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| agressive/repititive behaviour | 8/14/2007 |
Q: MY son is unusually agressive with three kids at school, this started about two months ago, he is ...
A: So a doctor made a diagnosis of a serious developmental disorder without examining your child, ...
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| 19 month old son | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I am a little concerned about my son who is 19 months old. He says things like mum dad sister, ball, ...
A: We guys are slow learners when it comes to language! My son didn't speak until he was four (he's in ...
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| sleep needed for 2-3 yr olds | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I have a 3-1/2 yr old son and a 2-1/2 old daughter. It seems like with my son, whether he goes to ...
A: A one-year-old child needs about 14 hours of sleep per day. By age three, this is down to about 12 ...
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| Toilet Training | 8/13/2007 |
Q: My 4 yr old is wee wee trained during the day, and I am in no hurry to have dry nights. My problem ...
A: Let me ask a few questions: 1. Does he wear diapers at night? 2. If he does, are his diapers ...
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| 3 month old in foster care | 8/10/2007 |
Q: Our 42 year old, unmarried, bipolar daughter was not allowed to take her newborn home from the ...
A: Being in foster homes generally does nothing really great for infants, but sometimes courts have no ...
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| my 2yr old wont sleep right through | 8/7/2007 |
Q: i have a 2 yr old who wakes up several times through the night and wont go to sleep unless someone ...
A: You haven't given me quite enough information. However, let me make some general comments about how ...
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| sleeping routine 22mo old | 8/6/2007 |
Q: My name is Julie and my 22 mo old daughter is Chelsea. Chelsea is in the process of learning to ...
A: Well, yes, it is sort of a mixed signal to let her come in your bed at 3:00 a.m. I don't think ...
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| toilet trouble | 8/5/2007 |
Q: for the past year she has had problems having a poo, but for the last 4 months or so she is trying ...
A: This is a fairly common problem. Many young children become fearful at some aspect of toileting and ...
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| imaginary lion causing fears | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 year old son, Ben. He is very well developed orally and talks a lot. A couple of weeks ...
A: We don't know a great deal about children's imaginary pets and imaginary friends. We do know many ...
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| 7 month old daughter | 8/4/2007 |
Q: My daughter has been a very laid back, passive, happy child until recently. I even took her to the ...
A: Since your baby had a fairly tranquil first six months, we can assume she is not a fussy baby. And ...
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| why is my three year old scared of fluff? | 8/1/2007 |
Q: i hope you can help. my daughter is nearly three and for the past six months, she has had a kind of ...
A: Toddlers and preschoolers frequently go through phases when they, for various inexplicable reasons, ...
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| 19 month old son | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I am a little concerned about my son who is 19 months old. He says things like mum dad sister, ball, ...
A: There's no reason to believe your son is autistic. However, I'd like to know more about how he ...
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| My 2 1/2 year old daughter | 7/31/2007 |
Q: My daughter will not play at daycare. She refuses to interact with the other kids. She sits on the ...
A: I don't know that you can do anything, perhaps aside from placing her in another daycare in which ...
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| aggressive bx, fear, | 7/30/2007 |
Q: My 31/2 yr old has in the last 3 weeks started to increase his aggression towards his classmates. ...
A: It is not uncommon for preschool children to go through phases when they develop fears. Usual fears ...
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| 4 year old exhibiting sexual behavior | 7/30/2007 |
Q: I have a 4 year old who has recently started exhibiting some sexual behavior. He's been completely ...
A: There is a wide variety of sexual behaviors that are normal. What you're describing is normal. This ...
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| 2 year toddler humping | 7/28/2007 |
Q: My 2 yr old daughter has started humping almost everything over the last few months, it is becoming ...
A: Toddlers and preschoolers often engage in masturbatory behavior. It becomes habit-forming and ...
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| potty training | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 3 year old boy. He was doing great with peeing and pooping in the potty until recently. It ...
A: Okay, you have my prayers. But even more important (maybe!) is what I think you should do. First, I ...
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| Two and a half year old granddaughter | 7/26/2007 |
Q: My daughter, (mom), and my granddaughter have lived with me for two and a half years. I was doing ...
A: I don't know of any particular books that would be helpful, but I'll bet if you went to the ...
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| Potty Training an Adoptive Child | 7/25/2007 |
Q: My son turned 5 in March. He joined our family 4 years ago, as a foster child from a neglectful ...
A: Nice to hear from someone from Michigan. You are special adopting a child who was neglected. There ...
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| Weight & Swearing | 7/24/2007 |
Q: I have 2 questions....unrelated to each other. The first is in regard to weight. My daughter is 27 ...
A: It is not uncommon for toddlers to become picky eaters or to be less interested in food. That ...
