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Is there a science-based book on how to handle mealtime with fussy toddlers?
I want to learn about what's effective and what's not when it comes to getting a toddler to eat. I prefer a book based on science/data rather than anecdotes/opinions. Does anyone know of such a book?
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2answers
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Do I need infant cloth diaper covers with a cut-out for the umbilical cord?
We are in the process of purchasing our first round of cloth diapers for our soon to be born son. We are planning to go with prefolds and covers and I have noticed that some of the companies sell ...
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What are the best tv shows for a 3 year old
I know, I'm a terrible dad but sometimes I have to plop the kid in front of the TV. Are some shows better than others in terms of positive role models for girls, lack of violence, and learning? She ...
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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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Help! My 5 year old just won't poop on the toilet
I don't know what to do. We have been trying to get our son to poop in the toilet since he was 3. He is now 5 and shows no signs of starting any time ever. He has done it once or twice but he poops in ...
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3answers
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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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How do I help a child overcome fear of ghosts?
About a month ago we got two foster children, ages 9 and 7. The younger one often has nightmares, and in the daytime has many fears. She won't take a bath by herself and she is afraid of mirrors. We ...
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7 month old will no longer play on her stomach
My 7 month old is capable of rolling both front-to-back and back-to-front. She can also sit fairly well when place in the sitting position, although she cannot get to that position on her own. ...
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3 year boy old will not wear shorts or t-shirts WHY?
Unless he's going swimming, my 3 1/2 year old son always wears a long sleeve shirt and pants (not jeans and not button down shirts). I'm not expecting a 3 1/2 year old for logic and but I don't think ...
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Doing good things in the wrong way
How should you respond when a child repeatedly does good things in the wrong way? For example:
Interrupting someone else's conversation to give a compliment.
Saying "I love you" to distract from ...
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How can you deal with tantrums without spanking?
My son just turned 2, and he started throwing more tantrums on us.
He doesn't eat well or drink enough milk ... and he is becoming more adamant and says "No" more often. If we force him to drink ...
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how to teach persistence to 3 year old
My 3 year old daughter gets very frustrated when things don't work for her the first time. She seems to go from happy to crazy upset immediately. Is this a time-appropriate developmental thing? I ...
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Preparing 3 year old for new baby?
What are some good tips for preparing my 3 year old daughter for a new baby-sister? we've got new baby books and stuff like that but she's probably still going to have a heard time of it.
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Should my 13-month-old's tummy be this fat?
My daughter's tummy seems strangely fat. I know babies are chubby and they usually grow out of this, but it seems oddly distended.
Her tummy has been like this for a few months and she seems ...
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6answers
771 views
What's the best way to extract baby snot?
Our baby currently has a cold which means her nose is streaming with snot.
She is quite unhappy with us wiping it away with a tissue every few minutes. I can imagine her upper lip is getting quite ...
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3answers
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Toddler is in bed but wakes up an hour early and walks into our room
We have recently transitioned our 2 year old from a cot into a bed. We did this with some reservation but he appeared to be ready as he would constantly ask to go into his bed. Also he started ...
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2answers
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How do parents have sex when there's a toddler in the house?
Scenario: 1-bedroom apartment and there's no one else living in the house to watch the toddler. Any recommendation?
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How should a stepfather respond to “You are not my Father!”?
So the situation is that I'm not the real father of my son. I call him my son since I love him very much, but he is my girlfriends son from her previous relationship.
I'm afraid though... He does ...
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12answers
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What is a positive way to handle a boy who acts like a girl?
My 3yo regularly plays and acts like a girl. For example, he likes to take his arm out of one sleeve on his shirt and pretend he's a princess. He loves to dress up in his mom and sister's clothes. He ...
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4answers
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Pros and cons of putting an infant in a Daycare
My kid (not born yet) has both parents working.
I have the choice of calling up my father in law to stay at our house to watch the infant of 5 months and I also have the choice of sending the kid in ...
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3answers
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How to prepare to homeschool our new baby
We are expecting a baby this July was wondering how to prepare for his coming with the intention of homeschooling the child. Do we need to take some courses, read books, prepare a plan to start ...
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6answers
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What should I do when my toddler climbs out of her crib at night to play?
So at night time, sometimes my 22-month-old daughter is climbing out of her crib and then playing. I was thinking of these options:
Letting her play until she gets tired and falls asleep on the ...
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1answer
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How to find websites to help 5 year olds to learn to read
What are the primary ways I could search for websites which contain stories suitable for five year old children learning to read?
I've tried using phrases like "Children learning to read stories" and ...
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1answer
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Is feeding the right time to talk and read to a kid?
The kid will be born tomorrow. I wish to know if feeding time is the right time to "talk" to him and read him stories?
I am asking this because I have heard that kids fall asleep while breast feeding ...
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1answer
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Do false alarms on Angel Care monitor mean sleep apnea?
We have an AngelCare monitor that uses a vibration sensor to detect if our daughter is breathing while in her crib sleeping. Basically, if it detects no movement for 10 seconds, it gives a warning ...
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1answer
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Websites for stories to teach child to read [closed]
I'm living in Asia and am teaching my 5 year old to read English (we speak it at home). However, I'm having problems finding books here and importing is quite complicated in this country.
