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19 Month Old Only Using a Few Words and Babbling at Times
Read all 36 responses: "Hello Moms- My 19 month old son speaks about 8 to 10 words at this point and the rest is babbling. Even the words he does say are a ...
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- My oldest son spoke gibberish (my word for it). He'll be 15 next month and speaks English very well. With mine, I'm sure it was because he thought his way of speakin...
- Expect more words from him. Instead of "milk" emphasize "more milk", etc. Sometimes we as parents resort to using one word utterances so our children can relate but th...
- My son was also only pointing and babbling at 18 months and I knew that it was not a hearing problem. (He only could say dada). I was such a squeaky wheel, that I got...
Discipline..
Since when did the word "discipline" mean those things? ... The key word is " guidance" - you MUST set up boundaries and consistently and without fail guide ...
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- Your daughter is pretty young to be so concerned about disapline. Shes not quite one,and Shes not yet able to grasp your purpose,for a time out. In her young mind,she...
- The key word is "guidance" - you MUST set up boundaries and consistently and without fail guide your children to stay within those boundaries. Many parents fail in th...
- The hardest thing for me to realize when I had my second was that he wasn't just like my first son. None of the techniques that worked with my oldest worked with my y...
How to Get Child to Stop Saying a Bad Word?
Read all 16 responses: "Hello, My dear 5 1/2 year-old has unfortunately picked up a word from a classmate at school that I would rather he does not say.
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- D., I like to joke to my friends that if they want their kids to do something, tell them not to do it. Few things are more attractive to kids -- and most adults --...
- D., please explain to your son the reality of words when he ask you, if not the streets are going to take control of him and his choosing of words. sexy is not a bad w...
- Tell him it is unacceptable and if he says it again tell him what his consequence will be. (5 minutes time out, no TV, staying in room, etc) Make it very plain that he...
Calling All Preschool Teachers and Parents of Pre-schoolers
There are word cards and books that can help. Hooked on Phonics is also great. Good luck. ... Then move on to 2 letter word, then 3 letter words and so on. ...
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- You wait till he's ready....
- Hi T. B., There are word cards and books that can help. Hooked on Phonics is also great. Good luck. Have a great day. N. Marie
- Read to him, and let him experience a lot of different things -- the beach, the mountains, musuems, parks, farms, zoos, train rides, car shows, etc. The more he exper...
How Many Words Can a Two Year Old Say?
Read all 29 responses: "Hi! I was just wondering how many words a child around the age of two is able to say? My son is 20 months old and I just want to ...
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- The average vocabulary for a two-year-old is about 300 words expressively and perhaps more receptively. There are many variants so don't put your child on a scale of a...
- K., My little boy is 21 months old and he doesn't speak much either. I think girls are faster in this area than boys, but that's just my opinion. My son will sa...
- I've got a great website that will give you a ton of information about what kids can do at all ages. It is www.nncc.org. It is the National Network for Child Care, and...
Learning Video Recommendation
love pbs: sesame street, word girl, super why. LOVE books! ... leapfrog Letter Factory and Word Factory are excellent- and if you have cable- Super Why ...
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- Hi T., Have you looked into renting videos and/or dvds from your public library? It's free and you get to pick new ones as soon as your child gets bored. Most lib...
- Blues Clues and Sesame Street videos are rated the most educational for preschoolers. My daughter LOVED Blues Clues as a toddler and learned so much from the videos. Y...
- love pbs: sesame street, word girl, super why. LOVE books! Also, http://www.brainybaby.com/ Hope that helps!
Using "No" with a Wobbler
It seems like "no" is a bad word these days, but if I don't use it and .... I have a cute little niece who is 11 months and no is her favorite word. and she ...
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- You are doing a great job! Eventually, they will understand. I've read that around 10 months, the little ones start to push their boundaries to see what you will say "...
- Hi I., I will make a book recommendation only because you seem interested enough to ask regarding training your baby. It's called "To Train Up A Child" by Michael and...
- If YOU think no is a bad word, then by all means avoid it. But I don't see the big deal. Actually, my parents tried not to use the word no with their first, and when t...
Techniques to Help My Son with His Spelling Words
Read all 47 responses: "I am at my wits end. My sons struggles so badly with learning his words each week, I just simply don't know what else to do.
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- My son and i review his spelling words by me reading him the word and he writes it down on the erase a board. He also hated reviewing spelling words. He chooses the c...
- Does he like typing on the computer. A few years ago I tried that with my daughter and it really helped. Good Luck
- Oh my gosh! I am so glad you asked. When I taught 2nd grade my kids got high scores on spelling tests because I used this technique every day of the week before the t...
Kindergarten Love
So how do I convince her she's using a word wrong when there really isn't a .... I can see how she tosses the word "love" around. Grown-ups do it all the ...
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- I would try and explain what love is... I use to kiss every boy in my K classroom everyday, they were all my boyfriends. It was only out of hand like that in kinder...
- I can see how she tosses the word "love" around. Grown-ups do it all the time: "Oh, I love that song!"; "I love Chinese food!"; "Don't you just love these shoes!"; "I ...
- Hi R. I dont have any really good advice. When my daughter would do this I would say oh you like so&so and she would say ya she just need another word than love and...
Bad Language
Read all 8 responses: "my 3 yr old has taken a liking to a Very bad word. I tried to ignore it but is is not working. Should I try time out (it works very ...
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- My grandson picked up the word s**t at age 2 1/2 and I told him it was an ugly word so please don't say it, but he continued and then I told him to say shoot instead b...
- He's hearfing these words from somewhere and has chosen the one he likes to say. Express it's not a good word and yes, try time out, if tht doesn't work, send him to...
- We have had the same issues with our 5 year old son. When he was younger we washed the words away with listerine. I would put some on a wash cloth and wash his tongue ...
