Toddler & Preschooler - November 2007

So,my 2 yeard old will not eat.He eats something everyday,but barely.He drinks fine,but refuses the majority of what we give him.He eats only pizza,corndogs,or chicken.We dont often have junk food for dinner,but our meals arent tofu and seaweed either.His energy is fine,he runs around like a madman all day,and his growth is right on target.The DR says to just let him eat how much and what he wants,not to force him,since hes growing fine and isnt lethargic.Just wondering if this is normal for him to live off juice and air.

2007-11-21 05:02:00 · 35 answers · asked by oamnagr 1

2007-11-21 04:18:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is crazy always running around getting into my makeup and bathroom stuff, in my room, in the DVD's breaking things, what can i do to entertain her? my mom is at work for 2 more hours but useally i watch her for 5. its good because i get 15 dollors an hour but i need to know what to do please help.

2007-11-21 03:25:52 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

She eats at daycare I think because all her little friend are at the roundtable so it's more fun. At home, I can only get her to eat pizza and chicken nuggets. Maybe some fruit like bananas, apples, mandarin oranges, peaches. She won't TOUCH veggies.

What to do? She can't eat pizza everday!

2007-11-21 02:51:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

he wakes up to come to my bed. last night we tried to take him back to his but he got up 500times we would even wait for him to go to sleep

what should we do?

2007-11-21 02:38:07 · 12 answers · asked by Tata 3

my daughter is 30 lbs and doesn't seem to be gaining much, she is going through a picky phase and I am worried she isn't heavy enough!

what is the average weight for a 2 year old girl
and what did your child weight at 2 years?

2007-11-21 02:36:41 · 21 answers · asked by Kat 2

He was taken to the Dr yesterday & diagnosed w/ a virus and we were told to treat the symptoms----Tylenol for the fever & Robitussin for the cough.

During the day, he is fine. Feels great, no fever. At night, it's a totally different story.

Last night, his fever spiked to 104.2' around 12:30am. We gave him a lukewarm bath (which he screamed bloody murder about), Tylenol and a popsicle. His fever dropped but never dipped below 102'.

At 5am this morning, his fever was up to 102.4'.

Honestly, I'd be happy to just get his temp down to about 100' or so. I am tapped out of ideas.

Help!

2007-11-21 01:29:08 · 20 answers · asked by kimmertx 2

he pronounces words like late,tomorrow as yate and tomoyow....

2007-11-20 17:13:20 · 14 answers · asked by sah 2

2007-11-20 16:39:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 5 yr old son who kills every living thing he touches... We know he has something against dogs, we don't know what or why, but other animals he seems to have a distaste for as well. He is just plain mean to them or way too rough with them. Any suggestions on what to do about this or what it might be?

2007-11-20 16:27:05 · 13 answers · asked by Jen 1

My son was born 6 weeks early due to placenta previa, weighing only 4lbs 9ounces. he was in intensive care for 2 weeks. when he was 10 months old, he started having seizures. After his 3rd one, the neurolologist put him on phenobarbital. At that time, we had early intervention come into our home and do PT,OT and eventually speech therapy with him. he did not start to crawl until he was over 2 years old. the therapists are having a hard time with him because he has very high muscle tone. he does stand now, but won't stay standing, instead jumping up and down. he does alot of rocking back and forth when he sits. he will be 3 yr old in january and he is not talking or walking yet. he just had a seizure last week after going 1yr 9mths without one. we have been to developmental clinics and neurologists and no one seems to know what is wrong with my son, saying they don't do testing until they are 3 yr old. i'm just frustated and just would like some answers. thanks

2007-11-20 13:54:47 · 5 answers · asked by Ken S 1

my daughter born in 10/1 and when i try to apply for her to kingarden they tell me thateshe cant be next year in kingarden she must be 5 years in 9/30 and it just one day so,what can i do

2007-11-20 13:09:14 · 16 answers · asked by maisa a 2

Here is whats happening:
My daughter has been really fussy lately, more so than usual. At first we thought it was just a bug because she had a runny nose and diarrhea along with a few other things. We were completely convinced she had a belly ache even though she couldnt tell us that. Well things have been really wierd these last few days. Still diarrhea and boogers but she has started to poop out everything that she eats still in its whole form. I know that i should expect that from some foods like corn but I mean its everything. Apples, olives, chicken, its all whole when it comes out. Is this normal? Should i be worried? The BM problems could be their own seperate thing and the sinus thing its own but I'm starting to really worried because she isnt eating very much or drinking much. We have been giving her pedialyte and pediacare to keep her hydrated. Any ideas or advice?

2007-11-20 10:59:43 · 16 answers · asked by Shina Beana 4

my 3 yr old got gum all over his arm and it hurts when i try to take it off.

2007-11-20 10:13:35 · 8 answers · asked by Chargers Chick 3

well. mine i was heating her soup and washing dishes when al of a sudden i dont hear her goin through the cabinets (which she was doing) and i turn dowb to look and see what she was doing and she had nestle quik all over her and her hand going in the tub of quik and eating out of it.
OMG just the look at her when she knew i had caught her maade me laugh and also how cute she looked.
what about you

2007-11-20 09:12:21 · 16 answers · asked by TTC #2 Baby Dust MEEE! 5

My niece is here staying with me until Sunday evening. Today (Tuesday), Wednesday, and Sunday I need some activities to with her. So far we have done everything I can think of.
-Dress up.
-Tea Party
-Watched TV
-Play Dolls
-Talked.
-etc.

