Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
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Music player for toddlers [closed]
Could someone recommend a music player for a toddler? The main features I am after are:
It should properly play mp3 and have some interface to upload them from a computer
It should have either no ...
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Does moving have a negative impact on young children?
I'm wondering about the impact of moving homes on my daughter who is only 2 and a half.
My wife claims that it is better to stay in one place because of stability for our daughter.
But I think that ...
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How do you get a toddler to brush her teeth?
My 2-year-old daughter used to brush her teeth without problem. Now all of the sudden she fights not to. My wife gave up after a few days. I decided to take the simple approach and ask her if she ...
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How can I move my toddler's interest from toys to playmates?
My kid is 2 years and 9 months now. For a year now we've been in USA and we were buying him electronic toys (buttons, music, lights, shapes, numbers), so he is very sharp at those, he can say number ...
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Can you get a toddler to be nice to his friends?
My 2-year-old son is in daycare with several other boys. He seems to spend the most time with the two boys who are closest in age to him (and who are also the most consistent in attending).
One of ...
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Can a toddler tell if their mother is pregnant?
My wife is in the early stages of pregnancy with our second baby. Our daughter, who is 1 year and 5 months old, has been acting unusually cranky.
Some family members have mentioned that she's ...
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My 1yr 3month old daughter crying every night
Don't know what could it be but my daughter keeps on crying every night.
She's sleeping and suddenly she starts crying.
Hungry ? (She drinks her last bottle of milk around 8pm.)
Maybe teething? (every ...
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My toddler is waking up with crust on the inside of her eyes, should I be concerned?
Recently my 3 year old daughter is waking up with crust on the inside of her eyes and a little on her lashes as well. This isn't pink eye (as she has had that already and her eyes are not pink at all ...
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How do you keep a toddler safe around water?
we recently moved to a bigger apartment complex which has swimming pool, play area etc. My son who is 2yrs 9 months is very excited about the place. Most of the times he sticks to the play area ...
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Is giving my toddler a mobile phone to chew on bad for his health
As one of the methods I use to distract my wee fella when we are changing him etc is that I give him my mobile (cell) phone. He immediately puts it in his mouth and it keeps him entertained for the ...
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Will a 12-18 month old understand a baby is on the way?
My first son is 12 months old and I'm expecting another child who will be born when my son is 18 months old. My son is fairly verbal for his age. He understands phrases like, "Put the ball in the ...
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When to stop using formula, and how much cow milk to give?
Here in France, I understand it's common for kids to stay on formula until age 3. I've heard they stop around 2 in the US? Anyway, our current routine for our 2y9mo daughter is a bottle in the morning ...
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What are appropriate methods for disciplining a primary schooler for lying?
When a child lies there a few common reasons why they may be doing this:
To see what happens
because it is fun to tell stories that they don't really realize are lies
to get someone else in trouble
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3 year old will not take a nap some days
We have a 3 year old who is wonderful (most of the time ;). Somedays, however, she will not settle down and take a nap. We wakeup, go to sleep and nap on the same schedule everyday. If she doesn't ...
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Grey hair on a 14 month old baby
My son is only 14 months old, but we have recently noticed that he has a white hair on his head. Should we worry?
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Using a visual device to indicate good/bad behavior status for toddlers
My 3 year old has a habit of not eating her dinner. It's been our policy to tell her if she's not going to eat, she can just go to bed. Sometimes she's happy to do that, so we wanted to further ...
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When holding a party for a 2-year old, what are appropriate age limits for the guests?
My boy is turning 2. Is it appropriate to invite 13 year olds to his birthday parties? We argue a lot about this.
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Toddler: How to remove “over” attachment for Mom?
We have a 3 year old son. During the last few months we have observed him being strongly atached to his mom. Where ever he goes, he needs his mom. He cries like crazy at any time he notices she is ...
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Do children need hot meals twice a day?
We normally have cereal or toast for breakfast, and a home-cooked meal in the evening. At lunch time, my husband and I normally have sandwiches as we do not want two cooked meals a day. Our 18 month ...
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How to teach a 2 year old to go on the toilet?
Our 2 years old child sometimes asks to use the toilet, but then doesn't poop after all. We have been successful a few times, but sometimes it happens on the carpet instead. We keep saying that he ...
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Ventilation holes in matress for newborn
My girlfriend and I are expecting our first child in the next couple of weeks. We still need to buy a mattress for the Baby's cot. I read online that some mattresses have ventilation holes to help ...
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How can I add English to an already bilingual household?
In this recent question, Matej raises his son English bilingual. I think teaching English very early is a great idea because there's hardly any way around English anyway so you might as well learn it ...
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Childcare and illnesses in winter
Our 2.5 year old daughter started her nursery in October. However, the problem with her is that she would have a cold for half of the winter months (so 6+ weeks), and the nursery obviously doesn't ...
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Should we worry about my toddler accidentally banging his head against the sides of the crib?
Our son is 18 months old and sleeps in a crib. He sleeps well, but he moves around a lot and really "explores" the crib's space during the night! This isn't a problem per se, but it often causes him ...
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How much vitamin D does a toddler typically need?
Background:
I've been diagnosed with being low on vitamin D. Since I started taking a 1000 IU supplement that my doctor recommended, I've seen much reduced skin issues.
My son has skin issues. We ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Rapley method?
