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4 Month Old Won't Rollover Anymore
Asked by R.O. from Tucson
on June 8, 2009
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When my daughter was just 3 months and 1 week old she surprised us by both sleeping through the night for the first time AND rolling over the very next day (tummy to b...
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- I am a family physician. Most babies start to roll-over around 4 months of age. I would not be concerned at this point. Watch and see how she does over the next mon...
- It is totaly normal! I remember when our first did it, I expected her to roll every day after, and when almost 3 weeks went by and she didnt I started to panic. I reme...
- I have a 4 almost 5 month old who is doing the same thing. He rolled tummy to back before he was 3 months old, did it 3 more times and then nothing. I am not worried b...
Question Regarding My 10 Month Old.
Asked by S.O. from Austin
on June 12, 2009
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My 10 month old daughter as been making sounds (mama, dada, baba, etc) but in the last couple of weeks she has stopped and just grunts at everything. In the morning w...
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- Titika is correct. Hundreds of thousands of parents report that their child lost language skills after receiving vaccines, which all too frequently cause brain inflamm...
- It's possible that she's just developing in other areas right now. It's also possible that she's reacting to something. Has anything happened in the last two or thre...
- My 10 month old is doing the same thing. Some days he is very verbal and trying out all these new words and the next he hardly babbles at all. He is so close to walkin...
Young New Mom Just Wondering...
Asked by J.B. from Savannah
on June 9, 2009
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I've got a 5 mo. old has multiple problems, one being turner's syndome. I was wondering if it was normal for her to not be sitting up at 5 mo. I do things to try to he...
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- I'm a first time mom too, so here are just some tidbits I've picked up in the almost year and a half since my son was born. You had said in another post that she was ...
- You've already got lots of great advice. Mine is 6mths and just starting to sit OK, so I wouldn’t worry. I'd agree about asking the Dr. about cereal and her being ...
- I know ithas to be very difficult with having a special needs baby and another child on top. Two alone are enough to make you loose your mind at times. I agree with ...
8 And a Half Month Old That Wont crawl...help???
Asked by S.B. from Salt Lake City
on February 12, 2009
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Hi I have a 8 and a half month old that won't crawl for nothing. I try to put things in front of him, I myself lay in front of him and try to get him to crawl to me, I...
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- Don't worry about it. Crawling is not an important age-related milestone--here is a good article: http://www.drgreene.com/21_354.html If your baby is rolling to ...
- don't stress about this... my daughter never did crawl in the normal sense of the word. she would "army" crawl (flat on the ground, using her arms to drag her legs be...
- my friend's son was the same. The Dr. told her is he was usng it to go somewhere then his rolling could be considered legitimate crawling. Now he crawls everywhere a...
My Daughter Is Almost 4 and Not Fully Talking Yet.
Asked by C.H. from Orlando
on December 27, 2008
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My daughter is one month shy of 4 years old, and part of me is worried about her speech, other part of me says not to worry, she has been saying some words, but not al...
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- My 3 year old has problem w/speech too. We got him therapy with Part C/Early Steps all around Florida and when he turned 3 they transfered us to Child Find (which you ...
- Does your almost 4 year old go to school??? If she does I would ask her teacher what she thinks. If not I would call the school district (Child Find) and have her ev...
- my son is almost 3 and i am having the same problem. I have heard of many kids not talking till they turned 4. My son is also somewhat bilingual so even the doctor say...
16 Month Old Not Talking Yet...
Asked by S.V. from Denver
on November 7, 2008
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I have a 16 month old son. I recently took him to the doc and he said that my son should be saying 20 words or so by now. My son does not. He does more pointing and...
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- My son is 20 months old now and I found that he started talking a lot more when we would ask him to say the words of the things we were pointing out to him. If you te...
- Have you tried Baby Sign Language? Research has shown that babies respond very well to visual language. You can find book at large bookstores and videos are also avai...
- I went through pretty much the same thing. It wasn't just my third child though. All of my children have been late talkers and early walkers. All of my sisters kids...
How to Get My 3 Year Old to Hold a Pencil/crayon Right
Asked by K.A. from Indianapolis
on August 20, 2007
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I am having a very hard time getting my 3 year old to hold a pencil or crayon the right way. He loves to color but he doesn't hold the crayon right and I think he gets...
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- My four year old did the same thing when he was three my mother in law is a teacher and she told me that he would eventually learn but if you are still concerned you c...
- My son is in developmental preschool and they said to have him use broken crayons. I guess being smaller there is a better chance of holding it correctly.
- You can get a little rubber finger gripper that slips on a pencil (probably a crayon, too). I think it may have cost around a dollar from United Art and Education (I b...
17 Month Old Not Talking? Help?!
Asked by A.C. from Saginaw
on March 5, 2008
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My son will be 17 months old on the 3/17. We were late for his 15 month check up so we saw a different doctor (in the same office but not the doc we normally see). He ...
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- Hi A., I wouldn't worry yet...but I would consider getting a free speech and language evaluation through the early on program through your school district. Each di...
- Hi A., It sounds like your son is doing just fine. He understands what you are saying and he does say a few words so I wouldn't be to concerned. He could be just a b...
- It sounds to me like you are doing well with helping him develop his speech; I would keep an eye but not be too worried. Each child works at their own pace and as long...
Do Kids Go Through a "NO" Phase?
Asked by M.P. from Buffalo
on August 27, 2007
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My daughter is about to turn 19 months. Lately if we ask her something all she says is "NO". I don't know if this is a phase or what. We have tried to change our c...
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- From the time they learn the word til they find a new way to show you attitude my son is almost 3 and still says no to me most of the time
- I was told that all children will learn "no" no matter how you choose your words, and all will go through a phase where they will tell you "no" no matter what it is. ...
- Yes, they absolutely do and it will stop. They'll still say no on occasion but it won't be to every single thing that you say. Right now, it's fun for them and they us...
Two Year Old with the No No's
Asked by A.Y. from Spartanburg
on September 27, 2006
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My son just turned two years old and has the no no habit. He knows several words but refuses to say a lot of them. He loves trains so it's either choo choo, paci, or n...
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- Hey A., I am a single mom of 2 year old twins, a boy and a girl, and my son learned "no" quickly and started using it all the time too. He would say no to things th...
- I'm the mother of a two year old little girl who loves to use the word no with both me and her daddy whenever possible. Make talking into a game. My daughter was slow ...
- Dear A., i had the same problem with my daughter and she is now 2 1/2.all i did was work with her !: i let her watch allot of TV shows that she related with and all o...