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| 3 year old behaver problem | 7/24/2007 |
Q: i have a 3 year old daughter and she doesn't listen to me. when i tell her not to do something she ...
A: If she continues to do this, then put her back in diapers. Tell her something like, "I can't hear ...
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| Two year old biting daycare teacher | 7/23/2007 |
Q: My son will be turning two this Saturday. He has been biting his daycare teachers. He usually ...
A: He's doing this because he is a two-year-old toddler and this is how toddlers often try to interact ...
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| 9&1/2 mths does not say mama or dada | 7/19/2007 |
Q: My daughter is 9.5 months old and she crawling, babbling and doing everything a 9.5month infant ...
A: Do not get impatient with your daughter. You're making a good point about her "real" age. If you ...
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| 3 year old behaver problem | 7/18/2007 |
Q: i have a 3 year old daughter and she doesn't listen to me. when i tell her not to do something she ...
A: Actually, the behavior you see in your daughter is not so different from the behavior many toddlers ...
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| My 2 year old son listens to everyone except my mother and me! | 7/15/2007 |
Q: My son will not listen to anything I ask him to do, or tell him to do. He will either ignore me and ...
A: Please don't tear your hair out! I'm sure that would not be very attractive. Let me reassure you ...
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| 3.4year old seperation anxiety | 7/12/2007 |
Q: My daughter is 3.4 years old and has always had a problem separating. We lived in England until 10 ...
A: Yes, there is normal separation problem of toddlers and then there are problems of transition that ...
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| 4 yr old son purposely urinating on bed | 7/11/2007 |
Q: My four year old son urinated on his bed on purpose today while in a time out for pushing one of his ...
A: There is almost no particular behavior that in and of itself is an unfailing test of a serious ...
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| squealing baby | 7/10/2007 |
Q: My son is 9 1/2 months and has a really high pitched squeal. It started when he was about 6 months ...
A: You thought it was cute before, so he got lots of reinforcenment for squealing. Now, you may be ...
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| Waking up at night..bad dreams? | 7/10/2007 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old little girl goes to bed between 8:30 and 9 pm and wakes up on the dot at 6 am ...
A: You're very lucky that you have a toddler who has such great sleep habits. Her night-time crying ...
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| toddler speech and understanding | 7/9/2007 |
Q: When should my toddler be able to answer questions? He tells me NO when he does not want something, ...
A: There are guidelines about when children should be using words and sentences, but there are no hard ...
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| Potting training | 7/6/2007 |
Q: My son will be 4 in December. He has been toilet trained for a long time..urination only. He WILL ...
A: Many children who are three and and three-and-a-half-years of age, still have difficulties with ...
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| my two year old son | 7/5/2007 |
Q: Yes please. My son is 30 months old now. Just a brief background, at 8 months old he was not ...
A: You sound like you have a very smart and basically wonderful child. And he sounds like a typical ...
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| death of a great grandmother | 7/4/2007 |
Q: My 2 1/2year old granddaughter's great grandmother just died. She will be attending the funeral ...
A: You give a child the kind of explanation she can understand. A two-year-old has limited verbal ...
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| 3 yr old behaivor | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Our only child is three yrs old and lately she has been hitting and telling us, "I don't like you or ...
A: Accept this as normal and expected toddler behavior. Three year olds hit and they say mean words. ...
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| Agressive/Sensitive 3 year old | 7/2/2007 |
Q: James, I have a few concerns regarding my amazing son Jack. Today he was expelled from his summer ...
A: Am I familiar with this kind of behavior from two and three-year-olds? Yes, because almost ...
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| 3 3/4 yr. old son's rejection behaviors | 7/2/2007 |
Q: We have twin sons who will be 4 in October. They attend preschool happily, use the toilet well, ...
A: Since your son doesn't apparently act this way in preschool, or maybe when he's not around parents, ...
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| 3 year old bedtime battle | 7/2/2007 |
Q: I am a single parent and have a 3.8 year old son. He is a pleasure most of the time but going to ...
A: This is all quite normal. I think most of us parents have dealt with at least one child who wanted ...
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| 13 month old not wanting to go to sleep | 7/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 13 month old boy out of wedlock. I personally believe his mother is over-coping for his ...
A: Children typically sleep less as they go into the toddler stage (ages 12 months to 36 months). ...
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| Two Yr. Old | 6/27/2007 |
Q: My situation is very similiar to Denise's but my 2 year old does not play with or threaten anyone ...
A: As I 've written to other parents, aggressive behavior in toddlers is not at all unusual. However, ...
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| 5 Year Old Exerting Troubling Behavior | 6/27/2007 |
Q: My wife and I are extremely concerned about our soon to be 5 year old's behavior. My daughter is ...
A: Although many children show uncooperative behavior during the toddler years, some wait until four, ...
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