Lately I've been hearing some of my friends talking about the Rapley method of introducing solid food to your child, skipping the "mashed food" phase almost completely. They claim mashed food is ...
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How to deal with potty trained 3 year old who now won't go to the potty?
My daughter has been potty trained for about 8 months and going well. Currently, we still put her in a diaper for her nap and when she sleeps at night.
Suddenly, she doesn't want to go to the potty ...
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How do you identify/relieve/prevent constipation in toddlers?
My son has had a couple of bouts of constipation, and they're pretty unpleasant for the whole family.
The first time he was up all night, every hour, crying inconsolably. We had no idea what the ...
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How to quell toddler's fear in time of emergency?
Suppose the alarm is starting and we must reach shelter as soon as possible for fear of falling missiles.
Our 2 y/o daughter understands most words and conditions, but I can't think of a good way to ...
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What is your setup in a car for kids to watch kids movies or shows? (2 kids, separate programs)
I used to use laptop to play DVDs and shows to kids. Now my kids are 6 and 3 and it is not easy to find a show which is suitable for both. Also my laptop died.
What is your headphone setup (I am ...
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How to feed 2yo toddler without using iPad or TV to distract [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you feed a picky eater?
Hi,
We try to feed our 24 month old the same food food for dinner as we are having ourselves. Obviously we mash or chop it, and avoid the ...
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Is it okay to restart breastfeeding after a delay, and continue until after a child is 2 years old?
Around six months ago, we stopped breastfeeding my first child after my wife and I found out that my wife was 3 months pregnant.
In about 1 month my wife will give birth to our second child. At ...
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When should I start to be concerned about stammering or stuttering?
My 27 month old son started talking fairly early, and is very enthusiastic about it.
He talks constantly.
However, he does stammer a lot, and stutters on some words.
Most commonly, he'll have ...
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Photos showing growth - ideas?
I've been taking monthly pictures of baby in his crib each month with a certain teddy bear from 0-12 months. He's at 13 months now and I'd like to keep up the monthly teddy bear pictures, but he's ...
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How much should we be feeding a 13month old?
We have the opposite problem to many people at this age. Rather than having a fussy eater W will eat anything and everything put in front of him.
Whilst that in itself isn't a problem, the, let's ...
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Does this method of potty-training work?
According to this article, my three-year-old son is "resistant to potty training." That is putting it mildly -- he was getting so good, and then in the past month or so he's gotten worse than he ever ...
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How do I determine developmentally-appropriate projects for my toddler?
I'd like to start planning out projects that my son and I can work on together. My goal is to create learning opportunities through interactive play, within 20-60 minute time periods.
I'm pretty ...
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Convincing 18-month baby to sleep in the morning - using a training clock?
Our 18 month old son goes through phases of waking up early (between 4:30 am and 6 am) and sleeping to a decent time e.g. 6:30-6:45. So his early waking doesn't seem to be due to hunger, and he is not ...
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Should my 12 month old get milk in addition to nursing?
I'm still nursing my 12 1/2 month old, about 2-3 times a day. I also give him some cow's milk in his cereal in the morning. Should he be getting any cow's milk in addition to this?
To clarify, I've ...
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What is the best way to teach my toddler to ride a tricycle?
We got a radio flyer tricycle for our daughter during Christmas, but she has had a hard time grasping the basics (steering and pedaling).
Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to teach her ...
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Are there techniques for sleep training that actually teach a child how to sleep?
I finally found some time to read the books my mother borrowed for me about sleep training. I was sorely disappointed: neither book mentioned anything about actually teaching the child how to fall ...
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How to child-proof my home for a toddler? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What home-safety aspects should new parents consider?
I am aware of the following sources of information. Is there anything else I should do to prevent accidents?
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Can the council demand that a 16yo shares a bedroom with a 1yo?
I have just been put on the council housing list and at the moment live in a 2 bed house in which the 2nd room is tiny. The council are saying that my two daughters, aged 16 and 1 year, can share a ...
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Is my toddler becoming too concerned with health issues?
My son, 2 years old, has recently started some behavior that is concerning me.
This morning he was upset (this isn't terribly uncommon for him in the morning, when both my wife and I are getting ...
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help with 4 year old passing gas all the time
My 4 year old has been really gassy lately, and has gotten the bad habit of farting loudly while laughing about it. After more then a few funny but embarassing moments, we tried to tell her how it was ...
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How does one “Toddler-proof” hotels while away from home?
With the holidays fast approaching, I was wondering about toddler safety mechanisms for families that are traveling. Bind drawstrings, open outlets and the typical safety concerns might be an issue. ...
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What are some good tea party snacks for toddlers?
There is a tea party in the kindergarten group, for 2 to 3 year olds.
Which cool and unusual snacks (not the common things like candies and pastry) would be a good idea to bring?
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15 month baby never sleeps through the night
I have a 15 month old daughter who slept great when she was 3 and 4 months old, but never again after that. She's never had a pacifier and she has her own crib, but it's in our room. Our current ...
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2.5 year old always picks at scabs
My 2.5 year old one is always picking at his scabs, leading to him reopening and even enlarging small wounds and scratches at least daily. This delays the time for them to heal by a good amount and I ...
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When should we transition second child into first child's room?
Our first child "A" is 3½ years old and has his own room in our apartment.
Second child "B" is 3½ months old and sleeps in a crib in the parent bedroom.
I'll use letters for names to make it clearer ...
