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| 2 year old won't stop screaming | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I am a two year old preschool teacher at a local church program. This is my second year and I have a ...
A: She sounds like she has not had transition time. Two years olds are not ready to leave their parents ...
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| how to wean a 13mo old from crying all day at daycare | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I have a in home daycare business which i have 4 3-4 yr olds and a brother of one that is 13 mos. he ...
A: He is only 13 months old and is probably very anxious about separation from his mom. Have you tried ...
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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: I hope you posted this as a private posting because you telephone number is posted. I have a link on ...
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| OCD | 8/30/2007 |
Q: i'm Claudia a working mom of a 3 year old girl, my question, could my little really have OCD, since ...
A: I suggest find someone who is specialized in children's mental health for an evaluation. It is ...
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| Communication w/my 3 year old | 8/24/2007 |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old son does not communicate well. He is extremely bright... loves to read, write, ...
A: It cannot hurt to have him evaluated for autism. Fortunately these test are not uncomfortable ...
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| Poop Training Problem | 8/24/2007 |
Q: My son is two and well on his way to being potty trained in most ways. We started at his demand and ...
A: Honestly this one is new to me. You are not the first person to write about toddlers abstaining from ...
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| 8 month old son | 8/22/2007 |
Q: My son has been sleeping not well at all since we moved here to ny. He will sleep throughout the day ...
A: Please due scan previous questions and answers on bedtime routines. Bedtime routines are very ...
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| jealous sibling? | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I have a daughter who will be three in October, and a three month old son. My problem is, my ...
A: She is three and her entire life of three years has only known attention. No matter how much ...
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| Sleeping and eating disorders | 8/17/2007 |
Q: my name is Rebeca I have a 1 yr old daughter, who always like to wake up every night like around 3 ...
A: Little ones often wake up at night. Their bodies are trying to get regulated to our time schedules. ...
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| discipline | 8/16/2007 |
Q: My 4 year old grandson just marked all over my bedroom walls with a permanent marker. What do I ...
A: I was trying to be tactful. My point was he is 4 years old, how did he get the permanent marker and ...
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| discipline | 8/16/2007 |
Q: My 4 year old grandson just marked all over my bedroom walls with a permanent marker. What do I ...
A: I am not an expert on getting off permanent markers so however that is dealt with would be best. ...
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| Curious two-year-old behavior | 8/15/2007 |
Q: For reasons I won't go into, I've not been involved much in the lives of my one- and two-year-old ...
A: Strained relationships with the parents always cause severe problems when it comes to doing what is ...
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| weaning from the bottle | 8/14/2007 |
Q: My 14 month old daughter is attached to her bottle. We have gotten her to the point of drinking ...
A: Giving a child a bottle at night is not only dangerous for their teeth it can also be a way for them ...
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| Getting my 2 year old to talk | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I am a stay at home mom, and don't have many friends or relatives nearby with little kids. My 2 year ...
A: You will want to read books to her that require her to participate. I would suggest taking her with ...
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| Getting my 2 year old to talk | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I am a stay at home mom, and don't have many friends or relatives nearby with little kids. My 2 year ...
A: First relax and have fun with her. Trust me she won't be little for long. As for her speaking this ...
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| toddler will not take NO for an answer | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 year old,soon to be 3 in November and I feel like he is the one in control. I work far ...
A: You have several options. I would suggest a sitter until he gets his behavior under control with the ...
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| twins biting and hiting | 8/11/2007 |
Q: my 22 month old twins usually play great together,but recently my son has started biting and hitting ...
A: I am not an advocate of any type of harsh discipline however, you need to grab his hand and tell him ...
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| Potty Training Regression | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I have a daughter who will be 3 this month. I am home with her full time. She is a very smart child ...
A: Sometimes children just have potty accidents. Sometimes they may do it on purpose but more often ...
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| toddler will not take NO for an answer | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 year old,soon to be 3 in November and I feel like he is the one in control. I work far ...
A: You may not like my answer. He is not the problem. I suspect you all are when he throws fits and you ...
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| Potty Training | 8/11/2007 |
Q: At what age is the correct time to potty train? My daughter will be 2 on 10-10-07 and she is ...
A: I would not enforce potty training I would however start acquainting her with potty training. The ...
