Standing
Results 151-160 from 7,440 articles
Stressed and Don't Know What to Do
Asked by S.S. from New York
on March 4, 2007
-
my daughter is at that phase where she says no to everything and talks back to people. my son is starting to stand up and can't seem to without my daughter coming behi...
Answers
- hi S. my name is M.........my best advice to you is to use time out but you have to be persistent with it and not let her get up for a certain amount of time if she ke...
- Unfortunately, children's programming is just that: it teaches kids how to act. Females lately have had some hostility issues I feel come from television. Maybe they c...
- If a chair doesnt work I know that the playpen works for time outs with my daughter. She is 2 but is VERY tall and it still keeps her in fine and she cant go anywhere,...
Opinions on Montessori Schools?
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on July 25, 2012
-
Hi Mamas,
I'm looking to put my daughter in a new preschool. I've heard mixed things about Montessori programs and know they are not for every child. What do you ...
Answers
- I absolutely hate the whole Montessori thing. I do believe that children learn through playing, I do believe that kids can do on their own. However. I do NOT be...
- I LOVED my son's Montessori school. Honestly, if I could, I'd send him to Montessori-something until college. I've seen kids like my son (painfully shy) come out of th...
- Every Montessori school is different, although they have some things in common. Also it depends on your child's learning style, is she self motivated?
What to Tell Toddler When Parents Take Vacation Alone
Asked by M.H. from New York
on August 7, 2009
-
What can I tell my 2 1/2 yr old toddler, so we help him hang out with his grandparents for 5 nights, while mom&dad take a much needed vacation. He's a great kid, but w...
Answers
- Just tell him Mommy and Daddy are going on a trip for a few days. Show him on a calendar the days that you will be gone. Tell him who will be watching him and that he'...
- Hi M., I haven't read the other posts, so hopefully I'm not repeating any. I travel a lot for work and have since I returned after maternity leave, my daughter is no...
- As others have said, be very positive about the time he'll have with his grandparents ("special time"). If you're worried that he'll have a hard time with the separat...
15 Month Old Not Walking
Asked by J.C. from Austin
on October 29, 2008
-
I have a 15 month old boy and he is absolutely NOT interested in walking. He will cruise along the couch and other pieces of furniture. But when I try and stand him ...
Answers
- My two children were late walkers. My oldest did not start walking until her 15th month when we had some relatives with older children stay with us for a few weeks and...
- My son didn't walk until about then too.
- It doesn't matter when other babies do this or that. It is not a competition. If he is walking while holding onto furniture then physically he can walk. Everything ...
I Hate When He Cries
Asked by A.C. from Rockford
on December 11, 2006
-
Mondays are theeasiest days to drop my 1 1/2 year old son off at day care, but the rest of the week he wont let me put him down and cries when i leave hime there. i st...
Answers
- My son is almost 4 and he still cries occasionally when I leave him at preschool. It has always been agony for me to have to leave him with someone else, and I think s...
- I worked at a daycare with toddlers (18-36 months) and the thing that seemed to help the most with the kids that had a hard time with mom and dad leaving in the mornin...
- A., I had the same problem as you do. My mother takes care of my kids now, several yeras ago my mother had to go out of town for two months i had to find a regular ba...
Walkers
Asked by O.G. from San Francisco
on January 13, 2008
-
I know all babies are different. I was wondering when did your baby start walking? I know some babies can pull themselves up by 4 months and stand on their own by 7 m...
Answers
- Wow, 9 months sounds early to me for walking. My older boy (now 3.5 yrs) started walking just before 14 months, and my 14.5 month old just started walking a couple we...
- My first ...a girl walked one week after her first birthday....crawled by 9 mo My second...a boy walked at 10 1/2 months...crawled by 5 month... My third....a girl w...
- I have 5 children and they were all so different, My oldest daughter walked at 12 months, My second oldest daughter walked at 10 months, My son walked at 9 months, My ...
Late Crawler & Walker- Should I Be Worried?
Asked by K.L. from Boston
on June 5, 2008
-
Hi,
I'm not sure if any other mothers have experienced this but my daughter will be 11 months old this upcoming Monday and is not crawling or walking. My husband and ...
Answers
- hi, my son (now 2) was the same, never crawled, hated tummy time so we didn't force it much, just as much as we could. he started walking with hands around a year an...
- Hi, I am a RN, so I know a little about child development. I feel you should call or make and appointment with your child's health care provider. Perhaps some PT or...
- First, I wouldnt be to worried. The fact that you are watching for her developmental milestones is great but focusing on them can be stressful. A few people I know - ...
12 Months Old on the 3Rd of This Month and Not Walking.
Asked by A.C. from Norfolk
on February 1, 2011
-
Hello everyone!!! Just wanted to see if anyone else out there has had this with any of their kids...My son will be 12 months on 2/3, and he dosn't stand on his own yet...
Answers
- Consider yourself fortunate! He will in due time. Very few babies are actually walking before 14 months.
- My son didn't walk until he was 15 months old. He army crawled until he was a year old when we had to start helping him learn how to classic crawl. After three months ...
- Totally normal. But do take away the walker. If he's in the walker, he can't learn how to stand, cruise or walk. He might miss it at first, but soon he'll love his ...
Ideas Needed for Sleeping Arrangements
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on April 29, 2009
-
I have a 10m daughter and we co-sleep in an arms reach co-sleeper. Recently, her sleep has been very restless. She wakes up several times a night, crying and crawlin...
Answers
- My daughter's crib is a "lifetime" crib. (It will turn into toddler bed, day bed, full-size bed.) If you happen to have one of these, you could remove the side and set...
- We practiced family bed too, and it was wonderful. Good for you for wanting to stick with it. But I think it's time to put away the co-sleeper -- once she can get ou...
- We removed the side of the crib, lowered the bed to the floor and placed the crib mattress at the same height. It works great! my son is 14.5 months and I don't see c...
Celebrity Endorsements...
Asked by ☆.A. from Pittsburgh
on October 26, 2012
-
Does it ever have bearing on your decisions if a celebrity endorses a candidate you like (or don't like)?
Would an endorsement by a well known person change your vote...
Answers
- It's sometimes interesting to see who the celebrities endorse and why. Endorsement by someone I admire (not as a star but as a person with morals and integrity) holds...
- I'm with Michelle S. There are certain celebrities whose movies I refuse to watch or music I refuse to listen to due to their political beliefs and/or endorsements. ...
- nah! But as one mama pointed out--Why does it seem that more celebrities tend to endorse Democrats? Celebrites are rich!