I need some new easy things that can keep her occupied for a while, or at least for the next couple of hours and other two days that I will be having her alone.

Its storming so doing something outdoors at this time is not an option.

She is three.

Thank you.

2007-11-20 09:02:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone have some ideas on how to keep her occupied and happy during the trip? THANKS!

2007-11-20 08:52:49 · 11 answers · asked by llllll_amanda_lllllll 6

2007-11-20 08:52:44 · 9 answers · asked by big red 1

At what age does this normally start happening?


(My son will be 3 in February & already has one. It seems a little early but he does have a very vivid imagination.)

2007-11-20 08:12:26 · 7 answers · asked by Nina Lee 7

My4yr old daughter is very jelious, posessive and unwilling to share anything with her7mo. old brother. she will take his toys away and at times she'll hit him with the toys. She is always pushing him around and intemadating him, i've tried about every thing i've found and nothing works!! Please help !!! She's out of control

2007-11-20 08:04:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-20 07:33:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am having a hard time finding something for my daughter for christmas. She's at the age where she can't do a lot of things but she's going to be able to do them soon. Anybody have any suggestions? She's 18 months.

2007-11-20 07:25:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Doesn't say any REAL words? He does understand what a lot of objects are. My ped said that they will be looking for him to say at least 3 words by the time he's 15 mo. I had a child care provider say he should know at least 15 words by now and it didn't make me feel too good. I do know every child is different and there might be some kids his age who can say that much but I think that's high expectations. I'm really not personally worried about him but I just needed some experienced moms to give me some relief of stupid comments people make! I'm a first time mommy.

2007-11-20 06:53:44 · 17 answers · asked by hopewishdream 3

My 17 month old son climbed out of his crib this afternoon. Everybody says once they start that you need to move them to a twin bed. He really hates to sleep and I know that this is going to be a struggle. I don't think he is mature enough...does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-11-20 06:43:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 2 years and 1 month and up until 2 weeks ago would go to bed every night at 7pm and sleep right through. no trouble. But for the last two weeks she wont go to bed and end up falling asleep around midnight (sometimes 1am) through sheer exhaustion. she wakes up every 3 hours and wants someone to sit next to her bed while she falls asleep again. i have tried literally everything inc controlled crying, letting her cry it out etc and nothing is working. I have a 12 week baby to look after to so its difficult when im tired. my partner helps out best he can but he too need sleep. i talked to my health visitor and she said just keep putting her bk to bed which im doing. I'm seeing her this thursday and was wondering if anyone thinks she would let me give her phenergan once so she can have a good nights sleep? Has anyone else used phenergan on their child?

2007-11-20 05:25:33 · 8 answers · asked by Natz 6

2007-11-20 04:15:39 · 21 answers · asked by ? 4

What can I put on to make it go away?

2007-11-20 04:00:18 · 5 answers · asked by Lily18 5

I have read all the questions that have been asked pertaining to this issue and I did not see one that fit perfectly with my problem. Almost 4 weeks ago, we set up a big boy bed for my 21 month old son. He was excited about the bed at first, and we spent several nights laying down with him until he fell asleep. It's now 3 weeks later and we are still laying down with him. We do all the normal bedtime unwinding rituals and he is very sleepy when it's time to go to bed. But the minute you tuck him in and leave the room, he gets up and is banging on the door crying and screaming. We thought after a few weeks of laying down with him, that he would be ok on his own. He was a perfect sleeper in his crib. But now I'm starting to believe that we have fostered a bad trend by laying down with him for so long. Now he expects it, and wakes up 1-3 times during the night screaming and banging on the door. I remember we had to let him "cry it out" with the crib. Is this the same issue?

2007-11-20 01:45:32 · 12 answers · asked by tamE444 2

See my son like stays sick and it is from school. He has missed so many days this year and they are telling me they are going to fine me if he misses anymore this quarter. Well it is like this, when he is sick i keep him home then when i send him to school and he gets sick there they call me to come and get him which i do but then whines when he misses but he is sick.
What am i to do? I am damned if i do and damned if i don't.

My son was never sick until he started school. He had never been in the hospital besides birth until he went to school, ended up in the hospital for pnuemonia.

Would you just go ahead and homeschool your child if they stayed sick all the time from going to school?

2007-11-20 00:18:12 · 8 answers · asked by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7

i am trying to wean and/or transition to a cup. baby will take 2 bottles (8 ounces total per day max) from grandma and the baby sitter, but only from a bottle with a gerber orthontics rubber nipple. i have tried all sorts of bottles/nipples shape, sippy cups, colored bottle, not see through, heated various temps and cool, iced, blended with fruit, rice milk, soy milk, flavored soy, mixed breastmilk combo. when my husband or i give her any sort of milk in the sippy cup, cup without lid, or bottle, she will not drink it. she will drink water and juice from a sippy cup or bottle from everyone. we can feed her cheese and yogart. this is making weaning hard and transitioning from bottle to cup hard. any other advice on me, the mother (or father) getting her to drink milk? she is small, in the 7th percentile of the growth chart. PLEASE HELP!

2007-11-19 17:29:06 · 5 answers · asked by jenny 1