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Self-esteem starts early and your child is beginning to realize if people like her or not. She knows when people are happy or upset with her actions. She needs to know that you still love her and accept her even when she misbehaves. Your child's self-esteem is made up of the thoughts and feelings she has of herself. This is effected by the way people treat her. It is important that she knows she is loved and important. Building self-esteem is an important job for parents and caregivers.

Your child is becoming very independent and wants to do everything on his own. Your child can be very self centered and selfish at times. Allow him the opportunity to express his personality and do as much as he can for himself. Support him and guide him when he needs help. If he gets frustrated, he is unlikely to try again.

Your child can understand simple commands and likes to please you-most of the time. While she still enjoys reading and looking at books, her attention span is short and she may not listen to an entire story. She does like to point to pictures in a book and talk about them. This will also help her vocabulary to develop.

It is a good idea to give your child meals and snacks around the same time each day. Breakfast is very important to ensure that your child stays active and alert throughout the day. If he does not want to eat right after he wakes up, that is okay. Offer him breakfast an hour or two after he wakes up. Because of their small stomachs, snacks are important to make sure your child is not hungry. Offer nutritional snacks mid morning and mid afternoon. Encourage your child to eat the foods that you have prepared and don't make separate meals for him. Your child can eat what you eat at this point.

Water play is fun for young children. Give your child a small tub of water or pool to play in. Offer her measuring cups and spoons, assorted containers, water wheels and anything else that holds water. Bathime is always a great time for water play.

Developmental Milestones - 16 Months Old

Physical

• Climbs on furniture
• Tries to run
• Throws a ball
• Tries to walk backwards
• Walks with items in each hand

Intellectual

• Understands more than he can say
• Can turn pages in a book-a few at a time
• Learning to hold conversations
• Beginning to say `no`
• Understands and completes simple commands

Emotional

• Enjoys playing with other people
• Does not like to share
• Self-centered
• Not very good at giving things

Age Appropriate Toys

• Balls
• Books
• Large cars and trucks
• Baby dolls
• Simple crafts
• Winding toys
• Ride on toys
• Building materials
• Puzzles with chunky knobs
• ABC toys

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tschmitz - 20 minutes ago
pho0nics-lol, i didnt exist for years, andi think she would have liked it to stay that way lol

phonics - 50 minutes ago
At least your MIL acknowledges you exist...

tschmitz - 6.6 hours ago
its kinda wierd to be in here and 4 weeks! but im so excited, a little sad though,mymother inlaw wa so negative 'can you handle this, are you ready??' and boys are not even 2 years apart arg...

phonics - 7.3 hours ago
How many gifts are you getting the little ones for Christmas? Raegan's first Christmas was packed with gifts and I feel a little bad that this one won't be.

mdbabyno1 - 8.7 hours ago
Christmas eve we bake cookies for Santa, look at christmas lights that night, read the book 'The Night Before Christmas,' open a present which is always a new ornament, and leave cookie, milk and carrots out. Oh, another one we did last year was Santa's presents are wrapped in gold paper. I thought it was a cute idea.

ama-llama - 11.1 hours ago
Hunter has Croup AGAIN! It hit him last night, he was having serious trouble breathing. We took him to Nightime Pediatrics-and they were closed! I thought they stayed open all night! Almost went to the ER. We tried to get him to go to sleep in our bed but he refuses, always has. He thinks our bed is a play place because thats were he jumps around and rough houses. I wish he would like to sleep with us.

kristalsfirst - 11.8 hours ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_wso8Zo7-A This is the cuttest song ever!!!!! i love it!!!! listen to it =)

kristalsfirst - 12.1 hours ago
congrats to all the pregnant mommies!! wow i still cant believe that some of you have ur 2nd babies already or are doing it again.... holy crap ! lol

kristalsfirst - 12.1 hours ago
hi ladies. With Christmas creeping up on us, i just wanted to know, what family traditions do you have or want to have? (thanks Boo, your post gave me a thought lol) So everyone post your traditions youve started or plan to start!

