Stages & Milestones: Infant

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I'm sure all first time moms get a little paranoid about these milestones our children are supposed to meet... My daughter is 8 and 1/2 monthes old and...
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My almost 2 year old daughter, Raven is trying to pass many toddler milestones a...
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My 7 1/2 baby still doesn't sits down by himself.... my first one, now 3 1/2 yea...

Birthday

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My daughter will be turning one in August and everyone is asking what she wants for her b-day. Does anyone have some good gift ideas for a soon to be ...
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Hello, MOms, My son will be turning two in February and I do not know what to d...
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Does anyone have any ideas for a 5 yr old b-day party, on a conservative budget ...

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Eating Solid Foods & Weaning

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My 14 month daughter does't care about eatting solid food. When I bring food to feed her, she never be happy. I have to play her favorite DVD, she will...
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How do I wean my 11 mos old that will not eat other foods? She'll eat foods but...
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Hi, I am a mom to twin 6 month olds and we have just begun solid foods after ...
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My daughter will be a year old on Monday and I'm trying to get her used to solid...
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Please let me know if anyone has run into the problem. All of the sudden, my 10 ...

Growth Charts

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Hi moms, I have a two and a half old boy and he weights just a little over 26 lbs and he’s almost 36 inches. I just wanted to know if this is normal...
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My daughter is 13 months old and is in the 1 percentile for her height and weigh...
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Does anyone have any experience with their children being in a very low percenti...
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my daughter is 12 months old and is in the 20-25th percentile for weight. she is...

Growth, Height & Weight Charts

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Hi moms, I have a two and a half old boy and he weights just a little over 26 lbs and he’s almost 36 inches. I just wanted to know if this is normal...
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My daughter is 13 months old and is in the 1 percentile for her height and weigh...
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Does anyone have any experience with their children being in a very low percenti...
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I had a re-cert WIC appt today so I had to take all the boys in. I have a 2 1/2 ...
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my daughter is 12 months old and is in the 20-25th percentile for weight. she is...

Independence

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Hi ladies! I need to know how to teach my almost 4 year old to be independent when doing class work. For example, when we try to get him to write his...
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Independence Center is a pretty good hike for us, but I'm willing to drive for s...
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At what age should kids start to do things for themselves? I spent Thanksgiving ...
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We are trying to get our 13 mnth old to sleep all night and not need Mom to hold...
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I want to start out by saying that I know that it is a great thing for a child t...

Language

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I have a toddler that will be two the end of March. I hear so many other little ones that are within a month of his age that are talking up a storm an...
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Hi everyone! My little girl is 13 months old and very active. She can say momma,...
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Hello Wise Mommas! I'm going to start by stating that maybe I'm paranoid abou...
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My son is 19 months old and appears to be rather advanced physically and has bee...
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My son is 19 months old and appears to be rather advanced physically and has bee...

Language Skills

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Why do we delay kindergarten entry? It appears mostly to be because some kids have a harder time with "social skills" and other behaviors. In other...
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My son is so excited about being in school. He looks forwarding to going in the...
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I have a four year old girl who will be five in early August. I had always thou...
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Hi Moms, My daughter is 4 yo will be 5 Sept. 30. She misses the public school c...
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Hi fellow moms! I am looking for a range of honest opinions on full-day kinderg...

Learning Colors

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I have an 18 month old boy who is speaking well and learns quickly but doesn't seem to grasp his colors. When do children normally start to learn color...
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I have been working with my son since he turned one on his ABC's and 123's. He c...
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Hi Ladies Im wondering if you can help me. Everything I read online gives me mi...
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My 2/y baby is very smart. He is good at speaking, using his hands, counting num...
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I was wondering if anyone has bought a baby signing book, and if they found it h...

Learning Letters & Numbers

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I just put my 4-year old son into a new daycare and compared to the other children he is "behind". The other children in his class can all regonize the...
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My son will be 5 in December, so he won't start kindegarten until 2009, but I'm ...
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I will try to not go into as much detail as I could! My son will be 4 in April ...
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I am trying to teach my 2 almost 3yr old as much as I can. I have got numbers 1-...
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I want to know the easiest wasy to get my 4 year old to recognize say letters. I...

Learning to Ride a Bike

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We are trying to teach our 8 y.o. daughter how to ride a two wheel bike. She cries the entire time and just feels as if she can't get it. This isn't ...
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We gave our son a bike with no training wheels for his 7th birthday. Dad took h...
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Moms, I've got an independent 8-year-old that keeps asking if she can go for a ...
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my sons 4th birthday is comming up and i was thinking about getting him a bike t...
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Ok, it's my turn to ask for help. My oldest is 3.5 years old, turns 4 in Februa...

Preschool

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Do you have to put a child in Preschool if they are in a daycare? My son is 2 years old and he is not in preschool but he is in a daycare where he is ...
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How do you decide what the best preschool is for your child. Is it location, pro...
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I have a 2 year old little boy and people are starting to ask me if we are going...
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I have a three almost four year old and I am trying to get him ready for prescho...
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I live in Carrollton and was thinking about putting my daughter (turning 3 this ...

