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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.

Developmental Milestones - 23 Months Old

Physical

• Loves to climb
• Jumps well
• Runs well
• Can pedal a small tricycle
• Can throw a ball into a wastebasket

Intellectual

• Tries to ask questions during conversations
• Can answer simple questions
• Can put together a 4-6 piece puzzle
• Likes to read and turn pages

Emotional

• Likes to be with other children
• Does not share well
• Afraid of disapproval and rejection
• Interested in babies
• Likes to cuddle

Age Appropriate Toys

• Sand and water play
• Climbing toys
• Ride on toys
• Pretend play
• Dolls or stuffed animals
• Books
• Balls
• Alphabet toys
• Stringing beads
• Dolls
• Cars/trucks
• Dress up clothe

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juliannaz - Thursday, 28 Mar
yaay! Anna is 23 months asof yesterday! :)

bellablue - Saturday, 16 Mar
23 months wow time flys quiet in here lol

hopeful29 - Friday, 28 Sep
So we moving over for good now???

hopeful29 - Friday, 28 Sep
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xox Keira is singing can you hear her? Happy birthday little man! Won't let me post on facebook right now for soem reason!

kathleen112 - Thursday, 27 Sep
What are your symptoms? You haven't had any procedures done recently that would leave you susceptible to infection right? If there's sig swelling they may have to drain the fluid off. Do you have a fever?

kashsmommy - Thursday, 27 Sep
Kathleen...have you come across a patient who has had and infection in a joint? Something is wrong with my left knee and both pre-op nurses at work were pretty alarmed when I asked their opinion of the issue. Any clue what is done? Hopeful...I know you'll keep an eye out for me! Cupcake...where ya at? Ruby? Babydust...sorry I haven't jumped on board kn welcoming you until now, sooo WELCOME!!! I'm from southern Louisiana, I have an ALMOST 2 year old named Cole, I work in a hospital, I sometimes have no filter on this mouth of mine, and I have horrible knees which you'll probably hear me complain about often lol! Sorry to hear about your husbands job...hope he finds something soon!

babydust4932 - Thursday, 27 Sep
No news yet hopeful and Kathleen I would have done the same if I was in your position. Unfortunately there are some people who wouldn't think twice about sending their kid to play with pink eye! Any of ur lil ones super attached to you? Kylie is all about me right now and a lot of times won't even let my husband near her when I am around. the only exception are her grandparents then i dont exist lol

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 26 Sep
I felt so silly today...Ben's eyes are really red looking since his surgery and I had him out at one of the indoor play places today and a mom with a toddler and a really young infant came up to ask if he had pink eye!! For some reason it never occured to me that people would think that, but DUH of course they would. Of course I then became self conscious that everyone was thinking that so I went and told the owner the deal in case anyone complained.

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 26 Sep
Ben is doing well thanks! Grandma is ok...got the surprising news that the 'mass' in her colon is not cancer which is good..she still has cancer in her lungs of course but it was good news nonetheless. So far she's still not in any pain and she's feeling strong and is able to be at home where she wants to be.

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 26 Sep
LOL :)

kashsmommy - Tuesday, 25 Sep
Tramps...Hahahaha!!!! Jk

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 25 Sep
LOL Kash, Kathleen and I are already cheating on you...sorry! But I keep a regular eye out over here for you! Babydust any luck with job interviews for your husband? Cupcake sorry your whole household is sick, hopefully it was only a 24 hour bug. Or was it something they ate? KAthleen hows Ben? How's your grandmother?

babydust4932 - Tuesday, 25 Sep
Kathleen, isn't that how it always works? Lol my husband is a sales manager for a car dealership. Hopefully he can get his surgery done soon bc it makes more sense to do it now and then look for a job. We'll see what happens. Demo starts tomorrow for my bathroom then next week should be the kitchen.

kashsmommy - Tuesday, 25 Sep
Geeez Hopeful....trying to leave me huh?!? Hehe! Thanks for having my back, Kathleen! Did Ben sleep ok all night? What do you think was up with nap time? Hopeful...Keira looked like she had a blast on her birthday! I will be ok with moving over at 5:10pm on Friday lol...cole was born at 5:09 so, in my delusional mind, he will be a 1 year old until then! I think I'm going to have pizza delivered to school for him on Friday and bring some cupcakes! Originally, I was going to let him skip, but I have so much to do!

kathleen112 - Monday, 24 Sep
Happy Birthday Ollie!!!! Kash wants to wait until Cole's bday...let her hold onto her one year old for four more days. ;-)

hopeful29 - Monday, 24 Sep
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLLIE!!! xox So when are we moving over?

