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Your baby, 23 months


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23 months old As a parent, it is your responsibility to develop and build your toddler's self-esteem. Don't wait until your child is older to help him learn how special he is-start now if you have not already. Because everyone likes to be praised and acknoledged for a job well done, show your child will hugs, smiles and words of praise when he has done something well. Always try to focus on the positive and avoid negative feedback, when possible. Instead of telling your toddler what not to do, explain the correct method. Good communication skills will help your child's self esteem, confidence and relationships with others. Use kind words to get good results and build your child up. Smiles and happy facial expressions can also go a long ways towards developing your toddler's self-esteem.

Your toddler is very curious about the world around him! Listen to what your child has to say and always answer her questions. Toddlers often ask why the sky is blue or how to fix a broken toy. Most often, they do not understand how things work and we have to show them. Some toddlers will ask questions just to keep a conversation going. Your child might be able to respond to simple questions regarding their name, age, siblings names and colors, shapes and names of objects.

Children this age are more active than they have been and can actually begin to pedal tricycles. Remember to always provide a helmet to protect your child's head from falls. Your toddler can also throw a ball into a wastebasket or small hoop. Remember to give your child a variety of toys that encourage different types of development.

With the second birthday quickly approaching, you might notice that your child is ready to be toilet trained. Girls are often ready to train around two years old and most boys are ready around two and half. Do not rush toilet training and follow your child's lead. When you think that your child is ready to begin toilet training, make sure he knows the correct words. He needs to understand when he peed or urianted and pooped or had a bowel movement. Decide which words your family will use to describe these bodily functions. Make it easy for your child to toilet train by dressing him in loose-fitting clothes that are fast and easy to get down. Children often wait until the last minute to use the restroom and this will make it easier for him. Remember to praise your child when he uses the bathroom, but do not scold or punish for accidents or when he does not use the toilet. Encourage your toddler to sit on the toilet for a few seconds or minutes if they will, but it is best not to insist that your child sit on the toilet until he actually uses it because your child will soon become frustrated with sitting there.

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busybeemom - Friday, 20 Jun
Hi ladies, I have been sewing with a friend. Her and I have put a countless number of hours of resaerch into the one size diaper we made. It is for newborns thru to potty trainers. We are really happy with our pattern but I am looking for feed back. Cloth diapering mama's or not please tell me what you think. I have more on a blog on my page.PhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucket

avenue - Tuesday, 3 Jun
hi, im potty training, he goes on the potty most of the time, and doing well. but when i put pants on him he screams for them of. how do i get him to learn to have pants on and pull them down?

devinsmom - Saturday, 31 May
Does/Has anyone here suffer from anxiety attacks?? If so, leave me a private message.

vanessa - Sunday, 25 May
If you live in Texas and are owed back child support or owe back child support please PM me I have some questions.

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hotpotaaaaato - Sunday, 27 Apr
anyone have some GREAT ideas for a girl's birthday party? Only a few toddlers will be there, but a lot of adults.

lisar - Saturday, 26 Apr
Ladies, wondering if any of you can shed some insight. A week ago my six week old started getting mucus in his poop. Within a few days it became green and more liquidy. He is breastfed. I have gone on a completely hypoallergenic diet over the past week & this hasn't helped so I'm figuring it's probably not allergies. He's been to the dr.-no blood in the stool, no fever, acting normally, eating normally. They are now begining to run all sorts of other tests but as of yet have no answer. Someone mentioned hindmilk/foremilk imbalance to me so over the past day and a half I've been having him nurse twice from the same side before switching. At first he seemed to be improving, the first couple poops after were yellower than they'd been in days, but now they are back to green. Does anyone have any knowledge about this? How long does it take to make a difference if this is the problem? I hate to put him thru more tests or on a medication he doesn't need if its a breastfeeding issue. Please message me if you can help. Thanks so much!

