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You already know how important playtime is to your developing toddler. Playtime is a special time for you and your child to enjoy each other and show love for one another. Play is how your child learns the best and he learns by watching you. Through play, children learn about their world. They learn how things work and they learn how to use their body to make things work. Children learn about the way items feel, fit, stack, look, fall and move. Playing games with your child will encourage them to share and take turns. You should encourage your child to play and set things up to make playtime easy for your toddler. Keep a container of toys in various rooms of the house so that he can play near you. If his toys will be in his room, place toys on low shelves or open containers or toy boxes so that he can easily find what he would like to play with. Encourage a variety of types of play and change his toys out perioically to avoid boredom.

Continue teaching your child about words, but begin putting words into action. Be descriptive. Talk to your toddler while you drive about fast cars or noisy trains. While you are cooking, explain that the stove is hot or the bacon makesa sizz;ing sound when it cooks. This will develop your toddler's vocabulary and teach him about different objects.

At this point, your toddler has most, but not all, of her teeth. Because she doesn't have all of her teeth, be cautious about foods that could potentially choke her. Choking on food is a real danger for children this age and a real scare for parents and caregivers. Foods that children most often choke on are: hot dogs, grapes, candies, nuts, popcorn and lollipop. Other than the grapes and nuts, none of these foods are nutritious. Hot dogs and grapes should be cut into small, bite size pieces-quartered is the best. Never cut them into full circles because the pieces can get stuck in your toddler's throat.

Children respond well to routines. Establish a feasible schedule and routine that you and your child can both stick to. Ding things in the same routine each day will give your child a sense of security and she will learn and anticipate what comes `next`. Plan to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and any snacks at the same time each day. Quiet time, naptime and bedtime should also be at the same time each day. Until your toddler adapts to the schedule, remind him what comes next. You can also include other routines such as: getting a bath and getting dressed after breakfast each day, outside time, brushing teeth after breakfast and before bed and other routines that are important in your family.

Developmental Milestones - 22 Months Old

Physical

• Uses one hand more than the other
• Can stand on one foot with help
• Dances
• Jumps

Intellectual

• Imitates everything
• Obeys directions
• Asks for things by names
• Likes to hear stories
• Tries to repeat nursery rhymes
• Can point to five body parts
• Builds towers of 4-5 blocks

Emotional

• Curious about other people
• Begins to be sympathetic for others
• Shows love and affection easily
• Demanding at times
• Feelings are easily hurt

Age Appropriate Toys

• Pretend play
• Dress up
• Simple art and crafts
• Ride on toys
• Linking beads
• Building materials
• Balls
• Book

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juliannaz - Tuesday, 12 Mar
Hi ladies! @ Lillians, congratulations with nr2 on the way!!! :) i was in a car accident 3 weeks ago, ouch!

bellablue - Thursday, 28 Feb
hi ladies! Arianna can hold up her fingers she was so determined to copy me when we count lol two was the first one she learned three was the last one lolshe can do up to five with her fingers i think three cause the pinky gets held by thumb we count everything there is all day long i am going nuts counting hope your feeling better tiffany

lillianshappymommy - Friday, 22 Feb
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lillianshappymommy - Friday, 22 Feb
Ha! I have started that too! lol she is still stuck on one though. I say How are you? she says one and holds up one finger. lol I say you have to start saying two and she shakes her head and says one. lmao this is not gonna go down easily. hahah

lillianshappymommy - Monday, 18 Feb
ugh this pregnancy feel much hard than the last one. not sure if It is cause lillian is around or because it really is just harder. :/

bellablue - Sunday, 17 Feb
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

lillianshappymommy - Friday, 15 Feb
lol I am still here was waiting for someone to post! lol

bellablue - Friday, 15 Feb
22 months today wow my little girl is a little girl anyone onhere anymore??

Kevinsmilfx2 - Thursday, 4 Oct
Omg! Congrats 2ndtime!!! :D That's so exciting!!

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2ndtimemomcrystal - Friday, 7 Sep
hello ladies. i have not been on here but a couple times since my daughter was born october 24 2010. i started back on here b/c i just found out im 5 weeks 4 days pg.

hopeful29 - Monday, 27 Aug
Hi Lasal we are over in 23 months join us there!

lasal - Friday, 24 Aug
Hi ladies! How is everyone? Just checking in for a minute. Hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since our babies made their arrival! Ethan is doing great. He is my little trouble maker he gets in to everything. But then he claps his hands and its hard to stay mad. Today he went to school for the first time to visit and he loved it. I was worried he would be shy but no he had the time of his life. His vocab still isn't that great and he will grab my hand to pull me to where he wants to go but hopefully it will improve with time. Well I hope all is well with everyone!

kashsmommy - Friday, 24 Aug
I'm here too! Just working my ass off...what's left of it anyway lol!