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| Whining/when to start school? | 8/10/2007 |
Q: I am a mother of two boys. My oldest is 26 months and is a happy go lucky little tike most of the ...
A: Sometimes when children are feeling left behind because of a new baby or a major change in their ...
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| whinning infant | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I have an 8 month old son. He recently started this whinning thing where he will be somewhere(high ...
A: At 8 months old a baby is not likely to play long by themselves especially if this is a new thing. ...
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| clingy daughter | 8/8/2007 |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old and has always always been extremely clingy to me. She is fine at school, ...
A: Sounds like your daughter is experiencing anxiety and if this is the case she probably will not grow ...
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| 21 month old not sleeping in her crib | 8/7/2007 |
Q: My husband and I just recently took a week vacation with our 21 month old, and she had to sleep with ...
A: Now is a really good time (because her routine was broken) to establish a new bedtime routine. Now ...
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| 22 Month old toddler sleep | 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: First of all it is more important to be consistent with her bedtime routine, schedules are about ...
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| bedtime | 8/4/2007 |
Q: what is an average time for a recently turned 4 yr old to go to bed?
A: I am not sure there are rules for what time children go to bed. I would determine how much sleep ...
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| Timid 17 mo old | 8/4/2007 |
Q: We have a 17 mo old daughter who is adopted from China. She seems to be very timid and shy in some ...
A: Actually there are two books. The book I was thinking of is called the Sensitive Child by Janet ...
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| bad behavior | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I have a 12 month old grandson. He is constantly hitting. He also throws tantrums, such as throwing ...
A: This little boy is 12 months old and we are worried about "bad" behavior? Something is definitely ...
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| Timid 17 mo old | 8/2/2007 |
Q: We have a 17 mo old daughter who is adopted from China. She seems to be very timid and shy in some ...
A: Sometimes. Sometimes toddlers are, it really depends upon the personality. Who knows what her life ...
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| constant waking by 9 month old baby | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 9 month old baby boy, who was sleeping through the night from 3 1/2 months old, with the ...
A: You introduced diary and this interruption in his sleep started. Why not back off of the diary and ...
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| constant waking by 9 month old baby | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 9 month old baby boy, who was sleeping through the night from 3 1/2 months old, with the ...
A: Several things jump out at me. First he is nine months old and he doesn't have a problem with his ...
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| Potty Training Regression? | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I spent about 3 - 4 days "training" my 3-year old son. By the end of that period, he voluntarily ...
A: STOP..... Okay first of all have you asked the doctor if his bladder is normal size, if his kidneys ...
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| My 3 yr old does will not chew | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I have twin boys. They will turn 3 at the end of August. One of them chews and swallows regular ...
A: Sounds to me like it is possible he hasn't gotten his two year old molars (yes they are the ones all ...
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| My 3 yr old does will not chew | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I have twin boys. They will turn 3 at the end of August. One of them chews and swallows regular ...
A: The first thing that comes to mind is has he gotten his two year old molars in or are they still ...
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| Temper Tantrum | 7/30/2007 |
Q: Heard neighbor child screaming/crying at top of lungs. Don't know child or mother but I was ...
A: Well you did the right thing to get involved. Although you did not mention the age of the child, it ...
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| Toddler sucking on food | 7/30/2007 |
Q: My husband has a 2 year old great granddaughter that we keep a lot. About 2 weeks ago I noticed ...
A: The sucking of food could possibly be the two year old molars (very back) teeth are trying to come ...
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| toddler food refusal | 7/29/2007 |
Q: My son (17mths) used to be a very good eater and had whatever I gave him by spoon. Table foods he ...
A: Some of the foods you describe above that he has eaten in the past are rather tasteless. I suspect ...
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| Nap andsleep time after taking pacifier away | 7/28/2007 |
Q: After only getting the pacifier at night, we decided to let the pacifier fairy come and let our 2 ...
A: Taking a pacifier away is going to be a traumatic experience. It isn't a matter of doing it too soon ...
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| biting | 7/26/2007 |
Q: i work in the day care setting and got 2 children who keep biting other children, the parents are ...
A: First run out and get a book from the bookstore. Believe it or not there are books for children on ...
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| Potty seat | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I'm been potty training my 28mth old son on a small seat you put on top of the big toilet seats and ...
A: I would continue with what is working however, get the potty chair and put it in the bathroom. Let ...
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