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Surely, you have heard of the `Terrible Two's`. Two year olds can be trying and taxing, but they can also be exciting and loads of fun! Rather than looking at your two year old as `terrible`, try to see him as `terrific`-even on trying days! Both you and your child have come along way in just two short years! Look at how much you have taught your little one. He sure has learned a lot! Over the next year, you are going to need patience, awareness, firmness, love, humor and wonder. Parents need patience to deal with the many mood swings of a two year old, awareness to ensure that his surroundings are safe, firmness to make sure your child listens and follows directions and humor to laugh at yourself and your child. Love should be never ending and you should show your child love daily.

Immunizations should all be caught up at this point, at least for a few years. Regular check-ups with the doctor are important to keep your child healthy. Your pediatrician can often find problems before they become serious through well visits. Keep your child's health record in a safe spot so that it is easily accessible for day-care and schools.

Thumb sucking is a common behavior of children through age six. Thumb sucking is one way that your child has to soothe himself and he finds security in his thumb. As long as you do not pressure your child to stop, he will probably stop by himself. Parents are often worried about dental problems from thumb sucking. You do not need to worry about dental problems until the permanent teeth erupt, around five or six years old.

If your child has not yet shown an interest in toilet training, he probably will very soon. Providing a child-sized potty on the floor will give your child a start and make it easier for them to get started. Remember that toilet training takes time, patience and praise. Do not scold or punish for accidents. They happen. The majority of children will stop dirtying before they stop wetting. It is not uncommon for children to be daytime toilet trained for a while before becoming nigh time toilet trained. Occasionally, it may seem that your trained child has regressed. This is common when changes take place in the child's life-a new baby, a family move, visits from family, etc. Do not start toilet training until your child shows signs that he is ready. The process will go smoother for everyone involved!

Interact with your child as much as possible. Take every opportunity that you can to teach your child about a variety of things. Be a teacher for child-you will be amazed how quickly children pick up on new skills. Read to your child often and talk about the images on each page. Most importantly, take time to have fun with your energetic two year old!

Developmental Milestones - 25 Months Old

Physical

• Looks at feet while walking
• Can walk backwards
• Wants to walk-not be carried or ride in stroller

Intellectual

• Likes schedules and routines
• Understands sentences, but can not use them yet
• Uses two-three word sentences
• Points to pictures in a book
• Can sing some of a song
• Can draw a circle
• Attention span is growing
• Can follow simple demands
• May ask to use the toilet

Emotional

• Does not share well with other children
• Likes adult attention
• May hit others

Age Appropriate Toys

• Ride on toys
• Bath toys
• Building materials
• Art supplies
• Sorting materials
• Games-matching, sorting, counting, etc..
• Dolls
• Cars
• Pretend play
• Interactive educational toys and games
• Barns and animals

Comments:

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citymami - 3.5 hours ago
oh Rubes you need to tell your hubz to listen to Amy Winehouse - Stronger coz it's like you have what 15-20 yrs on me and you want me to run everything, then you wanna say things aren't done right.... so tell him ok you show me how it's done wih your 20 years of wisdom on this earth..unbelievable, he obviously has no clue about the hard work and exhaustion that comes with a new baby, and how mom's never get the chance to catch up on sleep after an exhaustin labour...NEVER. Honestly don't take his shit, I have y hubz here on lockdown lol he says he's been having nightmares about me cheating on him, so obviously in his subconscious he knows he's been a little immature shit recently and he better step it up or he'll be out for a younger fitter model.

SuperMomTo3 - 17.7 hours ago
Ahh. The potty talk. Hunter soaks all his diapers all day and all night. I can't keep up. I'm constantly changing his diaper. It is time to potty train but it isn't easy with this cast. I don't even know where to start. I think I'm going to youtube how to potty train a boy. lol.. Maybe that will give me ideas. My girls were super easy Meredith was potty trained by 14 months. Natalie was 19 months. Here we are with hunter at 26 months and still not trained. He will use it just not unless I make him sit on it. So I guess that's a good start.

lilmum2002 - 22.3 hours ago
I'll ship him express to you mybaby lol. As for night diapers Kayla doesn't drink too much in the evenings she's more of an early morning afternoon drinker. She gets her drink at supper and then a super eensy weensy drink before she goes to bed. Night training almost always takes a bit longer then regular training anyways. Zac was still wearing overnight pull ups until he was 6.

