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Unruly 3 Year Old
Asked by D.D. from Syracuse
on July 24, 2008
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I wrote a couple of weeks ago and i really need some advise. My 3 year old girl is completely out of control. She does not listen to anyone, she is horribly bratty, ...
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- Some days I can really relate to that with my 3 year old. I have been really scrutinizing what causes a bad day vs. a good day... Bad days involve poorly schedule...
- D., maybe that is why she's acting out, because she's not going to be the only one in your life anymore. when she rips toys out of other kids hands, do you see ...
- It will be tough for a while, but have you tried recognizing and praising good behaviour when it happens and ignoring the bad behaviour as long as no one is hurt or in...
I Have a 3 Year old...enough Said :)
Asked by J.L. from Portland
on July 11, 2008
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. from those who have or have had 3 year old boys. My biggest frustration is...why in the wo...
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- Hi, I know you were just thanking the group and already had a lot of ideas, but the potty training...I wanted to let you know what my son did. He didn't want to s...
- Hi Jackie, I got your post late but I can't help responding. Seems you are not alone by all the responses. I was right there with you a few years back.My first born da...
- I feel exactly the same way! We had a behaviorist come for evaluation and her report said he would not listen 90% of the time. He kicked me when I had to change his n...
Please..................need Help with a 4 Year Old and 8 Month Old
Asked by S.P. from Roanoke
on December 8, 2009
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Hello,
Please someone help me with some advice on discipline! My 4 year old has gotten to the point to where he doesn't want to listen to anything we tell him to do...
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- Hi S.. Things sound really stressful at your house right now. My advice is to work on the sleep issue right away--I think/hope you'll find that if everyone gets more...
- Looks like you got some LOOONNNG responses, so hopefully there is some good information in there - no time to read all of that. I just wanted to say - Welcome to Moth...
- Keep loving them and know that this particular tough patch will pass. I had boys with the same age difference as you do and it was tough when the smaller one started ...
3 Year Old Son Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by J.C. from Spokane
on March 14, 2008
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he was 2 1/2 and I never pushed it then and now we're approaching 3 1/2 and he freaks out...
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- I had the same problem with my son. It took watching my daycare providers son who is a year older than my son. My son was finally potty trained at the age of 5. My hus...
- Dear J., When my now grown son had a tough time potty training, my Dr. told me to buy a yello duck big enough that it wouldn't fit down the drain of the toilet. And ha...
- I was so stressed out about this potty training thing...I had a baby then my son turned 3 a couple months later. We were holding off on potty training until after the...
Very Needy 3 Year Old
Asked by M.N. from San Francisco
on December 2, 2008
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Hi, I am exhausted by my 3 1/2 year old. She is in school mornings, and loves it, and when she's home she's with me and her little sister, and we're mostly cooped up a...
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- Hi - I'm right there with you. This morning, PBS cartoon, cheerios, blankie and I still couldn't get through a 10 minute shower (HAD to wash my hair - you know the fee...
- "Needy" and "3 year old" are redundant. Same with "high maintenance" and "baby" or "toddler". They're all needy and require a great deal of maintenance. I've typed ...
- Can you have her nap? My daughter is 4 and a half, and i still make her "Nap" for my sanity. And hour or two in her room playing is heaven sent. Some days she just ...
Potty Training & Discipline Problems with My 4 Year Old
Asked by T.S. from Seattle
on January 29, 2008
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My son is almost 4 years old and is refusing to potty train. He knows how to do it, but just goes in his diaper. He comes to me to be changed when he is poopy. We h...
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- Go and purchase the book.... Toilet training in less than a day. It is by Nathan Azrin and Richard foxx..... You will not be sorry- I work in the early childhood fie...
- That's a tough one. I guess that I would suggest forcing the big boy underwear. Pull ups and diapers just encourage them to go in their pants. It took a looonnnggg ...
- Howdy...I have a grip of boys and have been thru this 5 times and have 1 more to go. Consistancy is the key, as long as they are ready and the fact that he is 4 I am s...
SIL Not Planning to Attend My Baby Shower
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on March 29, 2010
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My husband and I are so excited about our first baby due in October! Of course the soon-to-be grandparents (on both sides) are thrilled as well. A few weekends ago a...
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- Don't stress about it enjoy your baby shower they are so exciting for a 1st time mom! Also I would go to the wedding. If this woman can't be bothered to go to importa...
- on the one hand, that stinks that she can't come, now on with the show...on the other hand...you specifically say she has plans for that "night". can you not schedule ...
- Your SIL is always going to be the "me" type. You and your husband are planning on traveling all the way to CO to see her SECOND graduation & missing a friends weddin...
4-Year Old and Bedtime
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on July 3, 2012
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We are having a very tough time getting our 4 year old daughter down to bed. She used to go to sleep without any issue up until 2 months ago. Since then, it's been tou...
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- I think it is a phase. My son when he was 4 would try his hardest to stay up as long as he could. I would go in and rub his back and talk to him softly. I would put on...
- Does she still take a nap? My 4 year old is in bed by 7 if he doesn't take a nap, but if he does take a nap he goes to bed around 9:00. Every once in a while he will g...
- Not to long after my son turned 4 he had the same problem. He was the best sleeper out of my 2 kids then all of a sudden he was wanting to stay up to see what I was d...
My 4-Year Old Wets His Pants Daily
Asked by C.B. from Dallas
on April 16, 2008
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Help! My 4-year old wets his pants daily (not at the same time) and he says it's because he didn't want to stop playing (or whatever else he was doing) to go use the r...
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- My daughter use to do the samething. I just limited the amount of juice and milk she's aloud to have before bedtime (2 hours before bedtime) and nap time (1 hour befor...
- Let him be responsible for his own accidents. He MUST stop immediately what he is doing, go to the bathroom, take his wet clothes off, run a bath himself, and bathe h...
- Tell him it does not make you proud when he wets his pants, then askhim if it makes him proud when he wets his pants. Then, tell him it really makes you proud when he...
Baby Shower for Baby #2
Asked by S.T. from New York
on January 25, 2008
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Looking to see how many of you had another baby shower for baby #2. I have a 3 year old daugter and we have basically everything that a baby needed but, we just found ...
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- Of course you have another shower....but with the closest family and friends. I had a second shower for my second daughter and the first was only 2 1/2.......My paren...
- I had a shower for all three of my kids. I didn't throw the showers myself. They were all done by my sisters/sister in law. I don't think it's terrible thing to hav...
- The answer is YES. Every pregnancy should end with a shower, big or small it doesn't matter but you will always have a need for pampers and or small items. Plus it's a...