ggfirsttime - 13.5 hours ago
Hi ladies, hope everone is doing well. I need your help. I could never have imagined sleep would be an issue again at 16 months..He sleeps just fine all night long..but he can't fall asleep in his own bed nor can he stay all night in his own bed. It all started a week after his ear tubes (mid October) he had a really bad cold and double ear infection..ran high fever / had cough, etc ...it was easier for me to keep him in our bed and check his temperature throughout the night He was getting so congested and also coughing a lot to a point that he would gag and sometimes vomit...anyways, I felt better keeping him right beside me and I could check on him. After couple nights of that, he and I got used to it...Granted since then he had another ear infection (...hrrr so frustrating-I had high hopes with the tubes)...and he’s not been that well. Yesterday, we finished his antibiotics for the second ear infection and last night I thought he can go back to his bed and I laid him in his crib...wow...he screamed from the top of his lungs and started crying as if someone was hurting him..He still coughs pretty bad and has another cold so I didn’t want him to cry and get all congested right before sleep so I gave in and took him back to our bed. (By the way hubby has been sleeping in the guest room the last few weeks...) I know I caused this and unfortunately I do not know how I am going to break the habit...After he fell asleep I put him in his bed...however middle of the night he must have realized he’s in his bed/room and not mine, he started crying and I had to go get him.. (Bad mommy I know) Have any of you gone thru similar situation? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

mdbabyno1 - 22.9 hours ago
Parker- I have to admit, I have totally done that! I love sleeping with her from time to time.

Parkersmommy1 - Thursday, 19 Nov
Do any of you have the urge to pick your sleeping babies up and lay them in bed with you? I love that Parker's sleeping through the night, and I don't have to sleep on our crappy futon anymore when he wakes at 4am and wont go back to sleep, but I SOOOOO MISS having him cuddle up to me in his sleep. He won't fall asleep with me anymore, so I feel like if I want that cuddle time, I have to steal it from him lol.

phonics - Thursday, 19 Nov
for those of you who just had babies how did you introduce your LO to the belly? Raegan now pulls up daddy's shirt, rubs his belly anad says baby? She does it to hers as well.

mimi2b2aboy - Thursday, 19 Nov
heather~ i started potty training my dd back in july. she didn't seem to interested in it but we wanted to start trying since i will be having her lil brother here within the next month or two. well recently i would say starting last month she has started taking her diaper off, she wont bring me another one she just takes it, but she will follow me or my husband into the bathroom and she will go sit on her potty. so we have really started on potty training. good luck with that mama : )

tschmitz - Wednesday, 18 Nov
thanks girls, i am so excited, singinghide-thats so awesome!!! i cant believe we are doing it all over again!!lol

tschmitz - Wednesday, 18 Nov
thanks girls, i am so excited, singinghide-thats so awesome!!! i cant believe we are doing it all over again!!lol

phonics - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Congrats!

singinghide - Wednesday, 18 Nov
tshmitz- congrats, girl! I found out a couple days ago that I am pregnant, and my son is almost 16 months old! I am excited to walk this journey with you!!

Heather12 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Congratulations!!!

tschmitz - Wednesday, 18 Nov
ladies i just found out im pregnant again!! woohoo cant wait til hubby ets home os i can tell him!!

aneila17 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Heather, My dd has been sitting on the potty for many months now. she does ask for it and I right away strip her down and put her on but sometimes there's nothing to be done on it. she just sits and reads a book. She also brings me a diaper, or takes hers off if its wet. She's says pee pee and poo when she's doing it. I don't see why you couldn't try introducing your LO to the potty no force or pressure necessary. If your LO is ready you'll know.

Heather12 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Yea thats what I was kinda thinkin too. Get the potty chair and see what she does but not push it at all.

mdbabyno1 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Heather- Adi started doing that at 12 months and now she tells me before she actually goes. SO if we are at home we run to the bathroom and I take her diaper off and she goes in her little toilet. I actually bought it for her when she was 12 months but it was just sitting in the bathroom, I didn't push it at all. I wish she would just tell me when she has to pee and then we would be on a roll!

kristalsfirst - Wednesday, 18 Nov
aw thats cue heather. Wow-- my son has just started to lay still so i can change him, no where near getting me a diaper LOL. But when i say 'do u need a diaper change' he grabs his diaper

Heather12 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Aliyah has started coming to me to tell me she has went poo poo. She sometimes will get her a diaper and bring it to me and lays down for me to change her diaper. So does this mean that we should start potty training? Are any of your babies doing this? Is any other moms potty training at this age? I thought I would buy her a potty chair after christmas and start trying.

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