Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
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Should I use a child harness?
My wife and I are currently debating whether or not we should use a child harness (aka leash). It'd be great to take our son to the park and let him walk around on his own without having to chase him ...
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How should we cope with 12 month old waking in the night?
We are trying to get our 12 month olds sleep routine improved now that both of us will be returning to work.
We've been working on getting the settling routine sorted out each night, and haven't ...
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How should a toddler be encouraged to walk (if at all)?
My 11 month old son has been "cruising" for the past two months. He pulls himself up to standing quite readily, and walks quite well while holding onto something with both hands, or even one hand ...
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Son is two and won't sleep through night expecting to come to bed with us
I know there are questions similiar to this that have been asked but mine is a little different. Against my will, as a stay/work at home father, my son always slept with my wife and I until he was ...
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How do toddlers pick their first words?
My son has a pretty eclectic selection of vocabulary. Some words seem to have been picked up from my wife and I repeating them (such as "uh-oh" and "daddy"). Others seem to have been learned without ...
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Co-sleeping with a crawler
We co-sleep with our little one and it has generally been very successful. Now she is on the brink of learning how to crawl, and we are worried that she might crawl off the bottom of the bed while we ...
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Attention-promoting activities for a toddler
ADD runs in our family ("in fact, it practically stampedes"), and I'm starting to see my toddler's attention become more and more difficult for him to control; he's beginning to have difficulty ...
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Why does my toddler cry when he's put to bed?
My son is nearly two years old. We have had a solid bedtime routine forever, and we make sure to wind him down before bedtime. Lately though, he doesn't want to go to sleep.
He follows the bedtime ...
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Is (supervised) play time alone beneficial for an infant/toddler?
My son (currently 8 months old) is quite content to sit by himself and play with toys (blocks, toy cars, etc.).
We make sure that he spends time interacting with other children, and we also make sure ...
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What should be done when your child wakes up from a nap and is extremely irritable?
We have a daughter who takes naps and (usually) wakes up extremely cranky and irritable. She is 1 month away from being 3. Because she is so irritable, she'll usually cry when she wakes up. Depending ...
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Should I stop teaching my toddler a second language if his exposure to it will be limited?
I have stared to talk exclusively in English to my son when he was less than 6 months old. However, we have decided not to move to an English speaking country, so I ended up practically alone.
It's ...
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16 months old and no signs of communication. Should we be concerned?
Our son is now 16 months old and does not know any words yet. He doesn't seem to understand anything we say either.
He makes plenty of talking sounds, he looks at you and babbles but no words.
We ...
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Painting around baby?
I was going to do some indoor painting today and I was wondering if it is ok for me to throw my 1 year old daughter into her backpack while I do it. I would open all of the doors/windows in the room ...
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How do you curb “tattletale” behavior in a toddler?
My 2-year-old son seems to be fascinated by the behavior problems of other children. He will tell anyone and everyone around that such-and-such was bad, and if he sees another child having a temper ...
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Why won't my toddler sleep when her mother tries to put her in bed?
my daughter is 21 months old and at present behaves in a curious way. I don't think this question is a duplicate of others with similar titles.
During the day she's a sweetheart, no problems at all. ...
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How do I get my toddler to eat fruit?
I have a 2 year old kid who does not like fruits in any form.
We have tried a lot but he would not eat fruits. Even if we make fruit shake with pieces of fruits in it, he would drink the shake and ...
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Is potty-training in 3 days possible?
I want to potty train my 2-year-old, and I read about The 3 Day Potty Training Method which claims is possible to do it in 3 days! Has anyone tried this method?
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What's the best way to deal with bedwetting?
Our toddler is bedwetting a lot, and we are unsure how to deal with things. We haven't told her off for it, but we're not sure what we should be doing. Would telling her off just make things worse? ...
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How should I plan for an international urban vacation with a toddler?
Looking for all types of advice from whether to bring a stroller, how to eat out, manage jetlag, travel within the city -- in this case Paris, but I'm sure some of the ideas would apply to other ...
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How do you establish good sleeping habits after dealing with colic?
My parenting vocabulary is quite limited, and Google Translate can help that much. Hope you understand me anyway.
Our son had colic for four months, he is ten months now. The colic resulted in bad ...
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How to handle fighting twins
I have twin boys aged 15 months. They normally fights for a toy/ or anything new. Earlier it was a slap on the others head with the toy or hand but now they have started biting each other. Is there ...
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Retrain toddler to potty?
My toddler was using the potty frequently when he turned about 2.5 years, then after Memorial weekend, he suddenly stopped going. He seems to hold it forever and is very stubborn. I haven't had him ...
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How can I encourage my toddler to walk and not be carried?
My 2½ year-old is a very capable walker, but often he decides he just doesn't want to do it.
Usually, when we go out, he goes in the push-chair. But sometimes he wriggles and screams until we are ...
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How can I potty train my 4 year old daughter?
I have been trying to potty train my daughter over the summer to prepare her for nursery school. She started sitting on the potty for hours just in case she wet in spite of being told this was not ...
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How do I teach my toddler to chew his food?
My son is 2½ years old and he eats as if someone is going to take his food away from him - although that has never happened. He stuffs his mouth and barely chews the food.
We've always told him to ...
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At what age should I explain to my kids that we don't believe in God?
I've been wondering about this. Me and my partner (I'm gay) are thinking of adopting soon.
