Grounding: Toddler, Water Toys
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Down Time for SAHM
Asked by T.J. from Washington DC
on December 13, 2009
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I am a stay at home mom to a wonderfully active 21 month old son. My husband tells me that my time to relax is during the day while he is at work and I am home with my...
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- I became a sahm two years ago from a 15 yr career - I work much harder now than I ever have and no there is no downtime. I have been thinking a lot lately on how I ca...
- If there are no grand parents or family members near you that you trust with your son for a few hours once a week, hire a baby sitter during the day and go take a nap ...
- hee! that silly dad! i don't think he's a bad guy at all. nobody gets what it's like to be home with a toddler (or several) until they've done it. before i had kids ...
Fear of Swimming? and How to Approach It?
Asked by R.H. from Los Angeles
on July 12, 2008
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A friend of ours gives our 4 yr old son private swim lessons, and we can get him in the water, and he might kick a little and even blow a few bubbles, but beyond that ...
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- You need Swim2John. My daughter was hysterical around water. I spent 3+ years and hundreds of $ on private lessons and club lessons that barely got her to blow bubbles...
- Hi R. - both my kids went through a phase where they refused to even go in the water (or barely stick their toes in). Like you, we encouraged them but didn't push it. ...
- Hi R.~I just wanted to tell you about my grandson's reaction to swimming lessons when he was 4...I think you'll feel a bit better then! Stanley wanted to learn to s...
Spilling
Asked by J.J. from Phoenix
on January 19, 2007
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For the past few months my son has been obsessed with spilling his drinks on the table. Sometimes he'll want to then drink it off the table or sometimes it's in retali...
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- It's a phase. My son is 3 and still drinking from sippy cups. He did that tilt it over and sprinkle it type of thing and it annoyed me. He was definitely in his terrib...
- I never really gave my kids sippy cups, but gave them cups with water in it or a small amount of another liquid and expected spills. If he likes to watch you run, I w...
- Do you make him clean up his mess ? I use to teach 16 2 yr olds! We had breakfast, snacks and lunch everyday with minimal spilling (those who were learning to drink w/...
Obsessed with Water!
Asked by C.K. from Fresno
on May 21, 2009
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For the last id say 6 months or so, my 3 year old has been OBSESSED with playing with the water in the house, the sink, taking the water out of her cup all over her ta...
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- You can't (get her not to). I would suggest you consider how much time she gets to play outside. You may want to try to increase that time to help her get more time t...
- Hey C., Let her play. Every day right after breakfast, let her stand on a chair at the kitchen sink and wash dishes. Give her a few plastic cups and spoons and a littl...
- Watch her like a hawk and re-direct from the sinks; take her water cup away when she plays with it, and pray she'll get over it soon! Ha ha! My almost three year old ...
"So Far as I'm Concerned Any Adult Can Discipline My Child"
Asked by L.A. from New York
on June 14, 2011
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Ladies -
A girlfriend and her nearly 5 year old came over to ours. The little girl asked to use our bathroom. She went in and started undressing w/o closing the do...
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- I am definitely ok with people I know or people whom I put in charge of or care for my children (whether I'm present or not) correcting them. But I am not sure how I ...
- Different people have different ideas about what is and isn't acceptable discipline. If my child is in danger, I would hope that anyone close enough to do so would sav...
- It depends on what the "discipline" is. I would NOT expect or tolerate any adult spanking or otherwise using corporal punishment on my child. I would absolutely be f...
