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Toilet Training
Asked by B.D. from Lancaster
on August 17, 2009
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A 3-year old little girl who has made up her mind NOT TO USE THE POTTY!!!! What can we do to train, encourage or even convince her to do this?
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- Drop it completely for a while. Dollars to donuts she'll go over and pee in the potty! LOL
- Have you tried her in underwear for a while? My son was like that and 2 months shy of his 3rd bday I told him no more diapers and put him in underwear. He still refuse...
- Fine. She wants to be stubborn? Well TWO can play that game! No desert/movie/special treat for every night that you refuse to use the potty for YOU little itty bitt...
Thoma Train Sets
Asked by R.G. from Boston
on August 16, 2009
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I have 3 boys - ages 9 years, 2.5 years, & 1 year. While at a toy store recently they all had fun playing with a Thomas the train display. I think it was 2 or 3 sets t...
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- My now almost 3 yo boy really likes trains too. We looked at the prices of Thomas as well....they are expensive. We also looked at the construction of them and we wer...
- The kids like them because they only see them at the stores - that is my experience. Ours became a piece of furniture - a messy one at that. If I had it to do over I w...
- I think it's totally worth the investment. Especially since you have young boys. My son never tires of the trains, he's almost 5 and got into them when he was almost 2...
What Is a Good Train Set for a 20 Month-old?
Asked by K.H. from Chicago
on August 16, 2009
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My son is 20 months old and we want to get him a train set. Everyone seems to sell Thomas sets but I think he might be a little young for Thomas. The pieces seem a lit...
Traveling on Train with Ergo Carrier?
Asked by J.C. from New York
on August 12, 2009
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Hi! I have an active 15 month old boy that I have to take with me on the train once a week. I don't want to use a stroller bc it is always crowded on the train and I d...
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- Ergo could be used for babies up to 40lb. I carry my about 18 lb baby in the front quiet easily.
- Hello: I also have a 15 month old that I carry in the ergo. He is 22 lbs and I carry him on my back. It's really quite doable that way. I have a spare tire in my...
- If its just once a week and you are up to it, then there isn't any problem :D I have a Becco and carry my 26 pound almost 3 year old in it with no problem. I do get ...
Should a Three Year Old Play by Themselves?
Asked by S.C. from Sacramento
on June 10, 2008
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Hello all,
I have a very energetic and busy three year old son, but he always wants someone to play with him...he will not play by himself for more than fifteen min...
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- Have him play along side you while you work. Talk to him as he plays. You can engage him without sitting on the floor next to him. He probably just wants your compa...
- My advice would be GET USED TO IT. My oldest son was the same way and he still is and he's 6 1/2 now. On the other hand, my 3 year old son plays for hours by himself...
- Hi S., My son is 3.5 and is the same way. It is really hard to get anything done. He is also an only child, so it is even harder. I have started telling him I w...
Train Table/tracks
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on August 1, 2009
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I wanted to get my boys a train table. We have lots of the Thomas the Train pieces. They build now on the floor and coffee table. The peoblem is, my 1 year old will pu...
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- We have the IKEA train set and the cars can go on the Thomas tracks and the Thomas cars can go on the IKEA tracks. My dd does it all the time.
- The IKEA wooden tracks we have also fit our wooden thomas the train trains & tracks.
- J., We actually have one that our 4 year old no longer uses...we spent like $150 for it and the tracks etc about a year ago at Toys R Us...we were going to list it ...
Ideas for Toys?
Asked by S.B. from Norfolk
on June 17, 2008
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I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old boy. I am just looking for new toy ideas for them, not the usual "junk" you might find that doesn't keep them entertained for lon...
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- My 2 1/2 year old loves his leep frog computer. It is very educational and has programs that you change all the time for the age and interests of the child. My child...
- Hi, S., Are you familiar with Discovery Toys? If not, please contact Trish; ____@____.com. Enjoy! :) N. B.
- Don't underestimate having them help out with chores - that can keep kids busy for hours - laundry, washing dishes, etc. But in terms of real toys my child loves (a...
CHEAP Train Sets
Asked by A.F. from Dallas
on September 27, 2008
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Okay, no idea where to post this....we bought DS a train table AND wooden train track on craigslist for $10 total. we really didn't want to spend anything on this, so ...
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- We have started buying my kids trains for Christmas and the best deal we have found for Thomas trains is at Micheals. Sunday's paper has 40% or 50% of anything not on...
- I was going to recommend IKEA as well. A friend of mine has a boy who got the ikea set, and he got one real Thomas train, and they ran perfectly fine on the tracks. ...
- They are expensive, however, I would keep an eye out on craigslist, e-bay and check your local re-sale shops like Kid to Kid. HTH
Advice on Buying Train Set
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on November 7, 2008
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Anyone have advice about buying a train set for my son? I'm thinking about buying a Brio set on craigslist but not 100% sure of what I'm looking for. Not sure about ba...
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- My boys love the GeoTrax by Fisher-Price, in fact they are playing with the set now. It is durable, we've had them for a few years now and the trains are still chuggi...
- I still have Brios I bought for my son 20 years ago, and they got tons of play! Whenever friends with little kids come over, my teenage daughter pulls them out to ente...
- Hi M. To be honest I wouldn't say their is that much difference between the Thomas and Brio sets. Thomas has the clicked clack track and Brio's is smooth, and the ...
Anti-barking Devices
Asked by J.K. from Detroit
on July 7, 2009
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a humane anti-barking collar or device? I would like to use it to train our pet who has turned out to be a bit of an annoyance to...
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- We used one called Innotek that worked really well. The lowest setting didn't make him yipe, he would just shake his head, and it still worked.
- J., We have a black lab that is just over a year old now. We took him/us for training with Dan Morris in Livonia, too. We live right off a main road and have lots o...
- We use a bark collar that uses citronella. When she barks it shoots out citronella instead of shocking. It works well. You can buy them at PetSmart or Petco. I thi...
