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Your two year old can be described in one word-busy! She is always on the go and has a great sense of confidence in what she can do. Prevent injuries by not allowing your child to play where there are sharp edges or corners, not allowing her to climb onto tall, unsafe structures, put shoes on your child when she goes outdoors and always keep the doors closed to rooms that are unsafe. If you have a pool or hottub in your yard, remember to keep a locked fence around the water at all times.

Your child now has sense of who he is as a person. He knows he has a name and he knows what he likes and dislikes. Although he knows he has a name and can answer when his name is called, he may not be able to tell you his name quite yet. Encourage your child to learn what his first and last name is by playing games and reiterating his name. You can make up songs that include your child's first and last name and ask who he is in photographs.

Two year olds love to `help` around the house, in the grocery store and wherever else you give them the chance to do so. Allowing your child to help you will give him a great sense of accomplishment and self-worth. Let your child get things for you. Tell him what you would like for him to get in clear sentences and he will go look for it. Be patient and understand that your two year old is not capable of doing things the way you do. If your child accidentally drops the box of cereal while pouring it into the bowl, simply say, `It is okay, let's pick the cereal up` rather than, `You are always making messes, I knew this would happen.`

Language and vocabulary are important parts of development. You can help your child build a strong vocabulary by talking to her and explaining when she asks questions, reading stories, reciting nursery rhymes and singing songs throughout the day, every day. When you go on a walk, take a bag and collect a various assortment of nature items. When you get home, talk about the texture, color, shape and smell of the item. Explain things in detail and describe what you see. She will pick up on colors, shapes, sizes and other descriptive words from this simple activity.

Developmental Milestones - 26 Months Old

Physical

• Can balance on one foot for a second or two
• Can take lids off of jars
• Enjoys being outside
• Likes to run

Intellectual

• Gets into things and makes messes
• Learning what front, back, under, side, top, bottom, etc.. are
• Uses plurals when speaking-dogs, cups, etc.
• Likes to imitate what you say
• Understands today but not yesterday
• Can sort silverware and other simple objects
• Tries to count objects

Emotional

• Talks mostly to other adults, not so much children
• More willing to be separated from parents
• Wants to do things on his own
• Enjoys receiving praise
• Likes routines and schedules

Age Appropriate Toys

• Sorting toys
• Counting toys
• Shape sorters
• Ride on toys
• Dolls and stuffed animals
• Puzzles
• Games
• Books
• Balls
• Sand and water toys
• Pretend play sets
• Music and songs
• Paint, crayons and other simple art supplies

Comments:

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ari08(Ariana) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
Picking a pre school is driving me batty......

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
OH, man, Misty! I have no idea how to induce pooping! I only know that my grandma loves snacking on prunes, and when we lived in Illinois they drove to visit from Iowa, and she ate an entire box on the drive. We were sooo excited when they pulled up in the drive, but she just ran past us and spent the next hour in the bathroom! Hahaha!

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
Thanks for all the ideas, girls! I called the pedi, and they nixed any cough meds, which I expected, but I did find a natural honey thing made by 'Little Colds,' and it was awesome! Liam loved it, and it held off his cough most of the night. When he woke up he even said 'medicne help coughin.' So cute! I got some honey, too, and put it in some warm water in a sippy... he didn't like that as much. And I got some saline mist for his nose, but he hated that. I only got one little squirt in. Brian raised the head of our bed on some books, so maybe that helped, too? He's still coughing a ton this morning, but at least we all slept!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
Benny eats whole prunes and they help.... also, if he doesnt want the prunes let him have a ton of watermelon.

ari08(Ariana) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
Poor guy. esp since he wants to go! It's so uncomfortable. coconut oil/water is a laxitive, I found that one out the hard way when I gave it to rhys and everything got reaalllyy yuckie! I'd try to prnes too, they make just whole prunes you can give him, so he doesn't get the added sugar? Poor little guy!

alsacemommy(kim-marie) - Wednesday, 25 Jan
Misty - does he eat cereal ? If so you could sprinkle a couple of spoonfuls of linseed on it ! it does wonders for the regularity of my lot ! x

high-lee (Lisa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Poor Samuel! I hate when I cant go. I have never tried it and I think someone here maybe mentioned it before, mix apple juice and prune juice and warm it up. Hope he goes soon. Breanna has a sore throat and cough, been going on for a couple days. She is spending the night at my grandmas and she called saying she has a slight fever :( I think she will be staying home from school tomorrow. I am hoping we all don't catch it. Hope everyone else is feeling better soon!

