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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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mybabysuprise - Thursday, 15 Dec
Happy birthday super, where did u eat

mybabysuprise - Thursday, 15 Dec
Rls, that is huge. Rubes sounds frustrating. Citi, jopr you are ok. Well ladies, now my kiddo haa a sinus disease. He had a ct scan today. Will find out iff mason likely needs surgery

rubes - Thursday, 15 Dec
Happy birthday!!! Sounds really cool!!! Rls, mine's head down but keeps engaging and disengaging. Apparently I have a big pelvis :( It's starting to get frustrating, and I have to keep reminding myself that Lilia didnt engage fully until labour was well progressed (about 6 cm dilated lol)

SuperMomTo3 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Thanks guys!!!

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Thursday, 15 Dec
That's so sweet. Happy belated birthday!

lilmum2002 - Thursday, 15 Dec
Aww how sweet Super! Happy Belated Birthday!!

SuperMomTo3 - Thursday, 15 Dec
My birthday was yesterday. It was awesome too. My mom drove 2 hours to see me just to give me my present and take me out to lunch. Then I met Nathan for dinner and he had roses for me and a gift card for iTunes. Then a cake. He saang happy birthday to me, along with our waitress, then we came home for cake. It was an awesome day.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Thursday, 15 Dec
I'm still here, just super busy at work. 36 weeks, have growth scan next week to check he's not going to be 11lb plus!!! He is head down and starting to engage!!

mybabysuprise - Thursday, 15 Dec
Lilmim, the unknown is exhausting. I'm sorry

Rubes - Thursday, 15 Dec
Omg how awful! Id have flipped my lid! I'm STILL pregnant (only 38 weeks but it feels like a dam lifetime lol) and lilia's in an awful mood.

mybabysuprise - Thursday, 15 Dec
Super, Ted's cafes escondido of course. When is your birthday? Rubes and rls, hopeeverything is ok bcyou are quiet. Citk, hope post op day isn't too bad. Yes, it was me. They glued my stomach to my thigh. They made a mess with the glue so when they moved beds, my legs bent up be cause my body folded and the glue stuck thethigh skin to my belly.but the spinal

lilmum2002 - Wednesday, 14 Dec
It's not so much that they are being careful s his scores from school are SOOOOOO different from home that to them it causes no concern. The principal however is on our side because she's starting to notice some more of his behaviors on the school yard, obviously not to the same extreme we do but enough that she wants him to work with the social worker. We had another rough night last night that went from 530- 830 they day before that he was yelling in poor Tyler's face that he hated him and that he wished he could kill him. It's just heartbreaking. I can understand a language barrier but the child knows what 'no, don't do that, you're hurting him, stop doing that, You can't be doing that you will hurt someone'

lilmum2002 - Wednesday, 14 Dec
That's exciting! where are you going?

SuperMomTo3 - Wednesday, 14 Dec
I am so excited. I finally get to go out to eat where I want to eat for my birthday!!!

SuperMomTo3 - Tuesday, 13 Dec
Hunter's word of the week is 'Look' and I wish I could get this on camera but he's been lip singing. SOO funny

SuperMomTo3 - Tuesday, 13 Dec
I think they are being careful. Because now days it seems like they just through around diagnosis without getting the full picture.

rubes - Tuesday, 13 Dec
lilmum, that really is ridiculous. They seem to be running so slow. How difficult is it to give a diffinitive answer????

citymami - Tuesday, 13 Dec
Will he see the speech therapist surely? They can pick up on language and a little more surely. You seem to be going round in circles with his school lilmum, a teacher or preferably the head needs to advocate for you, get the pace moving with his case. I'm out drains came out and it bubbled inside me, sick feeling, yak. Feeling itchy and sore but pain is nothing compared to labor, bet a c-section scar is possibly worse..and MyBaby my stomach isn't stapled to my thigh (lol remember that, sorry I know that was excruciating...how the hell that happened I don't know - remember that, it was you wasn't it?) It's not a breeze though, but it's mainly anxiety because I'm too frightened to rest long I'm pacing round instead of sitting because they put the frienghters on me saying I'm highh risk for DVT from personal and family history.

lilmum2002 - Tuesday, 13 Dec
Well we had Zac's meeting yesterday and we didn't quite get the answers we were looking for. It seemed they focused more on school stuff and we still need to have another evaluation done for his language skills since he did poorly with those and his fine motor skills. So there will likely be adaptations made for in the classroom, such as using a computer instead of actually handwriting since he has a hard time with the printing, and his working memory was in the very low range so he'll need more step by step instruction. However the outcomes he's expected to meet will not change just how he's given the information and how he turns it in will. We'll also know abit more about his language skills when he gets the evaluation done. They are basically saying that since he has a lowering understanding of language it's causing some barriers which is causing his frustrations, which in turn gives us his erratic behaviors. But since he school scores were totally different from home scores there is still nothing. I'm happy with the results in school that we can get him taht help before he gets to the harder grades and such but I just feel like there is more going on in his little head. I guess I just expected to have a bit more of an answer and would feel like a weight was lifted but instead I think it's just shifted. I'm hoping that maybe there is more we can learn when we find out where his language skills fall. The principal is also going to be speaking to the school social worker again because she really feels we need to have him partake in some sort of social skill workshops or something because he really is behind in those skills and it is starting to become a big concern.

lilmum2002 - Tuesday, 13 Dec
Glad to hear everything went well with the surgery. Right now a lot of it is probably swelling, it'll gradually go down and you'll be able to notice more of a difference.

Rubes - Tuesday, 13 Dec
I had to wear them after lilia. I needed help to get them on and off they were so tight lol On my mum's ward they were giving ppl injections (blood thinners I think). Apparently its better then compression socks! How long you expected to stay in for?

SuperMomTo3 - Monday, 12 Dec
I'm happy things went well, and pray for a speedy recovery. You have been on my mind for the past two days. Good luck.

mybabysuprise - Monday, 12 Dec
Citi, I wore those sicks for 24 hours after c-section, you will get used to it soon. I'm glad so far so good,apears surgery went well for you. I had a c-section so my bladder was moved and from how the baby was positioned is why I pee instead of kegels. Nothing wet through there..lol. yestrday, I coughed so hard one side of my stomach contracted and didn't release for a few mins. It looked so weird and hurt Citi, I never went in labor so idk how torate that pain I bet it's worth it. I would love for my stomach and boobs to stop slapping against my knees when I'm walking

citymami - Monday, 12 Dec
Ps in thgs surgical bra thing my boobs look about the same size...maybe a little smaller, It has to be swelling,!?

citymami - Monday, 12 Dec
Eee she's a right idiot this ex of his by the sounds of it Rubes, and yeah wouldn't be surprised if she's trying it on coz she's jel you're due anyway! Up all night with these stocking squeezing my calves .. Just can't sleep coz of all the squeezing lol and apparently the surgeons going to roll in here at 5am coz he's going to a meeting London so considering just staying up1

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