Kathleen112 - Friday, 24 Aug
I'm here! It's scheduled for Sept 21st, the day after his bday. :-( I know that's a little cruel but the next date we could do it wasn't until mid Oct and I just want to get it over with. At least we'll have one more thing to celebrate at his party on the 29th!! From what you post on facebook it seems like you are really close to your stepdaughters so I'm glad you think you'll be able to maintain a relationship with them. Keira is thier sister after all! What's the vibe between you and Troy? Do you two speak at all or is it just totally awkward? I guess we're supposed to be in the 23 month page, huh?? Ready to move over?

hopeful29 - Friday, 24 Aug
When is Ben's eye surgery Kathleen?

hopeful29 - Friday, 24 Aug
Where are you ladies? Miss y'all as Kash would say!

hopeful29 - Thursday, 23 Aug
Cupcake keep us posted on how your little man is doing! It looks like an allergic reaction to me or egzema. Is he itchy? I can't believe this is the first time you have to bring him in, Keira has been to the hospital so many times!!! Guess you make healthy kids! How's the pregnancy going?

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 22 Aug
OMG Kash hopefully you get some much needed rest. Poor Cole feel better soon little man! I seen the pics with his girlfriend they are too cute together! Def having more fun as a blonde lol. Your right Kathleen everything else is changing in my life so why not my look too! It's funny to see peoples reactions. It def looks better down then up in a bun which I have to do for work. I keep forgetting till I walk by a mirror! I like it for now till it becomes too high maint having to touch it up every few weeks when the roots are dark. But at least I tried it as I always wanted to! Some people love it and some hate it there is no in between. I notice my mom has commented yet so I guess she doesn't like it lol. But I like it so thats good!!! Kathleen the girls and I have a better relationship then with their own father. They tell me a lot more then they would ever tell him. I already told them they are welcome anytime since I want them to have a relationship with there sister. So I think as long as troy is single it wont be an issue. I'm sure once he gets a girlfriend she wont want him hanging around me which I understand! As long as he doesn't forget about Keira cause then I'll have big time issues with that. So only time will tell but I think the relationship with the girls will continue. I overheard Sam on the phone last night telling her mother. She'll be pissed that Troy didn't tell her but I think she knows that the girls and I will continue to be close as she has always told me she never worries when they are with me. Sam actually still told me she wants to move in with me lol. I wish she could it would be so much help with Keira!!!

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 21 Aug
Thankfully Ben is feeling better today, hope Cole is feeling better soon! Ben's tanttrums are becomming more frequent. I definitely do not give in to them which I'm sure over time will decrease their frequency but in the meantime, sheesh!! I will definitely start doing time outs...he's doing this really weird thing where he swipes his hand aggressively in front of the dog's face. We've always been very firm that he's not allowed to touch the dog anywhere except gently on his back only and Ben knows this. He's definitley doing it to test his limits...looks right in my direction when he does it. And when I was telling him 'no' the other day he just laughed at me. So perhaps I'll be starting the time out process now. Hopeful, how are you liking your hair? Yet another big change for you! Haven't had enough of that lately, huh? Lol. Glad you didn't have to put up with Troy's family and that you got some time to yourself this weekend. I'm also very impressed by your stepdaughter's attitude...how will the divorce affect your relationship with them? Do you still think they'll visit?

kashsmommy - Tuesday, 21 Aug
Omg y'all I'm EXHAUSTED so this post won't be long! Kathleen...hope Ben gets well soon! Timeouts used to work for Cole...not anymore lol! He has rare tantrum and to be honest, I don't even pay attention to them. He calms down much quicker because he now knows I'm not giving in! Hopeful...do blondes have more fun?!? It looks great! Hope you're feeling as great as you look! ***Other...Cole has bronchiolitis again so between working 13 1/2 hours yesterday, trying to soothe him last night and working 5 more hours today, my bed is caaaalllliiing my name. It's only 7pm but I'm off to bed!

