Refusing to Eat: Elmo
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Elmo Addict???
Asked by J.C. from Hartford
on September 11, 2008
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Is anyone elses child an Elmo nut?? It has come to the point where i am very concerned about my 13 month old. He refuses to do anything unless he sees Elmo. The worst ...
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- Kids do get fascinated and fixated on one thing if you let them and sometimes by accident. Seems like this was truly accidental! Who knew he would find elmo so fascina...
- I know this will sound harsh and a little insenstive and easier said than done, but... TURN OFF THE TV. He's not turning it on, you are. You'll have to listen to him s...
- As a mom of three boys close in age, they definately get fixated on something - Elmo, a stuffed animal and, in one case, a spoon (needed to carry it around for a few d...
11 Month Old Will Not Eat Much
Asked by S.S. from Rochester
on July 11, 2008
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My daughter will be 11 months on the 21st. She has been breastfed since she was born and used to to very well with eating baby food. When she started eating mostly bab...
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- give her the food, she'll be fine. I used to feed mine alot of soup because everything is cooked well for them and very delicious and I would eat it to. I would strain...
- you are so lucky. i would suggest giving her table food that is not hard, ex; mashed potatoes; small pieces of vegetables-things she can easily chew. but of course, ta...
- It's much better if she eats what the family eats at this stage, for several reasons. She'll develop a more sophisticated and varied palate, and she will develop the o...
3 Year Old Daughter Refuses to Go Potty on the Potty Chair
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on March 12, 2008
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I'm pulling my hair out here...my daughter is 3 years + 2 months, and we're struggling with the potty training idea. We've tried various potty training efforts, readin...
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- B.; dont fret over it my kids never took it till a bout 4, relax, she cant hold it in forever, maybe she is embarrassed, dont know i knew a mom who had a daughter who ...
- Wait til the weather warms up and let her loose in the backyard for the weekend sometime butt naked. Seriously I've heard of this before. Put a potty chair out the...
- I would just let it go. It is really stressful to her right now. I am trying to start potty training with my daughter and she won't have anything to do with it yet. ...
Potty Problems
Asked by B.L. from Tulsa
on March 22, 2007
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My son will be 3 March 30... and still isn't potty trained. We have been working with him but he absolutely refuses. He says he wants to be a baby like his sister. His...
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- B., I agree with Wendy. Just let it go. If he starts to show interest, give him lots of atta-boys ! If he has an accident, just be ok with it. Less stress for you an...
- There are three things you cannot *make* a child do: eat, sleep and go to the potty. Don't turn it into a power struggle, just let him do his thing and praise him whe...
- the library has a video called potty dance i think thats the name it asks them to bring their potty chair in front of the tv and they sing along and go potty with it m...
My Son Will Not Drink Milk Unless It Is in a Bottle....
Asked by A.C. from Springfield
on October 19, 2006
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Does anyone have any idea of how to get my 2 1/2 year old son to drink milk from anything but a baby bottle. He has one in the morning and one before bed and refuses ...
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- Breaking the Bottle Rules Easing the bottle-to-sippy-cup transition By the editors of Babytalk In a recent Babytalk.com poll, 53 percent of moms admitted that ...
- you could try taking the bottle to the toy store and getting a new toy BUT you have to pay the store with the bottle. Then there is a new toy and no more bottle.
- Hi A.! I am a fellow day care provider a town over from you. Anywho, have you tried having your son go to the store with you and pick out which one he would prefer?...
Potty Training a Resistant 3 1/2 Year Old
Asked by J.L. from New York
on July 7, 2008
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My son is almost 3 and a half and still in diapers. He will only urinate in one specific potty by holding it up to himself. He refuses to urinate in a regular toilet...
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- like some others, i think that doing the underwear is the way to go. we made it really fun for my son who was 3.5 when he was completely ready. for some reason boys ju...
- I worked in a daycare for a year and a half, and I've seen no less than 20 kids with the same problem. You are not alone :) Honestly, the one thing that worked for e...
- I don't know how you are about 'letting it all go' but a trick I did with my oldest was going camping. When we were there, I would let him to naked around the camp si...
Confront or Walk Away from Challenge from 3 Year Old Angel ?
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on October 13, 2011
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My son is almost 4, and he is sometimes defiant about going to the bathroom after being asleep for the usual 10 hours.
Potty training is not complete.
He wears a d...
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- Do not try to force him or punish him. Some children do not use the toilet until they have been awake for a while or even after breakfast. If he is dry most days a...
- We were in a similar situation this summer, just before my son turned 4. We used pullups and nighttime pullups. He was refusing and there is little they have control o...
- It's great that he can hold it all night. At almost 4, he is ready to be fully trained. Pullups aren't necessary and prolong training. Either a kid is still in diaper...
8 Month Old and Bottle
Asked by E.E. from Denver
on April 26, 2007
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My daughter just turned 8 months and is eating fruit, veggies,(sometimes meat-makes her gag)and oat cereal. Are doc also said it was okay to give her cheerios too. Any...
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- E., My daughter is 2 1/2 and she did the exact same thing!! Although her speciality was anything but the bottle and veggies!! She's still a fruit kinda girl. Even now ...
- My son did the same thing. Give her time. My son will take his bottel and the food. I think it is just somthing new so they like it better. Good Luck.
- I worked a full day and my son started to refuse the bottle at about 6 months. He would take formula in cereal until 9 months, and then refuse cereal. He ate enough ...
Potty Training Trouble
Asked by J.M. from Pittsburgh
on September 10, 2008
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I am making this request a second time because I have made 5 requests and never had a single response, so here it goes...
I am a step-mom of a wonderful three year ol...
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- Okay so I am the mother of two and I am going through somewhat of the same situation. My son is going to be 5 in November. He was trying to potty train when I left his...
- Hi J. M. My son is 11 years old, and Im having my 2nd in a few weeks. I do have two girls in bewteen. I never did pull ups, with eigher one of my kids. My so...
- Honestly, I would wait until he seems REALLY ready. If he's yelling "no potty" then he isn't ready. My daughter was using the potty at about 16 months old. At 2 I p...
Potty Training
Asked by A.P. from St. Louis
on April 7, 2008
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Looking for any advice for my son who will be 3 next month and has no interest in potty training. We went thru a stage a couple of months ago where he was interested...
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- Hi A., I have a 9 month 0ld Grand-daughter, who has been potty trained since she was 3 months old. We kind of made a game of it, I would just put her on the potty to ...
- So an idea that might get him interested in peeing in the toilet is putting Cherios in the toilet and trying to get him to "shoot" the Cherios. As far as the poop part...
- chill out about it. he'll do it when he's ready
