Tantrums: Toddler, Bath Toys
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Help with 2 Year Old Temper Tantrums
Asked by A.B. from Norfolk
on March 18, 2008
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I am looking for advise as to how I might handle my 18 month old. She went from being this calm, subdued, tranquil child to throwing temper tantrums over night. I just...
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- Teaching your infant/toddler sign language helps reduce tantrums. Tantrums are a way of getting attention, asserting oneself, testing the waters, and also a result of ...
- Polly, Because you said a lot of the tantrums are occuring on the way to and from the daycare could something negative be happening to her at the new daycare? It soun...
- I found that getting up with my daughter just a half an hour earlier and giving her a bit of down time and a little time with me helped tremendously. Everything wasn'...
20 Month Old Now Hates to Take Baths
Asked by J.W. from Toledo
on April 18, 2007
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My 20 month old has always loved her bath time, sometimes she would cry if we didn't let her take a bath. About a week ago, she stopped liking her bath time. She actua...
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- I have a 21 month old girl who takes a shower with me everyday. Not because she hates baths but because her hair is so thick it takes the shower to get all the soap an...
- My son did that when he was about that age. I had to get in the tub with him in order to get him clean. Then one day he started liking his baths again. Don't worry,...
- never really had to endure this problem, but loved Sacha's advice and would of loved it if I did or had little ones. My sixteen year old takes 20-30 showers, but I kno...
27 Month Old with a Very Limited Diet, Bath Issues
Asked by B.S. from Houston
on February 7, 2010
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My son is 27 months old. He will eat very little table food. I need help. Here is a list of what he will eat:
Yobaby yogurt (He pretty much lives on this---eating abo...
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- Get him in the shower with you... you can wash your legs, then wash his, etc. Make it a game. He can wash your toes, if you can wash his legs... Also we forgo teh wa...
- My pediatrician recommends not catering to the finickiness of my children's eating habits. My kids get a plate of the same food that everyone else is eating. If they...
- Sounds like he m ight have some sensory issues. I'd either call your local ECI program ( you can google ECI and your city) or take him to a private OT (occupational Th...
Eating Problems in a 2 Year Old and He Also Doesn't like Changes
Asked by B.W. from New York
on October 16, 2008
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My nephew is 27 months old and gets up each morning and says, "no food, no food," even before my niece and he go downstairs to the kitchen. She has to practically sta...
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- There has to be a reason that your nephew is not eating. He's little...he's not starving himself to try to manipulate you or get his way on something. He might be in p...
- What a character! He sounds very smart, and very opinionated! I would talk to the doc about the eating situation. In terms of the dislike of change- this is so norm...
- I would definitely discuss the eating issue and any other questions with the pediatrician. From the description you give of your nephew he seems anxious about eating. ...
2 Year Old Used to Love Bath Time, He Now Screams and Cries
Asked by F.A. from San Francisco
on April 1, 2012
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Hello, I have two boys. One is 5 and half years old and has always loved bath time. Has never complained and never said no. Even though he doesn't like getting his fa...
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- Hi. I admire your intention to find a solution not using force. We went through the same thing, and our 3 1/2 year old still does not like baths on some days. I ...
- My son did the exact same thing at about 18 months. One day he was perfectly fine in the tub and then next time I tried to bathe him it was a screaming mess! I have ...
- Kids are weird. They start trying to control things at about age two... hence "terrible twos". Kids need structure. Knowing dinner time, bath time, bed time are all...
2 Year Old Son Won't Sit in the Bath Because He Is Afraid of Peeing
Asked by N.S. from San Diego
on September 30, 2008
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So, I'm getting desperate here and wanted to know if any of you mothers out there with 2 year old boys have experienced this same thing. Our son has been getting a bat...
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- Hi N., I definitely have not had the exact same issue, but here is something that I "accidentally" discovered and used for about a year with my older son (now 2 1/2 a...
- Try making the bath fun again to take his mind off of it. Have your tried new bath toys or the tabs that change the water color? Perhaps get some not skid stickers f...
- I didn't have this problem with my sons. But just a thought. He could wear those swimmer diapees in the bath. Until he grows a little more to be comfortable with hims...
Bathtime Nightmare
Asked by K.D. from Boston
on October 19, 2006
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My 2 year old son has recently decided he doesn't like to take baths. When it is time for his bath, he throws a tantrum. I've tried making it fun for him by telling hi...
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- I have the same problem! I assumed it was because I switched to regular shampoo and soap and maybe it was hurting his eyes but now I wonder if its just a normal age t...
- Have you tried a shower instead of a bath? Maybe he could shower with his dad, or you if you feel comfortable with that. If not, you could try him being in the shower ...
- Have you tried a shower? To make it easier get a Water Pic or similar shower head that comes down. He can sit and play or stand. The shower head makes it eaiser keep t...
Toddler Says No to Bath Time!
Asked by K.S. from Seattle
on January 17, 2008
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Hi everyone,
We have a toddler who used to love baths. But, recently right before she turned 2 she began to hate them. We are not sure if something happened at bat...
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- My son went though a similar phase where he hated to take baths. So For a few nights I got in the shower with him because "big boys take showers sometimes". Then he wa...
- My oldest daughter (now 8) did the same thing about the same age. I had to get her clean so I took her in the shower with me. When she was 2 1/2 and I couldn't hold he...
- The same thing happened to us about the age of 2, when suddenly our daughter refused to get in the bath tub. We bought her a doll that sits in a floaty and she can sp...
Coming up with a New Bedtime Routine with Toddler Son
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on July 12, 2008
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For more than a year, we've had an established bedtime routine that included putting on jammies, brushing teeth, reading a story and then off to bed. In 25 minutes, ou...
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- I went through this with my daughter at that age...all of a sudden there was NO reasoning with her when it came to the jammies, toothbrushing, reading, etc. She would...
- I have been hesitant to add a bath to our bedtime routine because our daughter seems to get wound up in the bath, but I have read that (for people of all ages) an even...
- He is trying to display his indepedance. He wants to have more control over his life and not feel so controlled. Here is what you, it is from the Love & logic teaching...
Bath Time Troubles
Asked by V.K. from Sacramento
on February 14, 2008
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My daughter is almost 15 months old and hates taking a bath. I have changed her bathing routine several times to try to make her enjoy it more. This started many mon...
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- I bought a blow up bath tub that fits inside a regular bath tub as my daughter had the same problems. I also bought lots of bath time toys for her. I think my daughter...
- I'm not quite sure how you feel because both of my children love taking baths. I would suggest getting a variety of toys for her to play with while she's in the bathtu...
- My little one didn't like getting water in her ears, and that would cause greatly distressed crying. Why don't you try putting earplugs in her ears before batht...
