Questions tagged [toddler]
Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
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4 Year Old Temper/Anger
This is my 2nd post. My first was regarding an issue with toddler hurting my dog. The toddler is not mine and I don't have any other children. I love the little boy and we have a great bond and ...
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4 Year Old hurts my Dog
I am the mum's boyfriend and I have been in the little boys life for about 2 years. We have a good bond, although I don't live with them and see them 2 weeks every 4.
My ex and I had a dog before we ...
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First “sounds” based on parents native language?
Now, our second child starts making noises (he is 5 month old), I realized, that these sounds are very similar to the sounds our daughter made, when she was in that age.
The sounds are something like &...
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Does 3 year old miss mother who left 20 months ago from his lfe
My now 3-year old grandson's mother left the family home when he was 18 months old and has visited him at his home for a couple hours about every 6 weeks or so. She doesn't show much interest in the ...
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Get around peer's mind games gracefully
What shall my 2.5-year-old son do in the situation when his peer plays naughty games with him?
My son meets regularly with a toddler girl (3yo); his friend, our neighbor and a follow-mate in ...
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Delaying night sleep by 30-45 minutes
Our 14 months old daughter has been sleeping 11-13 hours per night without breaks for a few months and she is able to fall asleep by herself; however, she tends to go to bed and wake up rather early. ...
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3 year old sleep regression
I have a nearly 3 year old daughter who has always slept in her own bed, and has always previously been able to just read and book and then shut the door and leave her to fall asleep by herself.
I ...
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My 5 year old Autistic son is very mean to me when his mother is around
I don't understand why all day while she is at work or out there aren't any issues. We go on walks, to parks, play with toys, the day is focused on him. I understand that she is the favorite parent, ...
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Activities to Distract from Stimming
I have a 18 months toddler who has been put at risk of ASD. He has certain stimming behaviors and I am looking for distracting activities that can help him outgrow these.
I read that stimming happens ...
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What are some good ways a father can engage a toddler boy who is 1 year and 8 months old?
My toddler boy who is 1 year and 8 months is fond of running, climbing, falling down. He has had several bruises on his head but does not care. He was playing in bed even when his hand was on a sling ...
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My 13 month old baby refuses to stand
She will stand when it suits her, whilst holding on to the sofa or other furniture, and yesterday she stood without support for about 5 seconds.
(She’s also a bloody good climber, she climbs on the ...
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How many grams of carbs and sugar should a 1 year old eat?
There is no evidence that low carb\sugar is helpful for toddlers but when is it too much ?
Are there any general agreements on daily Carbs and Sugar (each) intake, specifically for a 1 year old ?
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Is there such a thing as too much machine time?
My 1 year-old toddler is addicted to the Roomba. First thing when I walk in the room, he points to the Roomba and wants me to pull it out. He'll push the button to start it, and will watch it ...
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How to prevent a toddler from hitting/throwing things that could seriously injure others and damage things around the home?
I have a 23 month old toddler who loves to hurl anything that he gets his hands on - either at things or other folks around the house. If not that, he'll treat it as a hammer and go around "...
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Handling a screaming toddler who isn't having a tantrum
I have a 27mo (2 y, 3m) toddler who is all around pretty well behaved. We have a timeout area in our guest bedroom that we use for her when she has a tantrum. (It's a camping cot with nothing in it in ...
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Is it good practice to wake a child up at night to use the potty?
I couldn't find a question that fits this particular scenario.
My 3 year old can use the potty during daytime. Occasionally he needs a reminder, but he is generally quite good at it.
During the night ...
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How can I get my 3-year-old to poop in the potty?
My son just turned 3 and he won't poop in the potty. When he poops in his underwear, he goes to the bathroom, takes his underwear off, dumps the poop in the potty, and flushes the toilet. If some ...
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My daughter hides inside room when guests come to our home
My daughter is 2 years old and usually quite active. However, when guests come to our home, she is kind of very scared, goes inside the room and sits alone. We are a bit worried about this behaviour ...
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Transitioning from Crib to Bed
My almost 3-year-old is still currently using her crib every night. Now that she's fully potty trained (day & night), we are considering transitioning her to a toddler bed, but I am wondering if ...
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Why is my toddler protesting sleep with me and not my partner?
My 21 month old has had a very regular bed time routine for a long time now: dinner > bath > read books > sing a song > lay down in crib (awake) > say goodnight, love you, and leave the ...
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Help and advice needed for 15 month old that doesn't chew properly
My son is 16 months. He eats everything we put in front of him and is not fussy at all. He took to weaning amazingly - its me that is struggling big time. I struggle with anxiety and one of my main ...
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2 year old reverted to pee on floor
When our daughter was 2 years 1 month old she started asking to go to the toilet (she used to remove the diaper by herself and tell us she wants to go).
Up until now she did very well - very few ...
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How should parents handle dominant behaviour of toddler towards other children?
My daugther is almost 17 month old which is our first child and she is not in kindergarten yet (starts in two month). Whenever we go with her on a playground or meet her neighboring friend (same age) ...
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toddler starting to wake up cranky
My almost 3-year-old still naps once a day for about 1-2 hours. Lately, over the past week or so, she's been waking up crying and super needy. Nothing has really changed within her nap routine, she ...
