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Need Help Getting 3 Year Old to Go to Bed?
Asked by S.O. from Terre Haute
on February 26, 2008
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Hi. Recently my 3 year old daughter has decided to be a night owl. She is impossible to get to bed until almost 12:30-1:00 am. I start at 8:30-9:00 trying to get her t...
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- You may be missing her "window". She may be overtired at 8:30-9:00 and unable to soothe enough for sleeping. Try earlier, like 7-7:30. When my daughter was 3 she wo...
- My almost-three-year-old is the same way. Try letting her have a night light and a couple toys to take to bed to play with til she falls asleep. As long as my daughter...
- S., your best bet is to have a routine and stick to it. I found that having a CD or tape that runs for 20 - 30 minutes is perfect. Go into your daughter's room and e...
3 Year Old--communication Skills
Asked by K.H. from Austin
on May 29, 2008
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My daughter turned 3 in Feb. I know I shouldnt compare my daughter with other children, but I cant help it. I hear other 3 year olds talking and their sentence structu...
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- Each child is unique. With all the books and materials out there to inform us what we should expect... no 2 kids are alike. I wouldn't stress over it. When my son w...
- "Oh, I'm sorry. I can't understand what you're saying you unless you use big-girl sentences." Just don't respond to one-word sentences by giving her what she wants; w...
- Have you checked with your child's peditrician to see if he noticed the late language development. Also check with your local school ditrict/school to see if you can ...
How Can I Discipline My 4 Year Old Son
Asked by A.V. from San Antonio
on May 7, 2008
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I need some advice on how i can dicipline my 4 year old son. Every time he dose something wrong and I get after him he throws a tantrum and throws himself on the floor...
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- I have a temperamental 4 year old also. We use a good boy and bad boy chart. When he does something bad - like not listening - he gets a sad face. After 5 sad faces...
- A good book on discipline is 123 Magic by Dr Pehlan(SP).My daughters phsycologist had us read this book and start using the techniques. It works great and after about ...
- There is a book (cassette) called "123 Magic" that I used on my daughter when she was little. I have two older sons that were very difficult to manage and time out wo...
4 Year Old Son Having Behavior Problems
Asked by J.T. from Boca Raton
on March 5, 2007
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Does anyone have any suggestions to help me out with my 4 year old son. While picking him up from daycare last week, the teacher told me that he is having behavioral ...
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- Try the book, '1-2-3 Magic!' It works well, if you stick with the method described by the author for disciplining children. It's easy to implement and easy for a 4 y...
- ok...my daughter is almost 5 and has the same troubles at school....the answer is. do a chart with every day on it...for each day where he behaves good you put a stic...
- Get a second opinion after your son goes to the pediatrician if you are not satisfied. This is our right as consumers of insurance. Also, check in local healthfood sto...
4 Year Old Attend Wake/funeral? Miss Preschool Camp?
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on June 27, 2011
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My hubby's grandma died. She was very old and has been sick for awhile, one thing after another. Anyways, I have a 4 year old and a 4 month old. The wake and funeral w...
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- Life will be filled with these types of compromises. You are at the early stages I have much older children so can attest to that fact. The simple truth is it is going...
- Funerals are for the living to say good-bye. Since your daughter has a relationship with Great-Grandma she should have the chance to say good-bye. I think a lot of t...
- I also don't exactly get why you feel she is too young to understand the death and funeral aspect. My son is 4 years old, and understands what death is and why we go t...
Help! Can't Get 3 Year Old to Poop on the Potty
Asked by K.W. from New York
on June 28, 2009
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My head strong 3 year old daughter has been potty trained for 3 months (pee only) is dry when she wakes up from her occasional nap and when she wakes in the morning. ...
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- Hi K., All I can say is be patient. My 4 1/2 year old, also headstrong, still has issues with pooping on the potty. The only thing that has really made a differenc...
- Hi K., I don't believe in bribes or rewards for expected behavior. If she's resistent to using the potty/toilet, and is uncomfortable pooping there but you know that...
- We had a ritual of saying, "Bye-bye poopy, see you next time!" and also listening for the "plop" of the poo in the toilet (my son just sat backwards on the big toilet,...
Is Touching Genitals Normal for a 4 Year Old?
Asked by E.W. from Detroit
on April 9, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter has recently started touching her "girly parts." During bath time she will play down there and even rub herself through her jeans during the da...
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- While I was a day care teacher at Kindercare, I did some some of the 2 - 4yr olds doing this. Its normal... My son did it too... I would pull my son aside and have h...
- I would think its totally normal. Your daughter is just exploring her own body, but you will need to figure out a way to talk to her about it in a nice way to let her...
- It is perfecly normal at that toddler, preschool age. However, you may want to ask her if it itches as it could be a yeast infection too. More likely then not though...
Getting 3 Year Old up and Out for Daycare in Morning
Asked by E.D. from Milwaukee
on June 17, 2009
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Please help I need suggestions for getting my 3 year old daughter up and ready for daycare in the morning. We all have to leave very early by 6:15 in the morning and ...
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- Hi E. Is it possable your daughter dosen't like her daycare. If that might be true you may want to look for new one. If not you could ask the daycare if they would m...
- Don't wake her up and get her dressed. When you're ready to go, go grab her out of bed, put her in her carseat and go. Take clothes for her sitter to change her into w...
- I know this is late, and I haven't read many of the responses but..........I have found that if I'm feeling stressed my son can feel it. I have found that if I allow ...
Temper Tantrums in Almost 3-Year-Old
Asked by D.A. from Atlanta
on May 16, 2008
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My little girl will be 3 in July and has started throwing the craziest temper tantrums every time anyone tells her, "no." We can deal with it fine at home (we usually ...
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- Hey D.. Well, we have certainly all dealt with tantrums. I am currently pregnant with my 7th child; with a family as large as mine I knew I had to nip all whining an...
- Well... we had some issues with my son at preschool this year and I will start by saying he is FIVE ... not two... and it was just a lack of self control, not followin...
- My advice is to follow the line of discipline, set by the pre-school, as a consequence at home for the misbehavior at school. But...and I know this is difficult...i...
Keeping Almost 3 Year Old Buckled in Her Carseat
Asked by J.P. from New York
on September 29, 2008
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My almost 3 year old daughter has figured out how to get out of her carseat seatbelt. At first, she only knew how to get the top part off (that goes across her chest)...
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- I would drive her to your local poice department and have an officer give her a safety talk...I know she's only 3, but it may sink in - you know kids listen to everyon...
- I agree with the responses about punishment. The police is a good idea also if you really need to drive the point home. But, she is absolutely old enough to understa...
- I have not had this problem personally. Luckily my almost 3 year old has not attempted to do this yet. On the other hand, she is always making sure everyone else buc...
