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| angry 4-year old | 11/9/2007 |
Q: hi my name is cindy and my question is what do i do with my 4yr old son he has been aggressive since ...
A: Cindy- thanks for the question. It does sound as if he's angry for some reason. Has there been ...
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| slighht motor tic | 11/3/2007 |
Q: i think my daughter developed a motor tic, she shakes her head a few times a day like she is saying ...
A: Kelly- thanks for the question. I am glad that you took her in to see a physician. I am sorry ...
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| Behavior Issues at school | 11/1/2007 |
Q: I have an almost three year old boy who has recently start acting out at school. He is in a two day ...
A: Leigh- thanks for the question. Ok, I see a couple of things from your description. I see a need ...
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| Question about food and my 4 year old | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to figure out an answer because this is making me nuts. My son is not a good eater. I'v ...
A: Christine- thanks for the question. I go through this on a daily basis with my 7 year old. It is ...
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| fussy preschooler | 10/24/2007 |
Q: my younger son is 2years old . he is very fussy about eating solids and i have to give him food ...
A: Vidya- thank you for the question. I would try to gradually increase the type of coarse food you ...
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| Homemade Babyfood | 10/22/2007 |
Q: my baby girl will be 8months old pretty soon. i usually prepare homemade baby food and she seems to ...
A: Sarina- thanks for the question. Kudos to you for making your baby girl homemade food! I never ...
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| 23 month old sleep | 10/17/2007 |
Q: i have a 23 month old. She sleeps from 7:30 om to 7 am. She takes a morning nap from 9 to 11:30 ...
A: Jennifer- thanks for the question. Wow! Wish I had your nap schedule! Every kid needs different ...
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| moods | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I have an almost 4 yr. old daughter who is very strong willed. She goes to preschool twice a week ...
A: Kerry- thanks for the question. I, too, have strong willed girls. It gets frustrating, to say the ...
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| an immature 5yr old boy | 10/12/2007 |
Q: i have a 5yr old boy.he has just started his first year at school and is finding it very difficult. ...
A: Gillian- thank you for your question. I am sorry you and your son are having such trouble! Lots ...
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| Three year old and daycare issues | 10/10/2007 |
Q: He is going to my church daycare each day while my husband and I go to work. Recently in the past ...
A: Carol- thank you for your question. That is a troubling situation. It sounds like a couple of ...
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| My 12 month old's sleeping habits | 10/9/2007 |
Q: I have a 12 mo old daughter that is a great sleeper. She takes a nap in the morning for an hour and ...
A: Heather- thanks for the question. It sounds like she's just had a change in sleep pattern. Babies ...
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| problem | 10/4/2007 |
Q: my son is 15months old.he has a very disturbed sleep during the night.the problem started when he ...
A: Jin- thanks for the question. It does sound like he's used to the getting up for feedings routine. ...
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| ear piercing | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I have a 4 month old daughter and I was wondering when do you think it would be okay to get her ears ...
A: Cherisse- thanks for the question. I'm probably not the best person to ask about ear piercing in ...
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| 15 month old sleeping habits | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I have been told that a 15 month old should be sleeping between 13-15 hours in a 24 hour period, yet ...
A: Melissa- I would. My youngest is 16 months, and she starts to peeter out at about 7 as well. ...
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| 22-month old daughter dislikes daycare | 10/1/2007 |
Q: My daughter will be 22 months soon, and she just started day care about a month back. Till then she ...
A: Shuba- thank you for your question. Wow, what a situation! I think she might be missing the ...
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| 15 month old sleeping habits | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I have been told that a 15 month old should be sleeping between 13-15 hours in a 24 hour period, yet ...
A: Melissa- thanks for the question. Yes, common talk says 13-15 hours with a 2-3 hour nap as well. ...
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| Ferber method? | 9/30/2007 |
Q: I've been having issues with my 10 month old, Aidan's, sleeping. We have a bedtime routine of bath ...
A: Jessica- thanks for the question. I love the fact that you've set a night time routine. Hooray! ...
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| 21 month boy and 7 years girl not eating | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 21 month old son--- was very good eater till about he was 8-9 months, thereafter he is not ...
A: Sonu- thanks for the question! I have a seven year old with the same problem. It's frustrating! ...
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| 13 week old sleep | 9/26/2007 |
Q: My baby is 13 weeks old, she was doing fairly well with going to bed at night. It takes a good 1/2 ...
A: Cindy- I'm going to attach a site on the Ferber Method for you. There are plenty of variations on ...
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| 13 week old sleep | 9/26/2007 |
Q: My baby is 13 weeks old, she was doing fairly well with going to bed at night. It takes a good 1/2 ...
