| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Premature baby | 7/26/2007 |
Q: Well my daughter decided to come early and 34 weeks and came out a healthy weight and not really any ...
A: I think you are very worried about your daughter. These are mostly physical questions and you need ...
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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: In addition to my previous response I have a site I just love as a resource for parents and noticed ...
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| My 2 yr old | 7/24/2007 |
Q: My 2 yr old displays lots of repetitive behavior for example he constantly wipes his mouth with the ...
A: Your 2 yr old sounds like he is emotionally and physically sensitive. Smart children often come with ...
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| 2 year old | 7/17/2007 |
Q: When my 2 year old daughter gets hurt, she seems to get angry, withdrawn, and absolutely does not ...
A: How do your or your husband respond when you get hurt? How have you responded to her since she was ...
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| Raising Multilingual child | 7/16/2007 |
Q: My daughter is 15 months. We speak two languages with her Hindi and English. She has only 'mama' ...
A: This question is difficult. There is evidence that children should not be taught two languages until ...
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| bedtime resistance | 7/11/2007 |
Q: Further to the Q & A asked: Expert: S. Kessler Date: 4/16/2004 Subject: crying at bedtime You ...
A: You may not like my answer and there are plenty of professionals who disagree with my philosophy. ...
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| Is this separation anxiety ? | 7/10/2007 |
Q: My question is almost identical to one that I read from Erin answered by Cheri dated 8-9-06. My ...
A: I have several responses to similar questions about bed times with children. Feel free to browse ...
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| 3yo daughter hates school | 7/10/2007 |
Q: I have a 3yo daughter (only child) who has been attending a moms morning out program a few days per ...
A: I am not very traditional about children going to school at a certain age. Not all children are ...
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| Restless | 7/9/2007 |
Q: My son just turned 1 last week. However, about amonth b4 his 1st b-day he started tossing and ...
A: Sounds like you do have a sleep crawler on your hands. It is not weird at all and very common for ...
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| private parts | 7/8/2007 |
Q: I have a daughter that will be 4. She is always trying to lift up her dress and say look at my ...
A: Hey there: My point was to get a child's book from the library or children's books store which ...
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| private parts | 7/8/2007 |
Q: I have a daughter that will be 4. She is always trying to lift up her dress and say look at my ...
A: Being curious at this age about bodies is totally normal. However, her behavior is not socially ...
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| 2 yr old's fear | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Is it normal for a 2 year old boy ( only child) to be extremely afraid of other children, even small ...
A: It is hard to tell what is going on here. It sounds like trauma or anxiety however sometimes ...
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| My two year old son | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I bascially have two questions. first my son is now 30 months and has been potty training. The ...
A: Typically preschool is 4-5 years of age, however, these are not definitive with any child. Most ...
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| My two year old son | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I bascially have two questions. first my son is now 30 months and has been potty training. The ...
A: If you are planning on more children I would get both books. If not then check the 1-3 year olds out ...
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| wrried mom of 10 month old | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Is it normal for a 10 month old to not say mama or dada or not clap, wave, crawl, or walk?
A: Even though children do these things at different times on their own timeframes not ours, just ...
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| 5 month developmental milestones | 7/5/2007 |
Q: I just had a quick question regarding my 5 month old son.Since he turned 4 months he has been able ...
A: All babies are different. Some babies do some things earlier than other and then do other activities ...
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| Won't Potty | 7/5/2007 |
Q: My son is 3 1/2 years old and won't even consider potty training. We have tried everything I have ...
A: Yes let go and no don't point out someone else going to the potty. Let him make this discovery on ...
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| My two year old son | 7/5/2007 |
Q: I bascially have two questions. first my son is now 30 months and has been potty training. The ...
A: When children are abused as children and then they become parents themselves they struggle to know ...
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| Won't Potty | 7/4/2007 |
Q: My son is 3 1/2 years old and won't even consider potty training. We have tried everything I have ...
A: This is a power struggle and your 3 1/5 year old is winning. You have tried everything and it has ...
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| infant and toddlers in daycare | 7/4/2007 |
Q: I have read (Dr. Joyce Brothers/Brazelton) that it is not recommended infants and toddlers be in ...
A: These are very good insightful questions. I suspect you have already formed your own conclusions by ...
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| 2-year old scratching | 7/2/2007 |
Q: It all started when she got mosquito bites all over her. Then she wouldn't let the heal. Scratching ...