Englishmama(Rubes) - Thursday, 16 Feb
Lol at sucking the bear. I'd have loved to have been a fly on that wall lol mybaby, we've had a coupla good days. He's still quite sicky tho. Re potty training, does he drink close to bedtime? I'd stop giving drinks about 2 hours before bedtime (i potty trained my stepkids, but my own kid is beyond ready she just won't go on the toilet). She'll sit on her toddler seat on the floor and wee and poo but not the dam actual toilet. It's starting to piss me off lol I mean, she's been doing this since around 18 months old. I thought we'd have had one wee in the loo by now!

mybabysuprise - Wednesday, 15 Feb
also, when, what, and how much do you give your toddler to drink. mason soaks through a 12hr overnight diaper within a couple hours at night when sleeping. i guess this would make it dufficult to potty train so wondering what to do

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Rubes - I bought three spare bears last year Shen it became clear that he really loved his one and it was his night time thing - he won't even touch them!! They ate identical, have been washed together numerous times (I have even spent a while sucking one if them to make it soggy!!! Yet still if I give him a 'new' one he looks do offended and throws it at me - I figure at least he is showing some loyalty!! Last night was okay though - no tears - I figure if we find it now I will put it in his memory box rather than give it back as I am fed up with seer hung for it most evenings at bed time!

mybabysuprise - Wednesday, 15 Feb
lilmum, i will take him for a week and then send him back , lol. RLS, you will find it when you move. Ruby, we are hete no matter your decision but i am glad you stood up for yourself. how is arun doing now? i know this is off subject, but i think high heels are a torture and should be outlawed. myfeet hurt sooo bad.

Englishmama(Rubes) - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Ah poor bear. I remember when we lost duckie, I cried so hard (was pregnant). Hopefully things will sort themselves out in the next few weeks! Couldn't you buy another bear and just bung it in the washing machine or something to age/re-soggy-fy it? Well he utterly pisses me off then I feel guilty coz he keeps saying he loves me on phone/randomly and stuff even tho i've not said it much in weeks. Everything he does just majorly pisses me off lately. I got the time traveller's wife today and am halfway through but I had to stop reading coz when they started talking about sex all I could think was him doing the hoe and the ugly black woman down the pub i've convinced myself he's sexing up. I really need to get to my doc. I'm paranoid, have awful mood swings (all directed at you know who!) and am seeing things that aren't there :-( I really hoped i'd avoid pnd this time!

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Soggy bear still AWOL, car still fu&£ed, garage refuse to out right so having to claim back via credit card, so now have one car which only fits in 5 of our family of 6!! House move delayed now till 2nd march, still not exchanged so that could still change. Sorry your day was crappy too rubes - I tell T when he was away that as long as the children are well and happy the mess can wait until we are both home to deal with it! Tell your hubby to get of his high horse and appreciate all the things you managed to do single handed rather than focus on the few thongs you didn't. Super - your hubby's message is do cute!

Englishmama(Rubes) - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Rls what a shitty day! Bet your dead happy super! Well we didn't do anything. Mohsen and his friend judged the state of my house. It is clean yet slightly cluttered due to baby equipment. I said to him, where the fuck were you? I think i've done brilliantly without you, blah, blah, blah, then Mohsen went to hospital to pick up meds and when he came home the sight of him just pissed me off/sickened me. We've been ok today, still on his Frickin high horse though. And I really think he's pushed me away for good this time. 2010 when we nearly split and pushed each other away we came back from the darkness. This time i'd rather go through the darkness and end up on the other side single. I'm just not in the mood for a completely selfish, one sided relationship. I'm over that!