high-lee (Lisa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Poor Samuel! I hate when I cant go. I have never tried it and I think someone here maybe mentioned it before, mix apple juice and prune juice and warm it up. Hope he goes soon. Breanna has a sore throat and cough, been going on for a couple days. She is spending the night at my grandmas and she called saying she has a slight fever :( I think she will be staying home from school tomorrow. I am hoping we all don't catch it. Hole everyone else is feeling better soon!

excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
ugh, samuel hasn't pooed in days...i feel so bad for him, we've even tried a laxative, and no luck yet! he's miserable :0( poo mommy poo!

excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
i hate to hear so many people under the weather...poor liam cassie, you've got to be exhausted and you're fighting a sinus issue yourself!!! hope he gets better quick!!!!

ari08(Ariana) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I support kim 100% I was raised mostly o homeopathic meds rather then western meds and they always worked wonders for me( unless i was like flu sick or strep sick) I take them now to prevent , when im hurt, or when I am already sick. Glad that your girls r getting better!!

alsacemommy(kim-marie) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Cassie and anyone else out rhere who's interested . Oue whole family has recently had bronchitis and we used some homeopathic remedies for the first time and the difference in Mabel-Kathleens coughing after only a couple of days was huge !!. It's called drosera 3.8g tube granules and she had 5 in the am and 5 in the eve. We also have started using stramonium for her night terrors . I was a little sceptical about that but after a few days she stopped having them then I was busy for a couple of days and forgot to give her them and on eve 3/4 she woke up again !! she's been back on them for 4 days and we are back to her sleeping through hooray !! x Aileen Nancy is much better thanks .Still a little sore has to go and have her stitches out next monday she is mostly a grump about not being able to go swimming !! x Sorry things are still complicated your end !!. Just keep an eye on the girls and try and stop them from doing too much too soon as my sister ended up with 3 yrs of ME after a long bout of glandular fever x

ari08(Ariana) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I couldn't live without mine, let me find the link, it's like you put the saline pack into it, then you squeeze the bottle and it shoots up into your nose, you keep you head upright. It can go down your throat, but if your sinus are clear it will only go down your other sinus cavity and out your nose. If it does go down your throat just dont let it, like your doing a gargle, ya know? I don't use a whole one on Rhys, I do two shots of the water on each side and it usually just loosens everythingup and gets rid of all the yuck stuff. http://www.neilmed.com/usa/sinusrinse.php here is that one I use. they have a video of it onthe sight

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I can't do a sinus rinse but Juan does them.... I totally feel like I am trying to drown myself :-|

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Ariana, I've tried a neti pot once, and it felt like I was drowning. I can't do that to him... but what's this upright thing??? Do you have a link?

ari08(Ariana) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I know this sounds awful, but Rhys will let me do a sinus rinse on him, like a neti pot, but its one that you just hold upright, it clears him out super fast and he thinks its funny. It is messy so have tissues and a bath mat handy, then have them light blow after each rinse cycle. It usually clears Rhys right up. I would also try letting him breath a little bit of steam with eucalpsys( sp?) in it. That helps me ( and Rhys) alot it breaks everything up. I hope he feels better soon! and if all else fails cough meds with codine( kidding)

aileenc0 - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Cassie that's rotten hope liam is feeling better soon and that you can get some more rest too. I've just had carinas teacher on the phone to say that she's fell asleep two days in a row at school and I'm thinking maybe i sent her back to quick. from what I was told glandular fever can take about 2 or 3 months before your back to normal but there's no way I can keep her off school that time or I'd end getting into real trouble plus she goes to school camp in 2 weeks and she doesn't want to miss it, so other than asking the teacher to let her take it easy I don't know what to do I've got her a tonic with all the essential vitamins and minerals to get them back on their feet but I don't know if there's anything else I can do anyone got any tips on boosting their immune systems and energy levels after an illness like this I think the three of them are totally run down and seem to be picking up every germ on the go just now as well.

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Go to the drug store Cassie and get a cough syrup that says it has an 'expectorant' that will help break up the mucus. I have the same problem, but it doesn't take much coughing. Benny has a really sensitive gag refles and the smallest amount of mucus makes him gag and hurl. Poor kids.... But if you get one with the expectorant that will break up the mucus and make it come out easier, but it also thins it so should be less gagging and throwing up. The alternative would be to get a cough syrup that says it will dry up the mucus.... but my opinion is it needs to come out so that's why I go the other way. I hope it clears quickly. I also get the little noses spray stuff.... squirt that up his nose then take a really warm bath or shower.... He usually sneezes it out while in the bath, but if he doesn't then you can usually pull more out with the bulb. Of course, he doesnt enjoy the squirting or the bulb so that is always a treat....

