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Trying to Get My Nursing 13 Month Old to Sleep Through the Night! Any Advice?!?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on December 31, 2009
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My daughter is 13 month old and I'm trying to teach her to sleep through the night. she can wake up 3-4 times a night and she only wants to nurse.. when she wakes up I...
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- 12-14 months is a time when many babies do wake frequently - just as we start to think they "ought" to be old enough to sleep through. Sometimes it's easy to forget 13...
- Hi, I don't really know if this will help you but it did help me. Are you feeding the baby any solids? At 8 to 9 months old I started feeding my girls the instant b...
- You can't be the one to get up with her unless you are going to nurse her. I hate to say it b/c I was completely against CIO but I finally had to let my daughter CIO ...
Starting Piano Lessons
Asked by A.A. from New York
on April 24, 2008
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My son is 2 and my husband and I are considering purchasing a piano within the next year or two. I know how to read music, and can teach him the basics. What age is ap...
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- I would suggest starting piano at the age of 4 in a program that makes it fun. Both my daughters started at that age in a Yamaha program. They learned rythm by cla...
- My husband is a partner in a music teaching operation. The rule of thumb that they follow is usaully 3-5yrs of age is appropriate to start piano. The child needs to ...
- Hi there. It sounds like you've received a lot of good advice already. Just my two cents - there's a program called Suzuki which has been used to teach music for alo...
Scripting and Question About Being on the "Autism Spectrum"
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on August 30, 2010
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This is a hard one for me, so please be gentle...
My dd is turning three next week, and has been treated for SPD for about a year now. She is doing well...before sh...
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- It does sound very similar to what many of my students were like. However a teacher is not a diagnostician, I can't diagnose your daughter, only a psychologist /develo...
- My 8yo son did it all the time, and still does. My best friend's fiance, also. My son is adhd, and the *biggest* comedian ever. Oy. Hasn't learned his audience yet (as...
- I have a child development degree. Children, including toddlers, build scripts based on the events they have the most experiences with. They usually act out the script...
Loss of Baby
Asked by M.L. from Bakersfield
on July 14, 2007
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Hi ladies, this is my first time writing to you and i wish it were under better circumstances...i have a friend that went to the doctor and he could not find a heartbe...
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- M., I went through this a little over 2 yrs ago, my baby would have been 2 years old this month. I lost my baby when I was 9 weeks along, I was trying to get pregnan...
- Hello M., I am sorry to hear about your friend's loss. I have two wonderful kids a boy and a girl and their ages are 24 year old son and a 5 year old girl but I ha...
- My name is F. and I too at age 24 was pregnant. At 12 weeks went in for an Ultrasound and they could not detect a heartbeat. I was devistated, but thought I am still...
15 Month Old Son Still Not Talking
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on August 13, 2008
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I'm just wondering if anyone out there can give me advice on this. My son is going to be 15 months on the 17th and doesn't speak not even a single word yet. We pract...
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- S., I know it's scary and as long as you know there is nothing wrong with his hearing, relax he is just going to talk in his own good time, and then you'll wonder wher...
- We just went through this with my daughter - There was a big concern regarding her lack of talking. We had her hearing tested and did do an evaluation through a place...
- Hi S., Have you spoken to Dominic's doctor? Just wondering if it might be his hearing, that can delay speech and in many cases it can be corrected quickly and with o...
11 Year Old Son Distraught over Lost Jacket - Symptom of a Bigger Problem??
Asked by C.B. from Sherman
on October 24, 2010
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Our family went to an out of town football game last night. My husband and I decided to leave early but my son asked to stay and return with his cousin, aunt, and unc...
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- When I first was reading your story I was thinking maybe OCD of some sort but when I got to the end and you mentioned divorce and the passing of his grandmother it all...
- Hi there, I am sorry your son is struggling. It sounds like you are a loving very present mom. I am a mom of a child who got upset easily and could be hard to conso...
- I agree with Margaret. It sounds like he loved this jacket--and it doesn't sound like he was negligent. Call the stadium, etc and try to take some ACTION for this bo...
