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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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momentfrozenintime - 6.1 hours ago
Hm, I can't remember when he had it. Maybe at 12 months? Whenever it was the time because he was always up to date on shots. But his bumps never really got worse so I have no clue what it is.. Perhaps just a very, very mild case??

SarahTook4YearsFord - 6.5 hours ago
Moment, when did Colin have the chicken pox vaccine?

kristy4994 - 8.1 hours ago
Sorry I've been MIA. I still don't have Internet. It's frustrating. Grace went #2 on the toilet today though! No interest in her potty but the toilet seemed to work.

mama-mimi - 15.6 hours ago
Moment...I think it's chicken pox. Jax just had the vacc for it and the Dr stated that they can/will still get it but it lessens the severity of it.

Snugglebug - Friday, 6 Nov
Moment, I honestly don't know. I don't think that vaccines are 100% in keeping you from getting a particular illness, you just may not get it as severely as you may have without it. Maybe he does have the chicken pox, maybe it's completely unrelated to his temp. Sorry, I'm not much help. :( It's kind of like the old myth that once you've had chicken pox you can't get them again. That's completely false. My step-brother had them FOUR TIMES, to varying degrees.

momentfrozenintime - Friday, 6 Nov
I guess no one knows?

momentfrozenintime - Friday, 6 Nov
Ok, so for the past few weeks, Colin has had a few (like 2-3 at a time) bumps on his neck and I absolutely cannot figure out how to get rid of them. Nothing I do is working. Well, we had to get Colin from daycare yesterday because he had been having diarrhea and off and on low grade temp all week (which I didn't know until yesterday). He has started breaking out more on his face, there are about 3 bumps on his cheek, 1 on his chin, and the few scattered about. So overall there are about 6 or 7. He has been exposed to a child with chicken pox, but Colin has also had the chicken pox vaccine. Now he isn't very fussy, and no fever or anything. I think he may be just teething, but what is with the bumps?? Could it be some form of mild chicken pox? He really is like himself today.

momentfrozenintime - Friday, 6 Nov
Colin also has that alphabet caterpillar! He loves to dance to it! I think sometimes there is too much focus on what children should LEARN, and not what is FUN for children.

chloecupcake87 - Friday, 6 Nov
have any ov you ladies changed your lil 1s in to a bed yet ? my lil girl hates being in her cot im thinking ov trying it in to a bed see how she goes x

Snugglebug - Friday, 6 Nov
Sarah, that's exactly what I was thinking! Gavin has a Leapfrog Alphabet Pal, which is a purple caterpillar, with the letters of the alphabet on his multi-colored legs and it sings songs (including the alphabet song), sounds out letters, tells you what color the leg is that you're pressing, etc. Does this mean Gavin will think there are talking, singing, giant, purple caterpillars? And what about children's books? Should I not read him those because it portrays people as cartoon caricatures? Should we only be reading them books without pictures, because they may get confused if those pictures aren't pictures of actual people? Ridiculous, I say. I wanted to post this last night, but I didn't want to be the only one posting again. LOL!

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
I think it must be so frustrating to be this age because they want SO BADLY to be able to communicate and yet they can't. It seems like they have so much to say and they're locked up, poor things. I really think their cognitive abilities surpass their physical and communicative abilities and it really aggravates the hell out of them. In the end, it's a good thing because it's probably what will make them concentrate extra hard on verbal skills, so I'll bet we'll all see this explosion of speech in the next few months. Poor babies.

lilcbabii - Thursday, 5 Nov
Isaiah is starting to throw tantrums too which I dont understand what he has to be mad about because Im constantly catering to him & giving him his way I know I know hes a spoiled babe but now he wailing his arms around and if he starts crying he puts his fingers in his mouth and gags himselffff! I hope he doesnt do that in public! Also he goes to the Ear Specialist tomorrow so Im praying for nooo TUBES=(

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
Jekajoy, I think Yo Gabba Gabba is more for high college students than pre-schoolers, LOL.

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
Snuggles, I know whatcha mean about how certain entities have blanket opinions about children. What if it's a child's destiny to go into broadcasting and she says that she was PASSIONATE about television as a child and that's what ignited her ambition? The world needs its actors, screenwriters, producers, etc. I was thinking along the lines you were with the Hall & Oates (LOVE THEM, btw!) with his talking, flashing toys. What's the difference between a glowing screen with audio and a plastic turtle that teaches him his alphabet and words, or the farm that makes animal noises, and on and on? What is their beef with the TV? Yeah, I was giving Little John his bottle of milk and watching the movie GHOST, and the scene where the window pane comes down on Carl's gut started and I grabbed the remote and stopped the movie because I didn't want Little John seeing it, but otherwise, so what--he sees Whoopi Goldberg in her funky Rita Miller outfit--big deal. They have opinions about breastfeeding vs. formula, and then you get some women who are desperate to nurse but their milk never comes in, and they feel HORRIBLE. Or people who impose their feelings about when you should stop nursing, particularly if it's beyond a year when you want to go for two, and treat you like a weirdo if you say you're going to continue. Gavin sounds like Little John, in that the TV can be on and he won't pay it a lick of attention, often. And you know what? I watch Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune almost every night. I think the Jeopardy! contestants are amazing role models, and he learns his alphabet and begins understanding word construction by watching Wheel with me, so nyah.

jekajoy - Thursday, 5 Nov
DJ Lance creeps me out, just sayin' :)

Snugglebug - Thursday, 5 Nov
Furthermore, what about music that we let them listen to? My aunt, who used to watch me when I was 3-4, would always play Hall and Oates records, which I still love, but does that mean that I should have a frollet (afro/mullet)? Bah. Am I the only one that gets frustrated by being told what we should and shouldn't do, all the time? Does anyone REALLY know what's right and what's wrong for each, INDIVIDUAL (because they all have their own personalities), child?

