Walking & Taking First Steps: Arms Reach
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8 Month Old Daughter Crying When People Walk Away
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on August 28, 2008
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I am currently pursuing my master's degree, and my husband is still in school for his bachelor's degree, so to save money we are living with my parents. Our baby was ...
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- If your baby has a regular nap schedule, mabe work with grandpa to spend time with her just before nap time. Ask him to stay with her til she falls asleep. It won't ...
- My daughter started this too around 8 or 9 months. We have played peek-a-boo, and mostly did a lot of talking to her from the other room or around the corner. In time ...
- This is prime time for toddlers to start experiencing separation anxiety. She will soon learn about "object permanance," which means just because she can't see things,...
Help!! 11 Month Old Dd Hitting and Tantrums
Asked by K.M. from Pocatello
on July 7, 2008
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My dd who will turn 1 in a couple of weeks has been acting out lately. She has been hitting and throws fits when I am trying to change her diaper or even just hold he...
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- They will hit wether or not they have someone showing them how to do it, don't know why. Just hold her hand and tell her it's not okay to do that. she should grow out...
- Welcome to toddler-dom. Sounds normal to me! I know I'm not much help but our son has been having tantrums since he was about 12 months old. They are looking for an...
- She's testing you. Whatever you do, don't put up with it.
Hitting Toddler
Asked by M.T. from New York
on October 27, 2010
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My 16 month old daughter has a bad habit of hitting. She only hits certain people. She hits me (because I am around her the most) and she hits my mother in law. She...
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- You're right--spanking would not make sense to teach her not to hit. Take heart in that she is normally well behaved, as you say. On the rare occasion my toddler hit...
- Imagine just trying to learn a new language, but not having all of the words. Then imagine no one knows what you want or need, because you yourself do not know what y...
- i suggest....with all respect.......that you examine the link between being a 'firm believer' in spanking, and the fact that your child hits when she's angry. i also a...
Ideas Needed for Sleeping Arrangements
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on April 29, 2009
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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...
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- 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...
WORLD'S. WORST. MOTHER... I Feel Awful :(...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on August 12, 2011
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MY POOR LITTLE MAN!! My son Roman is 19 months old. Last night the girls were in the pool, and I was walking around the outside of the pool about 3 steps behind the ba...
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- So sorry! My daughter did something like that. Last summer when she was almost two, she tried to climb down the ladder in the pool and one leg slipped off the back. I ...
- OMG I would die:-( but you know he's handling this better than you ;-) LOL Invite a friend by so you can 'crash' on your bed for a good 2 hours.
- My son broke his leg @ 2. I feel you on the carrying , he was so heavy w/ that cast! My son was running in that cast. They told me it would be almost impossible due to...
How Do Babies Learn to Crawl?
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on July 16, 2007
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My daughters were both crawling when they were placed with us so this is a new area for me. My son is trying like crazy to crawl, but is having difficulty. He gets u...
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- Dear K., Hey, my son Tyler just started crawling a few weeks ago. He was doing what you are describing for almost a full month before he finally took off. Don't worr...
- K.~ your son is on his way to crawling. it will be no time before you are chasing him around. L.
- My daughter is 7.5 months and just started to crawl backwards this week, too. I read that it is because their arms are better developed than there legs and because th...
Stranger Danger
Asked by V.J. from Phoenix
on June 23, 2009
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I was at Arrowhead Mall today and had a very unsettling experience. I had my 2 yr old in a single stroller. My 3 yr old basically refuses to hold my hand or onto the s...
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- Maybe you should have him watch some little kids show about safety. I know that Seemore's Playhouse talks about safety and it's for little kids his age.
- I think I'd still report it and give a description of the guy to the mall security... sounds weird to me and may prevent something weirder. As far as teaching your...
- Wow that is a very creepy story. I would have done the same thing and got the heck out of there. When teaching our son about strangers, we tried not to say "you ca...
16 Month Old Not Walking
Asked by L.B. from Provo
on March 22, 2008
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I have a 16 month old who will cruise around the furniture and will walk with his toy walker, however he seems to have no desire to walk on his own. when i put him dow...
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- my first daughter was 18 months before she started walking. I was really worried also, but really all kids are different. they all have their own time table for differ...
- Have you tried walking with him in water? If he likes water, he might think it is fun to walk around in a very shallow (warm) pool...... just a thought :-) S. of Po...
- I agree with the other two responses, and I am a mother of four. My 12 month old will walk everywhere as long as she is holding on to something, but will not do it on ...
Still Not Crawling at 9 Months...
Asked by J.H. from Washington DC
on March 9, 2007
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I am sorry if this topic has been talked into the ground, but I feel so helpless thinking this is only happening to me. My 9 month old, beautiful daughter is still no...
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- J., Many babies do crawl at 9 months, but the milesotne for crawling (when the docs start to worry) is 12 months!! So try not to worry and enjoy spending time with he...
- Hi J.. Both my son & daughter never crawled. They both went from sitting up to pulling thierself up to holding on things to walk to walking by themself. And if they di...
- If it makes you feel any better, I have a nine-month old son and he is not crawling yet either. He's starting to indicate some desire to, but nothing so far. I'm not...
Age for Unsupervised Play?
Asked by A.A. from Philadelphia
on July 14, 2010
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i'm a mom who watches her kids pretty closely, and definitely a lot closer than most other moms i've seen. i know many moms who are really laid back. sometimes it see...
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- In my (most likely unpopular) opinion, you should really try to relax. I'm sure that when you were a kid, your mother let you play alone or with other kids at a VERY y...
- I have always let my son play in a way that YOU would consider "unsupervised" but I always know where he is and what he's up to. By 3 he certainly knew what was appro...
- I think you have to know your child... my kids are 3 adn 4.. and I often let them play alone. But they are both very predictable children.. they know the rules and fo...
