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3 Year Old Behavior...
Asked by S.J. from Chico
on February 26, 2008
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Hello there...I am looking for new tricks to have up my sleeve when dealing with my 3 year old daughter. As of late she has taken to shrieeking when put on a time out....
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- I'm in a parenting class and there were 4 people last night who had similar challenges with their 3 yr olds. Seems to be a reaction to having a new sibling. You may w...
- As a former preschool teacher, and now as a nanny and parent, I understand what you are going through. In the school I taught at it was our philosophy to never make a...
- I have 2 almost-4 year olds. My daughter is a screamer too. My best advice is to ignore her when she's shrieking in time out. She's only doing it because she knows it ...
How Long Is Head Cold Contagious? My Mom Is Sick...
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on October 21, 2010
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My Hubby and I have been looking forward to a night out (dinner and a movie!) tomorrow, my mom is going to keep our daughter overnight. Problem is, my mom came down wi...
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- ohhh difficult decision. i agree though, unfortunately, with a cold you're contagious for like 10 days, and the cold symptoms can last up to 3 weeks. i know me, we s...
- You are most contagious days 2-4 of a cold but are contagious both before symptoms and until symptoms are gone. If your mom has good hygiene then let her go.
- Personally there is a lot going around right now and I would say just postpone until another time. Why even take the chance. Being sick and pregnant will be miserabl...
4 Year Old I Don't Understand
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on March 21, 2007
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My kids are usually pretty good but my 4 year old son has been a pain lately he cries and screams about everything you tell him. If you tell him to go to bed he cri...
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- L., I got an e mail w/ your message in it and thought I might have a helpful suggestion for you... You might want to read "Sleepless in America" by Mary Sheedy Kurc...
- My son is almost 4 and we are struggling with the same thing. His adenoids were blocking 90% of his nasal passages when he would try to sleep, so we had them removed ...
- Father, I don't have the right advice to give L.. I lift her up to you. I can imagine it is really frustrating to love some one so much and be so unable to grasp their...
Preschool Good for Our 3 Year-old?
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2010
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Our daughter just turned 3 years of age. She's been in a part-time preschool (~2.5 hours three times a week), since last November. Of all the preschools we looked at, ...
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- I'd strongly encourage you to keep her in the program or to perhaps look for another one if you collectively feel this one isn't the best. We've always been workin...
- I don't know if this is the case with your family or not, but if your husband expresses his dissatisfaction with preschool, your daughter is probably picking up on tha...
- My 2.5-yr-old only daughter is in a similar type of preschool 1.5 days/wk. She started in Mid-January, so she's been at it for about 3 months. She's very attached to...
Please..................need Help with a 4 Year Old and 8 Month Old
Asked by S.P. from Roanoke
on December 8, 2009
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Hello,
Please someone help me with some advice on discipline! My 4 year old has gotten to the point to where he doesn't want to listen to anything we tell him to do...
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- Hi S.. Things sound really stressful at your house right now. My advice is to work on the sleep issue right away--I think/hope you'll find that if everyone gets more...
- Looks like you got some LOOONNNG responses, so hopefully there is some good information in there - no time to read all of that. I just wanted to say - Welcome to Moth...
- Keep loving them and know that this particular tough patch will pass. I had boys with the same age difference as you do and it was tough when the smaller one started ...
4 Year Old Boy and His Dressing Habits
Asked by S.R. from Phoenix
on December 29, 2008
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My 4 year old will not wear pants nor will he wear socks and shoes. He only wants to wear shorts and flip flops. He says he is not cold. I feel his feet and legs and...
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- My Dr. said the normal comfortable range for babies is 70 degrees. I am cold at 70. I am always cold so I think my kids should be, but they are not. They are teenag...
- I would put all his shorts and sandals away - out of his sight so he only has winter clothes to choose from. You could also put him to bed in the clothes he'll wear t...
- Have you tried (maybe on weekends) letting him put shoes and socks on for just a little while? Maybe just 5 minutes and then let him take them off, just adding time l...
Activities to Do with a 4 Year Old Boy....
Asked by T. from Tampa
on February 7, 2011
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Hello.....
I am struggling with finding things to keep my 4 year old boy interested in. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of kids in the neighborhood so we are ho...
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- A train table is a good idea! So is getting him involved. It's hard with any kid I think, but you have to have a mixture of you doing your things (like laundry, clea...
- I'm sure you got every answer in the book. If you're ever interested in a playdate, let me know. I have a 4,5 and 6 year old (4 and 6 are boys) and soon to have a 1 an...
- Yahoogroups.com ---check on here to see if any local playgroups are in your area...not only does your child make new friends, but so do you! Your sanity is saved, and ...
3 Year Old Son Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by J.C. from Spokane
on March 14, 2008
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he was 2 1/2 and I never pushed it then and now we're approaching 3 1/2 and he freaks out...
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- I had the same problem with my son. It took watching my daycare providers son who is a year older than my son. My son was finally potty trained at the age of 5. My hus...
- Dear J., When my now grown son had a tough time potty training, my Dr. told me to buy a yello duck big enough that it wouldn't fit down the drain of the toilet. And ha...
- I was so stressed out about this potty training thing...I had a baby then my son turned 3 a couple months later. We were holding off on potty training until after the...
4 Year Old and a Pacifier
Asked by J.D. from Grand Rapids
on March 29, 2008
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My daughter, now 4, always took a pacifier and she absolutely loved it and was very attached to it. About a month ago, I started cutting off the nipple little by litt...
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- Well, many/ most won't agree with me..... :) My sons, all in thier late 20's now, had thier pipes beyond 4. Not even sure when they got rid of them anymore. But I kno...
- Hi J., I was watching the Nanny on televison a few weeks ago and she had an episode about a child who needed to give up the passi. So she made a big deal about a "pas...
- My daughter now 18 year had a pacifier until age 5 or 6 she went through physical withdraws from us taking it. She broke out in hives had many sleepless nights. We wou...
Sleep Help for 3 Year Old
Asked by K.W. from Asheville
on March 27, 2008
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My daughter Abby is a sweet and well behaved just turned 3 year old, until bedtime rolls around. She will try to engage us in converstaion, get us to come fix things ...
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- the secret is that you cant give in. it may take several nights of you taking her back to her bed, but she will get it. you also cant give lots of hugs and kisses and ...
- my child (daughter)did the same thing. After reading or bedtime ritual..turn on the night light and turn off all distractions..sit at the edge of the bed or on the flo...
- My son is the same age with similar patterns. We have put a gate on his door and that has worked. He was mad the first few nights.
