Healthy: Puppets
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2 1/2 Year Old Not Eating as Well a She Used To/recipes/advice Requested!
Asked by B.B. from Phoenix
on August 4, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter has always been an amazing eater. There are still times when she eats things that astound other mothers--like raw broccoli with ranch, etc. ...
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- It sounds like your daughter is going through a growth spert.I have 4 daughters. The third one now 9,is my eater.shes not overwieght,but enjoys her food. When she stop...
- I experienced the same thing with my 4-1/2 year old. She was an amazing veggie eater earlier on, but as she gets older, her tastes seem to be narrowing, with lots of ...
- Yeah, this started for me at the same age and he is now past 3 years and we still have a problem. Protein shakes used to make me feel better as I could hide fish oil,...
Pediatrician Wants Oil in My Son's Diet
Asked by M.B. from Rochester
on September 12, 2008
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My son has been, apart from teething, needing a diaper, hungry, or tired, a happy little boy. I still can't believe how happy he is and has been. He is very active, an...
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- My son is breastfed too and he is on the small side too, but I'm only 5 ft tall and my husband and I are both thin so he is just taking after us. Plus he is very activ...
- The therapist we have for our younger son has to do the same thing for her twin 5 year old girls. Whole cream, olive oil mixed in with foods, etc. They are having is...
- M., I'll keep it simple. You need a new pediatrician. Garbage for advice from this one. Your child is just fine. S.
Moms and Providers--What Is Your Favorite Craft/project to Do with the Kids?
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on April 8, 2010
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Hello there! Lets help eachother out moms--I am a provider to a small group of kids and also a mom. I am always trying to do some fun projects/crafts with the kids to...
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- *Painting with pudding *Going on a nature walk and taking the items to make a collage or picture *Anything to do with holidays - for Arbor Day, plant a tree, for...
- Next winter try "snow molds and sculptures". Find a bunch of cake, cupcake, and cookie molds and fill them with water and set them outside to freeze. To "decorate" t...
- I think you pretty much have everything down packed. My daughter since she was little liked puzzles. I did almost everything you are doing. My boys like coloring an...
Food Ideas for My 11 Month Old
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on August 5, 2008
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I am not much of a cook and since becoming a new mom, I am slowly learning. Unfortunately I think I've repeated a lot of food to my son and I think he's become bored ...
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- Hi C.. Ahhhh...the joys of mealtime with our lil' one's. Our son is now 18 months and well, his likes and dislikes continue to come and go. Just when we think we have ...
- I am also starting to cook more after having my daughter. My daughter ate almost anything at 11 months (except citrus fruit, peanut butter, nuts and honey). My daughte...
- you never really stop watching for food allergys when you are trying new things my son was fine with milk till about 13m then we had to start doing lactoce free ... mo...
Not into Food
Asked by N.I. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2008
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My 13 month son wants to throw food, he is suppose to gain weight(Doctors orders), it is frustrating, he thinks it is funny. I'm not laughing. Any ideas on techniques...
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- Hi N., My son is now three and goes through phases of eating everything in sight to not eating hardly anything. Meat has never been on the top of his list. The few bi...
- I had the same problem with my son when he was 16 months onwards. We were with my parents and we all turned mealtimes into FUN times..with stories and puppets where th...
- I just recently heard of mothers baking goodies like high iron spinach into brownies (and kids never know). Be cretive like that and stop the expensive foods until yo...
How Do You Get a Two-year-old to Drink His Milk?
Asked by J.K. from Madison
on September 24, 2009
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My 2 year old son has never been much for drinking his milk. At his one year check up, he had fallen off his growth curve, so the doctor suggested adding ice cream to ...
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- when my twins got scarlett fever they stopped eating and drinking and started to fall under weight. i decided to give pediasures and they love it so they use them in b...
- Add fun silly straws.....might work for awile:)
- We use to make "bunny milk" for both of our kids. Nestle strawberry or chocolate, it's got the bunny on the packaging. I remember reading an article in one of the pa...
Am I a Bad Mom for Feeling like This?
Asked by S.M. from Austin
on September 21, 2009
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Ok I have 4 kids and am a stay at home mom. I feel burned out. How I feel though I don't think is good. I just got back on Friday from the coast with my husband just...
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- I don't know about you but I feel better now that I've read these other responses. I'm a 51 year old widow with a 12 year old and I'm almost always very happy to retu...
- I have felt and feel the same way you do, exactly. I think part of it is very normal. The other part of it is we have allowed our kids to whine and fight and we can't...
- No you're not a bad mom!!! As moms we have a tendency to make everything about our kids and our family and don't leave anything left for ourselves - this in turn leave...
Methods of Teaching Toddlers (2-3) Shapes, Letters and Such
Asked by S.M. from Stockton
on June 17, 2009
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I'm a working mother and our parents watch our 2 year old daughter everyday so she is not exposed to "actual learning" from a childcare person or place. I'm wondering ...
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- We don't do anything structured but just take opportunities to reinforce this information as we play. When drawing with crayons or chalk I repeat the colors each t...
- S., Hello! Here's a easy quick idea that is fun for your child! Get something like shaving cream, whip cream or play dough......next, first show her how to draw the n...
- She's 2 she doesn't need any formal teaching. She needs to be able to explore. Just talk to her and tell her what she is seeing and touching. It will all sink in. ...
Birthday Party Goodie Bag Ideas
Asked by K.P. from San Francisco
on January 22, 2009
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My son is turning 4 and we are having a party with kids from a variety of ages. I would like to know some ideas for goodie bags. I'm already spending a fortune on the ...
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- Hi K., I agree with the other moms -- I end up throwing away most of the items that come in goodie bags! One of the best ideas I've seen was to bake a few (2 or 3) d...
- Hi K., I've always preferred giving more useful items that can still be fun for the kids. When my daughter was that age I liked to give cheater chopsticks. They are...
- I always go to the Dollar Store and pick out one bigger item instead of a bunch of little things. I've given out Kites, Puzzels, Dolls, Dream Catchers, etc. At Hallowe...