So, I'm ...
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2answers
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What could be the reason of food accumulatation (pooling) between front lower teeth and lips in mouth of the toddler?
I have a 24+ month toddler. Over a long stretch of time, he has been a slow eater because food pools in the front of his mouth. Especially between his lower teeth and his lips this is true. Food ...
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8answers
4k views
How can I get my child to stop biting others?
How do I get my 5-year-old to stop biting his brother and classmates?
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10answers
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What should children call a step-grandparent?
My mom remarried to a great guy who has been absolutely wonderful to my kids. Ever since my mom and he were dating my kids have called him Mr. Joe. Lately my mom has been bugging me to get the kids to ...
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3answers
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How to encourage speech development
I have a three year old boy. At home we speak our native language to him and in nursery he speaks English. He seems to have very good understanding of what we say in our native language and reasonable ...
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6answers
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Why is my 3 month old waking up 10+ times a night?
My 3 month old went from starting on a good sleep trajectory (a five hour and 3 hour stretch at 8 weeks regularly) to waking between every 15 minutes and every 2 hours. What I'm trying to figure out ...
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2answers
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How to check the fine motor skills development
My son is 8 yrs and has had problems with his motor skills. In particular, he had difficulties holding a pencil. He is now writing beautifully, but still hesitates to write and draw. When eating, he ...
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6answers
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How to inspire a 7 year old to accelerate reading efforts?
I have a seven year old son who is having a hard time "getting inspired" to read regularly. This is somewhat of a struggle for me as his older brother was reading Harry Potter at around his age and ...
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2answers
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How to deal with a toddler who has formed a habit of throwing things including food?
My 18ish month old baby loves to throw. She has several balls that she likes to toss around with me and her coordination with throwing is getting quite good. The problem is that she likes to throw ...
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2answers
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Toy Preference of a Toddler
I have a 16 month old daughter. We always joke about how she'll play with anything other than her toys. Lately, I've been noticing that the things she plays with instead are more comparable to ...
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2answers
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how to talk with your teen when he caught you having sex with your partner [duplicate]
My husband and I got caught by my teenager son having oral sex. I am emarrased and i don't know how to handle it. is there any advise? thank you
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7answers
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How to fit 3 children car seats into the back of a car
My 3rd child was just born and I've discovered fitting the seats for all my children into the car is a real problem.
My oldest child is using a booster, my middle child a car seat and the new baby is ...
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4answers
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How do I help my son with fine motor skills?
My son's first grade teacher called the other day and says that he has problems holding his pencil. I knew that he didn't like writing and pretty much refused to write his name on any of his work in ...
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7answers
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How can I safely keep a pacifier in an infant's mouth?
Sometimes the only thing that will keep a 2 month old baby happy is a pacifier, but at that age, baby is too young to retrieve the pacifier after it falls out.
It helps to tuck the pacifier under ...
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9answers
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How to calm a toddler before bedtime?
I don't know about older children, but toddlers often get more agitated as they get more tired and by the time they are in bed it can take a while before they actually sleep.
I often read that taking ...
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6answers
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What do we do if our children don't like the nanny?
So I just came back to work after a long discussion with our 4 year old. He complains (more to the effect, he had a meltdown) that he doesn't like our nanny, and would prefer to have our neighbour ...
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What would be a effective way to explain pornography?
With the availability of the internet and also the video mobile device (PSP, ...) our children will face pornography at an earlier age than we have. So I want to face this problem and explain things ...
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2answers
109 views
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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3answers
978 views
When should you start talking with your children about sex?
In a recent episode of Super Nanny (a UK and US show on parenting), I noticed that Jo Frost was openly talking to the parents and older sibling of a family about sex in front of a 6-7 year old.
My ...
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12answers
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How do I get my 6-month-old to sleep better at night?
So our 6-month-old boy still doesn't sleep through the night. He still wakes up at least once and wants to eat.
He takes 3 naps during the day, ranging from 30 minutes to 1.5 (sometimes 2) hours.
We ...
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1answer
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How to handle an unethical relationship [closed]
I am a software engineer working in India. I live with my wife and younger brother who is preparing for management studies. Yesterday I dug into his computer and I was shocked when I found that he is ...
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2answers
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How to deal with a 4 year old child who doesn't like parting with his friends?
Our 4-year old son is unpacifiable when it comes to saying bye-bye to his friends after playing. He would cry like anything and doesn't mind lying on the street, adamantly not wanting to part with his ...
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Streaming PBS Kids for free [closed]
Roku devices recently gained free PBS and PBS Kids streams.
I know PBS Kids is available on Netflix, but I'm specifically looking for a free stream, similar to the one on Roku.
My question is are ...
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5answers
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I love my step son so much but it irritates me when he compares me to his dad
My step-son keeps comparing me to his biological father, and I don't know why.
I've been in a relationship with this woman for almost 3 years. She has been married previously and has a 6 year old ...
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1answer
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What are the dos and don'ts related to massaging an infant?
I was thinking of giving him a strong head massage, but then I read somewhere that newborn heads are not supposed to be touched strongly since bones aren't joint at the back of the head.
What are the ...
