Adding Cereal to Milk: Puppets
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How Do You Get a Two-year-old to Drink His Milk?
Asked by J.K. from Madison
on September 24, 2009
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My 2 year old son has never been much for drinking his milk. At his one year check up, he had fallen off his growth curve, so the doctor suggested adding ice cream to ...
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- when my twins got scarlett fever they stopped eating and drinking and started to fall under weight. i decided to give pediasures and they love it so they use them in b...
- Add fun silly straws.....might work for awile:)
- We use to make "bunny milk" for both of our kids. Nestle strawberry or chocolate, it's got the bunny on the packaging. I remember reading an article in one of the pa...
Flight with 16 Month Old
Asked by M. from Dallas
on July 20, 2007
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I will be taking a flight soon with my 16 month old. I have flown with her many times, but not since she has started walking and I took her off the bottle.
I plan to...
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- Hi M., I also used benadryl, but mine still had issues on the way there. On the flight back, I gave her a small snack as we took off and then I did not feed her again...
- Will your dd be traveling in her own seat or on your lap? How long is the flight? We started paying for my ds' seats at about your dd's age. What works for us i...
- good luck- i know how stressful that is- our son was 16 mos for his first flight. he literally ate snacks almost the entire time - probably gained 2 lbs on the plane!...
Pediatrician Wants Oil in My Son's Diet
Asked by M.B. from Rochester
on September 12, 2008
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My son has been, apart from teething, needing a diaper, hungry, or tired, a happy little boy. I still can't believe how happy he is and has been. He is very active, an...
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- My son is breastfed too and he is on the small side too, but I'm only 5 ft tall and my husband and I are both thin so he is just taking after us. Plus he is very activ...
- The therapist we have for our younger son has to do the same thing for her twin 5 year old girls. Whole cream, olive oil mixed in with foods, etc. They are having is...
- M., I'll keep it simple. You need a new pediatrician. Garbage for advice from this one. Your child is just fine. S.
Is This Enough to Learn Baby Sign Language?
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on October 9, 2010
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First, thank you to everyone who gave advice about my 8 month old crying recently. That has helped a great deal. I updated that post.
As some suggested, yes I have ...
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- There's a book by Joseph Garcia called Sign with your Baby. Read that. Any signs are helpful and it's good to introduce as many as you know. One thing to keep in mind ...
- We signed for a long time with our daughter and we were about to give up when she started signing back. The thing to recognize is that their sign may not look anythin...
- Just keep "doing". One day he will start signing all those words and you will be running madly to your books in an effort to keep up. Babies are like that.
6 Month Old Waking Several Times at Night
Asked by A.D. from Kansas City
on January 29, 2007
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My 6 month old baby will go to bed with no problems, just put him down and he will fall asleep on his own around 9 PM, the problem is he still wakes up several times a...
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- seriously try teh rice cereal. my dd was on teh AR lipil which has the added cereal in it when i quit nursing and i switched to the next step lipil a few weeks ago and...
- hI A., aT SIX MONTHS OLD? iS SHE EATING ANY CEREAL BEFORE BED? iS SHE WAKING TO EAT? IF SHE IS, SPOON FEED HER HER FIRST EREAL, BEGIN WITH RICE AND USE IT FOR...
- My son slept all night long till about 6 months then he woke up a few times at night. Now that we are one we have our good nights and a few bad. I have gave tylenol t...
Not into Food
Asked by N.I. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2008
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My 13 month son wants to throw food, he is suppose to gain weight(Doctors orders), it is frustrating, he thinks it is funny. I'm not laughing. Any ideas on techniques...
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- Hi N., My son is now three and goes through phases of eating everything in sight to not eating hardly anything. Meat has never been on the top of his list. The few bi...
- I had the same problem with my son when he was 16 months onwards. We were with my parents and we all turned mealtimes into FUN times..with stories and puppets where th...
- I just recently heard of mothers baking goodies like high iron spinach into brownies (and kids never know). Be cretive like that and stop the expensive foods until yo...
20 Month Old on Airplane
Asked by A.T. from New York
on September 9, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am getting ready to travel with my 20 month old son on an airplane. We did not purchase a seat for him; however, I am traveling with 2 other family memb...
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- Dear A., The important thing is to take several, different type of quiet time toys and activities, and picture books to keep him occupied during the flight. I took my...
- We've been traveling with our son since he was 11 months. He nursed, so it was easy for him to sit on my lap. But, having a DVD player was the best as he got older. J...
- Hi, What I do for my 14 months when we travel by plane is I give her milk or juice (depending what time of the day it is) when the plane is taking off so she's swallo...
I Need Art & Craft Ideas
Asked by I.J. from San Antonio
on May 16, 2008
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I'm a SAHM homeschooling my little one in kindergarten. I have a hard time finding art and/or craft projects that are inexpensive. Anyone have ideas that will interest...
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- Hi I.. My son really had fun decorating a small wooden box, I got the boxes at Michaels and they have a mesh window on top. They are ideal for collecting bugs or coo...
- go to Google and type in Free Crafts for Kindergarten there will be many sites one of the things i do for my grandchildren (I use to work in a PreK class for 10 year...
- This is a great time to learn about recycling. Find things others want to get rid of... if you have an old t shirt, buy paints to paint on the shirt...collect sticks a...
Traveling for the First Time with Baby
Asked by K.E. from Bakersfield
on March 6, 2008
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Hey there. My husband and I are taking our baby on a five hour plane trip in April (she'll be 10 months then). We've opted to buy a seat for her instead of holding her...
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- We took our oldest daughter to Canada (5 hour flight) at 9 months, and our youngest daughter to Hawaii (6 hour flight) at 2 months. I agree with the advice to use your...
- K., I have 2 kids and have traveled with both for some time now. I would bring a couple new items for her to explore. When my kids were a little older, I would wrap...
- Hi, I flew to NY with my son around that age was also nervous, but it turned out great. Very smart getting her a seat - it will make a big difference. I'm pasting in ...
What Do You Do with Your Toddler Everyday?
Asked by M.P. from Provo
on July 24, 2011
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Since being laid off I now have tons of time with my son. Which I love, but I'm getting bored. We have crappy public transportation and I don't have a car to go places...
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- hi, I agree with Tiffany .W .I do like you do too .Plus my kids help me do the chores too .My third is the toddler and will help folding wash cloth and his baby siste...
- if you really cant get anywhere, then you can do projects. build things, bake things, create things. get some glue, tin foil, save up paper towel/tp tubes, cereal boxe...
- You are right that there's only so much one on one time with a toddler that you can do. They are very good at entertaining themselves if you require it and have enoug...