A: I don't mean to offend you however I am going to be blunt. Sounds like she is aggravated by itching. ...
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| my 14 month old daughter | 7/2/2007 |
Q: I cant seem to get her to drink anything else in her bottle at night besides milk, I try to be ...
A: Personally I am not an advocate of giving little ones a bottle to go to bed with as they could choke ...
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| Toddler | 7/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 yr. old daughter who will be 3 in September. I have two problems. First, she goes to ...
A: The milk question is something you need to discuss with your pediatrician. I am not a dietary ...
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| Toddler | 7/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 yr. old daughter who will be 3 in September. I have two problems. First, she goes to ...
A: First of all, children's stomachs are as big as their fist. Ask your daughter to make a fist and see ...
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| Speech Delay | 6/30/2007 |
Q: I have a 22 month old daughter who only says about a dozen words, but babbles 95% of the time. She ...
A: Children do develop at an individual pace. Developmental milestones are based upon the majority of ...
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| potty train | 6/29/2007 |
Q: she was our first child and she was spoiled alot i dont want to spank are holler at her so please ...
A: I am glad that you don't want to use any negative behavior to get your daughter to potty train. ...
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| Potty training but wetting again | 6/28/2007 |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old daughter was potty during the day and did a great when she needed to go potty or ...
A: I am so glad you wrote to me. Potty training and negative consequences will not get you want you ...
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| HELP me with my 28 month old daughter | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 28 month old daughter and she is always hitting her 16 month old brother and biting him he ...
A: First of all let me say how sorry I am you are experiencing all this frustration. Being a parent ...
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| pulling out hair | 6/26/2007 |
Q: one of my daughters has this thing with pulling out hairs. She likes to pick at her arm and eyebrow ...
A: You did not mention how old your daughter is at this time. However, even toddlers can exhibit signs ...
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| 15 month old squeals/screams | 6/26/2007 |
Q: My 15 month old son squeals all the time, whether it is in frustration or excitement. He also says ...
A: First of all your son did not fail the developmental test. Developmental tests are based upon what ...
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| change of behavior | 6/24/2007 |
Q: My 4 years old suddenly changed his behavior. He is not eating well, pee in his pants and became ...
A: Any number of things could be triggering this change of behavior. Take a look at what changes are ...
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| introdusing a nannny @6 months | 6/22/2007 |
Q: i am a stay at home mom with a 6 months old daughter,she is very much attached to me,because i ...
A: This is not something you can do overnight. You need to take this one step at time. Spend sometime ...
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| My 7-month old doesn't want to eat. | 4/6/2007 |
Q: I have a 7 month old baby girl and she doesn't like to have her cereal in the morning. If she does ...
A: Sounds like you have a picky eater on your hands. First let go of any idea that she needs to eat ...
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| Fussy 13 month old | 4/5/2007 |
Q: My 13 month old so cries and fusses all the time. He is very healthy and has no medical problems. If ...
A: Melinda: First of all children are all different. There is a big difference between a 13 month old ...
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| Plane trip | 4/4/2007 |
Q: I have a dilemma. I am a mom of a 11 yr old and a 3 1/2 yr old. I planned a trip to take alone to ...
A: You need to listen to your heart. Whether or not you take the 3 year old to the airport is really ...
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| re: Toddler sleep problems | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 year old , every night he screams himself to sleep. We do not go in and get him out but ...
A: I need to be very clear that this question was found in a question pool of unanswered questions. It ...
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| Toddler not sleeping through the night | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I am a young mother of two wonderful boys. My youngest is 1 1/2 and he still wakes up in the middle ...
A: While I am pro-sleeping with children and not a advocate of giving children bottles before bedtime ...
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| how to sooth a crying infant at daycare | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I am a child care supervisor fo r my schools infant program. I have a 6mo old who is still crying ...
A: I am not sure why your question was not answered before now. I am new on the site. So hopefully you ...
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| feeding options | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I'm 8 months pregnant and have decided to formula feed...I'm a competitive athlete who has to get ...
A: Jackie: Your question was not posted to me personally. I was not listed in this category those ...
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| need to give away family pet | 9/11/2006 |
Q: My daughter is 4 yrs old and we have 2 dogs we are going to have to give away. She is going to be ...
A: I see your question has been languishing in the question pool here. I just started in this section ...
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