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Even though you might be interested in getting your child involved with other children her own age, she is most interested in you and her own things. She enjoys playing and interacting with you and other close caregivers the most. If there is another child that your child is exposed to often, she will develop a friendship. You will even notice that your child fusses and fights less with the familiar child than she does when exposed to strangers. Play is the main way that children learn and develop new skills. You can encourage your child to play with other children, but never force her to do so if she is not interested. During playtime with other children, have 2-3 duplicate items on hand to decrease the chances of fighting. At this age, children do push and poke each other to say hello. Show her how to be gentle, caring and sensitive to the feelings of other children.

Most parents of toddlers this age notice that children tend to `act up` and be on their worst behavior when they really want them to be on their best behavior. Learning how to deal with your child's behavior, and even prevent naughty behavior is important. You should be reasonable in your expectations. Everyone knows that children this age do not have long attention spans, do not like to share and often have a hard time sitting still. Therefore, a trip to the library for storytime should be kept short. Playtime with friends needs to be carefully monitored and again, should be kept to a shorter time frame. Prepare your child before you go out by telling them where you are going and how you want them to behave. If he needs to be quiet in the library, tell him so. If you are going somewhere that he might get bored, tired or hungry-prepare for that. Take a snack or a few toys with you. Praise your child for positive behavior and if you see that he is not behaving properly, pull him aside and remind him quietly of how he supposed to act and what the consequences are.

Your child's language skills are really taking off! At this point she can say approximately 20 words. She still enjoys reading books, singing songs and saying nursery rhymes. Even though your child tries to follow directions, remember to keep any directions simple and clear. If you want her to pick up her toys, take them to her room, get her teddy bear and get ready for bed, tell her one command at a time. If you give too may instructions at one time, she will get confused and frustrated. Although she really does want to please you and other caregivers, sometimes she will refuse to do what you have asked her to do.

Your child is becoming more and more independent. As long as you have showed your toddler the proper way of doing so, he can wash and dry his hands after using the restroom, playing outside or before a meal. Children need to be shown how to properly wash their hands so that germs are limited. Your toddler can hold a cup and drink from it. If the cup does not have a lid on it, be prepared for some spills. Children this age still need to learn how far they must tip the cup to drink from it. You may also notice that he can put his own shoes on his feet. He may occasionally put his shoes on the wrong feet and he can not tie the shoelaces yet.

Developmental Milestones - 21 Months Old

Physical

• Can walk upstairs with both feet on step
• Likes to run
• Still likes to climb
• Enjoys dancing
• Tries to jump

Intellectual

• Can say about 20 words
• Tries to follow directions
• Enjoys reading, but may tear the pages
• Likes tiny objects
• Can recognize and name people from photographs
• Can put together a simple 3-4 piece puzzle
• Can wash and dry hands

Emotional

• Becoming less self centered
• Beginning to enjoy other children
• Parents are still favourites
• Stingy and selfish sometimes
• Knows what is his and what is not

Age Appropriate Toys

• Puzzles
• Books
• Climbing toys
• Stringing beads
• Shape sorters
• Art supplies
• Outside toys
• Musical toys
• Interactive educational toys
• Pretend pla

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lilmum2002 - Monday, 3 Oct
I sure hope that in November we can get an exact answer, it has been so rough not knowing for sure and we can either really find a ' parenting' program that works for him or us or see if he needs meds or something because honestly I am feeling so worn out with it. I love him to pieces but I just feel like I'm failing him in so many ways and that he'll just resent me and hate me the rest of his life. Extreme I know but I know how much I dislike the things my mom did when I was younger. But he's definitely taking a toll on the whole family. Poor Tyler had to sleep in our bed until we could calm Zac down and when he was in there he just looked so sad like ugh i can't believe he's doing this again. I think with Zac we`re also dealing with some adolescent depression because sometimes he is just SOO sad. It breaks my heart to see him like that. I`m also ticked at my mom because I feel like this one is a lot of her fault since she let him stay up until 3:30am Saturday, so he was definitely overtired which helped fuel his fit. here I am writing another novel lol.

