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Does Your Toddler Sing?
Asked by N.S. from Austin
on June 6, 2011
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My son is 2.5 and I've been thinking about this for a while, he doesn't sing. He's very musical, has been since birth. Our household is pretty musical, both my husba...
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- My son is not a singer, never really was. My daughters however are another story and will belt it out. I sometimes try to think of him ever singing a song and can ne...
- My son sings all the time. He's almost 4. But, he did the "la la la" thing until last summer. Now he sings everything. I do it too, like when it's nap time, clean ...
- Yes, I remember our daughter sang the songs from Little Mermaid when she was 2.. She loved that CD and wanted us to play it each night as she fell asleep. She also...
When Did Your Baby Start Saying Words?
Asked by K.C. from Texarkana
on July 17, 2011
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Hello ladies I was wondering when ur babies actually started saying words? My son is 12 mths on the 3rd and the only thing he says is dada dada lol I'm not concerned a...
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- Try not to worry too much right now. My son was almost 3 and I was concerned that he didn't use sentences but then he sure surprised us. He started talking a lot rig...
- Everyone is different. My oldest spoke very early and was using sentences by 13 mos. The younger was 2 yrs old before he had real words. The younger one has out-per...
- I totally depends on the child. My first was an observer and did not speak that much, but when she did she advanced rapidly and I think she was about 14 months when s...
Looking for Recommendations for Music/lights Crib Soother
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on February 17, 2008
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I have a 8 1/2 month old little boy and am looking for a crib soother that has worked for other moms to help get your little one to relax/fall asleep in his/her crib a...
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- A music/lights crib soother might actually be too stimulating for your young one. Try a sound machine (I purchased mine from sharper image) and turn it on the "white ...
- The one that worked wonders for us was the one by Fisher Price that has birds that go around and around and plays music. It also plays a "movie" on the ceiling which ...
- We have the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders, its great and it has a remote so you can turn it on from the door way so baby never has to see you. This is our 2nd one. Our ...
Kids a Year Apart
Asked by D.A. from Los Angeles
on February 10, 2007
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I would ike to talk to people in the same situation.i have a 18 month and 6 month .How do you get things done.I stay home and still don't have time...
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- I agree with everyone else. Don't stress. You have older kids, have them help. My 3 year old 2 year old are best friends, I call him her parrot because if she does som...
- Hire a housecleaner for the scrubbing and only make one goal a day to work toward. I only have one little girl..21 months so I can only image how you have your hand...
- I have a two year old and an 9 month old boys. I also work full time as well as my husband. On the weekends I do my major cleaning and laundry. It's hard when they wan...
Toddler Talking???
Asked by L.H. from Knoxville
on June 19, 2009
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My son is 16 months old and other than a few words that he has been saying for months, he isnt really talking. He started saying "Mamma" and "Dadda" at about 10 months...
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- Every kid is different. My son had a vocabulary of about a dozen words at 21 months, then all of a sudden I started hearing at least four or five new words nearly ever...
- Hi L.. I wouldn't stress too much about his speech at this point. My son, now 2 1/2 didn't start talking until his 2nd birthday, and now he is a total chatter box. I t...
- I had two early talkers then a late talker. By late I mean 27 months she still was only saying turtle and NO. She didn't even say mama. I had her into the dr's and ...
My Baby Can Read
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on August 16, 2009
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I am looking into purchasing My Baby Can Read for my two children 9 months and 3 years old. Has anybody done this program and what are the pro's and con's of it. I ...
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- I highly recommend it! My baby started at 3 months old. She loves watching the videos, reading the cards and books. Its not work but fun to her. Just like the comm...
- I know moms that are using this program and moms that think it's terrible. The reviews truely are mixed, but it boils down to your individual child. My sister-in-law i...
- I personally have no experience with this program, but I am a preschool teacher and am a full time college student studying child development. All the studies I've se...
Focusing in School (K3)
Asked by A.G. from Spartanburg
on April 16, 2008
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My son turned 3 years old in October; however, has been attending K3 since Sept. He just had his second "review" to find out what he has learned this year. The "revi...
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- That "review" thing sounds kind of bizarre to me. What kinds of things do they ask? Like letter and number identification? Days of the week? "Developmentally approp...
- I have to agree with most of the other moms, 3 year olds aren't likely to focus very long on structured things, at this age children learn best thru play and immitatio...
- Hi. I'm a former school teacher and first I would say to get more information! If you go back to the teacher and ask for another teacher to review you son's case...
My 18 Month Old Won't Talk!
Asked by C.R. from Columbia
on August 20, 2009
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I took my son to his 18 month check-up yesterday, and talked to the pediatrician about his speech... lack of speech, rather. At 18 months of age, children are supposed...
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- C., Where do you live? You could contact Johnson County Infant Toddler Services and they could evaluate your son, they might have to have a request from your doctor. ...
- I haven't read other responses, but for one thing listen to what your mommy instinct is telling you. I believe 100% that a loving and in tune mom knows if something i...
- Early interventions will help him and your family out greatly.I don't have a child with any special need's but at 18 months his vocabularly of only 3 word's & lack of ...
My 2 Yr Old Daugther Is Not Talking
Asked by H.P. from San Francisco
on November 27, 2007
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I am really concern about my two yr old daughter. She is not talking at all, there is nothing wrong with her hearing, we had her tested and she passed with flying colo...
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- This is absolutely normal for a child in a bilingual environment. Don't stress. Don't blame yourself. It is not a bad thing. She is processing it all in her mind and i...
- First of all Autism is not something a child is born with. So if she is in fact Autistic the last thing you want to start doing is playing the blame game. It is crucia...
- Really, Don't Worry! Unless you notice signs that your daughter is not responsive to verbal cues or social interaction your daughter will catch on to language skills. ...
