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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

Comments:

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hopeful29 - Friday, 20 Jan
lol well we will make it interesting again i'm sure! Hooray for the weekend!! Kathleen you were my inspiration, I am getting ready for bathing suit weather in the summer! Starting with a 30 day cleanse! Hoping to lose 40lbs by July!

kathleen112 - Friday, 20 Jan
Yes, I'm aware lol. Man, we're really reviving a DEAD forum! November 15th was the last post!!

hopeful29 - Friday, 20 Jan
Keira is 16 months today! And if KAthleen is otherwise engaged FYI Ben is also 16 months.

babycake - Tuesday, 15 Nov
Heather89 --My daughter is 16 months but i took her to dr on oct 24 and she was 26lb 10 oz and 32 1/2 inchs tall

Heather89 - Wednesday, 26 Oct
Hello moms, My daughter is 16 months and everyone tells me she is SO tiny..The doctor says she will hit a growth spurt soon....But I' m still waiting! So I was wondering if anyone else has a baby that is around...19 lbs and 26 inchs tall.....Please any responses would help.

kidzrblessingz - Thursday, 22 Sep
Amber~ if I point at something and ask my Alyssa what color is this? She says 'lello' ( yellow) to every color! It's cute:) oh and by the way I used to be blessedwithbabynumber1 and I changed it to kidzrblessingz because I just found out I am expecting our second baby im due may 23rd and we are really excited! I don't know if anyone remembers me I wasn't on here that often but I just wanted to share my exciting news

Excitedfortwo - Wednesday, 21 Sep
amber242: When your child behaves that way it is a good idea to take some disciplinary action so he learns it's not ok. You can either set him on his bottom and walk away from him or put him in his crib for two minutes and shut the door of his room. We put my son in his crib and shut the door when he has done something very dangerous (i.e. tried to open the oven, etc.) but you have to use corrective measures so he knows it is not okay to act that way.

amber242 - Wednesday, 24 Aug
oh, how are your little ones doing with colors? JD can say blue, red and yellow but cannot pick the color out. I'm trying but he is resisting the challenge of it right now

amber242 - Wednesday, 24 Aug
i think my 16 month old has started the terrible two's early, if not that then I'm scared what the two's are like. He has melt down's and a high pitch scream when he doesn't get his way. He is normally such a sweet loving child. Well, maybe he will get the bad out of his system before this baby is born! only 27 weeks and i'll have 2 under 2 AHHHHHHH

cfordele - Tuesday, 16 Aug
Well ladies my daughter 16 months old, and I just found out yesterday that were preggers again!!! Im nervous with having a 2 yr old and a new born, i hope shell be a big help!!!

clar-issa - Wednesday, 27 Jul
just wait, she might feel pressured maybe ?? But go ahead and put up the baby gate if you need to! Sounds like she might do a big surprise on you and just get up one day and start off like she has been at it for months!

thuy - Tuesday, 26 Jul
Hi ladies, my daughter turns 16 mos at the end of July and still has no interest in walking. I know she can do it, she has taken a few independent steps here and there but other than that, refuses to walk. She has been cruising since 8 mos and she can walk as long as she can hold on to a hand, a finger, or some object. Any advice on how to get her walking independently??? Or do i just wait it out and let her go on her own???

clar-issa - Tuesday, 26 Jul
lb71- my daughter has been super clingy for the past 4 days. All her molars just came through and I figured out that it was her eye-teeth that are coming through. And know her 'i don't want anyone but mommy' is really kicking in. I hope it levels off after next week. She is really starting to cry when daddy picks her up. We will have to start doing group time play with all of us i guess

Jenn-in-SoCal - Friday, 1 Jul
I want to respond to everyone, but I think we all agreed to move to 17 months on July 1st, today! Just making sure? I'll pop in over there and write if I get confirmation ;)

lillhill79 - Friday, 1 Jul
Cort turns 17 months today! Just in time for me to make my 3rd trip to the pediatrician this week. Ugh! Second one for Cort and once for my older DD (she fell so hard she actually chipped off a bit of her cheekbone - but that's a whole other story) Mama needs a break and to sleep through the night. I feel like I have a newborn again - I take that back, neither of my girls got up this often even when they were newborns. Good luck to all those TTC - I'm SOO not there with you :)

mom2ryder - Thursday, 30 Jun
Yay!!! Glad to hear you had a better day! Ryder has mysteriously figured out utensils too! Weird. Now he NEEDS to have them to eat! Its pretty cute. Since he came off the bottle, he is fighting his fluids. Did you have that problem. I dont want to feed him juice, but he just say 'no' to water. Ugh. Gotta love the independence stage.

