teaching toddler to blow nose
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How in the World...
Asked by A.E. from San Antonio
on September 17, 2007
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Do I convince my two year old to blow her nose, without losing my sanity? Since she started daycare she's had the coughs and sniffles on a regular basis. She coughs pr...
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- Actually, my trick is something that hasn't been mentioned. My son especially suffers from allergies, so we found that if he needed to blow his nose when he was young...
- The only way I was able to get my oldest to learn how to blow her nose was with a candle! LOL! I made her close her mouth and got her to try and blow out the candle ...
- I did one nose hole at a time. Plug one (finger on the side pushing in), blow. Plug the other, blow. My son's problem was the fact that he felt like I was suffocati...
How Do You Teach a Toddler How to Blow Their Nose?
Asked by L. from Dallas
on February 2, 2007
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My daughter has yet another cold this year (2007) and she freaks out when I try to wipe her nose. I haven't been able to use a nasal aspirator for awhile, as I'm afra...
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- Teach her by having her practice making a balloon move or blowing out a candle. Just this time have her close her mouth and blow. She may get the hang of it.
- We showed our son to blow a whistle or a kiss, etc. with his mouth and then handed him a tisue and suggested that he do the same with his nose.
- I've heard that the trick with covering their mouth and having them blow out the candle works really well. I haven't tried that method yet though. As for the last ti...