rubes - Monday, 3 Oct
My mum's talking about moving to Lincolnshire. And I sooooo couldnt cope with her living in the north, me in the south. Lol. I really do rely on her a bit too much. Haha. A lovely 2bedder nxt to my uncle in Lincolnshire is going for £400 pcm. Dirt fricken cheap. Im thinking we might all upsticks. Its so lovely up there, but Mohsen isnt too keen.... He says theres less jobs up there then down here. I havent really looked into it too much. Ill have to look into it, I guess, or Id be dead stupid lol

rubes - Monday, 3 Oct
Rls, you're lovely and you know it!!!! ;) I hope you perk up and have a brilliant birthday :) I reckon he must have learnt. It must shake you up, thinking how lucky you are. I'd deffo learn from it. **** lilmum, I'm sorry youre having such a tough time. :( Do you mean that in November you should know exactly what is wrong??? What are you feeding her, Lilmum??? Lol. Bless her!!!! Lilia's in the 50th but I reckon, the way she was going before the weight loss, she'd be massive by now if she'd gained instead of lost.

lilmum2002 - Monday, 3 Oct
Also Happy Birthday Rls, I hope you can find something that you'd like to do and have a great day!

lilmum2002 - Monday, 3 Oct
I hope he's learned from it Rls. Rubes nothing wrong with crying, I cried a lot last night too, so much that my face and everything is still swollen from crying. It's been a very long week with Zac and his fits and it's just getting out of control. BUt today was his day to be with the school therapist for his assessments. And we should know more come November. Quite a bit away but I have to remember there are so many more people that are dealing with way worse then I am and are still waiting for the help. We did finally get our assessment date for Kayla with speech and that's coming up on halloween and between now and then she's to get her hearing checked as well to rule that out as well. I got her weighed and measured today and holy she's a big girl compared to my boys. She's in the 97% percentile at 31 lbs and 32 inches.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Monday, 3 Oct
I have told him I am pissed off that he didn't just stop and walk about when he was getting tired, and pointed put that he is very lucky not to have killed himself and/or anyone else. I think it shook him up pretty badly as it's the first near miss he has had, but still I want to slap him, LOL last night in my insomnia time I was so tempted to give him a little punch on the nose and shout at him!!.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Monday, 3 Oct
Rubes - nothing wrong with apart from a few pregnancy hormones - I cried this morning too, it's my birthday at the weekend and I feel too fat and old to celebrate or do anything.

rubes - Monday, 3 Oct
Omg. Now I'm crying coz Im too fat for the birth centre. What is wrong with me?????? :(

rubes - Monday, 3 Oct
Also, Ive been super emotional. I just spent 20 mins crying coz David Frost was better then Andrew Marr and I wished he hadn't retired lol

citymami - Monday, 3 Oct
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/driver-in-crash-that-killed-8-was-drunk-officials-say/ ris i'd tell your husband straight how angry you are and make him read article above, i know he wasn't on drugs/drunk but being super tired is just as dangerous. im glad he's ok

rubes - Monday, 3 Oct
Wont get results for about a week. My blood sugar dropped sooooooooooo low (so Im obviously not diabetic lol). I'm really pissed actually. My dad swears blind Lilia broke my mums laptop. She didnt. It was working fine one day and when we came back down to visit the following week, it was broken. So my mum either lied to my dad or my dads being a idiot like usual. It just really annoyed me -- blaming a little kid when she did nothing wrong.

lilmum2002 - Monday, 3 Oct
Good luck on the test Rubes, that must have been pretty scary Rls! I would be extremely ticked off as well. How careless.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Monday, 3 Oct
Rubes - good luck for the test :)

rubes - Sunday, 2 Oct
rls, I honestly dont think men think of things quite as sensibly as we do!! I am so glad he and others were unhurt. :) I have my GTT today. I am so hungry. I have been fasting for it since 830 last night and am starving so bad right now coz who doesnt have a cup of tea in the morning??? Who had JUST water for 12 hours???? Lol. I went to bed early and woke up MEGA hungry :(

