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Children learn through play. As your child becomes increasingly interested in more advanced toys, you can make some fun things for him to play with. Not all of his toys need to be store bought. They just need to be safe and stimulating. Your toddler might even be able to help you make something new! Parents and caregivers should play with their children and encorage active learning. When playing, it is best to let him lead the way. After playing for a while your child's way, show him how to something another way. Show him how to combine toys to make playtime more fun. Your child may become aftraid of the dark and may stop playing in his room alone.

Your child is interested in small things. Bugs, pebbles, crumbs and other small items are fun for her. Your child can stoop and stand back up agian. Sometimes your child will drop things just to have you pick them up for her. If you are not careful, this will soon turn into a game that she loves!

Your child can let you know when she wants something and is beginning to increase her vocabulary. He likes to make sounds and might scream to let you know just how powerful his voice can be. He inititates games and will bring you books or toys that he enjoys.

By fourteen months, you will have to limit the amount of television your toddler watches. The television should not be used as a babysitter and the programs she watches should be monitored. Watching the television does not give your toddler a chance to explore and develop muscles.

A child this age is mobile and curious! Take special precautions to prevent poisoning. Everyday items can be poisonous if a child were to consume them. Colognes, cleaners, spices,garden plants, and lots of other items are dangerous. Keeping a clean and clutter free home can help eliminate hazards. Keep the number of the poison control center posted at each phone in case of an emergency.

Discipline can be hard, but it is an important part of parenting. Disciplining your child is important to help them grow into responsible adults. By fourteen months, your child already has developed a close bond with you. He knows that you love him and he trusts you. During the second year of life, toddlers want to please their parents by completing simple instructions. Your child will also begin to mimic your behaviors. Set your rules and stick to them. When your child is misbehaving, pull them aside and remind them of the rules.

Developmental Milestones - 14 Months Old


Physical

• Can walk well
• Climbs stairs with help
• Slides backwards down the stairs
• Can stoop and stand again
• Likes to dance

Intellectual

• Spends a lot of time staring at objects
• Enjoys playing with other people
• Likes putting sounds together
• Learns new words
• Tries hard to be understood

Emotional

• Does not like being alone
• May be afraid of the dark
• May scream to show power

Age Appropriate Toys

• Ride on toys
• Music
• Push toys
• Blocks
• Building materials
• Stacking materials
• Shape sorters
• Simple art supplies
• Balls
• Small climbing structures
• Rocking horse

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rjbrown233 - Thursday, 5 Jan
Tucker is finally walking! He is in physical therapy at his daycare and it has done wonders!

spelfrey (Shauna) - Wednesday, 28 Dec
I have a 14 month old as of this past Monday. How is this possible?? Mfbrown, CONGRATS on the new baby!!!!!

mfbrown - Wednesday, 28 Dec
Hi ladies! Just thought I would check in with you all to see how it is going! Today we just found out that we are preggo with #3! Noelle was March 2009 and Owen was Sept 2010 and now we have another Sept 2012 coming it would appear! Going to get crazy around our house! lol. How has everyone else been?

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 21 Dec
Yeah, I feel bad I didn't even acknowledge Ben's 15 months yesterday...surely I've scarred him for life lol. C'mon over ladies..all the cool people are doing it. :-)

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 21 Dec
omg lol oops...keira is 15 months as of yesterday...wow

cupcake83 - Wednesday, 21 Dec
Did you ladies forget yesterday was move up day? LOL!

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 20 Dec
Yeah, I don't know Poison Control's number either. Prob not a bad idea though proper baby proofing should eliminate the need...just sayin

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 20 Dec
And I got Ben a kitchen! So funny how we're all on the same page. I was annoyed because the man at Target(named Courtney ironically enough) was giving me weird looks for looking for a kitchen for a boy. Sure enough they only carried one with Disney princesses all over it! WTH?! Luckily Toys R Us did me proud.

cupcake83 - Tuesday, 20 Dec
Hopeful - Glad the visit is going well hun. I'm gonna stop BFing soon, bless her for looking for comfort. At least as she has only done it once she was prob ready to wean off anyway. Aaww its cute your finding it harder. I always carry 8lbs or so more while i BF so maybe u will be the same and have that going to look forward too! I've got Ollie a tent & tunnell! I know he's gonna love it!!