kathleen112 - Saturday, 22 Sep
I'm so sorry to hear about your hubby's job babydust. :-( What does he do for a living? I hope he finds something really quick!! I often marvel about how life continuously deals crappy hands lol. Not that I'm complaining, I think overall I'm a very very lucky girl, but life just sucks sometimes, doesn't it?? When it rains it pours, as they say. Cupcake--very happy to hear the sickness has passed and I don't think it's at all uncommon not to feel connected to a baby you can't even feel. I don't think I felt any connection to Ben until I felt him move and quite frankly my reaction when he was born was 'who the hell are you? I don't recognize you at all!' No joke, that was my first thought upon seeing my son. So no judgement here babe, you know that. Hopeful--Ben's party isn't until next Saturday. Looks like Keira had fun at hers!! Poor Ben looks like he's been in a bar fight with his swollen/red eyes so hopefully by next weekend it'll look a lot better. He's a trooper though...he was pretty much back to his normal self today, maybe slightly more crankiness than usual after his nap, but pretty much status quo. He's getting a little too used to his 'unlimited TV' privileges and all carbs all the time diet...I think tomorrow is officially the last day of Ben running the show, surgery or not. I might sound like a meanie but I will not be that mom who lets her kid run the show...plus, my brain is turning to complete mush. If I see one more episode of 'Tassie' (Ben's term for Thomas the Train) I might go insane.

babydust4932 - Friday, 21 Sep
I know u ladies are from all over I am from Boston, Mass :) I work full time as a loan officer for a local credit union and Kylie will be 2 Oct 13th. I was one of the unlucky ones who went past the 41 week mark so I am a little behind u guys

babydust4932 - Friday, 21 Sep
Yay for Ben! I am so happy that he made it through easily. Hopeful, I think i just might stick around! Today was a rough day not only did I find out for sure thT we did not conceive this month, my husband lost his job right before we start a huge kitchen/bathroom/sun porch remodel! Already ordered stuff so we can't put it off. He already has some interviews lined up but this is the last thing we needed! So stressed lol ESP since he needs knee surgery and my sis is getting married in 3 weeks! now after all that I'm thinking it may be good I'm not preggo, I may need a drink!

hopeful29 - Friday, 21 Sep
Cupcake I think Keira Knightly would play you!

hopeful29 - Friday, 21 Sep
Ben has always been a great sleeper! How did the surgery go Kathleen? I can't wait to see party pics, his party is tomorrow right? Cupcake I actually balled my eyes out when I read your post, God love ya! You are too sweet! Glad to here the sickness has subsided. To be honest with you I felt the same way with Keira, not sure if you remember from the blue pages...or maybe I never said anything cause I was worried people would judge. For me I think it's cause I had a miscarriage and I didn't want to feel a connection cause I was worried I couldn't handle it. Once Keira started kicking everything inside changed and then I got excited. Maybe you are just so exhausted and need a vacation! You def deserve one! Babydust welcome! If you stick around you will find a friendship like no other. I honestly have no idea what I would do without my girls! We have a few that pop in here and there but if you stay put it will change your life. There is no judgment and you will see that very quickly. I love my girls!

kathleen112 - Friday, 21 Sep
Ben's surgery is over!!!! So so excited about that. As for the procedure itself, I was strong until the very end when they took him from me, that sucked. He was away from us for just under two hours and when he woke up from the anesthesia he was miserable. :-( They wanted him to take a single sip of a liquid before they released him but he wasn't cooperating for nothin' so ultimately they let us take him. Once we got him home he completely passed out for about 3 hours. He woke up in still a pretty foul mood (I'm sure he's in pain) but with Tylenol/Motrin over the course of the afternoon (plus unlimited puffs and Thomas the Tank Engine, a real treat for him) he started acting much more like himself by late afternoon. Fingers crossed for a solid night's sleep and the ability to actually leave the house tomorrow! Babydust--we are lucky with his sleeping, he's been sleeping 12 hours since he was 4 months old, wakes up no earlier than 7 (but that's rare, 8 is much more common and 9 is not unheard of) and takes a good nap at least 85% of the time. Even on the days he won't nap I still leave him in his crib for a good stretch of quiet time.

babydust4932 - Thursday, 20 Sep
Kathleen, honestly I don't even remember it has been over a year and a half since i attempted. For some reason I never was able to even in the blue pages. I bet Ben will be fine tomorrow but I would be wicked nervous if it was Kylie so I don't blame u. 8 am really? Your so lucky! Kylie is up by 630 am every morning

kathleen112 - Thursday, 20 Sep
Thanks for the bday wishes!! We had a wonderful day. We spent the morning at the zoo then after naps went to the park and then out for ice cream. Plus the weather was perfection!! Getting a little nervous about Ben's eye surgery tomorrow. We have to be there at 7am which for us is super early (Ben doesn't usually wake till 8) but that means it'll be over with early so that's the upside. Check facebook for upates, I'm sure I'll post on there way before I'm able to post here. Hope you had a great day with Keira hopeful!! Welcome babydust and thank you for the compliment!! Wish you had posted sooner but stick with us! What was your previous username?

babydust4932 - Thursday, 20 Sep
Hello ladies. I have followed with you guys since the blue pages but for some reason I never was able to post with the user name I had before and after a while I stopped trying but now that I am ttc I created a new one. I just wanted to say that you are all very strong wonderful women who I have come to respect very much. Wish I just changed my user name sooner and posted as well. Anyways, I have a daughter,Kylie, 23 months. She is so funny and keeps me on my toes! My husband and I call her out lil tornado bc it's amazing how fast a little girl can destroy a room! She is my pride an joy! Well happy birthday to all your little ones! Can't believe it's been 2 years!

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