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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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3rdtimer - Thursday, 22 Oct
Megaroni congrats on your new daughter! Having two of the same (boy or girl) it's nice to be able to pull out all your favourite little clothes again isn't it :-) And it's kind of 'better the devil you know' too. I think you're quite right about the seasonal flu and how the media is hyping up the swine flu. The fuss all kind of died down eventually here in Australia when it just had spread so far and it wasn't worth reporting every case. It was kind of like, if you feel fluey, stay home for a few days. There's a vaccine for it here now though. What about the US?

doublemama - Thursday, 22 Oct
my bro in law explained the flu shot to me (hes a very specialized doctor) basically the flu strands usually originate from the far east and make their way to the U.S. and around october is when it is at its peak here. so the vaccine makers will try to isolate the strands in the fareast that they feel are the strongest, and make the vaccine using them. with that said, there is always a chance they don't get it right when picking the strand. the live vaccine will have more strands to it and therefore is more affective so will 'cover' more. thought it was pretty interesting stuff :)

Bri - Thursday, 22 Oct
Happy Birthday Megan and congrats to the new little one. I'm so happy Megan is enjoying having a little sister. I think girls tend to adore the younger ones more then boys. The spurting maternal instinct I guess. In another 10 weeks I'm due to have my second boy. I hope my son behaves like your daughter.

megaroni - Thursday, 22 Oct
I am really scared about all the germs especially the swine flu too. They said that the dealth toll is at 80 for this flu season and it just began, and that a lot are under 5 and they are not just the sick ones. My ped though said that she sees several cased everyday in her office in fact the day I asked her she had 12, and they have not had any deaths of their patients. She said it is a strand of flu that is giong around at a very rapid rate because it is new strand that people are not immune to unlike the regular flu that most people have enough immunities to fight off enough for it not to be fatal. She said that the elderly die every yeare form the flu and that number is predicted to be bigger than this dealth toll, but since it is new and it is gitting children not elderly the new is having a field day with it. She said if they reported every case of the season flu and the dealths with that we wouls be terrified of that and everyone would get flu shots yearly. She did say it is a very nasty miserable flu to have.

cncmom - Thursday, 22 Oct
Hi lades! Thanks for your comments yesterday. I took Carter for his 2 year checkup today (his birthday is the 27th) and we are going to have him evaluated for his speech. She is not overly concerned since he has no other developmental delays. She said it is better to have him evaluated early and get the help if he needs it than to wait. He passed his hearing test so that if fine. I am glad we are taking this next step even if it's for my peace of mind. On another note what are your LO's getting for their 2nd birthday? We are having Carter's party Saturday. He is getting a train table that we bought from Toys R' Us and the theme of his party will be Thomas. He loves trains and cars.

megaroni - Thursday, 22 Oct
I have not posted in a really long time, but I just wanted you all to know that Megan became a big sister on Monday. I had another girl (we did not find out her gender at 20 weeks). Her name is Halyee Rae she was born at 37 weeks 5 days. My orginal due date was November 4th 2 days before her 2nd birth day. Megan is great with her so far and so in love with her and almost too helpful. I think it will be a nice age gap for us.

Bri - Thursday, 22 Oct
Tammy, I can see why. With your little guys passing germs back and forth. I really wish they would get better. I wish we were heading into winter either when bugs seem to crawl all over the kids. I'm really worried about this winter. The H1N1 has killed so many in WA state. It's awful! Two more people died yesterday. I want my Christmas shopping done now. I don't want to go anywhere. I want to stay in the house and avoid all people. Joe and I have been talking about taking swim classes this winter but I'm not sure if I want to take him to a public pool. I know there are chemicals and I'd hope they would kill most bugs but the H1N1 is a hardy bug. I worry about him and I worry about myself and little Alex. Anyways, as I was meaning to say. I'm sure you would have a decent routine if you were able to stay out of the hospital and doctor's offices. Plus, I only have the one right now. It took a bit to get into this routine but it works. The only problem is that he sleeps from noon to 2. So, it's hard to go out in the morning and be back in enough time for nap. Mornings are usually shot. Oh and because I don't crawl out of bed until he wakes up I can't shower until he goes down. HAHA! He is a such a busy body that I can't leave him alone. I can't have him in the bath with me either because there are too many chemicals and razors and what not that I'd be too scared that he'd grab something while I was washing my face and had my eyes closed. So, that door is left shut at all times. I wish I could just let him play in his room while I showered but nope. Tomorrow I have a 9am OB appointment. This means I need to get up around 7 so I can get ready and such before he wakes up. I'll also have to wake him a little before 8 because we'll be in rush hour. Plus, it's not only supposed to rain tomorrow but blow which makes traffic that much better. HAHA!

