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What to Do with a Car Seat That Was in an Accident?
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on December 18, 2008
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My infant son and I were in a car accident a month or so ago. We were both unhurt, though my car had to be towed and a lot of repair work done on the front end. I know...
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- Leave it for the trash truck.
- I don't understand why it's unusable if the seat itself wasn't damaged. Was it damaged in any way? You said all the repairs were to the front end. This would be good i...
- What you have to do to ensure no one ever uses it is take scissors to the straps. Buy cutting them completely across, no one could ever use the car seat. That is exa...
Bed Wetting
Asked by T.R. from Minneapolis
on February 18, 2008
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My son is almost 6 and still unable to make it through most nights without having an accident. He is a very, very sound sleeper (alarms don't make him blink) and just ...
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- My brother wet the bed until he was about 13. My parents tried everything to get him to stop. Finally when he hit puberty he out grew it. He learned to live with it...
- Check out the chiropractor. I wet the bed for years...my mother tried everything, including a pad that hooked up to electrodes and would buzz loudly whenever the pad g...
- T., You are so where I was a few months ago! Our son was 7 before he stopped wetting the bed regularly. I had a plastic cover on his bed and would put a towel or ...
Potty Training... Going on 6 Months
Asked by A.B. from Salt Lake City
on August 27, 2009
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Okay so it is ridiculous that potty training is taking this long I know... My now 3 1/2 year old son was doing fantastic it was hard but we used the book potty trainin...
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- I recommend having him sit in it, but I am not sure how that will work. The best thing that has worked for me is to make my child clean up the mess him/herself. After ...
- I think the key may be the clean up process. It was with my son. After nearly a year of trying to get #2 in the potty with sporadic success, I took the suggestion of...
- With my first child I began losing patience during potty training. Peeing was fine, pooping always ended up in her panties, and I am not a fan of cleaning undies!! I...
Daughter Refuses to Wear Pull-up to Bed
Asked by M.M. from Milwaukee
on August 26, 2009
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My daughter is 3 1/2 and potty trained during the day but still has regular accidents during bedtime/napping. The problem is she doesn't want to wear a pull-up becaus...
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- I put my almost 3 yo daughter in cloth diapers for nap and huggies overnights for bed. Maybe you could try cloth?
- Once she falls asleep; put a pull up on her.
- I feel your dilemma as I'm having the same issue with my 3 1/2 yr old! She does fine with naps but it's bedtime. I finally just told her that if she went 7 days with...
4 Year Old with Freguent Urinary Accidents and Other Symptoms
Asked by J.C. from Pittsburgh
on August 17, 2009
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My 4 year old son has been having accidents 3-4 times a day, he was trained right before his 3rd birthday. He is also always thirsty. The latest symptom is he woke u...
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- I'd take him to the doctor to have him tested for diabetes. Diabetes is too serious an illness to wait out and see. At least if he checks out fine for that, there ar...
- I advise getting into see his doctor immediately. Is there a family member nearby who has a glucose monitor? If so and you can't get into pediatrician today, see if ...
- I would take him to the DR Asap. All those symptoms are associated with diabetes, and since you said it runs in the family that could be what it is. Good luck!
I Am Really Upset
Asked by F.A. from Las Vegas
on December 17, 2007
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hi, iam really upset about what happened yesterday ,we went for grocery and on our way back my 3 years old son had an accident on the road (peepee) just on the s...
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- Oh F., I'm sorry. Some people are just big old twits! I know about people assuming they know what's going on. There are those who are bigots - I'm sorry. My moth...
- You and your son did NOTHING wrong. As far as the rude woman goes, I try to follow the philosophy of Don Miguel Ruiz in his book "The Four Agreements,": Don't take a...
- Hi F., I really feel bad for you and your family that you all had to go through this. I am not making any excuses for this person, but unfortunately we do have peo...
Six Year Old Keeps Having "Accidents"...
Asked by J.C. from San Francisco
on July 9, 2007
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I posted this a while back with the same concern. I am still unable to get this "accident" problem solved. So here I am trying again.
My little six year old is cont...
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- both my kids went thru the same thing. i know it's sooo maddening, but it will pass. my son was going to school up until 2nd grade and doing it. i tried the punishmen...
- Dear J., Did the doctor take a urine sample? Maybe she has a low bladder infection. Also, maybe you could teach her how to strengthen her muscles down there, it i...
- I'm not sure what your other responses are... however, she might be wetting herself, because you are pregnant. She might feel like you care for this unborn child more...
Behavior Problems in an Adopted child....really Need Advice on This One.
Asked by T.G. from Bellingham
on January 19, 2008
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Hi ladies, this request is for a friend of mine who really needs some how to's and a little encouragment. She doesnt have much internet time so I am helping her out. S...
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- She can ask her social worker for a referral to foster care retention services. That is a three month in-home contract with a master's level therapist to assess the n...
- These children are obviously suffering from the feeling of instability. Consistency is going to help show them stability. Consistency, consistency, consistency. As for...
- I would imagine that it's quite an adjustment for the new kids in the household. You might suggest to your friend to have them start family counseling to help the who...
3 Year Old Regressing
Asked by L.S. from Las Vegas
on December 17, 2008
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Hi,
My almost 3 year old son has been potty trained for almost 4 months now and has been doing great up until this past week. He has since pooped in his pants 4 tim...
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- Congratulations! Pull out the photo album or scrapbook and talk to him about all the people who held him and show him all the pictures you have of him taking a bath, ...
- Hi! I have used positive reinforcement for things like that and it has worked quite well. We make a sticker board out of construction paper or poster board with the ...
- Children do frequently regress in this area when they feel emotionally stressed. Talking kindly to your son about this, and telling him you want to help him be succes...
Pooping Accidents?
Asked by S.E. from Phoenix
on August 16, 2009
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help please! My youngest son will be 4 in a couple months. Over summer he started having accidents pooping in his pants or on the floor once in a while. I was hopin...
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- That usually happens with emotional stress. It could be school starting, it could be some kids that he knows are scaring him, or whatever. You need to be sure that h...
- Hi S., i can understand your frustration. It gets hard for us mothers when our kids suddenly start behaving very opposite. I also have a daughter who is 4 and 6 months...
- my son is 4 1/2 he recently switched docotors well my son has pooping accidents alot because he is mostly constipated it hurts, so i took it up with his pediatrician t...
