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20-Month Old Pushing Other Kids Down
Asked by L.Z. from Chicago
on March 22, 2008
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I am a first-time mom of a 20-month old son. Lately my son has started pushing other kids over for the sport of it, it seems. I have tried time outs, I have made him l...
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- As a mom and a former daycare teacher, I would like to offer a modeling behavior. I was taught a way to help children learn sympathy and empathay from adults without ...
- I have 3 active boys, so believe me, I've been there. First of all, don't worry that it's a terrible behavioral problem because it will probably go away. You sound li...
- My son is doing the same thing, only he is sixteen months. They are doing it for the attention. They're using their bad behavior as a sense of power kind of like " loo...
2 Year Old Won't Stop Saying NO!
Asked by M.G. from Appleton
on March 8, 2009
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My 2.5 year old son will NOT stop telling us No all of the time. I have put him in time out for saying No, and he gets on his bed, and says No again and gets off. I ...
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- I feel for you - 2's and 3's can be so hard! Terrific and terrible at the same time. Thanks for reaching out for advice; you are not alone. Please don't resort to corp...
- Hi MG, Yes, this is a part of growing up, but if we don't teach our children right from wrong, who will.? Just because it is a part of growing up doesn't mean you ...
- Let me start with a disclaimer--we all mother differently and some of us could never tolerate the very things that work well for another. So if this hits you the way ...
2.5 Year Old Out of Control with New Baby in the House
Asked by A.M. from Milwaukee
on August 14, 2009
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I'm looking for help and support here fellow Mama's. I am the proud mom to a 2.5 year old son and we just had another son who turns 6 weeks old today. I knew to expe...
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- Hi A., Congrats on your new baby! We TOTALLY went through the same thing when our youngest was born. I have a scrapbook page dedicated to how tough it was for ou...
- Hi, I am sorry that you are having such an emotionally mixed time of it with your older and younger sons. I have one child, so I do not know what you are going thro...
- A., We saw some of this when #2 came along. One thing we did was every Saturday morning (during baby's morning nap so as not to interrupt the nursing schedule) I t...
20 Month-old Won't Eat
Asked by B.Y. from Providence
on August 12, 2009
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Hi moms.
I used to roll my eyes when my friends would say their kids were fussy & wouldn't eat. Now I'm seeing first-hand how frustrating it can be. My son refuse...
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- Hello! I have 3 kids and they all went through that stage. My oldest(10) is better. My 9 yo will try anything but my 5 yo is still set in her ways. At 20 months, just ...
- I have a daughter with similar issues and it is more than a phase if he is gagging and having so much trouble with new foods. I would definitely request a feeding eva...
- From what you describe, I would not be too concerned, although I would definitely call the ped. and describe this situation to make sure he is growing properly and the...
HELP !! Potty Training Problems
Asked by H.T. from Phoenix
on April 12, 2008
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Hello, I have been trying for such a long time to get my son potty trained but he just will not do it! I was able to get him to sit on the toilet for a while but that ...
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- Hello, My son was 5 before he decided to actually use the potty and when my daughter was little i had no problems she wanted to go . Now my younger son i can not get ...
- What I did with my son and I know several ladies who have done the same thing is just put him in shorts with no pull up or diaper and let him have accidents until he f...
- Try putting Cherrios in the toilet to let him aim at when he pees. also let him run around the house in his big boy underwear. Boys usually pee in the toilet before ...
Bullying
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on October 3, 2007
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Does any one have an experience with a 5yo bully? My daughter is having a terrible time at school during recess. She goes to full day kindergarten, and I just found ...
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- My heart goes out to your little girl for keeping strong. YES please schedule an appointment with her teacher asap. Am I missing something here? Why hasn't there been ...
- There is no reason to expect a five year old to be able to handle a bullying situation. You should immediately make an appointment with her teacher and possibly the g...
- yes, ,make appts to talk to the teacher, principal and other parent.. most schools have programs designed to teach kids how to deal with bullying - it may just be too ...
Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?????????
Asked by R.J. from Tampa
on February 3, 2009
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OH MY Gosh!!!!! I do not know what my little girl is going through but I need some advice. She will be 3 in April. It started when she went back to school after Christ...
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- Hi R.: You didn't say very much about your daughter being language delayed. You probably have had her evaluated, but just in case you haven't, my first guess is that ...
- Wow, reading this sounds just like my daughter. They're about the same age. I read lots of parenting mags. It is just a phase. She's wanting to assert her independ...
- Liberty is awful when I drop her off at school. If Mrs. Purcell greets her at the door, she always says "and the Golden Globe goes to Liberty!" She says this because...
Potty Training
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2009
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Hi Ladies~
I have a 3 year old little guy who shows no signs of wanting to be potty trained. I talked to his pediatrician about it, and he said that boys are just ...
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- Hi J., I wouldn't worry too much about this right now if he's not interested. My son was 3.5 yrs old before he wanted to go in the potty. There really is NO WAY t...
- I have a resistant boy, too. He is turning 4 in June. I tried just abt everything to the point I was more aware of my husband's and my frustration. That is when I d...
- When we were getting ready to potty train our little guy, my husband would take our son into the bathroom with him, and show him how it's done. Then we got him his own...
Afraid of the Dark?
Asked by M.E. from Orlando
on October 9, 2006
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My 9 (almost 10) month old girl recently started waking up around 5 am (used to be 6) and just starts crying. She doesn't stop when either my husband or I hold her and...
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- Hi M., My son is now two but he started having the same trouble at around that time, what worked for me was playing in the room with him, sometimes with the lights ...
- Hi M., My son (Although the doctors claim couldn't be) was having night terrors at a very early age. I mean he maybe 6 months old, would just scream in his sleep,...
- Hi melainie, I am J. and i have 3 children. Did you know that your daughter is at that teething age right now. They will wake up in the middle of the night screaming...
Daughter Touching Herself
Asked by J.R. from Abilene
on October 22, 2008
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My 13 month old daughter has started touching herself. She does it when i'm changing her diaper and today she was touching it in the tub. Everything i've read says it'...
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- It's totally normal, I wouldn't worry about it. She's just learning what she has since it's been in a diaper for so long. It's not sexual at that age. She'll grow o...
- Leave her alone, it's normal, there's no sexual feelings tied to it and she's not old enough to understand about appropriateness or private space. They can keep doi...
- Leave it alone. It's not a problem, it's perfectly normal. If you make an issue of it, she may do it more often. She needs to know those parts just as much as she know...
