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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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3girls2008 - 5.5 hours ago
ragan started putting food in her ears! i caught her with an olive and then she tried to put a piece of hotdog!

soon2be3 - 5.6 hours ago
MIl....lol! That's funny. I caught Jake trying to put something up his nose the other day. He was all freaked out after I told him it could get stuck in there and then we would have to go to the hospital and have it removed.

thebigtomato - 5.6 hours ago
milmom - That's crazy! I'm so horrified of the day when D starts putting things in his ears and nose!

monkeymamma - 5.8 hours ago
She was storing up for the winter

military~mommy - 5.9 hours ago
And Evie was a messing with my lap top the whole time I was trying to type so please forgive the typos...

military~mommy - 5.9 hours ago
so she then snorts some water and sneezes, at which point ANOTHER macaroni noodle pokes out of her nose!!! From the same freakin nostril!!! So I call for Brad and another noodle is removed. At which point my bath is getting cold and I hadn't even washed my hair yet. So much for my bath... And I have no idea how evie managed to fit two over and inch long noodles up one nostril...

monkeymamma - 5.9 hours ago
mil mom....even though it wasn't by yourself...something got accomplished out of sharing!

military~mommy - 5.9 hours ago
OK, so DH made mac'n'cheese for dinner, and afterward my back was killing me so I went to take a nice relaxing bath... I went in the bathroom and pulled back the shower curtain when evie ran screaming to hide, lol, the bath wasn't even for her and I hadn't even turned on the water yet. I was in for all of five minutes when DH came in the bathroom with me and brought Evie. As she was looking in the tub crying I saw what looked like a bugger. So I tried to clean it out when I noticed it had a hole in it, and it looked alto like a MACARONI NOODLE! So I tell Brad and he looks and goes, what do we do? So I tell him to grab the tweezers! So we remove the noodle. Then Evie starts splashing in the water and I figure, hey, if it makes her like water... And she gets in the tub with me, I wash her hair and everything, it is going great and I even teach her how to` blow bub`ble

monkeymamma - 6.1 hours ago
I just put a pic of Quinten in David's work boots from Friday on my page

3girls2008 - 6.6 hours ago
we have a dora tent like that and ragan loves it! she thinks its so funny to crawl through

monkeymamma - 6.7 hours ago
She also got him one of those tents with the tube you can attach and it folds all up into itself for his birthday. The whole thing was only $24.

3girls2008 - 6.8 hours ago
yeah i m trying to think ahead maybe for summer things she may play with outside things like that

monkeymamma - 6.8 hours ago
At Kohl's Mom got Quinten those big metal tonka dumptruck and tractor set. He'll really use it later but kinda piddle with it now.

monkeymamma - 6.8 hours ago
3GIRLS....go practical then. Big girl stuff or something monogrammed with her name? Cute dish set of her own to eat on?

3girls2008 - 6.9 hours ago
soon-i am having the hardest time with ragan 1) because we have so many toys 2) a part of me knows she doesnt really understand it yet i have a ton of thinking to do

soon2be3 - 6.9 hours ago
Lunch! So excited to eat my boring veggie soup. Grrrrrr....

heathert - 7 hours ago
yeah a friend is coming over! But she just failed a nursing test and is worried she might get kicked out. So I will be back.

monkeymamma - 7.1 hours ago
heather....I swear he'd lose his package (to be nice) if it wasn't attached! At least I found the card in his pants he wore on Sat.

heathert - 7.1 hours ago
taking jordan, chase and madisyn in the morning for the H1N1 and flu shot.yeah hope they dont run out today that would be my luck.

heathert - 7.1 hours ago
mm that sucks! Then it will be double gas for both of ya.

monkeymamma - 7.2 hours ago
tbt..Quinten loves trains too. We live by the tracks so he's always hearing them and saying chooo choooo. Eating the food in books is too funny!

monkeymamma - 7.3 hours ago
Well lunch wasn't all that great. I had a tv dinner and then got some of the red sauce on my white shirt. So, I had to change it and spray the spots. Hopefully it won't stain. David's working 45 mins away, doesn't have hi debit card on him, and is almost out of gas for the trip home. I'll probably have to go after him with a gas can.

heathert - 7.3 hours ago
yum my mom made this soup it is a cheese soup with broccolli, califlower, tomato, chicken. I need to get the recipe from her. Supposed to be good for you trying to eat good. It is really good, better for me than the frozen pizza I almost ate.

heathert - 7.5 hours ago
I know mil I want to meet someone 2. I am so tired of my upper back hurting! I take shallow breaths and it makes my lungs hurt and my ribs. Maybe I will load up the girls and go see the chiro at dougs work.

military~mommy - 8.1 hours ago
It is almost 6 here, I need to throw dinner together! I will talk to you all later...

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