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Early Intervention
Asked by A.L. from Philadelphia
on May 31, 2007
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I've seen quite a few things about early intervention and I was wondering if anyone had the number for Bucks County. My son was born 8 weeks early and is 6 months now,...
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- Dear Aimie ... I definitely believe that you should at least have your son evaluated..... I am a mother of 2 children I have a typical 14 yr old boy & a 13 mont...
- Hi my name is D. and I have 3 children, my youngest who is now 2 was 7 1/2 weeks premature. The NICU never gave us any help with what to do if he was delayed either. B...
- Hi A., I got the information for the EI program in Montgomery county for my son thru his pediatrician. I don't know if it will be any differnt in Bucks County but I...
What Would Be Best for His Cognitive and Social Development?
Asked by H.V. from New York
on January 31, 2009
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I have a 21 month old son (only child) who is currently being taken care of at home by a wonderful extended family member who is almost like our adopted grandma and my...
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- Daycare is great for social stimulation but i am not sure how much attention he would recieve educationally. All daycare centers are different so I would do your homew...
- My son benefited from daycare socially. His father and I worked different shifts to avoid daycare expense for 2 years. Unfortunately he was lacking "something". His si...
- Both my kids are taken care of daily by my mother while my hubby and I work. One of the things that was great for them was that our local library had a free program t...
Looking for Resources for a Very Intellectual 2 1/2 Year Old
Asked by R.F. from Minneapolis
on March 5, 2008
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I am not really sure where I am going with this inquiry...
Since my son was born he has always been different. He is now 2 ½ years old and is still seems very diff...
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- It does sounds as if your son is very intelligent. I think you're doing all the right things by just engaging him in conversation about many things and giving him man...
- R., My son is very similar to yours - very outgoing, inquisitive and super smart. He was reading pretty well right after he turned 4. He is 6 now. This is so hard,...
- I agree with the other posters, but I just wanted to add one resource for you. Mothering.com has a discussion/forum that you can join. Once you have joined look in the...
Developmental Milestones
Asked by K.B. from Jacksonville
on June 2, 2009
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My daughter is 7 mths old today and she is not moving around on her belly at all. She will sit for few minutes unattended but when she falls over, which she still does...
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- Hey K.. I have a beautiful 18 month old girl. I know you have already received alot of good responses to your concern. It is totally normal to worry about how your chi...
- Just to let you know that my daughter did not crawl at all and just went into walking. All of my friends children were moving around and she stayed where she was. She ...
- Use different toys to encourage her to reach while laying down, tummy down and on her back. Maybe she's a little lazy. If still in doubt, check with your pediatrician....
My Baby Does Not Roll over and Does Not Have His First Tooth Yet.....
Asked by P.V. from Los Angeles
on September 26, 2007
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Hi,
My baby is almost 7 months (next week) and he does not roll over nor has had any teeth come out yet.
He has been teething forever and he wakes up at night abo...
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- I can't speak to the rolling over because my kids all did that right on schedule, but the teething is another issue. All four of my kids started teething around 4 mon...
- My first son never rolled over until he was well over a year old, he just didn't care to is all. He wanted to be face up and enjoying the atmosphere and company aroun...
- First, I would try and relax. Every baby develops at different rates. My oldest didn't start rolling over and crawling until about 10mo. She started showing signs o...
One Year Old Is So Small!
Asked by E.B. from Orlando
on April 20, 2008
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My little boy just turned one. Yay! He's wonderful and he has reached all of his developmental milestones before he was "required" to. No developmental problems at ...
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- I know how you feel! My 15 month old is in the bottom on the weight chart and above average for height. I was worried out about her size until her doctor said it was...
- Both my boys were and are still really small. My 4 year old is still only 34 pounds and my 16 month old is 20.7 lbs. So, I wouldn't worry about plumping him up...he'...
- Hi E., Being small or in the lower percentiles doesn't mean your little one is unhealthy. I would focus on health as my goal and not average weights. My daughter ...
4 Year Old Lacking Confidence
Asked by K.M. from San Francisco
on July 28, 2008
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My four year old daughter is lacking confidence in her abilities. Her teachers at preschool tell me that since she doesn't want to give a wrong answer, she doesn't do ...
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- Hi K.~ I too have a child that didn't have the best confidence. At age four, she's just still so little and will be really outgoing one day and timid the next. An...
- I response to a previous reply. I don't think you are involving your daughter in to many things or pressuring her at all. I think you are actively preparing her for so...
- Swim coach? teachers and work? Are we really talking about a 4 year old? Just reading what you've wrote leads me to believe this little girl might be missing her care ...
I Have a 5 Year Old Who Shuts Down.....
Asked by J.G. from Houma
on February 6, 2008
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Hello here one I hope you can really help me with... My 5 year old is VERY shy and she refuses to respond to us as parents and strangers when they ask her something ev...
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- J., You might want to talk to her doctor about selective mutisim, I have a son with it and she sounds the same way. It is not a common thing. What it is, is a anexit...
- Hey J., Love that name by the way! Listen, not saying that this it's what is going on with you daughter, but the things you are describing, remind me of what we we...
- J., I wouldn't get too worried yet. I have an eleven year old son who did the same thing. You would ask him a question and he would just look at you. I was soo ...
The Dr Said My 9 Month Old Is lazy..as I Watch Others Crawl All Around Him
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on February 9, 2007
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Ok well here it is I have a 6 yr old and a 9 month old sons and my 6 yr old had hydrosyphilis so he was delayed because of his condition, but my 9 month old has nothin...
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- Deb, you know how I feel about this. Dylan will do it when's he's good and ready. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that kid! Look at Ash, she wasn't crawling or ...
- I think it's silly for your doc to say that. Does he "play" with other kids often? Does he really have any incentive to crawl? Sometimes all it takes is letting him se...
- Hi, D.. I have an 8 year old daughter with hydrocephalus and a VP shunt. She was most definitely delayed and still is somewhat. My other daughter, who is now 4, w...