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Toddler's inner conflict with himself
Our son is 2.5 years old. At this age I expected him to start disagreeing with his mother and me, but although he does, occasionally, he seems to be disagreeing with himself more. Especially when he ...
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Potty Training while on vacation- Help
My almost 3-year-old has done a complete 180 since my last potty training question 2 weeks ago. We decided to try the barebum method where she's nude, then commando, then with underwear over the ...
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Traveling with Toddler- during covid tips
My husband and I are planning on flying to another state for the summer with our toddler. I received really good advice on face masks for my daughter and the airline put in some guidelines that appear ...
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Why does my 16 month old daughter cry when we imitate animal sounds?
My daughter is a very curious, interested, and active young girl. She loves animals whether they're in a picture book or real life. She goes nuts when she sees them or hears them (in real life). Some ...
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How to encourage video chatting with family?
During this social distancing and lockdown situation, we have all been going through, we haven't been able to connect with loved ones which has been hard.
It's been especially rough for my parents ...
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Child hates face masks
Now that places are starting to open up a bit more in my state, I am trying to figure out what’s the best way to protect my almost 3 year old when we have to go out in public.
Some things to consider:
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Toddler playing in room instead of sleeping
I have two years' nine-month year old who we recently daytime potty trained. Ever since he’s been climbing out of the crib to turn on the light and play with books, toys, or blankets in his room for ...
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How to teach child to recognize his emotions and deal with them on his own
I'm currently just starting to learn this for myself. Growing up in a neglectful and abusive home I never learned to recognize my emotions. Just to surpress everything. This is why I also have a hard ...
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Time between behaviour and consequence, is there a general rule of thumb per age?
I have a two year old; I know that, especially with young children, they don't really connect a consequence in the future with a behaviour now. ("If you do that you can't have dessert after supper", ...
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Potty Training round 1000, help!
My almost 3-year old daughter was doing so well with potty training up until the lockdown 2 months ago. She had a serious regression, where she would take off her diaper and soil on the floor quietly.....
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At what age should à child make sentences? [duplicate]
At what age sould a child make sentences of at least three words ?
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Advice on toddler who won't leave house unless he is wearing his fleece coat
My grandson who is 3 won't go out of the house unless he is wearing his fleece hoodie even in 27 degree heat any suggestions?
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How to design a reward system when there are several kids?
My children ages: 2,4,6 (boy, boy, girl)
I will like to give rewards like puzzles, games, and Lego's. Kids very excited to get gifts as rewards, and they like those things belong to them.
The ...
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How do we introduce a family supper time with a two-year-old who has significant allergies but wants to eat our food?
My two-year-old daughter has significant allergies (dairy, egg, wheat/gluten and peanut) and she's been significantly underweight for the past year (10th percentile). We've had her on a special diet ...
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How do I prevent my grandchildren from throwing a big fit when I leave them after playing with them for a few hours?
My 2-year-old granddaughter and 3-year-old grandson always throw a big fit when I leave them after playing with them for 1-2 hours and it breaks my heart :(
I do tell them that "I will be back", and ...
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Is it normal for a 3 year old to hold his pee during sleep?
Is it normal for a 3 year old to hold his pee during sleep for the whole night so he doesn't wet the bed. He seems to struggle doing it? I try lifting him to pee but he just throws a tantrum and ...
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Will reading the same book in two languages confuse my daughter?
My husband and I are raising our two-year-old daughter in a bilingual home. I speak English, my husband speaks Afrikaans, and we speak each of our respective languages to our daughter. (We basically ...
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2 year wont tell me when he needs to pee or poo anymore
My 2 year old used to tell me he needs to go to bathroom in beginning then he stop why did he stopped help
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My son refuses to use the bathroom at night, despite the apparent need to
My son is 3 years old. Every night he goes to bed in his underwear and the problem is he doesn't wet the bed but holds his need to urinate and you could tell when he's sleeping he's really fighting ...
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Should an almost 2 year old be picked up when he asks?
It is second nature for me to pick up my child when he wants it unless there is something preventing it such as cooking, etc. My husband asked me to not pick him up so much because now our son ...
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How long should i let my two year old cry for before giving up and giving her what she wants?
My daughter is 2 years and one month old. Her eating isn't great, I suspect because we let her eat treats at mealtimes, regardless of whether she eats the nutritious stuff we put in front of her.
So ...
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How to teach kids that loud voices are nothing to be scared of
If parents are habituated to raising their voice when disagreeing with their partner, in the presence of kids, it appears that the kids are visibly distressed due to this. It is clear that its the ...
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How to work-at-home given no daycare
We have two kids, a 14 month old and 2.5. We're sinking financially, and with the current shelter-in-place order (SF Bay Area, CA, USA) we're struggling to just get distraction-free time to try to ...
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Should I tell my ex that he has a 3 year old son [closed]
I found out I was pregnant when I was 20 and naive. I had been with two men a month apart. When I found out, I thought it was my current boyfriend who was the father. I was blinded by emotions and ...
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Identify this A-B-C children's song in Dutch
My wife remembers the first couple of verses of a children's alphabet song (in Dutch) from her childhood and would like to find the lyrics of the complete song. She remembers singing this at least 22 ...
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My toddler randomly will not swallow their milk
Just a few days back my 16 month old toddler started randomly spitting out (not swallowing) milk that he just put in his mouth. He kind of just lets it dribble down out of his mouth, almost like he ...