joeyandzacksmommy2007 - Thursday, 22 Oct
so when are we going to hop over to 24 months

joeyandzacksmommy2007 - Thursday, 22 Oct
Geez Bri i wish it could be that easy here...with zack always being sick he is terrible for a schedule to keep. i have been recently getting him to bed around 9pm when wow wow wuzzby comes on and he stays in bed but then he got sick and that changed with the hospital nights cuz they are always in there waking u up...plus his breathing is not good so it wakes him up as well. also thank you BRI its so hard cuz i live no where near my family except my brother and his wife so its hard to talk friends around here cuz thier kids are older (they do care its just harder)about whats going on but u guys have been wonderful. u know what i am going thru and if not you research to help me. u have no idea how i look forward to signing on to the pc in the morning just to see what you all are up to..

Bri - Thursday, 22 Oct
Tammy and Luv! I hate how many issues both of you are going through. I'm always here. If you want to talk or anything just let me know. As for a routine. We are very set in ours and it works...usually. Yesterday was a day from Hell but we got through. We get up around 8-8:30. We go downstairs and eat breakfast and watch Micky Mouse Club or whatever, depending on the time while I clean up a bit. Then we play. This may mean books, coloring, going outside if it's nice, playing ball, whatever. At 11 I make lunch. While Kekoa eats I watch the doctors. I know I'm lame but I like that show. At noon I take him upstairs. We rock for a bit and listen to music and I lay him down. He usually gets up anywhere from 2-2:30. We have a snack and then go out. We go shopping, grocery, any errands I might have. We'll get home and play at the park (if it's nice) or play around the house. At five the Backyardigans are on so he watches his friends while I start dinner and get things going for the evening. Dad gets home at 6:15 and we eat around 6:30, 7 at the latest. At 7:30 we do Tubby Time and then we read until 8. That's when Dad is dismissed and I rock him again for a bit while we say our prayers and listen to music. Then I lay him down. That's it.

doublemama - Thursday, 22 Oct
precious..9am she wakes up and we eat breakfast, this is when shes allowed to watch tv (we limit it cause i hate the concept)..she can watch mickey mouse club for 30 min. then 2 days a week we meet with a playgroup, 1 day is a play and learn gym class, 1 day is story time at the library, and the remaining day is errands/catchup...each of these things usually ends by noon. we come home, have lunch, read some books or play with her dolls and by 2pm max she has to be in bed for a nap. wakes up at 4, i get dinner ready while she has a snack and 'helps' ....then hubby is home by 6 and he takes over from there.

Bek 30 - Thursday, 22 Oct
Precious: My routine is around Katy I guess. When she wants to eat, we eat, when she wants to sleep we sleep and what she wants to play we play...lol. I'm really not one for routines. You can't make a child eat, just like u can't make them sleep... but we always play.. we have a bit of trampoline time, we have animal time where we go out check their water, feed up, have a pat, she has a ride, we have time with the dog... we come in and we do puzzles together, I always make sure we have time to learn the abc, 123, and new words and I always make sure we have quiet time, and if she falls asleep, thats a bonus..if not we usually just lay on the lounge and cuddle, but every day I change things around, but we r always busy..and then the days she as day care, I have 1 day where I do all the housework and washing, and then the other day, besides doing my few chores of feeding animals and what not, I usually sit on my ass and have a quiet catch up day of all my tv shows that I taped during the week..or curl up with a book...lol

doublemama - Thursday, 22 Oct
tammy, im so sorry for all the 'labels' theyve put on zack. i know you kinda knew these things about him anyway but having a label kinda makes it harder on the ears. is there any way to boost his immune system or to get him not to be 'fragile'? or do they know the cause? i wish they could assign u an at home nurse or something so that you're not playing nurse, mom, wife, friend, etc too many things at once!

