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Help with Two Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Phoenix
on January 6, 2008
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I have a two year old daughter who, i guess is in her terrible two's, has now become a hitter. She tends to hit other children around her and I have tried to teach he...
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- HI A.! Yes this is just a phase. My daughter was never a hitter but my son WAS. We had to be VERY consistent on putting him in a timeout EVERY time he took ...
- Hi, A. ~ Just about all toddlers/preschoolers become "hitters" at some point. Be consistent in loving discipline and she'll be fine! ~ R.
- Other than being consistent with "we don't hit" using timeouts (no more than one minute per the age of the child-- they'll never sit for longer and shouldn't need to) ...
8 Year Old Doesn't Stop whining....EVER!!!
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on July 2, 2008
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Hi mom's and fellow nannies, grandmas and babysitters, I have an issue. I nanny for a family, and one of the girls is 8 1/2 years old. It seems like ANYTHING that we...
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- something I have done with kids is tell them I don't understand whiness...as well as when they whine I will say Huh? I only speak English try again.
- What do the girl's parents say when you ask them how they'd like for you to deal with helping break off the whining?
- It appears to me that she has found her attention-getter. Video-tape her when she whines, then play it back as a home movie. Physical evidence can be wonderful, since ...
Behavior Issues
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on July 15, 2009
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Hello Moms,
I need help. My almost 4 year old daughter, who's always been an angel, has become moody and unbearable. I'm pretty sure most of her issues are from l...
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- hi i have four kids and they all go threw these stages of testing to see if you are the parent and if you will stick to what you say. be cunsistant and mean what you...
- J.; when she acts tired, whining pinching hitting etc, is when she needs to be taken to bed, she can only stay up if she does not do these things, so she is control of...
- Hi J., Have you considered giving her something to help her get to sleep for awhile? You can give her Melatonin with B-6. Melatonin is a natural bi-porduct of the b...
Frustrated!!
Asked by K.O. from Omaha
on November 11, 2007
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Hi all. I'm Kim. I have a 3 and 1/2 year old boy, Landen and a 10 week old baby girl Liliana. My question is about my sons behavior. He gets very frustrated very easil...
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- I'd make sure that he's not tired or hungry first. Think about the time of day this occurs. If it's more of attention getting for him, may be if you just walk away. I...
- This can be very frustrating my son also has similar issues I keep hopeing he is just a very active boy. We have found some relief in baby einstein movies and trying t...
- Hello Kim, As some of the moms have said this isn't very uncommon for a 3 1/2 year old, but that doesn't mean you have to tolerate it, first figure out what triggers ...
My 5 Year Old Is Driving Me Nuts
Asked by A.M. from Pocatello
on December 17, 2007
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My 5 year old daughter is obsessed with my body. She is always trying to touch my boobs and likes to pat me on the butt. she has now started putting things in her shir...
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- Is she seeing things on tv or in movies? If not at your house, maybe at her dad's? I think the images that are thrown at kids these days could make them more interes...
- ok, I am going to take my chances and post my reply here. My now 7 year old son, and 9 year old nephew were both curious as well. We in the US are so prudish when it ...
- A., Curiosity is one thing, but the sexual undertones of her comments in the shower are not curiosity. And love does not equal touching your "boobies." So, her comme...
15 Yo Good Kid in Public, But . . .
Asked by M.D. from Provo
on April 3, 2008
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I have a 15 year old son who is a very well behaved person in public. He's also a 4.0 student. However, within the walls of our home, he's a whole 'nother kind of pe...
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- Take away the phone, computer, television, wii, driving...whatever. He needs to earn them by respecting his family members. You and your husband need to be on the sa...
- 'love and logic'...I just finished this course...amazing! Just look it up on the web and it will explain itself! Good luck.
- I had a 5 year old who was wonderful and charming and helpful in public, but when she got home she was beastly to me - acting defiant, irritating, several tentrums eve...
12 Month Old Banging Her Head on the Floor
Asked by J.M. from Tyler
on January 15, 2008
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I have a twelve month old precious little girl. She is usually a sweet and content baby. Lately she has been banging her head on the ground when she is frustrated. ...
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- It may sound mean, but you are definitely doing the right thing. Just ignore her. Don't even look at her when she's doing it. Try to walk into another room (where y...
- I'm sorry to say that my son also did that. It was one of many troubling signs that he had sensory issues. He also had frequent ear infections, which I often thought...
- hi J., my name is R. and i also had a child that banged his head around the same age. The only advice i can give you is that once they do hit hard and realize it hurts...
Differences Between Boy and Girls
Asked by T.G. from Los Angeles
on May 13, 2008
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I have an almost 8 month old little boy and he is tiring me out. He is always on the move and cannot sit still for a long period of time. He constantly needs interacti...
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- I have two girls - my oldest is very sweet, even tempered, and has been able to entertain herself for an hour or more since she was 6 months old. My youngest is wild, ...
- Maybe you have a "spirited" child. There are many books on this.ie: "raising a spirited child" etc. and you can do a google search on it. But again, he is just a baby ...
- Hi T., i hate when people say boys, are more active, or boys are harder to potty train, it is not true, i have 2 boys and one daughter. At eight months old they know h...
How to Handle "Hitting"
Asked by E.L. from Tucson
on October 26, 2006
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My son is 18 months old, I have been a sahm the whole time. I have recently started caring for other children in my home. I have done this for a few reasons....1). t...
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- My daughter is 19 months old and she hits too!! She started a little before 18 months. She hits EVERYTHING... people, the floor, doors... whatever is closest to her ...
- My son also started hitting at about that age. I would always just hold onto his hands (or else he would hit me), look him straight in the eye and tell him "No, we do...
- Melanie gave excellent advise. I want to add 2 comments: 1) Be patient with yourself and with him. This is very common behavior at this age and it will take a whi...
4.5 Year Old Son Throwing Temper Tantrums; Becoming Aggressive and Defiant
Asked by V.H. from Peoria
on July 3, 2008
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Hi. I am a mother of a 9 year old girl and a 4.5 year old boy. In the past year my son has become increasingly aggressive with his sister--or so I thought it was jus...
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- My stepson came to live with us when he was 4.5 because of similar behavior that his mother could not control. It started at age 3.5. We immediately had him evaluate...
- I feel your pain. My oldest is 4.5 years old too and he was perfect up until about 2. 5 - 3 yrs old. As he got older he became more aggressive than before. I notice...
- My son just turned 5, and we've had some similar experiences for the past year- more aggression, more "attitude", etc. We have talked to our son's teachers and read b...
