Nap Schedule: Water Toys
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Daily Summer Schedule
Asked by K.W. from Washington DC
on June 3, 2010
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Now that summer is approaching and my oldest will be out of school, I wanted to get some ideas for a daily schedule. My boys are 3 (turns 4 next month) and 6. Both wil...
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- My husband works from home and I leave the house about 7:15 and Shaun wakes up around 7ish regardless, the boy doesn't like sleeping. He is on a swim team which has p...
- Just wanted to mention/remind in your planning process: "Boredom breeds creativity" :) :) :)
- Breakfast, play time, get dressed, quick pick up and head out. Either outside for playtime before it gets too hot, run errands, go to a park, etc. Home for lunch, th...
Schedule for Two Year Old
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on July 9, 2012
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For the first 22 months of my son's life I have been a sahm mum. At the end of May i got a full time job. I wish I could be a sahm but we need the finances. To help s...
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- Some fun toys are ones that teach & make sounds (the alphabet, numbers etc.) Just getting on the floor & playing around is fun for him. Train set? (completely to...
- Get your Mom a bus pass? Get her information for Mommy groups. Sign up your son for toddler groups. Car pooling? - they can also have a "routine" of walking arou...
- I understand not wanting to go anywhere. You wouldn't want her to get lost either! My son gets up and eats breakfast and milk and watches his show Super Why. Then a...
What to Do When It Gets to Hot Outside to Play?
Asked by S.R. from Los Angeles
on April 22, 2009
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I just moved inland and it has been over 100 lately. What can you do with your kids to keep them having fun? I take him outside after 2:00 p.m. .But until then were bo...
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- S., I live in the desert and most of the summer its too hot ofr outdoors. I let them play outside early a.m. and afternoon,or (this may seem odd) I turn on the hose a...
- There has been a heatwave, so it won't be that hot all the time, even in summer. Check local movie theaters in summer - some of them have free kid movies on certain m...
- i used to take my little guy out in the morning. play in the pool, play outside a bit and then go inside for snack time. after that i'd do stuff inside. make a fort ...
Activities for Bored 2 Year Old.
Asked by B.L. from Missoula
on September 8, 2010
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My son drives me nuts all day long because he wont entertain himself. He has all the toys in the world, but he doesn't really play with them. He doesn't like to color,...
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- When having a 2nd child... the 'expectations' upon the Eldest child... has to be in line with their development and be age-appropriate. Otherwise, both parent and the ...
- A 2 year old will likely not entertain himself. If you sit with him and do the activity with him, you will keep his concentration longer. Having a baby with a 2 ye...
- yeah, two is a bit young to entertain himself. he needs you to engage him in these activities, not just to hand them to him and hope he entertains himself. he wants to...
Bath Time??
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on January 28, 2009
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So, I am trying to get us in sinc here. We have never been a family to stay with a schedule. I have in the last month trying to get us on one that works for us. So ...
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- Im pg with our 3rd. Right now we give the older 2 a bath every other night. Sometimes its every 3 nights. Our plan when the baby is here is to switch off nights. ...
- Wash 'em when they're stinky and let 'em play as long as they want!! Especially the oldest. If the older 2 can share the tub, fine, but you might want to let them each...
- My kids take a bath or shower every other day (unless they do something to get really dirty and have to have one). A daily bath really dries my son's skin out, especi...
Three Year Old Will Not Sleep!!
Asked by J.H. from Burlington
on January 8, 2010
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My three year old daughter has never been a good sleeper. She did go thru a phase when she was in the early part of her second year where she slept well but other than...
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- The book by Ferber "Solve your child's sleep problems" was my bible. Crying it out works too, but his method is gentler although a bit slower. My first I let cry out...
- What about putting her to sleep with you in your bed and then carrying her back to her own bed? Or, lie with her in her bed until you know she's asleep and then cre...
- It is possable that she has out grown her nap! My son,also 3, will take a nap but is up untill 10 or 11p. If I try to keep him up at nap time he will go to bed with a ...
How Can I Be a Better Mother?
Asked by C.Q. from San Francisco
on June 25, 2010
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Now that I have two kids., (A two year old and a two week old), I have begun to feel like a bad mother. My two year old is driving me INSANE. She was such a little ang...
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- I didn't read the other responses, but I assume from your "PS" that others have been telling you to get out of the house... and I totally agree! That was (and still...
- your angel is acting out because she wants your attention, not because you're a bad mother. She's jealous of the baby. You are not a bad mother. Until the last 10 year...
- Buying something for her will not solve this problem......... And if she is watching that much tv (EVEN if it is "educational") that is also contributing to her acting...
Seeking Advice on Helping a 2 Year Old Give up the Pacifier
Asked by L.M. from Jacksonville
on July 23, 2008
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My son turned two in June and we decided two weeks ago to take away the pacifier. He initially had little to no problem with it. He asked for it a couple of times but ...
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- This is a normal thing, this asking for things at bedtime. Yes, he is having a hard time soothing himself, but it isn't because of the pacifier. He will need a good be...
- Sounds like an average two yr old to me. Just dont make the mistake I did, when we took his bottle away I then let him have a sippy cup. Now he HAS to have one. ano...
- Did you throw it away? If not do so in front of him. When he ask for it,tellhim you don't have it anymore.
Bedtime Routine
Asked by H.G. from San Francisco
on December 6, 2007
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My 8 month old has been, up until now, very good about going to bed. In the last month, however, she hasn't been responding to the way I would just feed her, sing to h...
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- I can understand what you're going through since I have a 10-month old baby who also loves to play with the blinds and chew her books. Your friends are right. Try to...
- Although my 15 month old still sleeps in bed with me I feel that children should be guided not trained, they are not dogs. Besides trying to get on a routine especiall...
- our routine is: a little play after dinner, a few stories, a bath, a quick bedtime massage with bedtime lotion, a small bottle, then bed with his binkie and his puppy ...
4 Year Old Playing with Toys
Asked by K.H. from Naples
on May 14, 2010
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Our almost 4 year old son doesn't have much interest in playing on his own anymore. He used to independently play with all his toys...cars, trucks, blocks, leggos and...
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- My four year old is the same way in the house. If he is outside he goes and plays all by himself but in the house he's bored out of his mind. We tell him to take puz...
- Can youy rotate his toys? Maybe put some away that he is bored with, giving him access to toys he hasn't played with much recently? Then in a week or two swap the to...
- When my son was that age, he loved toys like the word whammer by leap frog that goes on your fridge, his My first leap pad, electronic globe from leap pad for younger ...
