it. Then they get under their beds and have kicked and broken several of the boards in the box spring. I have no where to keep their toys b/c I had to remove the toy box after the climbing adventure and the low shelf with all of their books and stuffed animals (which was wicker) they toppled over and stomped until it broke. I know if I put in something heavier they'll really hurt themselves so thats out of the question, I just don't know what to do with their things!!! The closet isn't even available b/c that's where I had to push their bureau to keep them from climbing it!

2007-10-20 17:07:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tomorrow, we're having the family over for my brother's birthday. Every time we have a family get together, I end up babysitting my cousins (aged 3 & 4).

I've tried getting out Playmobile, Lego, colouring sheets, everything that I would normally take to entertain a child while babysitting. Don't get me wrong, I love playing with these kids, I just don't want to end up playing 'Hide-and-Seek' with them for 3 hours.

2007-10-20 15:11:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What sort of level should they be at by this age i.e what sort of things should they be doing and/or saying?
Am worried that my godson is falling behind..
Thanks :)

2007-10-20 09:40:43 · 15 answers · asked by Sophie 1

My son is almost 3 and has aquired a new skill escaping. He has already gone out the front door twice once while I was in the bathroom the other time the door creeked and woke me up at 3 am. I put a chain up at the very top and he has already gottten through that one once. This morning I woke up at 7 and he had already broken 3 of the cabinet locks (yes the child proof ones) and dumped an entire can of formula (i have a 4 month old) all over the place. I can't be awake 24 hours a day and he sometimes wakes up before me and this kinda stuff happenes. Its just me and 3 kids right now my husband has been deployed since sept 10. Heeeeeeeelp! I'm running out of ideas and I am sooooooooooooooo frustrated.

2007-10-20 06:59:12 · 10 answers · asked by PROUD AMERICAN WOMAN 2

I have a six year old son that refuses to talk. He Autitic or something. He so hyper he can't sit down and he driving me crazy. He has given me no joy or happiness and I'm starting to hate to be alone with him. In short, I'm starting to hate him. I don't know what to do. Please help

2007-10-20 06:43:38 · 21 answers · asked by Mscott21 2

gets an rasch on his tongue i told the doctores about but by the time we get to the doctors it is gone what could it be from help me will he every stop getting rashes on his tongue

2007-10-20 06:43:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have bad allergies right now because I live in a place that has a bunch of dust blowing around during this time of year. My 20 month old twin boys seem to be suffering from the same thing (runny nose, red itchy eyes, sore throat, coughing). I have a doctors appointment for them, but it's not for a couple days. So until then, whats the best I can do for them to relieve some of their symptoms. I already got them some over the counter allergy medicine and alot of pedialyte.

~I'm new at this mother thing, I need help!

2007-10-20 03:52:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is just getting used to seeing her daddy at weekends and we try never to say bad things about her daddy in front of her as she has the right to build a good relationship with him and when she is older she will get told the truth and can make her own mind up!

2007-10-20 03:41:41 · 27 answers · asked by DEBS 1

I'm a mother of a 22 months old son .He hits me and scratches my face . No amount of No's and firmness or hitting him back is helping me to rectify him .I don't want him to grow up as a violent child . pls advise me what do i do ?

2007-10-20 03:29:50 · 6 answers · asked by Moon 1

2007-10-19 17:32:46 · 22 answers · asked by bettyboop 1

I've been really tired lately. Now I'm in a hot stuffy room, I have asthma, and my head is starting to hurt really bad. Maybe is it because of my lack of sleep? I normally go to bed around 11:00 and wake up at 6:30 for school. Am I getting enough sleep? If not, how much sleep should I get? Thanks! :) ♥

2007-10-19 17:27:15 · 40 answers · asked by iheart_you_too2 3