cupcake83 - Tuesday, 20 Dec
"Keep the number of the poison control center posted at each phone in case of an emergency." REALLY IAP?? On a colour coded post-it i assume. I must be a terrible failure who is running the risk of my childs imminent death.....

hopeful29 - Monday, 19 Dec
Kathleen those pics are not on facebook not sure what happened there but I would have noticed new pis of your handsome little man! Cupcake that is funny a lot of names in common!!! Did you get the house? Super excited for you! Keira is doing good with no boob she has only lifted my shirt once looking for comfort!!!!! I think I'm having a harder time with it then her to be honest! I will get a pic of her tooth as soon as it comes out a little more, she like to hide it with her tongue when you open her mouth! So the visit is going well so far I actually got to sleep in his morning...that was a long time coming! Putting up a Christmas tree tomorrow so maybe I'll get more in the spirit. Haven't bought nothing yet!!! Crazy eh only 6 days left! I am all about the last min crap! Thinking Santa is bringing Keira a kitchen or a tent/tunnel but we shall see'! The other 2 girls are getting laptops from Santa! Anyways I'll write more later Keira is having a tantrum!

cupcake83 - Monday, 19 Dec
oh and btw the lure for us to go to the carol concert was that they were giving out free choc!!! And a free prize draw, but unfortunately we didn't win!! Boo!! hahaha!! Free stuff I'm there!! Kathleen a THIN Santa?? No way!!I hope my Xmas card is super cheesy!!! The cheesier the better!! I'm posting all urs tomo- hope they reach u before Xmas

cupcake83 - Monday, 19 Dec
Kathleen I did not c these before and after pics of Ben!!! You know i would have defo commented - I shall go and look now in fact!!!!!

kathleen112 - Sunday, 18 Dec
Portable North Pole is the bestest!! I did it last year for my nephew and he loved it. How freaking cute are you with your caroling?? Man, you really are in the Christmas spirit!!! Lol. I'm glad you had a good Santa 'cause I'm afraid ours sucked. He was young, THIN, and posssibly hungover and his beard was all askew. They do say you get what you pay for and we paid approx $8 to be at this Breakfast With Santa. Good thing I didn't pay an arm and a leg like last year at the mall since Ben wanted NOTHING to do with him this year. Lol. Definitely try to post pics of Ollie's haircut! I posted the before and after of Ben's on facebook but no one commented on how exquistely beautiful he is...sigh. You know I looked at him today and for the FIRST time really saw how much he looks like a boy and not a baby?! Wahhhhhhhh!!!! That's the only downside the the haircut I'm afraid. Hopeful and Kash--please PM your addresses on facebook...you will get a very cute Christmas card in the mail if you do. :-) Cupcake and Ruby--foreign addresses are too long!!! Had to condense them just to fit on the address label...hope they get to you lol.

cupcake83 - Sunday, 18 Dec
Why are you all not in the Xmas spirit yet then?? You bunch of Scrooges!!! Thanks KAthleen, my love!! Yep, most of the houses are lay out the same so u can tell how its gonna be from the outside and they are sooooo rare in our area that u have to be lightening quick!!! Hopeful, from seeing your fb status i had to say that not only do we both have a Keira but u also have a Taylor - which is my boyf's last name and my kids surname too!! hahah!! And i noticed that her name was Taylor Jessica -my name!! lol!! Ollie was a fab boy geting his hair cut and as tradition dictates i kept his first locks! I'll try and get a pic but he rarely stays still!! We went carol singing this evening at like a little community event- and it was soo cold! Ollie is now tucked up in bed in his snuggliest jammies. We also went to see a SUPER realistic Santa today! I swear he WAS the real one!! My little girls' faces!!!! Ollie predictably hated him and cried but the girls loved it!! Also check out a website called ' portable northpole' if you have slightly older kiddies, or an adult who loves Xmas! I did one for my girls and my brothers!! Its really good!! Look at me trying to get y'all (Kash where are u???!!) in the Xmas spirit!!! Love yasss!!

