Injuries & Healing: Preschooler
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My 4 Year Old Has Allergies..
Asked by J.B. from Evansville
on October 4, 2006
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My 4 year old , 5 in Dec. Has allergies. He has been on several different types of Allergy medicines and nothing is seeming to help. He gets headaches and runny noses...
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- Several allergies and skin irritants are chemical related. I would suggest ridding your home of hazardous products. Even your typical laundry detergent can cause pr...
- Not sure the question -- but I think you're looking for any solutions we've found? :) Well, my newly 4 year old is the same way. Eczema and allergies (probably will...
- My 4 year old is also on Singulair...and is a completely different sick kid without the stuff! He does have asthma as well but his allergies cause most of his asthma ...
Average Daily Routine for a 3 Year Old
Asked by R.H. from Seattle
on November 4, 2009
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I am wondering if other moms could share their daily routines with their kid(s). My 3 year old is in preschool 3 days a week, but I often wonder if my husband and I a...
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- What a wonderful family you've created. I'm a retired (special ed) preschool teacher - and you can spend hours of play with no props except newspaper, rags, and your ...
- This is a great question and I'm excited to hear what other Mom's have to say. I have twins that just turned 3 and I am ALWAYS worrying that I'm not doing enough for ...
- our house is a two income house. 630- kids get up on their own, potty, get dressed for the day. 715 load up car and go to preschool. Lots of fun learning activiti...
3 Year Old Wetting Good Nites
Asked by S.S. from Great Falls
on January 13, 2008
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I have a 4 year old and 3 year old step sons....the 4 year old goes all day and night without peeing his pants. the 3 year old will go all day but at night he will we...
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- Boys take longer for their muscles for control develop enough. I know of many boys who have wet the bed well into their teens. Just give it time...sounds like his cont...
- Some kids are not ready to stay dry all night long, especially boys. My daughter went regularly in the potty about two weeks before she turned three and I had diapers...
- night time potty trained comes a lot later on average than just daytime potty trained. it is normal for kids to wear a pull up at night only till 5 or 6 sometimes. or ...
How Do You Fit Exercise In?
Asked by K.G. from San Francisco
on March 22, 2010
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I am desperatly trying to get rid of 30 pounds. I have lost only 5 pounds and 8 inches in the last 5 weeks. I'm getting discouraged. I have completely changed the way ...
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- First off: 5lbs in 5 weeks & 8 inches is KILLER. Good job! and that's weight that will STAY off (and hopefully the 8 inches means you've actually lost a LOT more weigh...
- I have 3 kids and exercising at home just does not work for me , I go to a gym that has childcare. My eldest goes to school all day and my middle goes to preschool unt...
- I love Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser) 30 Day Shred workout DVD. It's 30 min (warm up to cool down) and a great work out. It's 3 levels and when I went from level o...
What Are Kids Suppose to Be Learning/doing in 4 Year Old Preschool?
Asked by D.W. from Grand Rapids
on February 28, 2008
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I am just a little concerned about the work I am seeing my boys bring home from pre-school. It seems that either the instructions are not being followed or in other c...
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- My son recently turned 5 at the end of January. He has been in preschool full-time since the age of 2. He is currently working on reading and they began having spellin...
- Hi D., I am a first grade teacher and the mother of three children one of whom just got out of preschool last year. Yes the numbers are too high in all schools tha...
- Are your boys in a traditional preschool? I have my own Montessori school & we have 4-year-old students that are solving addition & multiplication problems, building ...
Growing Pains in Almost 4 Year Old?
Asked by E.C. from Norfolk
on November 9, 2009
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Is it possible for an almost 4 year old to have bad growing pains? My son keeps saying his legs and feet hurt, sometimes his arms but not often, and all I can think is...
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- yes. i had it and my cousins kid has it. also could be after a hard day of playing that his bones or muscles ache at the end of the day. try a hot bath or heating p...
- Yes! My very tall 4 year old complains every 4-6 months about leg and knee pain, and then after a month or so, she has grown 2-3 inches! She is in the 100+ percentile...
- I am going through this with my 3 year old. He wakes up in the middle of the night every so often crying because his feet hurt. (This never happened with my other 2 c...
4 Year Old Not Sitting in Time Out
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on January 21, 2011
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My 4 year old has recently begun to run the other direction when I try to put her in time out for something she has done. She will run and try to get me to chase her, ...
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- Then... YOU walk away from her. ie: Mommy time-out... meaning.. she does not get Mommy... to interact with her. TELL her that. I have done that with my kids.. and i...
- Some people call what Peg M is doing 'time in's' . We have never done time outs. And since you can no longer do them and they are not working for you I think you need ...
- I absolutely agree with the advice that Peg M has given you!! Unfortunately I did NOT model that behavior with my children when they were little (My children are all g...
4 Year Old Wetting Bed at Night
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on July 25, 2009
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Recently my 4 year old has had a problem wetting the bed during the night. I stop all fluids a couple of hours before he goes to bed (last drink is with dinner). I e...
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- Hi Mama- it's really okay to put him back in a diaper at night. His sleep patterns, especially as he is growing, will fluctuate, and the depth of his sleep will chang...
- Hi M. ~ Well this hits pretty close to home! We have a 6 year old daughter who, up until 2 weeks, has been in pull-ups. At around 3 1/2 she was dry for about 2 mo...
- This is totally normal and I agree with your husband. A diaper or pull up at night is fine, and some kids need that for a long time. It doesn't mean he doesn't have ...
Is 4 Year-old Capable of Holding Bladder All Night?
Asked by C.A. from Yakima
on June 18, 2008
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My 4 year-old son has been using the potty successfully (during the day) for about a year. He still wears a pull up at night, and pees in it regularly. My husband an...
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- C., In general, the answer to your question is yes. However, my six year old grandson has the same problem. He wears pull ups and they are frequently wet in the mor...
- Loved hearing Amanda A's advice or "two cents". We have three daughters and they were all different. My middle daughter is going on 8 and still wets the bed. I feel...
- I have almost 4 year old twin boys. I decided to try the night without pull-ups right off the bat after the day dry was mastered and other than a couple pee accidents...
3 Year Old Doesn't Eat
Asked by J.W. from Grand Rapids
on January 18, 2011
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Has anyone ever had a toddler/pre-schooler who doesn't seem to experience hunger? My son will not eat most foods and it is a long, long story, but he refuses most food...
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- I'd do 2 things. I'd blend veggies into sweet, tasty fruit and try to create a juice he will like. I'd put him in control of this as much as possible by letting him ...
- All three of my kids went through stages of not wanting to eat. They all grew out of it over time. I would just keep introducing foods to him, I would not make speci...
- Get rid of the toddler formula and wait till he is hungry - real food has got to be better than a high calorie shake - if he is filling up on that he will never learn ...
