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My Daughter Wont Drink Milk
Asked by R.P. from Tampa
on September 3, 2009
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Hi moms. I have a beautiful 2 year old little girl. Ever since she got off of the bottle at 1 years old, she wont drink milk! I have tried everything! Flavored milk, m...
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- believe it or not the milk recommendation is for northern children. florida children get their calcium from the water and vitamin d from the sun. up north they don't h...
- Actually cows milk causes alot of allergies and is very hard for children to digest. I would recommend trying almond milk or goats milk if you are worried about her c...
- Does she like bananas? Sometimes I make a little smoothie with a banana and milk. My son devours them!
Daughter Refuses to Wear Pull-up to Bed
Asked by M.M. from Milwaukee
on August 26, 2009
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My daughter is 3 1/2 and potty trained during the day but still has regular accidents during bedtime/napping. The problem is she doesn't want to wear a pull-up becaus...
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- I put my almost 3 yo daughter in cloth diapers for nap and huggies overnights for bed. Maybe you could try cloth?
- Once she falls asleep; put a pull up on her.
- I feel your dilemma as I'm having the same issue with my 3 1/2 yr old! She does fine with naps but it's bedtime. I finally just told her that if she went 7 days with...
Potty Traning
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on December 8, 2006
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Well my 3 yr old refuse to use the potty. She only goes when its bathtime and I ask her all day do youhave to go and she always says no. What can i do ?
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- HI A., Well I have found that regaudless of what they say you should still take them. For instance kind of make a schedule for it, when she wakes up, another time at ...
- My oldest was 3 before she would use the potty - mainly because she was too busy and she NEVER minded a wet diaper, pullup, or panties. The only thing that worked for...
- I agree w/M., As far as I can remember when I had trouble going to the bathroom when I was little my mother would turn on the faucet and the let the water run and made...
Eye Patch
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on February 22, 2008
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My 11 year old needs to wear a patch on one eye to strengthen the other. She can do this at home, while watching TV or whatever. She does not need to do this where peo...
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- Maybe try a reward system. Or, just don't accept no, and punish her if she doesn't do it. Sometimes kids tend to do it if they feel like it's not their choice. Hope...
- I also had the smae problem as a child, and i could not stand wearing the patch, and i would cry all the time when i had to use it. My eye is so bad now because its n...
- 11 is a contary age when it comes to little girls. Remind her that she may not get a driver's license if she has uncorrectable eye sight. You may have to cross "your f...
Toddler Will Not Eat
Asked by J.W. from Wilmington
on February 20, 2008
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My son is 3 1/2 and he has recently been refusing to eat what we eat. I have no idea how to handle this b/c one side of me feels that i should make him eat what we are...
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- I have a very independant 4 year old little girl. When she was about 3 1/2 she started the same thing. I was even concerned enough to take her to the doctor over it. W...
- They're called food jags. It's when a child refuses to eat any food except one or two. Put a reasonable (small) amount of what ever it is he wants on a plate, but also...
- J. I was actually taught by my own child not to compare the things I like to eat with his. I forced him to eat green beans as a child, until he told me that I didn't ...
Division of Labor
Asked by T.J. from Washington DC
on June 11, 2009
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I am a SAHM with a wonderful 15.5 month old son. Since my son has been born, I have spent a total of 6 hours away from him. My husband acts like he is totally out of c...
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- sorry but a knock down drag out fight is in order here with your hubby. as nothing else seams to work. go on strike as to all the house work. if hubby wants dinne...
- I am totally feeling your concerns. May husband did not much with our son either. Even now that he is almost 2. He is somewhat the same as you said when coming home. A...
- It is hard to give up control with a baby when you are home all day and your husband works. Have you tried to approach your husband and tell him that 2 days a week ...
2 Year Old Refuses to Take Naps... HELP!!
Asked by D.C. from Montgomery
on April 11, 2008
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I have a two year old daughter who is an absoulte delight, but recently has refused to take her daily nap. She has never had a problem with laying down and going to s...
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- I totally know where you're coming from. My two year old is a mess if he does not get his FULL nap every day. An hour won't do it- he needs TWO!!! Some days it is a ha...
- I don't have any sggestions as my son (who is now 8) stopped falling asleep during nap time a little before he was 2. I was consistent and continued for a year and a h...
- Hi , I used to be a child care provider. This is what I did for my own and for others. At night time when they "weren't tired" I told them their eyes were tired. I ...
Looking for Advice on Kindergartner's Tantrums
Asked by B.P. from St. Louis
on February 5, 2007
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I have a 6 year old boy who is normally a joy to be around. For the last year or so, he has been throwing tantrums if he does not get his way. He cries, makes himsel...
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- My 5-year-old daughter does this when she is extremely tired. Not the hyperventilating, but does a major fit/tantrum over every single thing. We just moved bedtime u...
- I think I am going to go with Mary on this. and just act as though have seen nothing and let his scream yell or whatever he likes to do.. I would just walk away. don't...
- My 6 year old went thru a similar time when he threw tantrums like that, he still does occasionally. It seemed like being tired made it worse, so we moved up bedtime....
Son REFUSES to Climb down Stairs (But Knows How)
Asked by A.S. from Philadelphia
on October 26, 2008
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For the past 2 days my 19 mo son absolutely refuses to climb down the stairs - he's known how to and has been climbing down them for at least 7 months at this point. ...
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- Hi A., He may be acting out and I'm sure it will pass. What we did with my son was to have him slide on his bum down the stairs. it was fun for him and much safer...
- can be a phase, scared of heights(does he go on a slide? ) also could be jealousy of the new baby on the way. Has he heard the heartbeat? been abl...
- I don't know what to tell you, but my kids slid down the stairs on their bellies until they were at least two. Then they independantly decided to start coming down on...
