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Looking for the Best Ways to Get Rid of the Pacifier for a 2 Year.
Nov 28, 2009 ... I think what made a big difference doing this method (I tried .... We left them in a little gift bag next to the plate of cookies as a gift ...
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- Yes, go cold turkey! Just this week I did it for our son who turns two this week. I presented him with a couple new toys and said he need to throw his paci in the tras...
- Since the dentist said it had to go, we blamed the dentist! Our office loved my idea! I dropped off a special gift ahead of time, or put it in the diaper bag and sec...
- Hi J., My daughter was attached to her pacifiers too and would cry when she didn't have it. She especially used it to help her go to sleep at night. Basically, wh...
My 2 Year Old Is Such a Picky Eater!
Just put it on her plate and don't discuss it any more. She won't starve herself . ... I think that's why the method outlined in the book so appealed to me. ...
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- I have a picky 2 year old too! I wish I had some grand advice to offer, but I really don't. I have started giving him a multi-vitatmin to at least help ensure he is g...
- It's pretty normal....I did things like make faces (out of fruits, bacon, sausage) on pancakes. Cut p,b& J sandwiches with cookie cutters. Put tuna in Mac n cheese. Fr...
- What you described is normal behavior for that age. Just keep offering her different foods, don't make her eat anything she doesn't want, and eventually she'll expand ...
Any Good Lunch Ideas?
I do not suggest my method for getting my girls to eat their veggies but it does .... and they are so easy to just rinse off and cut up then put on a plate. ...
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- We like cheesy quesadillas and if you want your daughter to eat veggies, sneak a few in there as well!
- One thing you might like to try is by making a snack tray for the kids that you keep on the bottom shelf of the fridge that has carrots, celery, cheese, and pickles an...
- Get a bunch of fresh veggies and throw them in the food processor, either grated or almost pureed, and you can add those into pasta sauce, speghetti-O's even. I do th...
Using the Microwave
The microwave is a better method for cooking veggies -- shorter cooking time ... Whatever you do be sure to put the veggies on a glass plate. never heat ...
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- I don't know, I know even cooking the veggies too much in boiling water also robs it of nutrients. Maybe because the micro zaps it and you can control the temp as wel...
- Definately don't use the microwave. It does destroy the nutrients. Not only that, it changes the molecular structure of the food you eat when you heat it in a microw...
- I'm glad you asked this. I plan to make my own baby food and sometimes cook veggies in the microwave. I just Googled it, and found an encouraging article from the Ne...
Last Resort - PICKY 3 Year Old
I've read lots of books and tried every method out there. ..... When it is on their plate all they can see is that really red stuff! ...
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- My son pretty much only eats breakfast as well. To get him to eat more at other meals I use his milk as a treat - sort of dessert. They also really like to dip at th...
- Hi B., My first guess is that it sounds like food has, or is in danger, of becoming a control issue for you. Feeding kids can be extremely challenging. Here are a f...
- My very best friend's son has Sensory Integration Dysfunction and will not eat anything unless it is dry and crunchy. It's a texture thing. If it gets really bad and h...
My Child Will Not Eat like a Big Girl
... issues and this is the first method that gives me great hope. ... The hard part is going to be when you actually have to take her plate before she's ...
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- I think it's normal for kids to do what their parents wish for when they are away from their parents. I hear that all the time. My husband is out of town and our bab...
- I think it is normal for kids to act out at home. I have researched this myself for my kids always act better for other people. What I have read and it makes sense i...
- For this issue as well as countless others I really reccomend love and logice. Their web page is www.loveandlogic.com. We have taken tons of parenting classes faced ...
My Toddler Is So Picky, What Do I Feed Him?
Hope you don't need to use this method as it is not easy on mom. .... I make sure at least one thing on thier plate is a liked item and from there it is up ...
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- I offer my toddlers a portion of everything (that's child-friendly) we eat. Last night we had roast chicken, pasta in some type of cheese sauce, and steamed broccoli,...
- My kids frequently go through this picky phase, even with all time favorites. Unfortunatly you jsut have to ride it out. Keep offering stuff all the time. My kids are ...
- My all most three year old does this about every three months!! Lately it has been pizza..thats all he will eat ill try and sit him in front of something healthy and ...
Anyone Else Had a Toddler in a Cast??
... her bathe him was a family affiar until we came up with this method! .... room that night and found out that she had broken her leg in the growth plate. ...
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- Hi M. Be careful not to wet it,my grand daughter at one time had a wrist and half arm cast and I was babysitting her, I have a pool and my children wanted to go in an...
- i'm typing one handed so forgive my shortness...sleeping baby in arms. my son had a cast at 16 mths and we would wrap it in saran for a bath and secure it with tape. ...
- My godson was in one for more than six months. He was maybe six or eight months old if that and he was crawling around and his at the time four year old brother was ru...
Help How Do I Get My 12 Month Old from Throwing Food on the Floor?
I've tried the "you threw your food your done method", distraction, 1-2 bites at a time, ... Now she puts stuff back on the plate, or maybe on the table. ...
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- Hi R., Thankfully, my daughter did not do much of this. When she did, our dog was happy! The reason they do it is to get a "rise" out of us. They are looking fo...
- It's true that it's just a phase. However, there is a piece of advice I wish I'd tried earlier: make them help you clean it up. Mine was a thrower from 8-20 mon...
- Something I did with my daughter and son that was helpful, althought not preventative, was to provide laminated pictures of family members (photos that were laminated)...
How to Transition from Swaddling?
You have enough on your plate going back to work. Talk to the child care and ask them .... I tried the one arm at a time method but that didn't really work. ...
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- Can you get her one of those swaddlers and place her in the crib? I'm only pregnant with my first so can't offer more advice on how to ween her out of it. Sorry!
- When my preemie was in the nicu, they would roll up blankets to make a nest around her. We continued this once she was home, under her bassinet or crib sheet. It gav...
- I didn't swaddle my girls, but when they were napping at daycare my younger one loved sleeping in a sleeping bag, being completely wrapped but not too tightly and she ...
