Colds: Puppets
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Cold Fingers
Asked by J.T. from Fort Collins
on November 2, 2007
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I have a 16 mo. old that refuses to let me put anything on her fingers. They end up turning so red from the cold, and then take forever to warm up. I don't know if s...
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- I don't know if this is something you'd be interested in trying, but when my daughter started to pull off her mittens, and refused to put anything on her hands, I eith...
- Hi J., I am the mom of a very independant 23mo. old little girl myself. No we do not have this problem, but we have a lot of other "I'm gonna do it my way" issues. ...
- teach by example. you wear gloves she wears gloves. at that age they are also big on immitation. go shopping for gloves toghether and make abig deal. but make sure t...
Cold Turkey Potty Training - Do I Just Stick It Out?
Asked by L.J. from Rochester
on June 5, 2010
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My almost 3 1/2 year old daughter is working on potty training. We've got it down to underwear in the day, diapers only at naptime and bedtime. For the last two week...
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- try leaving her with no pants or diaper on! i know it sounds gross but that's how i trained my son and within 2 weeks we had no accidents and completely dry thru the n...
- I agree with Laura.......Some seasoned moms once told me that a child will potty train in a day if they are ready. If they are not, you are not only frustrating yours...
- Keep going!!! Don't go back. Try looking at when she eats and drinks, then when she goes. Rather than the clock on the hour. Timing! It might lead to more successe...
3Rd B-day, Indoor Party Ideas
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on July 11, 2007
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I posted this same question on Sunday, but no one answered, so I'll try again...
My son will be 3 on December 29th. With a Dec. b-day, out door parties can be risky...
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- Try a party where you can do a craft activity... like get fabric paint and blank white t-shirts, and have the kids paint their handprints or designs on it.. and then e...
- Try a Gymboree type facility that offers tumbling parties or even some of the local gymnastics studios may offer them as well. Locally we have an indoor "Bounce House...
- I don't know where you live, but if you have a gym close by you can do it there... like gymniekids or any of those gymnastic/rec. places are great for children! Go...
18 Month Old Fights the Breathing Treatment
Asked by E.L. from Chicago
on October 7, 2008
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Ever since my sons first cold, he has been wheezing. Everytime he gets a cold it goes straight to his lungs. (We always seem to have a check up right when he gets a co...
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- The first time we had to give my son a nebulizer treatment was a complete nightmare, but we worked through it by trying to make it less scary...we wore the mask and ac...
- We've actually had pretty good luck when we let our little one chew on the plastic mouth piece versus using the mask. I think the mask scared her more than anything. A...
- My son, who is now 5 years old, hated to do the nebulizer treatments. He would fight and cry. We had a fish mask from the doctors office and I would call it the "fis...
Any Ideas
Asked by S.C. from Providence
on March 29, 2010
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Hey does any1 have any ideas of things i can do with my son hes gunna be 3 aug... We have read cant go outside its been raining for a week an its cold... Watch movies ...
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- Take some blankets and make a tent. You can use dining room chairs or just put blankets draped over the table and make a "camp" underneath. It used to drive my mom c...
- put on some music and dance read a stack of books play charades, act out an animal and say can you guess what animal mommy is... now you pretend to be an animal and ...
- Head to your local library story time or any old time! They usually have a play area for the little ones plus you can get comfy and read some new books! Go for a sho...
Plans This Weekend
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on February 10, 2012
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well my link didn't work and i suspect would have been pulled anyway, so i am looking for good ideas - what's going on this weekend? it's going to be COLD here for one...
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- No plans in here. Husband will not even be here on the weekend...first time in many months =*( I have being wanting to go eat at Red Lobster since a few days so mayb...
- No special plans here. I haven't heard yet from one mom about her little girl and it's our off weekend for 2 boys. So I think we are going into Saturday with a relax...
- No big plans here. I have a "coffee date" with a close friend Saturday morning and then a birthday party later in the day. It is supposed to be cold here, too. Other t...
Where to Take a 3YO
Asked by K.F. from Salt Lake City
on February 20, 2010
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Too cold for the park. Tired of indoor games. Not enough money to do "my gym" and pay entrance fees every time I want to take the kids to play. Fast food is cut from t...
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- Layer on the clothes and go to the playground even though its cold. Fresh air is good for them - and wears them out fast! We got to the playground year round. My so...
- I take my kids to the play place at Mcdonalds but I don't order the food. I tell them ahead of time we wont be doing that and I feed them before I go. I order a coffee...
- How about the mall? Our mall doesn't have a real play area, but it has a bunch of "insert a quarter" mini rides. My kids don't know that they actually do anything. The...
Activities for 18 Month Old
Asked by L.L. from Tulsa
on January 17, 2008
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Ok, so i was wondering what kind of activities i can do with my 18 month old, Mia. She is very active, and with the cold weather, she is going stir-crazy. I am so tire...
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- Hey L.. I live in Tulsa as well. And when my daughter was that young she used to be really into dress up and "looking like mommy" so I bought her a box full of dress u...
- Tulsakids.com is a great website for local, sometimes free activities for all ages that are listed under calendar on the site. It is split up into types of events like...
- Ideas: -play play dough -paint (paint with water books are not as messy) -play puppets with her -go outside and use some sidewalk chalk -go to the zoo -go to the...
Indoor Activities
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on January 7, 2009
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Can anyone recommend indoor activities for a 19 month old during these cold winter months?
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- Making tents out of blankets draped over the kitchen/dining room table will offer lots of fun. I also filled a dishtub or jellyroll pan with baking flour and let the ...
- What about good old fashioned stuff like crayons, painting, playdoh. My boys like to have me help them make camps and have "picnics" in them. You can do basic baking w...
- We bought one of those Little Tikes jumpies in the summer. Turns out is great for indoors in the winter too if you have the room. We put ours up in the basement and t...
Two Questions?? Indoor Activities & Getting Rid of Pacifier
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on July 15, 2009
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My first question is what are some fun indoor activites for an 18month old? It is too hot to play outside for more than 10 min. I'm having a hard time thinking of fun ...
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- You have received enough sugestions about the pacifier, but my 2 year old watchied as we flushed it down the toilet. From then on he said it was gone and did great. A...
- cold turkey. and buy yourself some earplugs for a few nights! do not give into him. it will break your heart but it will be okay.
- Indoor activities for an 18 month old is easy. Wood puzzles, coloring, read books to him, the Big legos. Also buy an inflatable pool and put the soft plastic colored...
