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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

Comments:

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Rubes - Monday, 12 Dec
City I told him it can cause serious illness. That's why he goes clean her house. Coz she won't! Not can't, just won't. And she knows he'll do it for her. We couldn't take the kids at this point. Not til we move and we've not found a new place yet. He threatened her but she don't care and the boys hate him even though he does so much to make sure they're clean and fed and not in care! But they think how they live is normal when it isn't. Its sad really. She did this when lilia's due date approached. Kept him perpetually busy and away from us, using her illness like some playing card. Using the kids. I'm not as bothered this time. It's just frustrating that it never ends :-(

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Monday, 12 Dec
Citi - glad surgerys done and okay, hope your back on your feet soon.

Rubes - Monday, 12 Dec
My bladder's gonna be screwed after this baby. I think it's pretty normal to experience bladder weakness after a baby. Can you speak to your dr about ways to firm you up? City i'm glad everything's alright. Try not to worry about dvt. I'm sure they're keeping an eye on you. Look out for sore swollen calves and let them know if you experience pain in your legs.

citymami - Monday, 12 Dec
Rubes cat poo can cause toxacara not good at all for you but no good for kids either, tell hub to threaten her with social and if she doesn't rectify situation then have him report it's bad for his boys and the animals.

citymami - Monday, 12 Dec
My mum does it (pee from cough) do you know Botox injections down there can help. Lying here in hospital with these mechanical compression socks on, had surgery 1.30pm aparrently in at 1.30pm and awake properly on recover by 6pm think surgeon took his time and maybe I woke and went back to sleep, woke to nurses anesthiatist and surgeon gone so I assume my vitals were all good and maybe I woke up and said some rubbish and fell out again no idea. Had a great anesthesiologist he trains people in it I thoroughly recommend intravenous anesthetic if you have a general woke up feeling I'd had a nice sleep. Now fretting about this dvt but can't get up easy as connected to too much stuff, boobs look a c in the bra bit are swollen I seem to look fuller at top too instead of flat as pancake theN huge pendulous bowling ball hanging down. Don't know details of op yet assume I still have nips and it didn't die when he took it off and back on again, he's coming in at five am to check on me apparently... Surgeon nice and professional but too early to rate his work, anesthiatist v good if anyone in uk needs recommendation privately. I think I was groggy for 2 hours after and took my time waking up but nothing untoward. Morphine wore off by time I woke up allowed only codeine now due to blood thinner on as stronger stuff can make me bleed, ladies the pain is nothing compared to that labor pain just more anxiety over dvt coz when I breathe deep it cam hurt a little and so left wondering is it clot or pain but will be pressing nurse buzzer loads to query them lol

SuperMomTo3 - Monday, 12 Dec
work on your kegals that will stop you from peeing yourself. I used to do that too, course I didn't have to sneeze I'd just leak. Though if you work those muscels they will get strong again.

mybabysuprise - Monday, 12 Dec
Lilmum, that makes me feel better, thanks. I thought it only happened to me and senior citizins

lilmum2002 - Monday, 12 Dec
Mybaby I had all 3 natural and I do that! And if I sneeze and if I hold it too long and try to talk HAHA

mybabysuprise - Sunday, 11 Dec
Lil, let us know. Rubes, yuck. Anyone not now pregnant but had a csection and still peesherself if she coughs too much?

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Sunday, 11 Dec
Lil - hope you get some help tomorrow from the school.

rubes - Saturday, 10 Dec
He sounds a bit autistic to me. Similiar to my stepson, who's on the lowest rung of the autism scale. I dont know him personally, so don't take what I say as fact, but from what you say -- he does sound similiar to my stepson. *** Weve had a tough time with the stepkids lately. SS10 has been discussing abortion in intricate detail at school. He told the teachers that he got it off the television, which doesnt surprise us as weve caught him on Skype more then once at gone midnight. The cat is incredably sick and has lost all use of its bowels and bladder, and the ex refuses to keep it in the shed even though Mohsen has created a perfect little home for her there. And his ex refuses to clean the mess up, so imagine a weeks worth of catty exrement all over the house...... Not to mention bird poop where the silly bugger bought 8 birds (she couldnt afford) and let them out the cage (but couldnt get them back in the cage). Anyways, imagine all a weeks worth of bird shit all over the house..... And two kids living in it...... Eating in it..... Sleeping in it....... Mohsen's been over there several times in the last few weeks to help her clean it and to make sure his kids dont get sick from the animal exrement. He's so close to going to Social Services, and tbh, I dont know why he doesnt. Theyre his kids too, and he deserves to lnow that they are properly looked after. Anyways, he went to clean there today with the home cleaner that comes once a week (coz of her mental illness, shes entitled to a cleaner once a week), and the cleaner is only meant to clean the living room, bathroom and kitchen (NOT bedrooms). SS10 has yogurt pots in his bedroom and the cleaner asks him to pick them up. The rude bugger says 'Youre the cleaner. You do it'. Mohsen was mortified, his ex didnt care. :( Anyways, I have a feeling 2012 will be just as dramatic as 2010. :(