Snugglebug - Thursday, 5 Nov
I didn't even read the article, maybe it'll 'learn' me somethin'. LOL! Seriously, what ever happened to a child having an active imagination being a GOOD thing? When did it become bad? I mean, I'm not going to go out and rent 'SAW' and make Gavin watch it, but come on. We watched 'V' the other night and Gavin was awake and playing, right there in the living room with us. Does that make us bad parents? I don't think so. It's not like he watched it, AT ALL. Only certain things are going to catch their interest, at this age, imo, and he certainly wasn't interested in watching 'V'. Sarah, I think I've stolen your 'talking-to-myself' moment. lol!

Snugglebug - Thursday, 5 Nov
Moment, Gavin has only had the diaper rash after getting his vaccines at 12 months, luckily. Although, it did come and go for about 2 weeks, even though I IMMEDIATELY changed his diapers. Funny, we can tell when Gavin's pooping, it's about the only time he stops moving, unless he's asleep. LOL!

Snugglebug - Thursday, 5 Nov
Gavin gets frustrated with his things if he can't make them do exactly what he wants, too. He's been doing it for a while. We've had several that we actually had to take away and hide. For instance, he had a glow worm. He saw me changing the batteries in it and from that point on, he thinks he has to open the back and take the inside component out, which fits really tight, so that ticks him off. Then, I'll help him get it out and he gets mad trying to get it back in. He has great motor skills, I think, but still not always good enough to do exactly what he wants. He loves to play with his Legos, and has no problems for the most part, but if he gets tired and can't get a couple of them apart, LOOK OUT! Earlier, he was playing with his Mega Blocks and had put a bunch of them together. He picked them up to bring me his creation and it fell apart. He got mad, picked them up, and threw the individual clumps of blocks that were still stuck together. It was like he was so upset that he didn't get to show me what he made. :( As far as them watching TV, I don't know how much I watched under the age of 2, but I, like you, Sarah, do recall watching a LOT of Sesame Street, Smurfs, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and I couldn't even tell you what else, and though I may be a little warped, I don't think I ever expected to see any talking moose, squirrels, little, blue creatures, or any of the 'monsters' on Sesame Street. I have to say that I get so tired of all the different professional opinions. I usually keep the TV going all day, honestly, just for the noise and not necessarily because we're watching it. I know that sounds weird, since Gavin makes plenty of noise, lol! Nonetheless, I do, and people can judge me all they want, I think my child is doing fine, regardless. As long as you don't replace your one-on-one time with your child (which can also be watching a movie together, while you play, imo), and they're not watching horror movies, or really violent shows, what's the big deal? Meh, everyone else always knows what's best for someone else's child, right? :P Sarah, you crack me up. :)

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
LOL, I'm having one of those talking-to-myself moments in here. Moment, I noticed that when I got out of Little John's play yard earlier, he stopped being frustrated with his toys. I wonder if my presence there caused him to be impatient. I could have been distracting him from the process of problem-solving. I'll have to observe this more closely.

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
I found that article frustrating. I can see LIMITING having the TV on, whether it's my shows or his, but c'mon, how long is a shower--ten minutes? Who cares if he can't tell that Yo Gabba Gabba is pretend--what the heck is he going to mistake DJ Lance Rock and his stretchy orange space suit and goofy fuzzy hat for in the real world? My mom plunked me down in front of Big Bird and Cookie Monster all the time, and I turned out okay. Sheesh.

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
Here is an article about TV under age 2: http://infantstoddlers.suite101.com/article.cfm/television_for_children_under_age_two

SarahTook4YearsFord - Thursday, 5 Nov
Moment, I've seen a change in Little John's temperament just in the last week. Of course, he is fighting some weird virus that gave him a fever and rash, so that could explain it to some extent, but I'm seeing him get really frustrated and impatient if he tries to do something with his toys and can't accomplish it, and also if he doesn't get something he wants. For example, he has this Little People train, and he has a lot of little people and animal figurines with the holes in the bottom that fit onto the train, and he will try to put, say, the horse on the train and will not be gentle and slow enough to line it up right, so he'll just throw the horse and the train and start crying. Then he'll come to me and snuggle for a second and then go back and repeat the cycle over and over. I've concluded that his brain is developing faster than his fine motor skills, so he knows what he wants to accomplish but can't physically do it, yet. Poor fella. The not-getting-what-he-wants thing involves, say, wanting to pull my hair, which is now short and will give me whiplash. I won't let him do it and he pitches a fit. I think it must be normal at this age. Did you guys just see in the news that the American Academy of Pediatrics now says that children should watch NO TV under age two because it causes behavioral problems? What, does this mean I shouldn't watch the news or Ugly Betty or whatever if Little John is in the room? I'm going to research this.

momentfrozenintime - Thursday, 5 Nov
And I also had to stare at a Godiva chocolate ad as I was writing it, and oh my gosh. I want some cake right now!

momentfrozenintime - Thursday, 5 Nov
I know some of you have children that throw a lot of tantrums and I want to see if we have a similar problem. It seems like Colin throws a tantrum over EVERYTHING! I read that tantrums are normal at this age, but I just feel like I'm depriving him of things or something. He has also seemed a lot more whiny and clingy so it's like if I put him down, he throws a tantrum and screams, but sometimes he won't let me hold him so I just don't know what to do about it. I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

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