ikmg80 - Wednesday, 16 Apr
Please help me save lives!! Donate and/or join me at this event: http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?si=DA5559AF-22C6-474A-82CB-727825B68047&SeId=524265

lisar - Thursday, Mar 27th
Anyone ever have a bad fall with baby 7 have all turn out ok? I fell down my hardwood steps (about 5-6 steps) holding my 12 day old baby on Monday and I am sick inside to the point that I cannot think of anything else. We called 911 and he had a CAT scan and neck x-ray which were both normal but I keep thinking that maybe the CAT scan was done too soon to show a developing injury (bleed). Also about an hour after the fall his one eye started tearing up and leaking like a blocked tear duct which the dr. said it probably was. She gave me some antibiotic ointment to put in it. I gave him 2 doses of the ointment & his eye started to get red & swollen so on the advice of the pharmacist I stopped it. He woke up today with his eye completely better in every way. i know a blocked tear duct doesn't heal that quickly & with only 2 doses of antibiotic I don't see how an infection could have cleared up, so I'm convinced that there must have been some kind of injury sustained by the fall. Anyone with any similar experiences would be so appreciated, please message me on my page. Thanks.

shathon - Thursday, Mar 27th
Joshua Mauldin, The dad who put baby in microwave oven for 20 secondsm, gets 25-year sentence with a chance of parole at 12 years! Can you believe this???? This is soooo horrible. That poor baby girl. He should have gotten life. If you want to read the whole story, just google his name. Its all over the news here in Texas.

girlwitstyle - Tuesday, Mar 4th
Hi, I'm from Month 0. Does anyone have any experience with Hypospadias in infant boys? My 1 week old boy has this condition (it's a birth defect) and we are wondering if it's something we should be very worried about or something easy to fix? Thanks!

welchmomx5 - Tuesday, Feb 5th
Good Morning Ladies! I posted my story about living with Postpartum Depression on several month by month pages the other day, and received such a positive response, that I feel that I should post it to the rest of the pages, just in case someone else may benefit from it. Keep in mind, Postpartum Depression does not just occur right after giving birth - it can occur anytime during the first year after having your baby. Thank you for listening. Hello ladies: Some of you may remember me. I was welchmom, and stopped posting on here in December. It seems I got offended when several people didn't like me or angel4 commenting on sad stories in the news. Well, little did I know, I was on the verge of a mental meltdown, and that is probably why I overreacted. I did not realize it, but I was suffering from Postpartum Depression, or in my case, another Postpartum mood disorder that I had never even heard of, Postpartum OCD. Now that I feel soooo much better, and after reading several of the comments from yesterday, I felt the need to get on here and sort of tell my story, because if it helps one person out there that feels like they must be losing their mind, then it is worth telling. I have never experienced PPD until now. I had 3 children prior to my pregnancy with our twin boys, and never had anything more than the baby blues. This time around, of course, I felt overwhelmed - who wouldn't with an 11 year old, 8 year old, 2 year old and now twin newborns to tend to. I had myself fooled for a while, that I could get it all done, but as time went on, instead of things getting easier, they got harder. I found myself staying up late (2:30am-3:30am) just so I could get work around the house done, which just made be more sleep deprived. My anxiety level was crippling, but what sent me to the doctor was the constant fear of my kids being hurt. I have always been a very protective parent - kids can't play outside unless someone is with them, etc - but this was way different. What began playing constantly in my head were images of bad things happening to them. I now know that these are referred to as intrusive thoughts. The mind of someone with Postpartum OCD, has repetitive thoughts that won't go away, and cause anxiety and panic attacks. Of course, it is normal to want to protect your children and worry about them, but when it is happening 24/7 and it consumes you, it is time to reach out and get help. I had been reading way too many horrific stories in the news, which then had the OCD part of me overanalyzing my thoughts. 'Well, if I'm picturing these things happening, am I going crazy? Will I hurt my kids? Is that how Andrea Yates felt?' Let me reassure you, this is not what Andrea Yates had. She had Postpartum Psychosis, which is a completely different mood disorder, which rears its ugly head within the first 6 weeks of giving birth - you believe the images are real. Anyway, to try to make a long story short, I called my doctor the second I didn't feel right, and was started on a low dose of Prozac. The three weeks it took to get in my system were hell. I had such terrible anxiety that I didn't want to be left alone, which thank God for a supportive hubby, MIL, and church family. This was very hard, as I am a very independent person, one who would much rather do for someone than have someone do for them. I have been seeing a therapist, which is quite helpful - I recommend it to anyone!=) Anyway, I now understand why it isn't a good idea to talk about such horrible things, particularly on this sight. In fact, I try not to read much of the news these days - it IS depressing. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you all, and also give you a website to check out, if you think this describes you: www.ppdsupportpage.com. You can read journals, post questions, and it really has been very helpful and informative. I am mommyx5 on there, if you want to read my posts. I have a daily journal, but my original post is under introductions. This whole ordeal has taught me so much, and I just feel the need to reach out to tell everyone that if you feel this way, you are not alone, you just have to ask for help. I also feel that more needs to be done to give mothers this information, so if they feel this way, they can reassured that they aren't 'nuts', it is normal, and you don't have to continue to suffer. Thanks for listening. I will have to create a new page, as everything has been deleted, and my old passwords don't work, but I guess I am back for good! =)