A: Cindy- thanks for the question. It sounds like she may have hit a change in sleep stage. Some ...
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| my eight month old wont sleep | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I have a 8 month old daughter. We Moved 3 months ago. My daughter has been waking at night now for ...
A: Mary- thanks for the question. I'm not sure how much help I'm going to be for you unfortunately. ...
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| worried mom | 9/24/2007 |
Q: i have a 4 year old boy and he started touching himeself and rubbing and he even lays down on the ...
A: Maribel- thanks for your question. This is a sticky situation. Everything I've read about human ...
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| Toliet Training Issues | 9/22/2007 |
Q: She has been attending classes without me such as ballet and gymnastics without me all year and as ...
A: Kerry- thanks for the question. I am sorry you're having trouble all of a sudden! I am wondering ...
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| baby wont sleep | 9/17/2007 |
Q: She hardly naps and is always fight with herself to get sleep. she naps for 15 minutes and wakes up ...
A: Aida- thank you for the question. My two girls were both problem sleepers and my youngest had ...
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| Behavior with divorce | 9/11/2007 |
Q: . She wont listen, she talks back and she is always crying for her father. I try to do everything in ...
A: Jessica- thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear of your divorce and your daughter's ...
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| Toddler belching & grunting | 9/11/2007 |
Q: My 2 and 1/2 yr old has started belching and grunting when he drinks his milk. I sometimes think he ...
A: Jamie- I would think it's just a stage. You didn't mention how long it has been going on, but it ...
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| infant sleeping habits | 9/7/2007 |
Q: We have an 8 month old little girl; she will not sleep through the night. At six months she was ...
A: Hmmmm, both my girls would fall asleep during a feeding, but that was when they were really little. ...
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| help on toilet training | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I have a 4yr old son that is speech delayed. He is in preschool now, and will soon be receiving ...
A: Stephanie- thanks for your question. Has he been evaluated by anyone else to make sure there are ...
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| infant sleeping habits | 9/4/2007 |
Q: We have an 8 month old little girl; she will not sleep through the night. At six months she was ...
A: Rob- thank you for your question. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you, but I've been ...
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| older brother always being mean | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have two boys one 8 and the other 2 for some reason my oldest son is always being mean to the 2 ...
A: Nilda- hello again! With the youngest at 2, he's searching for boundaries and looking for you to ...
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| Baby hungry | 9/1/2007 |
Q: My grandaughter was born 1 month ago. She wakes up every 2 hours for feeding. My daughter was ...
A: Nancy- thanks for the question. Most pediatricians would not recommend cereal at this young age. ...
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| My toddler is keeping me up! | 8/30/2007 |
Q: Help! My son Andy will be 2 on Monday and he decided to give me a hard time sleeping now! Here is ...
A: Dina- thanks for the question. You didn't mention, what's his napping schedule in the day? He ...
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| naps | 8/28/2007 |
Q: My child is 10 months old and sleeps for 11 hours at night, but she will only take at the most a one ...
A: Chris- thanks for the question. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. I, too, went ...
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| peeing - attention getting | 8/27/2007 |
Q: Our 3 year old daughter has been successfully potty trained during the day for nearly a year, naps ...
A: Holly- thanks for the question. I apologize for the delay in responding to you. It sounds like ...
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| Fear of Sleeping by himself | 8/20/2007 |
Q: He tells us that there is a bad guy up there. I have not slept a good night in over 6 weeks. We ...
A: Tamsy- thanks for the question. I apologize for taking so long to answer, I've gone back to work ...
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| concerned about 23 months old | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I have a 23 month old bot who says only a few words like ight(light), up, addy(daddy), dirty and ...
A: Vidhya- thank you for your question. From what you are describing, I would most definitely keep ...
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| Peeing pants | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I am a concerned parent. I have three girls but the one I am having a problem with is my 3 yr old ...
A: Brenda- thanks for your question. Toilet training can be rough! Some kids get so into what ...
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| 19 month old behaviour | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I have a 19 month old (and a 3 month old) who won't listen to anything I tell/ask her to do. She ...
A: Amanda- I am sorry if my response was not helpful to you. These are just some things that I do ...
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| sleep disorder | 8/14/2007 |
Q: My 4 months old had been getting up in the middle of the night a lot. Her feeding schedule during ...
A: Lily- Sorry I didn't have any new advice for you, and I apologize if I inadvertantly offended you ...
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| feeding our baby | 8/13/2007 |
Q: can you occasionally feed children of 4 weeks old full fat or semi skimmed milk
A: Sarah- thank you for your question. No, you cannot feed a baby any kind of cow's milk until they ...
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