collsbaby - Sunday, 18 Dec
Hi ladies, my gosh it's been so long and I feel so out of the loop! Just wanted to say hi and post my new blog on here. I hope all of your babies are great! http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/vip-blog/collsbaby/1324204729

kathleen112 - Friday, 16 Dec
Cupcake--I'll keep my fingers crossed for you with the house! Yay!! So you already put a bid on it just from looking at pictures?? I TOTALLY know what you mean about there being a big leap in communication over the past few weeks. It's SO exciting!! Now I see what they mean when they say kids are sponges. I feel like he learns at least one new thing every day. Love it!! Make sure to post pics of Ollie's haircut, I'm only sort of biased and I know he's gonna look 'gorg' too. :-)

cupcake83 - Friday, 16 Dec
Hahah well Kathleen I'm even more jealous now!! Cheap too?!!! ;). Ashlee bless her little ears Hun :( I hate it when they have to deal with something and there is nothing u can really do to help or eleveate the discomfort. Hopeful - OMG Is it true???!!!!??! A TOOF AT LAST?!?!!!!!! awww little gummy Keira is no more!! How is she getting on with no boob now? How are u feeling about stopping? I know u were considering stopping anyway. Hope ur bladder disinfects soon! Lol!! Any updates on the baby girls, hopeful and Kathleen? Well my only real news is that I bid on a house! I reaaaaaallly hope we get it!!! I have been going nuts squished into our current home since Ollie was born cos the right house just wasn't coming up and I don't want to settle! Then today I thought that i had forgotten to check the website I usually check for new houses when it's updated in a Tuesday. There was a house! Yay!!! So I am hoping we get a call to view on Monday. Pleeeease!!! Also had anyone else noticed a big leap in the level of interaction and communication with ur LO's recently? I would say Ollie has really come a long way in the past few weeks Just today I have taught him to blow kisses, and high five. His language is really improving too. He is getting his first hair cut tomorrow!! My baby! I bet he's gonna look gorg tho - but hey, I'm biased!!!

cupcake83 - Friday, 16 Dec
Hahah well Kathleen I'm even more jealous now!! Cheap too?!!! ;). Ashlee bless her little ears Hun :( I hate it when they have to deal with something and there is nothing u can really do to help or eleveate the discomfort. Hopeful - OMG Is it true???!!!!??! A TOOF AT LAST?!?!!!!!! awww little gummy Keira is no more!! How is she getting on with no boob now? How are u feeling about stopping? I know u were considering stopping anyway. Hope ur bladder disinfects soon! Lol!! Any updates on the baby girls, hopeful and Kathleen? Well my only real news is that I bid on a house! I reaaaaaallly hope we get it!!! I have been going nuts squished into our current home since Ollie was born cos the right house just wasn't coming up and I don't want to settle! Then today I thought that i had forgotten to check the website I usually check for new houses when it's updated in a Tuesday. There was a house! Yay!!! So I am hoping we get a call to view on Monday. Pleeeease!!! Also had anyone else noticed a big leap in the level of and i

ashleecarter - Thursday, 15 Dec
=( my daughter found the cheapo thermometer today in the drawer. She carried it out to the living room to show me and in the process crammed it into her ear. Needless to say we had a bloody screaming episode. I called the doctor that I work for in a panic. He said since she seemed fine and was done crying within about 2 min that there was nothing to do tonight and just call her pediatrician in the morning. My poor girl!! We have had so much trouble with those darn ears the past few months! Her ear stopped bleeding and she was a happy kid the rest of the night. Every once in a while she would gently pat her ear and smile and me. She's breaking my heart.

kathleen112 - Thursday, 15 Dec
LOL!! I only pay for one! She just brings a team so it goes faster. She's really, really cheap too. I pay less for her to clean this house than I did for the company I had before that cleaned our townhome that was HALF this size. Gotta love undocumented laborers. :-)

hopeful29 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Oh and I had a bladder infection so I'm on antiboitics which equals no breastfeeding....poor Keira has lost her right to my boobs...DH will be happy about getting them back lol

hopeful29 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Keira has officially already kissed 3 boys on the lips.....oh god...and Kathleen like cupcake said...4 cleaning ladies????? I'd settle for 1 lol

hopeful29 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Keira has officially already kissed 3 boys on the lips.....oh god...and Kathleenn like cupcake said...4 cleaning ladies????? I'd settle for 1 lol

hopeful29 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Keira has officially already kissed 3 boys on the lips.....oh god...and Kathleenn like cupcake said...4 cleaning ladies????? I'd settle for 1 lol

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