JULY MOMMA - Thursday, Jan 24th
hey all I am from the 6 month board but I wanted to ask you all a favor. My friend entered her baby girly into a photo contest. If you think her pic is cute could you all vote for her here please... http://www.simplytoimpress.com/photo-contest/2199.html she is in 2nd right now.

sayersbaby - Sunday, Jan 13th
OH i love my 23 month old , but she is a handfull. best thing for parenting a toddler take it one mess at a time lol!

kel - Wednesday, Dec 19th
CALLING ALL MOMMIES Hey moms I need your help for my daughter to win a $500 baby shopping spree. You can vote as many times as you won't and she is baby # 157 the voting ends on the 21st the direct link without going through all 218 babies is http://www.993thebeat.com/pages/SantaBabyPoll.html put the curser back in the go to page and hit enter and you can vote agin and again. If you would like to look through all the babies the link is www.wpap.com then go to santa babies. Thank you again, Kelly

AmandaZ - Wednesday, Dec 12th
my baby is 12 weeks old today, I breastfeed her but while Im at work my mom gives her two small servings of formula. she was having some belly issues with gas and pains early on so my doctor perscribed neutramagen for her. Her belly problems have passed and although she doesn't get very much formula at all Im wondering if I need to switch her back to a regular formula...is there any advantages to leaving her on the neutramagen?? or disadvantages?? this is my 4th baby and Ive always breastfeed, my ohters didnt have formula or bottles so this formula feeding is new to me...any help would be great. Thanks, Amanda

Adriana - Thursday, Oct 25th
This is my friends web site... www.shade.etsy.com .Her soaps are FABULOUS !Please put it on your christmas list.I have them all.Great price.Thanks

mumto1 - Friday, Sep 14th
My sone bangs his head also. I have researched as much as I can and the reoccuring theme is to completely ignore tham. A child of this age isn't strong enough to cause any brain damage etc so you are safe to leave them. By ignoring them it is no eye contact, verbal contact - even to tell them of is still attention. So remove yourself to another room and leave them too it. Our son rarely does it now nad if he does it is only once maybe twice and no where near as hard as it was. It is 4 times more likely in boys, starts at 12 to 18mths, peaks at 18mths to 2 years then decreases with most stopped by 3 at the latest 4 years of age. Good luck

christina - Tuesday, Aug 14th
OK, this video on myspace made me want to bawl. Check it out. It's a very important story of a little girl named Kelsey. My heart goes out to her dad. The last statement about her dad made me want to reach out and hug him. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=15555289

BeenThere - Sunday, Jun 10th
I would like to let all of you ladies know that if you ever need an opinion or advice on something or just someone to talk to that I have been there and done that with just about everything pertaining to what some or most of you are going through now. I have been a teenage mom giving birth right after my 17th birthday with no one knowing I was even pregnant until 8 months along and without medical care. Married at that age to an abusive drug addict who raped me and forced me to have 2 abortions and almost killed me several times before I left. I had another baby at just a couple of months before my 20th birthday while married to this same man. I finally left and got divorced at the age of 21 and became a single mother of a 2 year old and 5 year old. I have medical issues that have left me disabled and in a lot of pain. I married again 3 years later to a very verbally abusive man and was married to him for almost 11 years. I am now 38 years old and am finally with a wonderful man and we just had my 3rd baby after a long and difficult pregnancy. I was diagnosed with herpes during this pregnancy during the initial screening which proved the fact that my husband was cheating on me. I have had natural birth with no drugs. An induction and an epidural. I was in an abusive household growing up with an alcoholic step father who molested me. My mother is no longer living as she died from cancer right after her 43rd birthday.

michelle c. - Tuesday, Jun 5th
Hi Ladies. I wanted to show you ladies an article that blew my mind. It is something that sometimes we do not even think about. We all know how much we love our hand sanitizer, but please read this article. It is very helpful.This article is a couple weeks old so I apologize if someone already posted it, but I saw it on another forum today and thought I would share... http://www.fox23.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=c2237332-7ce7-42f6-8d25-0f929e1f91b0

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