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Should a parent tell their child that father christmas is not real?
Christmas time is looming and I am currently having a debate with a co-worker on the topic in the question title.
She believes that you should tell your child from a very early age that there are a ...
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How can we avoid tantrums over sweets and cakes?
From the moment he wakes to the moment he falls asleep my toddler barely ever stops asking for "chocolate", "sweeties" or "cakes".
He frequently doesn't eat his meals well, but we are fairly strict ...
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When should we allow children to experience spices in food?
Based on this question, I think it would be interesting to hear opinions on use of spices in foods for toddlers.
When we prepare meals, we add the seasoning/spices fairly late. This allows us to ...
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How do I get a young toddler to walk holding my hand?
Baby boy is just 12 months, but walks really well and prefers to walk. When we are at the grocery store or somewhere we need to go from Point A to Point B, sometimes he doesn't want to go where I ...
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What food should I buy for my spouse so that she can produce more natural milk for my toddler?
I was wondering what food should I buy for my spouse so that my toddler gets more volume of natural milk rather than supplementing with milk or formula produced by companies?
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Should I be concerned that my 10 month old toddler still doesn't know how to pronouce words but just says “er…er…er…” instead?
I think by the age of 8-10 months, toddlers are able to pronounce simple sound like "mama", "baba", "papa" etc, though they might not know what the meaning is.
However, my 10-month-old daughter just ...
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My 22mo son stuck a pinto bean up his nose. How should it be extracted?
We tried plugging the un-entered nostril and blowing in to his mouth and got nothing but boogers coming out. We went to urgent care and they had us repeat the same "trick" and nothing came out. They ...
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How do you prepare for the “terrible twos”?
I keep hearing about how bad things get once a child enters the "terrible twos". I know quite a few parents who claim that the age is just a natural time for frequent temper tantrums, and non-stop ...
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How do I teach my child to express his frustration?
My son is two and testing his boundaries. In general, I'm comfortable with that and have no problem with him getting frustrated when he's not allowed to do something. Unfortunately, his normal mode ...
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Why not let a toddler share a bedroom with a baby?
We have a 2 year old daughter and now we expect a baby in November. After the initial few months, when the newborn will be sleeping in our bedroom, we could put both children in one room together. ...
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How to react when a child is in a dangerous situation which requires immediate reaction?
As with all children my son (16 months old) frequently gets himself in dangerous situations
There is no problem with somewhat "static" situations, like trying to climb on a chair or slowly reaching ...
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Which music is suited infants and toddlers?
I wonder which kind of music is well suited for infants and toddlers.
I'd assume those criteria are important:
the change of loudness is not too big (so that the child does not get shocked by a ...
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For toothbrushing a one year old (who eats the toothpaste) should we be using fluoride paste or not?
We recently read about how important it is to start toothbrushing once teeth break, both to establish the habit/routine and to prevent early decay.
But the kid's paste we bought (which is ...
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What age can I expect to not need a stroller?
Our daughter is currently 1, and we're contemplating a second child. We're not super happy with our current stroller and are thinking of getting a new one.
We're debating the utility/need of a tandem ...
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What is the best strategy for adjusting an toddler's sleep cycle during Daylight Savings?
With Daylight Savings coming up, we are worried about getting our son transitioned to the new time.
How do we get him to sleep an hour later, when we're struggling with keeping him from waking up ...
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What are some techniques for toddlers to develop and practice good listening skills?
Like most toddlers, my 3 year old has to be told to do this or not do that over and over again. Rather than hoping she learns over time through the inevitable trouble she gets in for not listening, I ...
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How should I deal with my toddler's difficult behavior towards food?
My daughter is almost 15 months old and has always been a small eater. She was breastfed for the first 5 months then solids were gradually introduced. It went okay for the first few weeks but soon it ...
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What are some outdoor activities that a toddler can be engaged in while I'm working outside in the garden/yard?
My son, 2-3 years old, enjoys being outside with me but can sometimes get in the way of the work I am trying to do. If I am patient enough we both enjoy it, if not it turns sour for both of us. I ...
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When can I stop baby-proofing the house?
I see that my six-month-old is getting to be a dangerous guy and we're going to start baby-proofing. Eight-year-olds typically don't need baby-proofing, though, so there's a light at the end of this ...
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How to encourage toddler to not throw food?
My wife and I are blessed with fifteen month old twins. They are generally well-behaved, but have recently started to throw food from their highchair trays. We have two dogs who are very pleased with ...
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How do I stop my 3yr old from wetting the bed at night?
My daughter is potty trained during the day and is currently sleeps with pull-up. For the past few nights she has been peeing so much that she wets her bed. We have tried to restrict her liquid intake ...
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Should I discourage my son from “stealing” toys from Let's Rock Elmo?
My 15 month old son has Let's Rock Elmo, which includes drums, microphone, and tambourine for Elmo to play.
However, my son has several times decided that he wanted the instrument Elmo was "using" at ...
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What methods improve creativity at an early age?
I have a 10 months old daughter and I have no experience regarding parenting at all. She seems to be very curious about the details of objects. For example when given a toy she always finds the small ...
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How can I mount a gate at the top post of my stairs?
I am having a very difficult time finding a proper gate that will fit securely at the top of my stairs.
I may have a unique situation with the wooden banister where the base of the post has trim work ...