mom2ryder - Wednesday, 29 Jun
I hear you on the stress of today. I have been ready to jump off something high all day! lol. My son wont stop whinning and wanting up, our new puppy wont stop peeing in his kennel, my husband is out of town working, which is also annoying me, my truck battery died today, the list just goes on and on. Ugh. Bedtime will be sweet! I am 2-3 DPO so maybe the frustration is because my lil egg has been intercepted! lol. fingers crossed! Good Luck Jenn! I hope we can follow together in the pregnancy count too! :)

Jenn-in-SoCal - Wednesday, 29 Jun
mom2ryder - Evan, our only child, is almost 17 months and we've been TTC, too. I haven't noticed any difference in attachment issues. Evan is very independent and I count my lucky stars when he's tired because that's usually the only time he'll let me hold him/cuddle him. He does, however, get a little jealous/clingy if he sees me interact with another baby. Good luck with TTC! I'm on CD12, waiting for a positive OPK.. the weeks go by so slow when you're TTC! Sheesh!

mom2ryder - Wednesday, 29 Jun
Hi Ladies. My Son is now almost 16 months and we have been trying for another baby, I am about 4 DPO and my son has been acting really strange. He wont let me put him down. No matter if we are at home or out and about. Even if I am sitting on the floor in the living room, he needs to be sitting on me. Anyone else expirence this when they conceived #2? Its just not like him at all. He's usually so independent and stubborn to snuggle mom.

gretch - Wednesday, 29 Jun
Rory discovered nose picking about three weeks ago. I just posted a pic of him while busy at it on my profile. I ignore it when he does it or redirect. It is hysterical, tho.

Jenn-in-SoCal - Wednesday, 29 Jun
Nose picking! Evan went through a two week stint of loving his finger up his nose.. we just tried not to pay too much attention to it and it seems to have stop - not for good, I'm sure! And he loves his belly button.. and ours! When he feels like showing off his belly button, he has to lift my husband and my shirts up, as well, to point out ours. I think he's thrilled that mommy, daddy, and Evan all have belly buttons.

Jenn-in-SoCal - Wednesday, 29 Jun
jwalden.. Thanks, that made me feel loads better. Our silly toddlers. Scarlet, Evan has only done it a handful of times, and there's no rhyme or reason... just happens to be a strange instance when he doesn't get his way. Don't get me wrong, he gets told 'no' plenty and doesn't normally react by banging his head to the floor, these are just isolated incidents. The last time was when we were out walking by a store, and he wanted to go play with the dirty bike rack, we tried to hold his hand and redirect him towards the store we were heading too and he had a fit. We tried telling him 'no no', and 'that's dirty.. yucky!' but he was sure he wanted to go play on it. I hope this phase will pass soon!

beebee16 - Wednesday, 29 Jun
Caitlin's discovered that her finger fits perfectly up her nose too, if I ask her where her nose is she just sticks her finger straight up it! She's also found her bellybutton, she came up to me a couple of days ago with her finger stuck in it saying 'what is it?!'

jwalden - Tuesday, 28 Jun
Scarlet- Jack picked his nose for awhile too. The more we reacted the more he did it (he LOVES being the center of attention). It was hard not to laugh but we tried to say, 'Yucky', 'No No', etc- after a bit I think he has just forgotten about it (except when its stuffy and it bothers him.)

scarlet begonia - Tuesday, 28 Jun
Since we're on the topic of bad habits.. Aly has been picking her nose lately! So much so that sometimes she draws blood. Not a whole lot, but some. I think the air is just really dry and it bothers her. So we've started to use saline drops and hope that makes the habit go away. We tell her not to do it and say... 'ew grosso's.. that's a no-no' but now she just laughs and does it more so.. she's totally not getting the point!!! It is kind of cute (and kind of gross) though... she'll pick her nose then hand it to me and say 'here'.. but there won't be anything on her fingers. Still.. she is trying to give me her boogies! haha. I guess that's better than her putting her pretend boogies in her mouth.

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