lilmum2002 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Oh he was doing really great there last week and then he had a rough day at school yesterday and it's all gone to shit since. Any time I try to leave the house he does some serious fits and screaming and kicking, there has been some SERIOUS separation anxiety going on that wasn't there before. He's been tormenting the two little ones all day purposely finding ways to make them upset and then finding it funny. Just those types of things but he just takes it to the ultimate extreme. We go see the school physcologist and stuff on Monday and I honestly can't wait, although I'm sure they'll just tell me the same thing I've been hearing he's doing it for attention.

rubes - Saturday, 10 Dec
Mybaby, that sucks. I really wish you luck in your business venture!!! Lilmum, has his behaviour been extra difficult lately???? Im sorry youre having a tough time.

lilmum2002 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Citi it's not that crazy haha I wish I was close to my step brothers gf so I can borrow her baby at will. Although with Zac and his behaviour I'm not letting any body else near us right now. I truly hope on Monday that we are given some sort of answers because I am really ready to give up.

lilmum2002 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Good for you for taking your clients with you and away from him, the jerk. Zac's real dad is a total ass too, he's honestly the most messed up person I've ever met in my life.

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 10 Dec
If I saw one, mason will say two and that's it for counting. He doesn't have enough vo abulary to ask amything. I hope his speech therapy improves this.

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 10 Dec
This is an employment at will state; however there is an exception because I have been caring for a sick family member. I am going after him. He has made me so miserable for so long. I have taken about 15 clients with me so far. Lucky mason's health insurance is through his dad. Mason's dad wont respond to my texts or calls anymore. I think he is being extra jerk offish because its the holidays and he doesn't want ti buy mason abything. He has mental problems. He willtry to call us in the spring I bet. I might change my phone number though.if my business doesn't takeoff beforethen, I will move back to oklahoma and live with my dad.,

citymami - Saturday, 10 Dec
lilmum you're crazy lol.. Rubes and Ris feel better and keep an eye on those cold symptoms.. MYBABYSURPRISE!! Whhat a complete tosser your boss is, if there's any avenue to sue him do it when you have the time - department of labor? Make damn sure you claim unemployment from his ass while you set up that new business, you're entitled to it because you were fired and now he can pay. That happened to my husband just before he was due to have surgery they fired his ass for no good reason and of course health insurance was withdrawn, we claimed unemployment off those idiots, that was after 3 yrs of employment too. I hope it's the kind of business that you can take clients from him? Just make sure you import all contacts from email accounts etc..I take it you weren't with any sort of union if ti was an admin job? Still I'm not sure after 3 years you can fire at will like that, most contracts I've had specifically mentioned that they could fire at will during the first 90 days so I'd imagine they state that because after 90 days there's opportunity to sue or at least claim unemployment. It goes without saying that you and Mason are in my prayers.

lilmum2002 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Poor Mason, I wish the best of luck on your own business I'm sure you'll do great! I too can't believe it's so close for your boys to be coming already. I hope you both have speedy and safe delivery's. Lately I can't help but think it's a good thing I'm fixed because I am having some serious baby fever LOL.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Saturday, 10 Dec
Mybaby - that sucks, can you sue him?

mybabysuprise - Saturday, 10 Dec
Lilmum, mason got strepthroat again and a sinus infection. My boss said that I must want to be fired because I am out so much so he fired me with a sick kid right before christmas. This is regardless that I worked from home and was the biggest producer he ever had. I hated that job and his racist homophob butt, iliked to be paid though. It was a miserable 3 yrs. I'm opening my own office now, please pray it ggoes well.

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Friday, 9 Dec
Rubes - me too :(

rubes - Friday, 9 Dec
Thanks :) Im getting pregnancy insomnia ontop of a head/chest cold. My whole body is achy, my joints are so sore. Lilia's got a head/chest cold too, but it soldiering on better then me at this point haha

citymami - Friday, 9 Dec
can't believe these baby boys are on their way soon! I pray you both have safe easy deliveries...sure you guys will.

rubes - Friday, 9 Dec
All planned for Kaylas bday, lilmum???? :) Im eating and eating too. Literally cant stop. Lol. I just wanna pop now. My nxt midwife appointment is on the 22nd. Im hoping I dont have to attend, coz Ive had the baby lol Wishful thinking much ???? *shrug/sad face* haha

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