What is your toddler's favorite "chore"?
Published on July 24th, 2010.
My son is 20 months and always likes to follow me around and "help" me do housework. His favorite things are dusting and cleaning windows. I give him a cloth and will spray a little "cleaner" (a separate bottle with water) and he loves to wipe it off. He also LOVES to load the washing machine. He stands on a step stool and I hand him clothes to throw in the washer. What are your toddler’s favorite chores?
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When to move son into toddler/twin bed?
Published on May 23rd, 2010.
My son is 19months and still in his crib. The problem is he’s huge (not fat just solid and tall) and getting him in and out of the crib is pretty hard on my back. I’m short and using a step stool to help me out.
He doesn’t climb out of the crib and sleeps really well in it the only thing is he sleeps all around it, not just on one side.
what should i do?
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Any suggestions that may help?
Published on May 22nd, 2010.
My daughter is 17-months old, she will be 18-months old on the 27th. We bought her a potty when she was like 9 months old just to have it around so she could get used to having it. She has always played with it and sat on it with clothes on. Well now she is wanting to use the potty and is doing really well. I’ve printed out some potty charts for her to encourage her to go more and it seems to work but what else can I do to get her to use it more. We plan on taking her this weekend to pick out a step stool so she can wash her hand easier and to pick out some more big girl panties. I also want to get her some of the plastic panties so she can wear her panties for periods during the day. Any of suggestions would be nice?
We plan on buying her a toddler bed also, so we can do the whole big girl process.
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how to have more patients with my four year old?
Published on May 21st, 2010.
My son is four and he dosent talk to well. I understand him but his words always arent so clear. Well the problem im having is he crys about everything he cant automatically do. He says i cant do it about everything. When i ask him to do something he goes off and dose something else. I have to tell him step by step and threaten him in everything he dose and he still dosent know what im talking about. yet he knows how to move his toddler bed to the living room, find the step stool and get ice cream…. Im losing patients with him.(i tried being nice mommy, patient mommy, firm mommy, and irate mommy. i work at his daycare and when all the kids are in line he is out playing with puzzles, are when its snack time he is getting everything out and wont listen. I dont know what to do. For the most part he is good but when it comes to being out he dosent hear me and when he dose he crys about everything thing from eating dinner to pulling his shoes on .eh Any good advise would be great.
Also he is a only child and i kind feel he is using the whole crying, i dont understand thing because he knows he’s young and he could use it to not do what he told. it sound weird but he is really smart and i know this. i just feel he uses certain things to his advantage.
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Is my ten month old gifted?
Published on May 20th, 2010.
He is unlike any baby i have ever seen ! ever since he was born i suspected he may be "advanced" he was always sooo alert , never wanted to sleep when thats all most newborns would do , looked around at everything all the time and would look at me cooing for the longest time, he always tried to sit up or lift his head all the time. he was sitting up unassisted by 5 months , crawling at 7 months , pulling himself up onto furniture by about 7 months , he is 10 months now and is waving hi , saying night night,yum,bubba,mamma,dadda and if you say no or if you offer him something he does not want he shakes his head no, tries to say dog,climbs on everything like his sisters toddler bed , the little step stool in the bathroom he tries to climb on the couch but its to high he can get off the couch by himself though! he will be walking very soon he lets go of furniture and will take about 5 steps on his own then falls , he loves to put one thing into another like those linkadoo things or a small cup into a larger cup , i have a toy with stackable rings of diff sizes that you slide onto a pole ,a couple hrs ago he watched his sister do it a couple times then took it and put the rings on in the right order then took them off and started over and over and over again , we have a very small hockey stick and i found him with the hockey stick hitting a ball around my living room the other day ! he mimicks everything , goes to the radio when he wants to dance, he just seems soo advanced and soo alert , its crazy! how do you know if you have a so called "gifted child" and what type of activities would be good to do with him? he does try to color he knows to put the crayon to paper and knows the motion u use to color but doesnt hold the crayon the right way yet 
he throws temper tantrums already to! has been for about a month and a half now. he gets very mad when i take him out of the tub or when i put his sis in the tub instead of him or anyother time a situation doesnt work out in his favor , and i have never seen a infant throw a temper tantrum ! will at least not the kind my son has
yes i see what you mean, i would never push my children , i let them be kids he does all this stuff on his own of course if they need help , im there to help. and i just play with them , stack blocks , play with his mini basketball hoop,we sing and dance around the house alot
thats what i considered as well , the fact that he has a older sister , she is two and he does follow her alot. when my daughter hit her milestones it was still within the normal range but the end or middle of the normal range , they both amaze me , ive just never seen a baby act the way my son does though! and yes all babies are gifted they are precious miracles , children are wonderfull !!
I will be proud,happy and always love my children no matter what , this whole concept is just fun to think about , I think all babies are special in their own way
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My son will be turning two at the end of March, what should I buy him?
Published on May 19th, 2010.
He has plenty of toys to enjoy and most of all loves his step stool, I’ve got him so new spring outfits what do you get the toddler that has it all.
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When to move son into toddler/twin bed?
Published on May 18th, 2010.
My son is 19months and still in his crib. The problem is he’s huge (not fat just solid and tall) and getting him in and out of the crib is pretty hard on my back. I’m short and using a step stool to help me out.
He doesn’t climb out of the crib and sleeps really well in it the only thing is he sleeps all around it, not just on one side.
so i’m scared he’ll fall off even with bed rails
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Does your toddler climb into his/her car seat on his/her own or do you lift him/her into it?
Published on May 17th, 2010.
My toddler’s car seat is in the middle of the back seat for safety (not in a window seat). I’m pregnant and he’s getting older/heavier. It’s getting difficult lifting him in and out of the car seat. I have a 4-runner. My questions are:
–For those of you with a toddler in the middle, do you use a step stool for him/her to climb on to get into the car and then climb into the car seat?
–Do you have a car, van, or truck?
–Does your toddler climb into his/her car seat on his/her own or do you lift him/her into it?
To the second person to answer, no their or them would not suffice, because "toddler" is singular in my sentence, not plural.
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What is a step-up stool?
Published on May 16th, 2010.
I have been browsing a website that has really nice educational toys and furniture for babies and toddlers, and also like for preschools and there is an item that we found, we are decorating, well I’m helping my sister-in-law to decorate her son’s room, he is a big Lakers fan and the bedroom set looks really nice, everything that a real basketball player could dream, it has a rocking chair, a storage box that can be used as a bench too, two director chairs, lamp, and a table with two chairs and with the logos of the Lakers, and the only one item that I find curious because it says it’s a step up stool and toy storage, the toy storage part I get it, but what’s the Step up stool for, just like a step for them to reach high things, like a small ladder? can someone help?
http://www.1888toys.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3684&KCSA1314
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My toddler girl is obsessed with clothes?
Published on May 15th, 2010.
Hi,
Since 10-15 days, my daughter (2 years old) is acting crazily about clothes. She makes me change her clothes atleast 10 times a day. Sometimes she wakes up at middle of the night and asks me to change her clothes. She gets the step stool in the closet and takes out all the clothes. She loves Jeans and does not want to sleep in PJs but Jeans. I am getting worried.
Any suggestions? Is anyone in the same boat?
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