Questions tagged [toddler]
Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
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Is skin whitening cream also safe for my 3 year old girl? [closed]
We went out for a family trip for days and just came back home. We underestimated the harm of the sunlight and UV so we didn't bring us with sunscreen. You can imagine that we all get 'tanned', ...
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Is there any way to lower a crib mattress a little bit more?
My toddler son just had his first crib breakout today.
He's 16 months old, and doesn't go to sleep on his own yet. If we were to convert his crib into a bed, or get him a toddler bed, he would ...
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2 year old scratching face and bangs head
My two and a half year old is a very intelligent child who has already learned three languages and can form entire sentences. Sadly, he will often throw tantrums during the day if he does not get his ...
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2 years old toddler hurts the dog
I have a 2 years old toddler and older dog Miko.
From some time toddler is pinching/sliming the dog. Miko is human friendly - don't bite, don't growl but just squeak. We told to son than he can't do ...
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Teaching the difference between "you" and "me"
My daughter is 20 months old and quite the talker. However, she doesn't understand the concept of pronouns (understandable since it's an abstract concept) and thinks that the word "you" ...
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Baby wet the bed (almost 2 years old)
i'm new over here. also i'm new in parenting in genenral - this is my first son :)
hopefully that i'm not duplicating this question, my 20 month baby is wetting the bed every single night, we haven't ...
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How Do You Travel With A 1-Year Old On A Train?
Our child is nearly 14 months old. In two weeks, we're planning to travel with him on an Amtrak train to visit the in-laws about 350 miles away.
This is our first time travelling on a train, and our ...
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21m old very smart, seems ready but being super difficult
My daughter is 21 months old, she’s very bright, she can definitely follow simple directions and she seems ready. She knows pee is supposed to go in her toilet but she won’t pee in it. She’ll pee on ...
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What kind of meats are safe to feed to a 13-month old?
My 13-month old boy is transitioning from jars of Gerber Baby Food to table food. He does very well on toast and cheerios and other similar things, but he doesn't much like eggs, and we want to make ...
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How to I tell a 3 year old who his real dad is?
My childs dad walked out when I was pregnant and said he wasn’t ready to be a father. Not long after, I got with my now boyfriend and we have 2 kids of our own together, my other child calls my ...
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Potty training a two year old
My daughter turned two in May and didn’t want to wear diapers anymore. We decided to let her walk around naked at home and she would run to the potty as soon as she had to go but never tell us until ...
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Should I tell my 2.5 YO son to stay away from another kid?
My 2.5 year old son was recently bitten by another kid of around the same age in play school. The teachers quickly intervened and separated them. I was told that this is the first biting incident and ...
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Daughter refuses to walk on her own outside
My 17 months old daughter refuses to walk outside, every time. I think it began 4-5 months ago when she broke a leg in the daycare and got a cast with which she couldn't move at all for three weeks. ...
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How can I get my 16-month-old to stop gagging himself, and (sometimes) vomiting?
I know he's doing it to get attention - particularly at the dinner table, or when we're out. But he'll stick one hand in his mouth until he starts gagging, and giggles when my wife tells him to stop. ...
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How do I get my 12 month old to sit in his high chair longer?
My 12 month old is very busy and independent. He does not like cuddling and does not like to be restrained for long periods of time. He is ok with being in his car seat but for some reason does not ...
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Is non-toxic nail polish safe for toddlers
My wife and I will be leaving our 17 month old daughter with my parents for one week. My mother wants to paint my daughter's toenails with a non-toxic nail polish (I don't know the brand).
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Toddler body going limp- leaning, laying, acting lathargic or "boneless"m
I have looked up going "boneless" in toddlers and articles mention it's a thing they do when they are tantruming.
This is a different kind of boneless- My 3 y.o. when doing an activity like ...
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How rough can rough-housing get for a toddler?
My daughter is almost 16 months old. Last night I was holding her with her back to my chest and my arms around her chest and swinging her lower body so that her legs swung up by almost 90 degrees. ...
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13 month old constantly wakes up at night
My son has never been a baby whose slept through the night. He always woke up constantly to feed. Now, he still wakes up the same amount of times and still wants to feed either milk or water. Doctor ...
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Passive smoking's effect on a child
My father-in-law is smoking hard, around half a package per day. He doesn't find it stupid even when we come with our child (1.5 years old with atopic dermatitis).
We meet each other around four days ...
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Why my kids don't get excited to see me
We have been living with my wife brother for 3 years now, My kids are very excited whenever their uncle comes from door and not me. This sort of hurt, not sure why but what my kids (almost 7 and 2) ...
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Recommended group size for 1.5 years old?
We have a 1.5 year old boy. We are trying to choose between two daycare options - one is more intimate with 4-5 toddlers, 1-1.5 years old, the other is with about 10 kids, some will be older.
Are ...
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Handling obsession with things like washing machine
My three year son is obsessed with some things like washing machine, vaccum cleaner etc. He will not let others to operate these things. He gets mad when someone handles these without him. He will ...
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child (almost 3 years) is unable to search for missed stuff
My son who will shortly become 3 years old seems to be unable to search for lost things, and I'd like to know if this is something to worry about.
He often takes some item/toy, runs around with it in ...
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Scheduling TV for a Two Year Old
I'll preface this question with the fact that my wife and I followed best practices for the first 18 months or so of our son's life - no screen time. I've heard both 18 and 24 months being the ...
