Older Child: Baby Einstein
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Want to Do Sign with My Baby
Asked by C.A. from Portland
on May 29, 2009
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I think we could have averted a lot of frustration with our other two had we done signing. So I want to with our newest one. Any recommendations on things other than B...
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- Youtube, internet...there's even a show on tv (can't recall the name!)where they sign children's stories while reading. I'll watch with my kids, learn it and teach the...
- Check out the Signing Times. Very good.
- Whatever method you choose, the biggest thing is doing it over and over and having EVERYONE in the family that cares for him, sign also. We started when he was nursing...
What Is the Most Needed Kind of Children's Video?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on January 24, 2007
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I am looking for a great video for babies. For babies, what kind do you all like? Baby Einstein? Cartoons? Videos with stories? Are there any DVDs that encourage ...
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- Truth be told, the best video is none. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children not watch TV for their first two years of life. Even a show like Ses...
- Try taping or if you have a TiVo even better, "Blues Clues". It's educational, colorful, and intelligent children's television. My daughter has been watching it fore...
- Baby Einstein all the way...and Little People. I also started my son on the Leapfrog Letter Factory, and he knew his letter and their sounds by 16 months.
Teething Fussiness
Asked by L.M. from Boston
on May 31, 2008
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Hi everyone. My 7 month old daughter is teething and it is making her SO fussy all day long. Using the baby oragel and Tylenol does seem to help, but it is hard to ent...
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- Motrin works better for teething than tylenol - it actually helps reduce the swelling and lasts longer too. Try freezing and letting her chew on: wet sponges in sma...
- Our ped. suggested Hylands teething tablets. They are concentrated chamomile and worked well to calm our son down. We also found that motrin worked better than tylen...
- I hardly use tylenol, I prefer to use Motrin. I find it more effective with teething pain. Teething can be so difficult especially if they are getting more than one at...
Baby Videos
Asked by D.G. from Washington DC
on December 17, 2008
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I am soon to have twins with a 19 month old already at home. I want to buy some DVDs for her to watch during times when I just need her to be entertained when I am too...
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- I have twins too! Congratulations on your new babies and to your daughter for being a big sister who can say she has "two babies". We have been using the "Your b...
- Hi, I wish I had advice for you about some baby videos, but I have a 13 month old dd who does not care to watch any tv, no matter what I put on for her. Maybe I'll c...
- I think the reading one is OK.. heard good things about it too. I also used videos from time to time, no television, but an ocassional video for times to get stuff ...
Picky Eater
Asked by L.J. from Salt Lake City
on April 1, 2008
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My little boy has become somewhat of a picky eater. I give him something one day that he will do really good at eating, then a few days later he doesn't want to touch ...
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- I went through something very similar with my son when he was about that age. What I came to find out with mine was the food he was being "picky" about where actaully...
- From the time my son was old enough to sit up, I had him work with me int the kitchen. If I was cutting peppers, I'd pop a small piece into my mouth. I found him wan...
- Just go with the flow! This is a toddlers way of having a little bit of control over their lives. When my oldest was that age and for what seemed like a long time af...
Baby Einstien Dvds...& 3 Month Old Entertainment
Asked by C.W. from Austin
on July 29, 2010
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ok, so I KNOW that the TV is not a babysitter... we really don't watch it much in my house anyway except for news and movies once in a while. I have noticed that whene...
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- Hello! Not sure about this or any TV at 3 months, but starting at 15-18 months our girls liked the "Classical Baby" DVDs from HBO. They have little sequences on d...
- if you have comcast with the "on demand" channel, there are brainy baby segments you can pop on that won't cost you anything more than you're already paying. oh ye...
- I owned some. My daughter loved them, but honestly, I'd not introduce tv at all at this age. Its bad enough at the age of two when they want it all the time. I'm al...
Developmental Progress of 3 Month Old
Asked by J.N. from Tampa
on February 23, 2007
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My son is 3 months old and has been staying home with Daddy for the past 2 weeks. We've noticed that he absolutely LOVES watching TV and this kinda scares me. I don't ...
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- Everything you state is NORMAL, relax every child is different lol I have had 4 myself, Yes Baby Einstein is really good both DVD & CD. I played the CD's all the time,...
- Dear J., Look up TV turn off network on the internet. I regretted having my youngest watch those video's. It is not as instructional as one would think. It is m...
- Hi J., Congratulations on your Baby Boy. Everything you mentioned sounds like my son. We bought a bunch of Baby Einstein Videos and my son loved them. My son is no...
PLEASE HELP! How Do I Take Care of My 5 Month Old?
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on June 29, 2011
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This sounds like a stupid question, i know. I'm a FTM so i really have no clue what i'm doing. My son wakes up at 7am, and by about 10am I feel like i've pretty much e...
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- You are being too hard on yourself. Your boring day with a 5 month old sounds completely normal. It is almost impossible to get other things done when you have a bab...
- You can look into Mom's groups to get out of the house and connect with other moms in the area. Also a great way to make some awesome friends. Look into Meetup.com, ...
- Wow your schedule sounds awesome to me! I never had anything scheduled out like that, and from what I can remember with my 1st I rarely interacted with him that much (...
8 Month Old Very Clingy and Still Wakes Every 1-2 Hours All Night Every Night!
Asked by F.G. from Phoenix
on April 16, 2008
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*** New info first!***
I posted the following request just about 36 hours ago and already I have had so many replies. You are all wonderful.
I had so many diffe...
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- Yep...you've made the mommy discovery, and why I don't listen to any "expert" who doesn't have kids, or even some of the male experts that do. Babies don't understand...
- Hey! I had the same problem, the pediatrician gave me the same advice. I wouldn't try it for a long time because I kept hearing all of those people that think lettin...
- I would kind of "kill her with kindness." In my experience babies/children sometimes sense that you are pulling away from them and want to get more space for yourself...
Cat No Longer Uses the Litter Box
Asked by J.D. from Lincoln
on July 8, 2008
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I have two cats, littermates, a male and a female who are 8 years old. One of them, the male I believe, has started urinating outside of the litter box. It started out...
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- We also went through this. Try using Cat Attract litter (preciouscat.com). They sell it at PetSmart (but not PetCo). There's also some plug-in cat pheromone (you ca...
- I second the last response. It sounds like he's sick if this is a sudden behavior. If they were just introduced to each other, this would more than likely be a terri...
- Hey J., Don't you wish a cat could talk sometimes, it would make figuring this out easier. I have 2 litter boxes... and now the cats pee in one and poop in the o...
