Girlfriends & Boyfriends: Preschooler
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I Have a 3 Year old...enough Said :)
Asked by J.L. from Portland
on July 11, 2008
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. from those who have or have had 3 year old boys. My biggest frustration is...why in the wo...
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- Hi, I know you were just thanking the group and already had a lot of ideas, but the potty training...I wanted to let you know what my son did. He didn't want to s...
- Hi Jackie, I got your post late but I can't help responding. Seems you are not alone by all the responses. I was right there with you a few years back.My first born da...
- I feel exactly the same way! We had a behaviorist come for evaluation and her report said he would not listen 90% of the time. He kicked me when I had to change his n...
Help My 4 Year Old Is Asking Questions?
Asked by J.S. from Seattle
on July 29, 2010
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My 4 year old daughter is asking me were babbies come from, how do they get in your tummy and how do you get them out of your tummy? Do I tell her? Do I get a book? Wh...
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- We have "What's The Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys" by Lauri Krasny Brown, Ed.D and Marc Brown. I read it to my 4 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son. ...
- I have a 4 year old who has asked a lot of the same questions. They're pretty easy to pacify at this age! Just tell her that when a man and woman like mommy and daddy ...
- I worked at a preschool once and the owner advised someone to just say at that age something like from a tunnel between the mommy's legs. Who knows how much informatio...
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...
Normal 3 Year Old Behavior?
Asked by S.P. from Philadelphia
on June 15, 2008
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Hi Moms
I am hoping that other Mom's who have already raised a 3 year old boy can give me some advice or insight. I just don't know if this is typical 3 year old bo...
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- Check out this website for some helpful information www.dianecraft.org V.
- I would echo what some of the other moms have said - It's worth your piece of mind to have him evaluated for an Autism Spectrum disorder. I work with these kids a lot...
- My daughter was very sensitive to noise as well when she was young. The movie trailers in the movie theater are always loud and made her cover her ears, and she would...
My 4 Year Old Thinks She Has a Boyfriend
Asked by K.H. from Abilene
on September 29, 2007
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My 4 years old goes to headstart school. Every moring I take her to a Elemenry School well headstart meets there until the bus comes to pick them up to take them to th...
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- My cousin went through a similar phase, she's 7 now. She had a male teacher at her daycare and she looovveed him. I thought it was cute and harmless. He never did a...
- My 2nd grade daughter has had 5-6 "boyfriends" since beginning pre-school. I don't have a problem with it because it is really just the same type of relationship that...
- My daughter had "boyfriends" in headstart, too. However, the thing that concerned me was that when I would volunteer in her class, is appeared that the teachers and a...
Stubborn 4 Year Old
Asked by C.H. from Dallas
on May 25, 2008
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My son is 4 years old and most of the time he is a really good boy, but there are times when he does not listen. If he's in a mood, he does what he wants, when he wan...
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- This is an exact description of my middle son, he just turned 5 this month. Here are things that I have found: The key is to deal with him calmly. If you get upset ...
- Make sure your little guy NEVER wins when he acts like this. Make sure the consquences of this bahaviour is always worse than the pleasure he gets from defying you. ...
- Read "Love and Logic" for a great way to talk to your child. It is all about natural consequences and teaching your child to be a thinker. www.loveandlogic.com
4 Year Old Is a PICKY EATER!
Asked by L.C. from Denver
on November 9, 2010
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HI! I know this question has probably been asked a ton and the one thing I know is that kids ARE picky eaters but I have a few specifics that I'd like some light shed ...
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- I don't think she sounds picky at all. She eats more than the 4 year olds I know. My friends and I just know to expect kids to be picky, so we ask the other moms abo...
- someone just turned me on to this cookbook, it called The Sneaky Chef. Check it out. http://thesneakychef.com/
- My 5 year old is picky too. What drives me crazy is that he'll eat something and like it and when I fix it another time he won't even try it. Soooo frustrating! I d...
Marriage and 3 Year Old
Asked by A.W. from New York
on February 7, 2007
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After 4 years of not dating, I have finally found the person I will spend the rest of my life with. My 3 year old daughter, who loves him, will give us the "cold shoul...
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- what do you mean by giving cold shoulder with a smile? I think she probably just has to get used to the idea.... 3 year olds are tough Jenn Smith http://jennsm...
- Hi A., Speaking from the other side of this--my stepdaughters were two and five when I started dating their dad; we are married now and they are eight and eleven--I...
- When I met my husband, my son was 3. He had a hard time as well adjusting. Is your daughters father involved in her life? My son goes to his dads on the weekends so he...
My 3 Year Old Son Loves to Dress like a princess.......what Should I Do?
Asked by K.L. from Santa Barbara
on July 7, 2008
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For about 4 months my 3 year old son has been very attracted to the Disney princessess and any other princess-like characters. When he has the opportunity he likes to...
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- When my daughter came along, my son was 2 1/2 years old. Once she started receiving dress up clothes, he always dressed up with her and the neighborhood girls, and the...
- The real truth is, is that your son doesn't have gender identity. They don't really grasp the concept of "boys" and "girls." He doesn't know that he is a "boy." Chi...
- Hey K., Hi, My name is V. and I have a 17 year old son!! Society has put alot of pressure on us through the years and has made "things like dressing like a prin...