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Mums with anxiety, depression and PTSD how do you cope?
Haven't posted in a very long time. This question is more for mums with anxiety and stress, depression.
I am mentally ill and find it very hard to look after my 5 year old. The difficult bit is when ...
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4 year old wakes up in hysterics, crying with eyes closed
It started happening at night which we assumed to be night terrors, but now he’s waking up after short naps in the car. He’s inconsolable and any efforts to comfort him are forcibly rejected. Just ...
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Is a 6 hours in 1 day roadtrip too much for a toddler?
My best friend lives 2.5-3 hours away. They can't drive due to a disability. They have 3 kids under age 5 and I have a 2 year-old. We're both busy SAHM (Stay At Home Moms) but would love to hang out ...
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How to help 2-year-old overcome fear of swings and slides?
Our two and a half year old daughter has had a strange fear of slides and swings for some time (maybe half a year or more). She doesn't dare to slide alone, only if someone holds her hand, except for ...
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Is poster paint safe for my 1 year old to use with supervision?
My wife and I bought some poster paint from The Works (UK arts, books, and stationery shop) for our 1 year old daughter to have a play at "painting" with. The plan would be a large wipe-...
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How do we proceed with potty training?
Our daughter is 2 years and 7 months old. We would like to train her to go potty, but it is not easy and I wanted to ask how we could proceed.
We already made our first attempt a few months ago, but ...
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Is it normal for kids to act up around grandparents
My mother-in-law has been staying with us for the past couple of days. My 2-year-old loves when she comes because she’s fun and she brings lots of candy and sugar.
Everything has been fine up until ...
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Toddler Being Mean to Baby
I have toddler who is just under 2.5 y/o and is constantly hurting and being mean to his baby brother who is 9 months old. He will often take toys away from his brother just because his brother is ...
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My 33 months old calls me by her name
My toddler calls me her name. Has anyone else child ever done this. I keep telling her that is her name.
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How to play and spend time with kids
I got a 6-year-old and 23 months old, I am guilty of not spending time with my kids because I do not know how to. My son is very good at the following instruction, I got him to switch gaming consoles ...
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Toddler daughter will not eat meat or eggs
Young toddler daughter will not eat any type of meat or eggs, i.e. vegetarian apparently.
Are there specific multi-vitamins or guidelines for vegetarian toddlers? Do not really need supplement for ...
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Should I worry that my 14 months old sometimes crawls backwards?
He is crawling most of the time 'in the right direction', but sometimes he crawls backwards. Otherwise, his movement development seems to be fine; he is almost able to walk. Could it mean that there ...
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2 year old toddler closes her eyes only in the classroom in school
Our 2 year old closes her eyes in the classroom in school, and only opens them when she steps outside the classroom to go to the playground or toilet. She has been there for 3 weeks, and I'm wondering ...
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Tips to start introducing screen time to 2 year old
The only "screen time" my 2 year old son has had until now has been video calls, and looking at his own photos and videos with a parent on their phone.
We do not plan to use screen time as a ...
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How do I wean my 16month old off formula bottles and start eating more? She will not eat any finger foods/solids except for purées,cookies and puffs
My 16 month old is reliant on her bottle more than the food. I try to offer all kinds of food, small portions, and she does know how to sip water / juice from a straw sippy cup, but barely does. How ...
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What should I do if I can hear my neighbor screaming at her child through the walls of my apartment?
Tonight I could hear my neighbors child crying and screaming through the walls because these walls are paper thin you can hear everything. As the child was screaming and crying, the mom was yelling at ...
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20 month old won’t eat, won’t drink anything that’s not in a bottle
I have a 20 month old daughter who refuses every kind of food. I’ve tried every method to try and get her interested in it but it doesn’t work. She will feed me no problem, but never brings food to ...
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Next step in potty training
We are having a bit of an odd situation with our 3 year old son regarding the use of a potty.
When our son is walking around with a bare bottom, he is fully potty trained. To the extent that he will ...
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How to deal with 2 years old climbing the cot and refuse to sleep?
Our 2 years old twin girls used to sleep in their cots since they were 6 months and it was completely fine. From time to time there were some sleep regressions which didn't last for more than a couple ...
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First Dad - How to make her understand that I am DAD [closed]
I am first time parents and my daughter is 22 months, she is turning 2 in 60 days. My concern is she is not responding to her name, sometime she do, like once or twice in a day. Her hearing is fine. ...
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How to safely heat toddlers room?
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Our toddler has been sleeping in our room until now but has always slept in his own bed. We want to transition him to sleeping in his own room however winter is coming and we are concerned the ...
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Desperate for a Nap
I have a wonderful 15 month old little boy who has started refusing to nap. Up until now he was mostly a good sleeper and would take naps in his crib without issue or too much resistance. About two ...
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How to child-safe a ball faucet
We've got a ball faucet1 in our kitchen, and a toddler (2 years, 10 months) who is really into playing in water and strong enough to haul around chairs - so we're regularly having to get her out of ...
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Introducing English to toddler later than planned. What's the right approach?
We're an already bilingual household, neither of which is English. Parents speak the primary language, and grandparents speak the secondary language (who visit frequently and babysit)
Our son (21 ...
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How to collect and preserve kids videos? [closed]
My son is 1.5 years old and during that time I have collected many short (5 seconds to 2 minutes) videos of him, mostly taken on my phone.
I now want to preserve the most important ones in such a way ...
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