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My 10 Month Old Is Not Crawling Yet.
Asked by T.B. from Pittsburgh
on May 8, 2007
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I am concerned that my 10 month old is not crawling yet. I know he wants to but when he tries he ends up on his stomach. I have tried helping him with a rolled towel b...
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- Hi, Byron White, in my opinion the best developmental psychologist, recommends in this situation to get a walker and just keep an eagle eye on them--because your son r...
- My son is now 5 years old and he didnt crawl until after he was walking!!! He was a little round thing and couldnt hold up his weight long enough to actually crawl. Ju...
- Hi T., My daughter was 12 months when she first started to crawl. And she started to walk about 2 weeks after that. Every child is different so he will crawl when h...
8 Yr Old Girls Development
Asked by C.B. from Norfolk
on August 30, 2009
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My 8 yr. old girl is asking why her breast area and nipples feel sore for no apparent reason. Any help out there
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- I agree. Might be time for the Care and Keeping of You book, which we also thought was great. My stepdaughter got a copy when she was 9ish and was glued to it for week...
- Hi, Your girl may be starting her development. She will have spurts of growth, which occur on the inside, so you may not really see anything on the outside.This is t...
- My 8 year old is going through the same thing. I started at about age 9 1/2 almost 10. I've heard that the daughter will go through it about a year or so earlier tha...
How to Help My 14 Month Old to Walk
Asked by N.W. from Detroit
on October 18, 2007
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My 14 month old is being very stubborn about walking. He will do everything but actually take off walking. He is climbing all over, walking along furniture, etc. We...
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- Buy him a push toy or two. A toy that requires him to stand, walk and push might be the motivation he needs. Also, put things like food or his cup just out of reach....
- Since the child is cruising around tables and such, I would put a couple of tables near each other, so that he can switch from one item to the next. Slowler move them...
- He will walk when he is ready. I have triplets who turned 5 this past June. 2 of them walked about a week after their first bday. My other son didnt walk til after ...
When to Discuss "Becoming a Woman"
Asked by M.M. from Toledo
on January 13, 2007
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Hello-
HELP!! I have been pondering over this for weeks now, and I don't know what to do! What is a good age to start discussing periods? My 7 year old, is developing...
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- I am an Educational Consultant for Usborne Books, we have a great book for just that. It is called "What's Happening to Me." There is both a boy and girl edition so y...
- I'd start out by asking her what all she knows, then asking her what all she has noticed changing in herself. If she is going through all those changes already, she is...
- It is never too early to start discussing becoming a woman with your daughter. I would start slow and easy, answer her questions as she asks them. Don't overwhelm he...
Speech Problems, Parenting, and Baby Food...
Asked by C.K. from Seattle
on May 28, 2007
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So...my son is almost 3 yrs. old and doesn't hardly speak. He know words but he only pronounces them right half the time. He puts a few words together (no please, he...
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- My son will be 3 at the end of July and he speaks even less than that. He doesn't normally put too many words together that I understand, although he is getting better...
- Hi C., My son was also a late talker (and had frequent ear infections). Because of delayed speech skills, we had his hearing evaluated at 3.5 years and discovered t...
- My little brothers in law did this too. It was eventually discovered that they had water on their ear drums and they had tubes put in and once that was done their spe...
Need Help with 12 Month Old Eating
Asked by V.M. from Norfolk
on July 6, 2009
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My 12 month old has a problem eating anything with any lumps in it. He was exclusively breast fed for 6 months and then I introduced gerber foods number 1s and 2s, I ...
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- It sounds like he has a paticularly strong gag reflex. I personally think he will outgrow it within a couple of months. Although I think it is always good to rule ou...
- Hi Personally I think it's the baby food that is the problem rather than your child , the number 3 foods are horrible , they are runny with a few lumps here and th...
- My son didn't like the chunky stage 3 foods, however, he ate puffs, cheerios, etc like a champ. Might be worth trying those things. He went to table foods at 10 mont...
"Teach Your Baby to Read"...
Asked by S.M. from El Paso
on July 19, 2009
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Has anyone tried those programs to "teach your baby to read?" If so, what was it called and how did you feel about it? Do you think it works? I always see the commerci...
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- It's called my baby can read... I actually just got it & about to start using it with my 18 month old. It costs almost $300 for this program. They do offer a 30 day tr...
- Hi S., I have a few friends with new babies and they checked into this. It could be an ok program but for them it was not. It was bacially memorization- and their fe...
- I have to agree with Margaret. I don't think you "need" one of those programs for your child to learn early on. My now 4 year old knew all his letters by age 2, by sig...
Tv Watching 10 Month Old
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on November 8, 2006
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I have a 10 month old little boy who has loved to watch t.v. and movies since he was 3 months old. Every day he watches Elmo, and movies (not to much). He sits in his ...
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- Hi, J.. My nephew, who is now 9, was like that. He would watch a whole Disney movie by the time he was a year old. He still likes t.v. (his favorite show is Lost) but ...
- Hi J., My 15 month old watches a little TV in the morning while we get ready to go to work/day care. Since he has started watching Seasame Street his vocab has sky...
- I watch a good amount of TV myself, as an adult! It is how I relax on the weekends and I LOVE to go to the movies! My 6 year old has been going to movies with me (ki...
Potty Training
Asked by N.B. from Austin
on July 31, 2007
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I recently posted a request for potty training advice. I loved all of the responses I received. I went out and bought the cloth training pants. My daughter will be th...
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- Ok as far as the potty training goes most of my kids are right on target with development and so far the two oldest ones didn't get the concept of potty until 3 years ...
- hi N.. My chilren are not potty training yet, but i have many friends who are going through the same thing. Every child is different. Maybe she is not ready yet. I kn...
- I am an Army wife, so I know all about the barking orders and wanting his kids to move along a faster pace than they are ready to. My husband also expects me to work ...
Speech Development
Asked by L.B. from Columbia
on August 10, 2009
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Hi,
My son is 5 and will be starting Kindergarten in a couple of weeks. I'm not sure if his speech should be a concern or if it is something that corrects with age. ...
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- My son(5) has a speech delay that sounds very similar to what you described. I asked the pediatrician and he told us to call Parents as Teachers for an evaluation. W...
- L., I'm with Ruth Ann. I think he'll be fine. If the school thinks there's a problem, I think most of them have a speech teacher that will take kids out and work wit...
- I think you are doing the exact right thing. Helping him witht the sounds when you notice them. Your childs teacher will let you know if he needs extra help. But I ...