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I need advice, Mamas! Liam has a bad cold, but it's just that. I've had him to the pedi, and his lungs and ears are all good... but at night he coughs and coughs until he spits up mucus, then he'll sleep for like 20 minutes, then we do the cycle all over. I've been surviving on like four hours of sleep because he coughs so much. We have the humidifier on really high, I've elevated him on my pregnancy wedge pillow... I'm thinking we'll put the bed on blocks tonight, too. They called from daycare yesterday to get him because after nap he was coughing so much he threw up mucus three times... Poor kid! But he's fine once he gets it out. Any other ideas??? He blows his nose, but he just can't get it all out, you know? He even let Brian use the bu.b syringe last night (shocker!) but he didn't get much out. :(

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
I don't know why I am thinking about this.... but last week there was a discussion about shampoo? I totally forgot to respond. We use baby shampoo too because we had a lot of it still... I do notice Bennys hair starts getting a little dull. I use baby oil.... I put it on his skin about once a week in the bath and afterwards, I rub it on his hair. Not enough to make him look like a grease ball LOL but it keeps his hair looking shiney and healthy :-)

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 24 Jan
Good morning all. Benny had a weigh in yesterday and shocked the hell out of the doctor! In the past 2 months he has gained 3 pounds!! She asked what I have been doing different... The only thing I can think of is when we were on the cruise I didn't want to pack a suitcase full of Soy drinks so I let him have chocolate milk (2%) the whole time... He did really well with it so we have stopped with soy. BUT, I just realized that Also, on the cruise I didn't pack enough of his acid reflux medication so I started giving him half doses.... he hasn't been having problems so I have continued that too. I just googled it and even though it doesn't say so on the pamphlet that comes with it, online I found that in infants it can cause loss of appetite, stomach pains, and other stuff! Seriously!? Ugh I'm kinda pissed.... So that may have something to do with it too! I have decided I am going to wein him off of it completely and see how he does.

aileenc0 - Tuesday, 24 Jan
So how are all the pregnant ladies anyone else knocked up since i was last on? lol. David is still pretty sore and unable to drive which is a nightmare but he's feeling a little better and the two older girls are back at school this week too so things are a bit easier this week. Although they are all still quite tired and run down carina has now taken a big swollen eye but i think it has more to do with being run down than anything so just back from getting her drops to try for it. kim-marie how is nancy now? Maddison is boob obsessed just now as well and is always trying to have a wee feel when she thinks you haven't noticed her it's one of those situations were you don't know what's best your a bit frightened to say no don't touch because you don't want them having a complex about it or thinking it's wrong, I'm kind of saying you can touch your own but not mummys.lol.

aileenc0 - Tuesday, 24 Jan
That's awful Julie poor woman my older cousin has a daughter with a condition that sound very similar I know it's awful but I can't remember what the name of it is anyway she was told when her daughter hailey was born that there would be no way she would survive past two years old they also said she would be blind and basically unable to do anything for herself, which she pretty much can' do anything for herself she is now 20 years old and can see although she is very badly disabled she proved the doctors wrong and my cousin sees every day with her as a complete blessing she's absolutley tiny she is about the same size as maddison and 20 but you just never know what's ahead maybe this little soul will be the same. there's not much you can say to help and i wouldn't feel bad for crying sometimes it just does good to have someone listen.

ari08(Ariana) - Monday, 23 Jan
Wow- thats so sad. I've never heard of that disorder. But what a sad one to have. I hope she is not in pain right now, and you never know, sometimes doctors say anyday and anyday turns into years and years. Lets hope thats the case. But honestly- I don't knowwhats worse, im sure you want as much time with your child as possible but, watching them grow into a person, and be talented at things and loving andthen loose them might ( to me) be harder then loosing them at say 4 months, because then I can always imagine what they would have been, but at least they don't have the ability to know what they were or are at that age, they would not have friends yet. I dunno, i know that sounds awful of me to say. Either way its just horrible she will be havi gto go through that.

bumpalumpa (julie) - Monday, 23 Jan
well i feel awful. weve been at our usual playgroup today and theres been a new woman there. we got chatting while the kids were having a snack and she was telling me of her daughter who'd just been in hospital for her clump foot. i just asked how she was doing and how long the overall process would take. then she told me her daughter wouldnt be here that long to see it through! i just looked at her and said what? then she told me she has a rare birth defect where the part of her brain that regulates breathing, body temp and more vital things never developed. shes very ill besides and has constant tubes and monitors attched :-( I couldnt help it and i started crying. SHE apologised to ME! and asked if i would prefer her to stop talking! i felt awful. the poor poor woman. it could be any day for her 4 month old daughter to leave her and im stood there crying. i just wanted to hug her but thought she might think im crazy! we carried on chatting though and i didnt realise but her daughter was there too. id not seen her asleep in her pram. shes so beautiful and other than the tubes looked 'normal'. its so unfair! you know if you could just make one wish that would come true? id use it for her :'-(

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