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Toddlers at this age are learning about expressions and feelings. More than likely, you have seen your toddler happy, sad, mad, frustrated and everything in between. Children will learn about their feelings best if you put a name with the feeling. If you notice that your child is sad, tell him that you are sorry he is feeling sad. Your child will soon learn that feelings have names and you understand how he is feeling. Help your child deal with and accept his feelings. If he is frustrated, help him. He will learn that you care about his feelings and that it is okay to show how he feels.

Children at this age are very curious about the world they live in. Keep your child's environment safe and help her to learn what is appropriate and what is not. Most seventeen month old toddlers love to put things in their mouths. This can be very dangerous and you must teach your child that is is not safe.

Children at this age can become spoiled. Parents can spoil their children if they do not set and enforce limits and rules. When limits are set and enforced, children learn that there are rules to follow and generally will succeed at following them. Your job as a parent is to set realistic expectations that can be enforced.

Your child likes to drag things around and can climb stairs at this point. She still has long babbling conversations with herself. Your child will understand more of what you say than she can actually say. If you ask her to do a simple task, she probably will. Continue to encourage her vocabulary by using clear descriptive words and reading to her.

Toddlers need discipline. Catch your child being good and praise him. Instead of telling your child what he shouldn't be doing, tell him what he should do. Often times, spanking teaches children that hitting is okay and a way to solve problems. Do not threaten your child with empty threats or promises. Do what you say or your child will learn that he does not have to listen.

Developmental Milestones - 17 Months Old

Physical

• Can walk upstairs if one hand is held
• Runs, but bumps into things
• Likes to drag items around
• Enjoys dancing

Intellectual

• Understands more than he can say
• Imitates sounds and actions
• Will do what you tell her to do
• Has babbling conversations

Emotional

• Self-centered
• Greedy and selfish
• Stubborn
• Bossy
• Likes to hug and kiss

Age Appropriate Toys

• Nesting toys
• Stacking toys
• Shape sorters
• Art and crafts
• Push toys
• Ride on toys
• Balls
• Books
• Musical instruments
• Dolls
• Cars and trucks
• Bean bag toss game

Comments:

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Danetteplusbaby - 57 minutes ago
Is ok I'm home for the weekend. I have some stuff to take care of for the holiday but Chris is willing to watch the baby and help out. I'm hungry right now but trying to not eat right before bed because I've heard that at night if your stomach is empty you burn fat. And I'm thinking about signing Chris up to Fly Lady. I figure if I sign him up for chores like scrubbing toilets then the email removes my feeling like I have to nag and hopefully I can figure out a list of things that he can figure out on his own and don't requires steps to get to (like sweeping the floor requires he pick up first and move furniture)

colombianmama - 2.6 hours ago
Oh no, so sorry Dan, I hope you are having a better time now.

Military~Mommy - 2.9 hours ago
Oh Dan, you just can't catch a break this week!

Danetteplusbaby - 3.3 hours ago
My story for the day. Sophie screamed for me to hold her the entire time I made dinner. She then fought being put into her chair and threw the loudest nastiest tantrum ever while refusing to eat her dinner. I told my cousin to serve dinner, left the house and sat in the car across the street for about ten minutes. I then went in and served myself dinner and picked up Sophie. Sophie stopped screaming and happily started to eat my dinner. Then several minutes later I feel this wet squishy sensation and hear this loud plop on the floor. She basically pooed out the side of her diaper. So my 17 year old cousin is washing Sophie off in the pantry sink, I'm wiping at my pants with a wet wipe and the 16 year old foreign exchange student offers to take a picture of the giant pile of poo on the floor for me.

colombianmama - 5.5 hours ago
Soon, he came home straight to his office, he is working now!

Amanda-is-Rebekahs-mommy - 5.5 hours ago
I always look them up on Snopes too! a lot of people will pass it on if it seems believable because they don't know where they can look it up...

soon2be3 - 5.5 hours ago
cm, go love on your man. I guess I will get some work done.

colombianmama - 5.7 hours ago
James just got home, Elliot gets so excited, it's really cute to see him running to the door to greet his daddy.

colombianmama - 5.8 hours ago
I will!

soon2be3 - 5.8 hours ago
Maybe let her know?

colombianmama - 5.9 hours ago
I usually don't pay attention to that, but since it was my MIL, I took it more seriously. She never sends that kind of emails.

soon2be3 - 5.9 hours ago
It's probably an urban legend then. I always look these types of emails up on their website if something sounds kind of fishy.

colombianmama - 5.9 hours ago
Pretty similar!

soon2be3 - 6 hours ago
CM...does the email look similiar to this: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

Amanda-is-Rebekahs-mommy - 6 hours ago
ahh, that makes sense then...

colombianmama - 6.1 hours ago
I don't know, soon.

soon2be3 - 6.1 hours ago
Yeah, she wears size 2T clothes and size 7.5-8 shoe. She's big for her age.

soon2be3 - 6.1 hours ago
cm, I have received similiar emails. I searched the information on snopes.com and it was an urban legend. Maybe this is too?

colombianmama - 6.1 hours ago
Amanda, Mani looks like a two year old.

Amanda-is-Rebekahs-mommy - 6.2 hours ago
poor queen, how annoying! is Mani big for her age? or is it because the airlines are being sticklers about it?

colombianmama - 6.2 hours ago
I just got an email from my MIL saying that cellphones will go public to telemarketers next month. I had no idea!

Amanda-is-Rebekahs-mommy - 6.2 hours ago
Bekah is only 23.5lbs too as of the 10th...

colombianmama - 6.3 hours ago
James doesn't like ginger, he says it tastes like soap. I tend to disagree!

soon2be3 - 6.3 hours ago
Monkey, maybe you will get lucky and can get a phone for free. Do you have a Costco membership? I know when we switched, we got our phones for free and they were pretty nice ones.

soon2be3 - 6.4 hours ago
Danette, thanks! I want to be able to eat the little ginger bread men! I think that will be more fun! I am buying a little ginger bread house kit though to decorate.

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