hopeful29 - Monday, 20 Aug
Kathleen sorry to hear that Ben is still sick, hopefully he feels better soon. I know all to well that feeling! As does Kash I'm sure since Cole has had many ups and downs. As far as this weekend I never went down Troy went on his own with KEira. First time ever taking Keira to see his family without me. It was crazy, I was so bored lol. I just took the dogs out snuggled up on the couch and watched a movie. Was going to go to the theatre but the house to myself was a better decsion! He told Sam on the way back and I guess she just said 'well dad it's not really any of my buisness what is going on between you two'...what a mature attitude kinda blew me away. Maybe eveyone figured eventually this would happen cause nobody is surprised lol. So she asked me a few questions like when we are getting divorced and she actually asked me if he was going to pay child support...not sure why she would ask that but I just told her that was stuff her dad and I needed to figure out. As far as his family I don't think his mother has really told anyone yet. Troy's nefew is turning 2 and his bday party is this Sunday and I am going to go with Keira. So we shall see how awkward it is. As far as timeouts they work awesome. Not going to lie it took awhile but she knows exactly what it is. If I warn her now and she looks at me and I tell her time out she sits down on her own now. She still freaks out cries etc but she will stay put for 1 min. Soon it will be 2 min as it goes by how old they are. She use to go back and try to do the behaviour again but I would just say 'you want to go back into timeout?' and then she stops. I actually stopped for about a month after Dr Phil said that timeouts do not work on kids that young. Then I read about another method that you take them from the behaviour and give them a book or something to distract them...well that didn't work at all so I went with what I felt was working and it does. I think every kid is different so what works for one might not for another. More often them not the warning prior to works 90% of the time now. I don't have a 'spot' yet its whereever she is she doesnt move but soon I'm going to buy a 'timeout' mat and bring her to that everytime so it's more consistant. I've actually done it out shopping before too cause she likes to throw major tantrums when she doesn't get her way and I don't put up with it at all. MY work situation I'm scared shitless lol

kathleen112 - Sunday, 19 Aug
That's not bad Hopeful! Get the military discount while you can! Speaking of which, do you have any job interviews lined up for Oct? That's when you're officially out right? How are you feeling about leaving? So much change going on for you right now...exciting yet scary I'm sure. I hope you take some comfort knowing we're not going anywhere!! You're stuck with us girl. I know you said this the other day but it really would be amazing for us all to meet in person someday...let's make sure that happens!! How did it go telling Troy's younger girl? And how was it this weekend around his family?? Ben is still sick. :-( I took him to the doctor today and he has both an ear infection and a viral throat infection. If I give him Motrin he's actually in pretty good spirits but he's having these tyrant-like tantrums if he's not drugged lol. It's so unlike him I actually find it a bit cute; he'll scream at me: 'milk!!!' 'snack!!!' It would definitely wear thin if it continued though and I'm still making him say his pleases and thank yous but I understand it's only because he's in pain. Hopeful, do you find that time outs work for Keira? I actually *tried* my first one with Ben today after he kept hitting the dog when I warned him not to. I put him in a corner and kind of held him down (not hard) so he understood he wasn't allowed to get up and then counted slowly to 5. He did get upset and then I came down to his level and told him why I punished him and made him say sorry to the dog which he did. Of course, about 5 minutes later he hit the dog again and then me lol so I'm thinking he didn't get the message. I read about disciplining 2 year olds on the web and a lot of what I read said they're not mature enough till age 3 to understand time outs but then lots of moms were reporting success with time out at age 2, not that the kid gets it the very first time. When I asked about discipline at the preschool Ben will be attending the director was veyr firm that time outs don't work for any age...not sure I agree with her. Just wondering how you guys are handling the tantrums??

hopeful29 - Saturday, 18 Aug
It at the gym on the base so I had to pay 120$ for a year membership for Keira (for me it's free until I'm no longer in the army) and on 35$ for a 17 week program where the moms have to also be in the pool. For someone not in the military the membership i like 600$ but with that they pay min prices for lessons etc. Sorry to hear about Ben hope he feels better soon. Hope he fell back asleep. Mommy def knows best.

kathleen112 - Saturday, 18 Aug
Kash--so happy things are going so well with you and Todd!! Hopeful--just out of curiosity, how much are you paying for swim lessons for Keira? I just joined a community center that supposedly has a fantastic swim program but (though this is unconfirmed) another member told me for private lessons the price is $85 per 15 MINUTES!?! I really have to see that price with my own eyes to believe it. I'm sure group lessons would be cheaper but at this stage they'd need pretty individualized attention. Ben is officially signed up for intro pre-school starting in January! I'm going to send him two half days a week. I originally thought I wouldn't send him to any preschool until next Sept when he's 3 but I really think he's ready for the socialization aspect with other children. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't also looking forward to 5 hours a week of freedom to do errands, work out, meeting friends for child-free conversation...whatever I want really!! It will be nice.

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