Rolling & Crawling: Preschooler
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Ideas for Keeping a 4 Year Old on the Couch After Surgery?
Asked by J.B. from Philadelphia
on June 28, 2011
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My 4-year old son is having surgery on his foot next week. For it to heal properly, he'll be in a cast for 6 weeks. For the first 3 weeks, he is not supposed to put ...
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- If relying heavily on the tv is what works, I'd do it. These are certainly circumstances that warrant bending the regular rules. Same for video games, if he has a...
- Im with theresa! Tv and candy!
- Buy him some new books to look at, board games, a handheld video game to play with and just give into the TV!! Get him some new movies so he won't get too bored. The a...
Help. Our 3 Year Old Wakes up Every Night at Either 12, 2 or 5 Am!
Asked by E.L. from Syracuse
on February 14, 2008
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Hi. I am at wits end. Our 3 year old wakes up EVERY night and will not go back to sleep unless someone sleeps with her. We have tried the 'crying it out' deal but she...
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- You may think I'm nuts BUT I've seen this before..... Adopted from China? Extra shots? Lots of shots at a time? Most shots still have thimerosol in them. Your regu...
- I am a proud mother of my 7 year old, I can say that I've been in your shoes. My lil one was the same way, I can try to say here are a few things that you may want t...
- Hi E., My 4 year old has been having the same separation issue. We are going on our fifth night of him sleeping in his own room. On the first night, I laid with him i...
My 1 Year Old Doesn't Crawl Yet. Should I Worry?
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on June 11, 2009
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My son has always been a little on the "late" side. He sat up, rolled over and rolled onto his tummy all several months after the "norm." Still, he's just 12 mos and s...
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- Lots of kids never crawl they just go straight to walking, sounds like your son maybe one of them. You should ask your dr when you go for your normal checkups. I thi...
- Hi J., My first two children were always ahead of the milestone charts on every line item. I don't think they were "special" babies, I think the charts are somewhat...
- J., I just had to respond as my first son never did crawl. Of course, that was many years ago for me (currently a grandmother)but I thought it was great as he neve...
Tips on Encouraging 8-Month Old to Crawl
Asked by L.M. from Salt Lake City
on April 9, 2008
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My 8 mo. has not shown much progression in the crawling department. When he is on his tummy he only lasts a few minutes then he either fusses and gets upset until we ...
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- My son didn't crawl until he was 11 months old. I was a little worried, but everything was fine and he started walking about 2 months after that. I wouldn't push it ...
- A great way to get baby on stomach is to get a beech ball,or you can use a boppie- the nursing pillow. On the beech ball you can hold your baby on their hips and pla...
- Don't worry about it. I had one premie who never srawled. She walked at 14 months. She sort of scooted on her bottom but never really crawled. I had one other term...
4 Year Old Son Gets into EVERYTHING
Asked by N.D. from Reno
on September 11, 2008
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My four year old son gets into everything, I mean EVERYTHING!! And it makes a huge mess. He gets into the lotions, toothpaste, baby powder, soaps, diaper rash creams, ...
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- I don't have any magic answers, because thankfully at that age, both of my boys weren't doing that. My first thought is wondering whether he's bored? Does he need more...
- Hi Niki, at this point I am not really sure how to deal with this problem, not touching things is somthing you start teaching them as soon as they can crawl, At 4 you ...
- N., i am having the same problem with my 28 month od daughter. Tell me i don't have 2 more years of this! I'm pulling my hair out. If you get any good advice please e...
Age Specific Chores for a 3 Year Old and 5 Year Old
Asked by S.T. from Salt Lake City
on August 17, 2008
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I need some chore ideas for my 3 year old and 5 year old boys. Other than the basics of feeding pets, putting dishes in sink, dirty clothes away, picking up toys,
br...
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- They can take their own laundry to the wash room and help you sort it. My kids loved this "game." I'd tell them to put all the whites together, all the blues together,...
- I think you have great chores already in place. I have a four year old and seven year old, they have to put their clothes away after I have folded them, clean up thei...
- Some early childhood educators did a little study in their 4 year old class about chores that children can do. The parents hesitated, but the children were able to do...
Ideas for Things to Play with My 3 Year Old and 9 Month Old
Asked by B.V. from Columbus
on November 6, 2010
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I am looking for ideas of things that I can do with my kids--3 years and 9 months. This seems like such a simple thing that any mom should be able to answer, but I'm ...
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- The three year old needs to be working on things like counting, letters recognition and sounds. You can just 'PLAY" together and make it so that the little one AND 3...
- My fav is singing songs. have list and dedicated 30 to 45 mins of just singing songs like abc's, Old McDonald. rolling a ball back and forth in a triangle...dancing to...
- Have your 3 yr old help you take care of the baby when you are taking care of it.... Have the 3 yr old help u feed the baby, help bathe the baby, maybe having the 3 yr...
My 3-Year-old Scratches, Kicks, Hits, Spits, and Screams.
Asked by A. from Eugene
on June 8, 2007
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In the last few months, my son has started doing the above-named behaviors when he gets told to not do something. We have a naughty chair that he is put in when he beh...
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- I would give my son (now almost four) ONE swat on the rear end ANY time and each and EVERY time he was physically aggressive toward a person or a pet and would tell hi...
- He sounds a lot like our son before we found the Fiengold Program. Check it out online! It has made our son much more calm and he has self control now! YEAH!! There...
- Hi A., I have six kids, my youngest is 3. I have gone through this stage with all my kids. You have to be consistant each and everytime. I hate to say they will be thi...
4 Year Old Refuses to Write
Asked by T.M. from Dallas
on September 16, 2011
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His preschool teacher gave him some homework to write some numbers and letters. But he dosent want to write hes just holding the pencil and not writing with it. He onl...
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- Homework in preschool? The more I learn about schooling in America, the more certain I become that I am homeschooling. Seriously? All the research shows that PLA...
- My 4 yr old daughter is not fond of it either. But they are working on their names right now...I bought one of those letter tablets at dollar store that lets them writ...
- He's too young! Let him mature another year and he'll probably do it. I can't imagine homework for preschool!!! What's up with that?? Kids don't need that kind of ...
When Did Your Preemie Crawl?
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on July 22, 2011
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I know all babies are different. =)
I have three children, first two were term babies and were walking by 9 and 11 months.
My third was born a month early and...
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- I had two of mine a month early. My son who is 15 months old crawled at about 7 months and walked at 13 months. My daughter, who is 10 now, was born a month early an...
- I answered your other question about crawling, but I'm going to answer this one too. My daughter is going to be 9 months in a few days and she has only been crawlin...
- My SIL's baby is 12 months, not a preemie, and just started crawling a month ago. My daughter, not a preemie, was almost 8 months when she crawled. I think he sounds...