Rolling & Crawling

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I know that all kids develop at different paces as well as the way that kids these days skip crawling but I would like to try to help my 9 month old ge...
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I know every baby gets around their own way, but my dd at 9 months 2 weeks old h...
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So my question is not anything serious but I just wanted to know if I was the on...
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My daughter is 8 months 4 weeks old and she's really making "strides" (but not r...
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Hello, my 9 month old son is not crawling yet. I know there is quite a range fo...

Scooting

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My 10 month old daughter does not crawl but she scoots around on her little butt. She can pull herself up and scoot along furniture. I was concern at f...
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My son is almost 9 months old and he still is not scooting or crawling. Other k...
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Hey Moms! My almost 11 month old daughter is not crawling in the traditional wa...
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I need some advise/pointers. I have a 3 month old son who use to sleep from 10/...
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my baby is about 36 weeks gestational. last night i found him to have scooted ou...

Self Feeding

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Hello. My only child is turning 1 in a couple of weeks and I'm totally panicing about taking her off the bottle. I don't think actually taking her off ...
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My 6 wks old daughter is eating about 4oz. every 3 hours, but sometime after a f...
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I was just wondering what you do while nursing or bottle feeding your baby. My d...
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Hi all! My little one is now 7 months old and he eats three times a day with a s...
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Please, no breastfeeding lectures. I am forced to formula feed my infant due to ...

Self Feeding & Finger Foods

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Hello. My only child is turning 1 in a couple of weeks and I'm totally panicing about taking her off the bottle. I don't think actually taking her off ...
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My 6 wks old daughter is eating about 4oz. every 3 hours, but sometime after a f...
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I was just wondering what you do while nursing or bottle feeding your baby. My d...
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Hi all! My little one is now 7 months old and he eats three times a day with a s...
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Please, no breastfeeding lectures. I am forced to formula feed my infant due to ...

Sitting Up

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My son is 6 months old, can roll both ways, sleeps and eats great, but is not sitting at all. He flops to the side and rolls over and plays. We have ...
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So my son is almost a little over 7 months and he still can not sit up unsupport...
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I have ten month old twins. My daughter just started sitting up with her legs f...
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I have a beautiful little girl almost 11 months and have been giving her baths i...
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My son has just turned 6 months and is starting to be able to sit up on his own,...

Social Skills

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Has anyone ever had to deal with social services or knwo how they work. My husband has this cousin Steve him and his girlfriend have a 5 year old son,...
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My daughter is 12 and in the 6th grade. She is VERY active in church and school...
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I guess my question is am I setting an antisocial example for them? I have move...
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I need to go out on a social outing with some women who live in my area even if ...
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Have any of you learned to overcome your social anxieties as well as gain confid...

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Standing

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Hi Moms! I'm expecting my second son in March. The boys will be 2 years and 8 months apart. I am looking into double strollers for long trips, altho...
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My 6 1/2 month old son weighs 19lbs 7oz, and is fast outgrowing his infant car s...
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Our 8 mo. old has been the best sleeper. She goes down to sleep without any fuss...
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My grandmother has offered to buy a learning DVD or system for my son because he...
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Ok, so I'm wondering if it's alright for my 11 week old baby to jump and stand. ...

Swimming

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I've been researching everything there is out there about infant swimming lessons. Everyone has a program and advises it. But I'm wondering how early y...
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Hi Moms, My son is 6 months old and I would like him to get exposed to the pool...
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can anyone recommmend a good infant survival swimming program in fort lauderdale...
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I am wondering what age is appropriate to bring my baby swimming in a chlorine p...
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hi im looking for baby and parent swimming lessons in medford ma eara. since im ...

Talking & First Words

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My son is 19 mos old. He babbles but is not talking like a lot of the other kids his age. He's never really had to talk, everyone does everything for...
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Is it normal for a 2 year old not to talk....
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I know every child is different, but I'm curious... What age did your child s...
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My granddaughter doesn't really talk yet. She is 20 months old, should I be conc...
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Hi everyone. I was just wondering: my son is 16 months old and he doesn't talk. ...

Teething

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What age do babies usually start teething?...
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Hi Mommas- I can't believe it but I can't find any advice on teething. Can a...
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my 9 mnth old is teething. can anyone recommend a safe (perhaps notmade in China...
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any advice on how to make it through the night when dealing with teething.. othe...
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My 5 month is teething and is also crying, is there anything to help ease the pa...

Tummy Time

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My son hates tummy time! After three months, he still is not used to tummy time and very vocally lets us know. Even our daycare providers have mentio...
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My nine week old daughter hates tummy time. How do I make it fun for her???...
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Any suggestions on when to start baby on tummy time? My daughter is now 2 month...
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How much time does or should my baby be spending on her tummy. I understand all...
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how old should a baby be before introducing 'tummy time'? My 12 day old is alre...

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Walking & Taking First Steps

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My 21 month old son just qualified for speech therapy services through First Steps. I would like to hear from any moms whose children have used or are ...
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What type of walking shoes are best for learning to walk?...
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Hello! I know I have asked about this before, but it's really starting to stres...
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I know most kids walk by the time they are 18 months. My son will be 15 months ...
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My husband and I were just discussing my MBA and how I need to petition to gradu...
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