SuperMomTo3 - Wednesday, 15 Feb
hey you guys add me to facebook. amngibson@hotmail.com Nathan left me a really sweet message on facbook. He bought me breaking dawn and I went and bought me a new outfit for v-day. Oh, he also quit dipping.

lilmum2002 - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Aww Rls sorry you had such a shitty day. I hope things get sorted with the car quickly. Mybaby if you want I can send you David for a bit haha. I could use a vacation lol.

mybabysuprise - Wednesday, 15 Feb
wow RLS, that's a bad day. Citi, i don t blame you. I dont have anyone to have sex with. Sometimes i am really bitter about it, and sometimes I read postings on here or hear my friends stories and i think maybe I am better off rather than dealing with the drama of a man while i am raising a sick toddler and starting a business. however, i am lonely often and never have someone to watch Mason so i can shower in peace, go to the store,get something from the car, sleep, or get my hair done. i guess neither life is perfect. at least i only deal with me and Mason's attitudes at home. i can hang up on his dad and he doesnt come over anymore and we dont go there .

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Wednesday, 15 Feb
Well j lost his soggy bedtime bear and seb had wind and reflux issues so no time for lurveee in our house! Told the girls this morning about moving house (hopefully in 2 weeks time) and was about to set off to show them the new house when we get a call to say seller is poorly and can't show us around. Damn - now I have a 6 year old who is 'processing' the concept of moving without getting the excitement and certainty of seeing her new room etc. Also car died yesterday (the one we bought 6 weeks ago) so now I have legal issues with the garage (it was second hand) - grrrr could do without all this extra crap going on.

citymami - Tuesday, 14 Feb
I have no interest in sex....well not with my husband anyway!!! No I'd never go there or do that... hubz just makes me cringe at the moment though. I got a nice message in valentines card but I will be sleeping when he gets back from work and if I'm not I will pretend to be.

mybabysuprise - Tuesday, 14 Feb
citi, virginia beach is a city on the southern coast in the State of Virginia.

mybabysuprise - Tuesday, 14 Feb
rubes, if he was insensitive enough to invite a friend, then he can just go have sex with the friend, lol. rls, i think mason was 6 months when he reached 15lbs...sounds like he is doing great despite the refux. lilmum, you should tell him no sex because no gift for you means no gift for him, lol. citi, i had a really bad expierience with home care i dont trust it.

lilmum2002 - Tuesday, 14 Feb
haha mine said happy valentine's my sexy beast haha what a guy eh? LOL gotta love him.

Englishmama(Rubes) - Tuesday, 14 Feb
Lol Mohsen's valentines msg to me 'happy valentines to my wife love Mohsen xxxxx' bummer lol especially after all the crap I wrote in his card lol

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Tuesday, 14 Feb
I do spend about 3 hours a day kissing and snuggling his fat little cheeks!

lilmum2002 - Tuesday, 14 Feb
Why on earth would Mohsen think it's okay to invite your friend to dinner with your wife on your one day out of hospital. Sometimes I swear men don't think. Rls he doe's sound like a little chunker, I wouldn't get anything done because I would just be smooshing his cheeks all day long!

rls- I♥mythreebabies - Tuesday, 14 Feb
Sebastian's still a little porker, 15lbs 5oz now.

Englishmama(Rubes) - Tuesday, 14 Feb
Lilmum that was like with lilia, we argued during and after sex for months coz me doing it at 4 weeks traumatised me so bad I didn't enjoy sex til she was 10 months old. I want it SO bad I just feel aprehensive, scared and unready! Mohsen is more understanding this time around so I don't think he'll argue if I ask him to stop. I know what you mean by unromantic. Our romantic dinner now has a 3rd wheel coz guess who invited his friend to dinner? Lol. Why are men so romantic in the beginning (i got whisked to tenerife for my 18th bday, and took to tunisia, and 5 weeks split tween malta and italy) then our first anniversary come and the next day romance died lol

Englishmama(Rubes) - Tuesday, 14 Feb
Lol sure it's not an excuse to get out of relations? Haha I'm just not sure how to make sex fun now i'm wobbly and wider and my tits are out of bounds. Foreplay's the best bit without it it's just him enjoying it (i'm sure I'm ruined and devoid of sensation now lol) it's allot of change to experience in one go!

lilmum2002 - Tuesday, 14 Feb
If your not ready don't do it Ruby it will just be miserable for all. I've tried that and it just ended in argument. I'm not looking to too much tonight haha to be honest he's making me cranky lol but I'll do it just because it's Valentine's Day. He won't even be home all day anyways haha. I think I get cranky because he does not have one romantic bone in his body lol, even if I say I don't want anything just be sweet and do something nice for me without it being promted and I'd be one happy lady.

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