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Sunday, 2 Oct
Feeling pretty f@ed off. Hubby fell asleep at the wheel yesterday and met with the central reservation ... No one hurt thank god. I'm so releived but really annoyed at the same time, how dare he be so reckless and keep driving when he felt himself getting so tired. One side of the car is all dented and scratched which will cost ???? to fix but far more importantly I was almost a widow to three kids with one on the way - it's not like he had to rush home or anything, grrrrrrrrr - haven't let on how annoyed I am because it makes me feel like I am been ungrateful that he's not hurt or dead, and believe me I thank god he is not - but the stupidity and recklessness have really grated with me. :(

rubes - Sunday, 2 Oct
Mybaby, congrats on the weight loss!!!**** Lilia slaps and bites and has one violent temper. She's so butch. I really hope my boy is more placid lol

rubes - Sunday, 2 Oct
Thanks for the advice, girls. I would like to breastfeed for a year, but honestly even making 6 months is an achievement in my eyes. So NO dieting til I'm done breastfeeding!! I'm going to be more active, too. I'm babywearing this time (no dual prams), and will be walking more (getting off bus a stop early, walking instead of getting the bus, if that's do-able, etc). And I really aim to cut out ALL crap. I hope it shifts coz I dont wanna be fat anymore.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Saturday, 1 Oct
My baby - Jacob is into hitting at the moment too, it's normal so don't worry. Hopefully they grow out of it soon. In the meantime we say no and if he continues we move him away from the person he is hitting so he knows it's not okay. Most of the time j does it for 'fun' rather than in anger too which is different to Tabitha who only hit out in anger and frustration (Matilda never went through the hitting thing).

SuperMomTo3 - Saturday, 1 Oct
No this isn't wierd. He's what we call a true boy. lol.. Which means your probably going to have your hands full.

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 1 Oct
Does anyones elses kid hit or bite you and /or other kids eventhough he doesn't see this behavior at home and you don't hit him? Also, I went to a birthday party and mason picked up a baby girl doll and immediatley started hitting her on the hands and the face. He is so aggressive. Is this wierd

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 1 Oct
Rubes, I wouldn't diet at all while nursing. I went from 165lbs when I got pregnant to 248lbs when I gave birth. No dieting, I dropped to 214lbs in 6 weeks. I was making plenty of milk but got thrush which is another painful story. Then I decided in the 7th week when I went back to work to go on jenny craig breastfeeding program to lose half a pound a week.Biggest mistake ever. My milk nearly stopped and never fully recovered. The next year was hell. I could only pump about 3oz of milk per bottle and that was pumping with the best home pump every 2 -3 hours. I had to eat 3000 calories a day to make that much milk and fermented oatmeal twice a day for a year. I put on 40lbs nursing. It isn't worth dieting. Since, I've lost 20lbs but with mason so sick, being a single mom, and working fulltime in a stressful job, that's a miracle

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Saturday, 1 Oct
Rubes - a big load will drop off without dieting in the first month, after that I thinking you really want to bf then you need to not 'diet' - eat healthy for sure but don't cut calories or healthy fats - for menu just cut the junk until I finish bf and then I up the activity and kind if diet to shift the remainder - but it takes me a year to get back tonpre-pregnancy weight (I try to bf for 9 months but only make 3 with Jacob because of my crappy milk). I would not aim to lose more than 1 lb per week even on a diet!

rubes - Saturday, 1 Oct
What is healthy weight loss for a breastfeeder???? Coz a lb a week seems too little. I mean, 52 weeks in a year is like 52 lbs a year. Not enough in my opinion lol If I were to loose (say) 3 lb a week, or 2 lb a week, would my supply be affected???

rubes - Saturday, 1 Oct
Awww bless. It's good they have a relationship. I think it's important for kids to have a good relationship with BOTH parents. He might just really hate illness??? I really hope so too, mybaby. Are you actively trying to loose weight??? It's really not easy. After Lilia, I hit about 16 stone.... 220 lb. I hated myself so bad. But when I stopped breastfeeding, I actively tried to loose weight, and dropped about 40 lb in 6 months. It was so difficult. I just sort of plateued after that and couldnt shift anymore. Then I got pregnant, and have gained 6 kgs (about 13 lb). Im being really careful this time, or trying to be at least. Me and my friend are going on holiday with the kids 6 months after birth, and aim to shift some weightage prior to that. Wish us luck. Lol.

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 1 Oct
Rubes, I think you are right about the hospitals but I don't know why. He and mason have a relationship. Yes, they have a relationshup ans have tons of fun together. Mason just loves him mthey have seen eachother about four days this month.one day mason will be well, I will loose trhis weight, and feel betterabout myself. I think that will make a big difference.

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