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| getting to sleep | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 year old boy that must have a sippy cup of juice/water whenever he goes to sleep (nap ...
A: It is likely he is thirsty much more often than just at nap and bedtime, but it has become a habit ...
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| help baby sleep | 7/27/2006 |
Q: My son is 7 weeks old and has trouble sleeping by himself. The only way he seems to fall asleep is ...
A: Achieve your goal for him to sleep in his bed in 2 or more steps. First, after he is done nursing, ...
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| 3 yr old and bedtime | 7/26/2006 |
Q: It has been taking 2 hours (from 8 PM to 10 PM)to get our 3 1/2 yr old daughter to stay in bed and ...
A: Some of the latest research says that some children need to go to bed earlier than others and that ...
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| potty training and speech development | 7/25/2006 |
Q: I have a 3 year old granddaughter that knows how to use the potty but refuses to most of the time. ...
A: Dea Grandmom, Yes you have hit the nail on the head. She is simply asserting her independence ...
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| My daughter is going through the terible 2s. | 7/23/2006 |
Q: I have a 2 year old daughter and a 3 month old son. Since the birth of her brother we have been ...
A: This is NORMAL behavior for a two year old and all of them ..yes all of them...have to go through ...
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| S;eeping through the night | 7/23/2006 |
Q: My daughter is 9 mths old and has never slept through the night. I have found the only way to get ...
A: There is absolutely nothing wrong with giving her a bottle of water during the night (good for you; ...
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| childs strange behaviour | 7/18/2006 |
Q: My two and a half year old daughter used to be very happy go lucky - She was never that adventurous ...
A: It is unusual for a child to change into this type of behavior without a reason. Have there been ...
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| toilet training | 6/25/2006 |
Q: ) Can you please advise me on the best most effective way of going about this transition. I have ...
A: Don't push him. Most boys do not become completely trained until age 3 1/2 or so. If you push he ...
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| biting | 6/23/2006 |
Q: My 21-month-old son has taken to biting family members feet (and sometimes ankles and calves) the ...
A: You have been doing all the things I would do, except for the time out. Children that young do not ...
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| transitions for 2-3's in grooup setting | 6/3/2006 |
Q: Need some ideas about smooth transitions with 4/5 in a group of 24 to 36 month olds. Whatever I ...
A: You may be expecting the toddlers and threes to react to some transitions that are too structured ...
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| "mommy, mommy" | 5/31/2006 |
Q: I have a 16 month old boy who has in the last few days entered his "mommy,mommy" phase. I am sure ...
A: This is a stage of "separation anxiety" that usually occurs about now or by 18 months and does not ...
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| Toilet issues | 5/22/2006 |
Q: my 4 yr old boy has great difficulty in remembering to use the toilet for bowel movements. Toilet ...
A: It seems to me you are doing all that you can, and you are using excellent techniques. It is ...
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| teaching abc123 | 5/19/2006 |
Q: My daughter is 18 months old. I would like to teach her alphabets and numbers. What is the best way ...
A: The first thing you really need to do is understand more about your child's development at age 18 ...
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| Naptime Problems | 5/17/2006 |
Q: My almost 12 month old daugther has ALWAYS had sleep issues. As a 1 day old, she cried all the time ...
A: This is not the answer you want, but my feeling is that she IS getting enough sleep for child her ...
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| Feeding the baby | 5/16/2006 |
Q: I have a 10 months boy. He is an active baby. He is under weight, but his height is good. The ...
A: Your doctor should be able to give you suggestions for foods or at least a reference to someone that ...
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| daycare worry | 5/7/2006 |
Q: My daughter who will be 4 next month suddenly says she doesn't want to go to day care. This has been ...
A: I don't think you should change your day care. They know her and she has always liked it there ...
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| "big boy room and bed" | 5/4/2006 |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 yr. old son with another baby on the way in August. We are in the process of getting ...
A: You are doing everything right...But just remember that this is a two and a half year old. He does ...
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| Baby that wants to be held all of the time | 3/5/2006 |
Q: My 8 week old son wants to be held ALL of the time. Even when sleeping. He has been this way since ...
A: What you are doing is not only physically impossible for you and getting even harder, it's not good ...
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| My 3 1/2 yrs old is so aggressive | 3/3/2006 |
Q: What can I do to help my son control his nasty temper and aggresion? It seems like he fears ...
A: This is unusual for a four year old, but I am sure it is being caused by jealousy over the new baby. ...
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| sleeping | 3/2/2006 |
Q: Obviously I have a situation that I wanted to get advice on. I didn't ask you, just so you can ...
A: Michelle, If you look at your first question to me you will see that I answered that question based ...