*Precious.Moments* - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Luv im sorry youre going thru what youre going thru with Craig.. I hope things smooth out for yall and he mans up and becomes the father that his sons need him to be.. on another note Im glad yall were talkin bout sleep issues because my daughter has been giving us hell at nap and bedtime.. Nice to know Im not the only one have problems right now.. Another question.. What are your schedules (for you stay at home mommies) My hubby recently went back to work after a few months off and Im having a hard time gettin back into the swing of things..

joeyandzacksmommy2007 - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Luv...i am so sorry..and here i am calling you up crying about zack when you have ur own problems....i am here to talk u know my number if you ever need to vent xoxo Sooooo some ore on Zack..some of you may already have read it on facebook but although Zack may look very happy and healthy on the outside he is a very sick lil boy on the inside. His pnuemonia/bronchitis has not got any better now theu are saying he has RAD (reactive Airway Disease) and that is the reason it is not healing. they put him on extensive steroid treatment for 5 days and then he has to get an xray done of his lungs on Monday. If they are not any better then he will be put back in the hospital(for his birthday of all times) Then i was told that he is now labeled a medically fragile child and is not to be put in any sort of daycare setting. he is not even allowed to leave the house except for doctors appointments. I was also told which i kind of figured is he has a supressed immune system. Ughhh I know i am strong but all i want to do is cry for him.

luvbeingamom - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Oh and Double, that is his MO... he will do something stupid, say something stupid and then say Sorry and try to pretend it never happens. Sadly, he then will do the same thing again. So it is almost meaningless. AND, the schedule is suppose to be he has the kids every wednesday night and then every other weekend. It just rarely works out that way.

3rdtimer - Wednesday, 21 Oct
A moderator sounds like a brilliant idea. And get it all written down. You don't need this stress!

3rdtimer - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Woah yeah Luv that's all a bit twisted but it sounds like he's coming around. He's probably full of guilt. I guess at least it has come to a bit of a head. Maybe now you can sit down and work out a schedule of who has the boys when and he will stick to it. Well, we can live in hope.... I hope it doesn't mess up jake's birthday. Happy birthday! (It's already his birthday here in Australia!)

luvbeingamom - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Thanks Bri... Sadly, that is the home i come from too. My parents are crazy. They have now been divorced longer then they were together and still can't be in the room together. My wedding was crazy! I am not looking forward to my brother's wedding in July for that reason too! I just don't want my boys to be in the middle of something like that. I don't want them to EVER have to worry about what will happen if Craig and i are together. Though with the crap today, i wish he would disappear and just send me money. I know that is horrible, but with the kids so young, out of site, out of mind and way less stress for me! Sorry, dreaming! and it isn't nice i know! **** With that said, we are going to a moderator and going ot get an agreement down. That way we only have to pay once and only the one fee. well at least that was the plan. we didn't argue about anything before today so we didn't see a reason to get lawyers involved that would steal our money and cause us more headaches than solutons.

doublemama - Wednesday, 21 Oct
luv...well im just in awe u got a sorry out of him! (still workin on that one around here:P) the rest of what happened is just crappy... for him to manipulate the situation like that. im glad ur kids were smart enough to give him a dose of his own medicine :) and dont worry bout the lawyer, it would be clear as day who is the responsible one in this situation and if anything might even get a proper schedule in place that he has to follow

Bri - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Oh Luv, I'm so so sorry this is happening! That is terrible. But, on a positive side. If you do go to court then there would be a decree saying when each of you have the kids. Then it would make life a bit easier cause then you all could plan around that. I know, it's nice just to be nice with the ex but coming from a family of a divorced home, it doesn't always happen. For some reason my parents can't be in the same room together without fighting. It's stupid because they met when they were 14, they are now in the their sixties and have three children and soon-to-be seven grandchildren.

luvbeingamom - Wednesday, 21 Oct
3rd - Great job! i am teaching myself to sew but don't have much time for it. So for now, i can make pillows and seat covers! :-) I would love to be able to make other things, but i have not tried yet. ***** Bek - After Jake my bladder is weak too. I actually wear a panty liner most of the time b/c of that issue. I ddidn't have this prob after having Josh, just after Jake. ***** Speaking of Jake... he will be 2 tomorrow! I want my baby back. Though i love this age. he is so cute with his little personality showing through everything he does. Oh and what a personality it is! haha. Trouble looking for a place to happen! ****** So after writing that about Craig yesterday this morning he pulled one this morning! He has called the last 3 night nights, when i tried to hand the phone to the boys they say 'i don't want to talk to him'. So i tell him sorry, but they won't get on the phone. So this morning he calls me at 8:30. I had just dropped off the boys at daycare. So i said 'sorry you missed them, they are already at daycare'. He said 'then why the hell didn't you call me' (in a very angry voice). I said what? You know what it is like trying to get them out the door in teh AM. I didn't think of it, why didn't you call us? So then he said 'i am coming back from NJ early and i want the boys Thursday, Friday, Sat. I said, No, we have plans Thursday and just as i was about to say 'but you are welcome to join us b/c we are going out for Jake's birthday' he cut me off and said 'well if you keep controlling when i see the kids i will have to get a lawyer'. I said 'wow, slow down, what the hell, i thought all was going ok?' He said that 'he never gets to see the kids and it is my fault for controlling him. He is keeping the kids on Sunday and not giving them back'. I said No your not (we are suppose to go see my brother from GA who will be about an hour from here). Then he hung up on me. I called him back and said wait just a minute... I bend over backwards so that we work for YOUR schedule, work or for football. I am always encouraging the boys to talk to you and see you. I offered for you to take the boys last sunday b/c i HAD to go to a babyshower and you told me to get a babysitter. I asked to hve the kids sunday and you wanted to bring them back Sat afternoon. WTF! He was starting to come around to reality when i finlly got off the phone. I was so upset. As soon as he said lawyer, i got a lump in my throat and started to cry (and i am not a crier). I had no idea what to say b/c i knew he was flying off the handle b/c he was stressed at work and upset that the boys didn't want to talk to him. B/c despite his actions to the contrary, he always says he misses the boys and doesn't like not seeing them. So after being upset all morning (thank God for my friend Keith (MN friend), b/c he cahtted with me the ismorning assuring me all is well), then finally Craig called around 2pm saying he was sorry and he was stressed and upset that he hadn't talk to the boys and that work was stressful, etc.. I am still very upset (obviously), but working through it to get back to hopefully where we were before. UGH... MEN!

