Whole or Vitamin D Milk: Child
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Whole Milk
Asked by C.W. from Topeka
on May 20, 2009
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Hey ladies!
My 12 month old is beginning to drink milk and the doctor said to use whole milk. Well I cannot always find that at the store and was wondering if anyo...
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- :) Good Morning C., Vitamin D Milk is just peachy. In fact Vit D is just another name for whole milk. I give our gr son's whole milk and sometimes 2% both are doing...
- whole milk is vitamin D milk. Just dont get 1% or 2% milk fat. At that age they want them drinking whole milk also for the fat content. Hope that helps.
- I believe that whole milk and Vitamin D milk are the same thing. Vitamin D is fine.
6-Year Old Is a Picky Eater!!!!
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on March 3, 2012
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I'm very frustrated with my 6 year old son who ONLY wants to eat junk. It drives me nuts. He has such a limited menu of food that he will eat. It is very frustrating. ...
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- I have a child like that and another who will try almost anything. At 8, he is finally starting to willing to try new things once in a while, but it is still hit and ...
- All I have to say is the parents who do not have a child like this do not understand and are not helpful in saying you have made your child this way. That only serves ...
- I'll keep this short since several have already replied - one thing that has helped us over time is requiring one bite of any food our son / daughter is reluctant to e...
My 5 Year Old Has Excema
Asked by A.G. from Wichita
on February 19, 2008
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me so...
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- A., I feel for you and your little one, my little girl is 5 now and we have fought this for years!! It got to the point she had a big bald spot on her head I was so sc...
- My neighbors child have horrible excema and I finally convinced her to go to Children's Mercy and see a determatolist and within a few weeks of seeing the doctor she h...
- Two things A....my daughter had that all her life....I took her to Children's hospital..they helped her...they said they make newer things constantly..at the time they...
Ideas to Get My 6 Year Old to Eat
Asked by L.P. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
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My 6 year old has a very limited diet. My new years resolution is that he will eat what my husband and I eat at dinner. My only idea is to say if you don't eat dinne...
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- Hi L., my 4 year old is going through this. We make him sit down to eat with us every night for dinner. If he chooses not to eat what we eat he doesn't get dinner an...
- Definitely don't bride with dessert. I would suggest talking to your childs pediatrician, but mine has told me all along not to offer anything special for her. Don't...
- We try to do the same thing for our 12 year old and our 5 year old. I tell them they have to a least try each food item we have at dinner each night. They say it tak...
5 Year Old Daughter Steals Food
Asked by R.K. from Phoenix
on April 15, 2008
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I have a 5 year old daughter who steals food from our cupboards. I am so frustrated at this cause I don't know why or understand why she does this. She gets food when ...
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- Have you ever thought to just sit down and talk to her about it? I think it's an attention getter. She has 3 other siblings, plus animals, and is probably starving f...
- Hi R.. I really don't understand what you're talking about... What do you mean that your daughter is "stealing" food? Isn't the food in your house hers too? Why ar...
- Hi R. - The need to take the food is not necessarily about your daughter being hungry. It sounds more like her need to feel in control of something. Most children a...
Expected Behavior for a 6 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from San Diego
on December 5, 2011
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We recently went on a day trip with our friends who have a 6 year old. His behavior took me by surprise/shock but I want to find out whether it is appropriate behavio...
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- normal, maybe-rude, yes. My kids can be grabby-but, I correct them.
- I have a 6 yo and he has never acted like that, esp with people he hardly knows. Even if you just met him or 2 times previous, that is impolite. If it happens agai...
- I am going with not normal behavior with a six year old. My six year old will drink from my glass but has never taken a drink without asking my permission. I don't thi...
Whole Milk or Organic Whole Milk for My Baby?
Asked by S.T. from New York
on April 13, 2010
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Hello All,
My baby is turning 11 months this 15th. just wanted to know which milk should i introduce. Should it be whole milk (the one with 12% fat) or some other mil...
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- There's a million reasons to choose organic over regular milk. If there is a reaction to the cow milk, you may want to consider goat milk as it's closer to human milk...
- Regular milk doesn't have hormones either - just check the label. I think regular whole milk is safe and healthy.
- ORGANIC!!! Organic certified milk not only lacks hormones, but vaccines that many non-organic farms use chronically on cows. Organic dairy farms also graze their ani...
How Do I Get My 5 Year Old to Drink More Water?
Asked by T.P. from Provo
on January 22, 2008
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How do I get my 5 year old to drink more water? I'm assuming this is what he needs. With the cold weather, his lips are constantly dry & starting to chap.
*PART 2* I...
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- I'm not a huge fan of crystal light because of the nutrasweet, so i give mine half 100% fruit juice half water. They have fun bright colored water bottles and they ca...
- I bought child-sized hydration backpacks for my children (9, 5, 3), and they love them. If I think that they are becoming dehydrated, I get them out and they wear the...
- Children will naturaly take in what they need. If he isn't sick, and doesn't seem to be dehydrated I wouldn't worry about it.
Skim Milk / Whole Milk
Asked by A.I. from Topeka
on October 27, 2008
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what age is it good to start giving my 8month regular milk. and is it better to give skim or whole? i already am giving her two meals of pureed fruits and veggies th...
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- You should not start until 1 year, and you need to give her whole milk. Her brain needs the fat in whole milk to help her growing braincells. You can cut it down to ...
- I wouldnt start with milk until about 10 months old, unless they seem to not want the formula any more, i have to use the 2% becuase my kids cant digest the milk fat i...
- If you have WIC, you don't give them milk until they are a year old. Then you give them whole milk for that first year. When they turn two, they can have skim to 2% ...
5 Year Old Cronic Constipation
Asked by S.R. from Pittsburgh
on March 9, 2007
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My 5 year old daughter has had constipation since she was born. She would go for 2 weeks without having a bowel movement. At times, she has been so constipated that sh...
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- MIRALAX! its available over the counter now, not just prescription now!
- S.- I am a mother of a 4 year old who has constipation constantly as well. I have read down the other emails and found some interesting things. But brand of Fiber sup...
- S., I totaly understand where you are coming form my 34 month old is the same way. I put her on soy formula. That helped alittle. When she started eating table food...