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| Potty Training | 2/28/2006 |
Q: A close friend of mine has a 2 year old daughter. She is trying to potty train her and she refuses ...
A: First they should contact the child's doctor to see if perhaps he would recommend anything. Perhaps ...
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| 2 yr old | 2/23/2006 |
Q: I have a two year old son who lives with his mom. We spend time together and he always cries when im ...
A: You should visit your son as often as possible...whenever possible if it is alright with the mother. ...
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| potty training | 2/12/2006 |
Q: My daughter in law got huffy with me when she realized I was letting the just turned 3 boy poop in a ...
A: I am a great grandma...have been thru a lot of this. But there is not much you can do except do the ...
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| sleeping | 2/9/2006 |
Q: My grandaughter (4 months old) will not sleep in the crib too well. My daughter has gone to the ...
A: Yes it is well known that some infants sleep best surronded by the white noise of a motor of some ...
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| eating candies n insisting on nonsense things | 2/7/2006 |
Q: Sir i have a nephew and niece.They are very fond of eating candies and don't eat other healthy ...
A: These issues are about control. The children are trying to set up a pattern of being the "bosses" ...
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| Sleeping Problems | 12/21/2005 |
Q: we have a healthy 18 month old girl who is happy and content. However we have a sleep problem. She ...
A: Sorry it is Christmas Day and I have been on vacation from all experts since this past Friday. They ...
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| Colic in 4 week old baby | 12/17/2005 |
Q: My Daughter (4 weeks old) didn't have a good start in life spending 2 weeks in Hospital, when we ...
A: I think it is possible that it is your water...try bottled water to make it. BUT also immediately ...
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| sleeping through the night | 12/6/2005 |
Q: Hope you can help. We have a 4 year old and a 6 month old daughter. With our 4 year old, we used ...
A: Don't give up...your method should work if there is not some other problem like colic...or possibly ...
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| twins and bed/naptime | 11/27/2005 |
Q: We are parents of 3 girls: a 3 1/2 year old and 2 1/2 year olds. We have always done our homework ...
A: I think they are ready to give up the naps. I have found that more and more people are having this ...
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| Potty training | 10/16/2005 |
Q: I appreciate your time Evelyn thank you. It seems my son Evan (3 on the 25th)is very comfortable in ...
A: What you need is the best potty training book out there..and has been the best for 15 years or more. ...
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| dicipline | 9/26/2005 |
Q: Let me start by giving you some information about my situation. I am a mother of a 3 year old son ...
A: It appears that your question was answered by another expert. My computer died and I was without ...
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| feeding baby | 9/13/2005 |
Q: My husband and I currently have temporary custody of my two nephews ages 26 months and 8 months. ...
A: I am not sure you stated the question you really wanted to ask...eg bottle propping does NOT promote ...
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| 3 1/2 year old daughter tantrums | 9/9/2005 |
Q: My 3 1/2 old daughter acts fine with me(her father), but does not listen to her mother at all. Even ...
A: I know of no expert that would recommend discussing the problem with a three and a half year old! ...
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| antisocial toddler | 9/7/2005 |
Q: I am not sure if I am having a problem with my soon to be 3 year old. He lives at home with me ...
A: I think you are doing a great job and have a wonderful and normal 3 year old. You may want to get ...
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| parenting | 8/17/2005 |
Q: I have just started working and I have 19 month old girl who is quite upset with the change. I am ...
A: Don't worry...this is a normal reaction and she will soon get over it. Just reassure her that you ...
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| TODDLER HABIT | 7/14/2005 |
Q: Evelyn: My son is 4 years old. Ever since he was a newborn instead of a pacifier he would suck on ...
A: If he were a little older I think you could go to a dentist or an orthopedic dentist and have that ...
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| Discipline | 6/21/2005 |
Q: I have a two year old son from a broken relationship. He lives with his mom but i visit about once a ...
A: I agree that you must start to give clear guidance and positive discipline to children starting VERY ...
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| bottle dilema | 6/18/2005 |
Q: i have a question regarding when to take my child off the bottle. my daughter, kaia, is almost 21 ...
A: TALK with your Doctor or pediatritian, please, about this. I hope you have over the past 21 months ...
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| How to deal with Toddlers fears??? | 6/10/2005 |
Q: My boy age 28 months old has recently begun turning the TV off whenever almost any type of show is ...
A: This is unusal for a two year old...most of these fears erupt in a year or so at age 3-4 when ...
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| Immature(?) 4 Year Old | 5/26/2005 |
Q: I work from home, and I have two sons. They both stay home with me. Their ages are 5 and 4. The ...
A: This kind of thing often happens when two children of the same gender are close in age. The older ...
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