Babble & First Words
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Bummed :(
Asked by D.K. from Dallas
on April 5, 2012
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Today was egg hunt at my little one's prescool and I forgot to prepare & send the requested pre-filled eggs & basket.. again :(. I realize i have been so out of touch ...
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- Oh sister. How could you forget about it? You're human. And it's an egg hunt. I mean, can you imagine your child on a therapist's couch as an adult, moaning, "M...
- I always send an extra dozen eggs, because I know someone will have forgotten theirs...that someone a couple of times was ME!! Things happen...my son didn't wear pa...
- You are not alone! And ignore the posts from people who apparently think they are perfect. Don't compare yourself to others. Usually we end up comparing our weaknesses...
Is This Normal????
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on February 19, 2007
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My son is 4 months old almost 5 on the 23rd, well okay my son started saying ah-goo when he was about 2 1/2 to 3 months and babbling away as if he was having the great...
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- First of all, he didn't stop talking because you tickled him. That is the silliest advice I've ever heard. My baby cooed and gooed and then stopped. I have vide...
- Hi A.. Because you tickled him? Man, that is an old wive's tale if I have ever heard one. Your son is fine. My son is going to be 2 in September and he barley spurts o...
- I agree, that's silly of his family to say that he stopped doing that stuff because you tickled him. don't believe that! He's probably just focusing on developing ot...
Speech Therapy Through State
Asked by E.C. from Phoenix
on August 29, 2008
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My son will be 2 in December, he is only saying 3 words (besides babbling)...my doc recommended him be evaluated...so I went on the internet searched early interventio...
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- My son had the same problem. I am in the Higley dist and I called the dist office and asked about a speech program for preschoolers. They got me to the correct perso...
- e.c. if its the same website i just filled out a referral on, AzEIP, it took about 10 days to hear back from them and we got an appointment right away. so from fir...
- You may be best contacting a Developmental Pediatrician who is trained in this. Melmed near Tatum and Shea is where we went. There is also a Dr. Timothy Jordan (I he...
Seeking Any Suggestions for Dealing with a Child Who Has Night Terrors
Asked by K.J. from Jacksonville
on May 11, 2008
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Does anyone have any tips for dealing with a child with night terrors? My three-year-old started having them a few months ago. We have spoken to the doctor about it,...
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- My 3 yr old son has night terrors and sometimes it takes me half an hour to get him to shake it. I have a couple of his favorite parts of sesame street on DVR and I u...
- I don't know about the getting stuck in deep sleep because the need to pee part, but she is correct about the waking. My husband, who is a pediatrician states that one...
- My oldest son has had night terrors since he was four and a half months old. At first this was hard to deal with because with a night terror they are not awake. They p...
2-Year-old Not Speaking Enough?
Asked by S.B. from Boise
on July 3, 2009
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My son will be turning 2 later this month. As far as I can tell, he only has approximately five words/phrases that he says - "please," "hello," "uh-oh," "bye, see you,...
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- My daughter was the same way. She was very 'lazy' about wanting to talk. I found a company called Child Find by Developmental Pathways & if you live in Douglas county ...
- You said he sometimes "signs" the word "more". Have you been teaching him sign language? I read that it's very good to do, but that sometimes children who learn sign...
- Talk to your pediatrician about getting his hearing checked because that's the first thing you want to be able to rule out. Then there are many many speech programs th...
Walk Already!!!!!
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on March 29, 2011
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I know most kids walk by the time they are 18 months. My son will be 15 months next week and is showing no interest in walking by himself.. He pulls himself up with n...
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- That's strange...what options did your pediatrician mean? I really believe that children develop at their own pace, and if he's hitting all of his other milestones an...
- Dont rush him, he'll be walking soon enough and you will be saying, "sit down and stay there".. lol. Does he have some toddler toys that he can walk behind and use fo...
- You probably have nothing to worry about but of course, you want him to hurry up already! My son took his first steps and then he pretty much walked after that entire...
Sign Language Books or Books on How to Communicate Better with My 1 Year Old??
Asked by S.B. from Springfield
on December 11, 2008
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Hello Ladies
I have a 1 year old who is learning how to talk with his mouth and he says some words
like no, up, num num for food or what, or woof woof for dog everyt...
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- If his hearing is fine, just keep talking. Talk, talk, talk talk. Listen to lots of music too. Children who hear more language as infants/toddlers pick up more languag...
- my step mother brought my little brother to sign language classes from the time he was 6 months on. he picked it up but didnt really use it until he was almost two. ...
- Try the Signing Time series of sign language videos, they are great!! Check your local library to see if they carry them or can order them for you.
Behavior Normal for a 10 Year Old??
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on April 18, 2008
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My 10 year old son gets something in his head and becomes obsessed!! For instance for the last 2 weeks every day he ask to mow the yard. The first week the lawnmower...
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- My son has Aspergers and does this alot.
- Sounds like my 5 year old boy. He usually does it when he's especially excited about something such as this weekend he wanted to spend his birthday money and kept ask...
- I don't know how normal this is but it may just be his personality. My husband is almost 35 and still does this, we have been together 9 1/2 yrs and he has always been...
Potty Trained Child Now in Sleep Diaper
Asked by L.F. from San Francisco
on March 23, 2010
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My 4-year old daughter has been potty trained for over a year, but has recently started wetting her bed. I have tried to get her to talk about it, but she either won'...
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- Have you tried a potty pager??
- Totally understandable that she'd start to show some apprehension, kindergarten can be scary. Will you be able to visit the school to tour before she starts? Ask any t...
- I think you may be reading way too much into this. Night time bed wetting is common among children up until 7 or 8. Sometimes it's as simple as the fact that their bla...
Questions About Almost 14 Month Old Re: Communication
Asked by M.A. from New York
on July 19, 2012
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My son is almost 14 months, but 12 adjusted; he was 6 weeks early. I'm just curious about a few things from other moms who've been there.
My son babbles a lot; mak...
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- If you look on the top right side of this page there is a place to sign up to get notices from this site. I did this with my grand kids and it was so fun to see what s...
- I think your son sounds completely normal for a 12-14 month old! My son is 15 months and only recently started pointing (hubby and I rarely point), but now he's old e...
- He sounds absolutely, completely normal and fine. He just sounds like he has great receptive language (i.e., comprehension) and is waiting until he's more "ready" to t...