3rdtimer - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Bek - yeah my bladder's not too good! Definitely if I have a bad cough it will get worse. I don't want to sneeze without crossing my legs... I try to remember to do the exercises but oh, so boring. I'm sure yours will improve when your cough goes. I think there's an operation you can have to er, tighten it up a bit, if it gets too bad. I have to be a bit careful but I'm not up to that yet. Maybe when I'm old.... As for Dylan sewing, what a treasure he is! Charlie likes to watch me sew and has tried a bit of hand sewing. He would probably love me to teach him more. *** Bri - Clem just went through a few nights of not wanting to sleep. I think they test you out now and again. There was nothing really wrong with him. He wanted to be picked up and cried when we left the room, then woke several times during the night. Once we knew there was nothing wrong we had to make him cry it out a bit. Silly wally. Guess you can't blame him for giving it a go. I sure hope for your sake Kekoa isn't trying to lose his daytime sleep! If he usually has around 2 hours, that's like Clem, he must still need it. I hope Clem still has a daytime sleep almost up until school age, like Jasper did.

Bri - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Yeah, sewing really isn't that difficult once you learn. I do needlepoint for relaxation. Actually, my son is learning his colors by the one I'm doing now. HAHA! It's floral and brightly colored.

Bek, I had a section so I don't have stress inconsistance or however it's pronounced. But, being pregnant I have learned to do my kegals and tighten things up withI sneeze. HAHA!

Kekoa actually did NOT sleep today. Insane! I don't know what his problem is. He usually sleeps two hours in the day. After an hour of him not going down in his room I locked both of us in my room. Lights off, tv unplugged, etc etc etc. I slept for a bit but every time I woke up he was poking at me, sucking his blanket or rolling around. At least we 'rested'. HAHA! I needed that. Just got back from Christmas shopping. Almost done. I have three people left and two are little boys. HAHA! Even got Kekoa his birthday present, a radio flyer wagon. It was on sale and we've been talking about getting him one or a big wheel. You know you can't find the old big wheels around anymore. I wonder why? Probably a lawsuit or something. Everything is now trykes. Oh well. Went to Safeway and it's POURING out. You can hardly see outside. So, I parked inside the garage. Too bad Joe! I had too much to unload. He'll probably want to move it though his the wrangler isn't really water tight. There's going to be some flooding tonight if it doesn't let up. I'm glad we didn't buy on a water table. For weeks they have been trying to levy the Green River down South in preparation for this winter. I guess they've now missed the deadline. Ok, off to start dinner.

3rdtimer - Wednesday, 21 Oct
Double you should give it a go! Although I guess you probably don't have much spare time on your hands especially with the new one due lol! But I find it really relaxing. I hadn't touched a sewing machine in years. I'm learning a lot as I go along and gaining confidence. Plus, now I have much more patience to undo stuff and re-do stuff if I don't get it right first off or when things happen like thread running out or a needle breaking I don't just give up! Having kids has taught me a lot more patience haha! It is a really rewarding thing to do. I wish I had little girls of my own to sew for, there are so many gorgeous fabrics and patterns for little girls. I sewed a pretty shirt for a friend's little girl who is just turning one. I feel like puttng it on Clem just to pretend for a while haha!

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