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Your toddler is always on the go and for most, that means you are too! Two year olds are busy and can be quite stressful at times. Remember to be good to yourself and take time to do things that you enjoy alone or with your partner. Enjoy your child and reward yourself for a job well done. Do not stress yourself over mistakes-all parents make them. It is amazing to think that you, as a parent, have the responsibility of helping your child to become a responsible, loving and successful person.

Many parents use bribes to get their children to behave. Bribes can be good and bad. As hard as it can be, you should never use food as a bribe for any purpose. It can be tempting to tell your child that if they eat all of their vegetables at dinner they can have a candy bar afterwards. This teaches them that the vegetables are the bad food and the candy bar is the good food. Use hugs, kisses, stickers, fun outings and perhaps a special toy as rewards.

Your child learns best through play, but you can also encourage her to learn new skills by giving her hands-on activities that allow for learning. Parents can teach their children a wide variety of things through every day activities-at home, in the grocery store, at the park, at the museum, etc. When you are in the grocery store, ask your two year old to help you pick out five red apples and two green apples. Tell him that the recipe calls for six bananas and allow him to find six bananas. You are your child's best teacher. Your child's first school is his home. What he learns at home in these early years will prepare him for preschool, kindergarten and future years of schooling.

Discipline is an important factor in positive behavior. Disciplining your child lets her know that there are rules to follow. Time out can be a great method of discipline, if used correctly. Time out simply means placing your child away from the situation, away from you and away from any other audiences around. It is a time for the child to calm down and think about what she was doing, and a time for you to call down as well. Your child should know what time out is used for-tell her why she is being send to time out. Keep time out short. Young children have short attention spans and will soon forget why they are sitting in time out. A good rule of thumb is one minute per every age. Set a timer so that she knows when she can get up and so that you do not forget how long she has been sitting in time out. Do not place your child's time out spot in a scary, dark area. Time out should be a safe spot-perhaps a corner or a chair against the wall. When the time out is done, explain the rules again and then try to forget about what she did.

You might notice that your child has a variety of emotions and feelings. She is happy one minute and mad the next. Your toddler loves to hug, kiss and cuddle you most of the time, but there are times when she is not so loving towards others. Help her to show her emotions and feelings in a positive way. Allow her to be upset, sad, mad-but show her how to deal with her feelings.

Make games for your child to play. Gather objects from around the house that your child can sort by color, size, theme or shape. Make counting games from cereal and bowls labelled with number stickers. Teach your child about matching by gathering objects that go together. Take every opportunity to teach your child about the world we live in!

Developmental Milestones - 27 Months Old

Physical

• Good control over small toys
• Likes to run
• Tries to gallop
• Sways to music

Intellectual

• Can concentrate for a longer time
• Likes building towers and knocking them down
• May become a picky eater
• Enjoys reading and talking about the pictures
• May recognize some of the alphabet
• Can sing some songs

Emotional

• Frequent tantrums
• Does not like to share very much
• Understands that hitting and biting hurt
• Gets frustrated easily

Age Appropriate Toys

• Puzzles
• Ride on toys
• Slides and swings
• Building materials
• Books
• Balls
• Dress up clothes
• Pretend play sets
• Cars, trucks and trains
• Art supplies
• Sand and water toys
• Sorters and counters
• ABC games
• 123 games
• Musical instruments

Comments:

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MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 13 Feb
Um..... Now that I know what I know.... don't take the shooting class until AFTER August! too much noise!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 13 Feb
Misty..... I know you have your strong feelings... but running from a rabid fax is not an option especially while carrying special cargo like Samuel. The 2 guns my dad gave me were a 22 and a 380, both very small and both light and with no kick. they were very easy to shoot. If I llived out in the middle of nowhere you can bet I would still have them at my house rather than my brothers.... I jsut didnt wnt to buy a safe, so when I had Benny I took them there. Eric is right, it cannot go off if the bullet is not chambered. And as long as you follow the rule 'don't point it at anything that you don't want to kill' you will be safe and protected.

excitedmisty (misty) - Monday, 13 Feb
well, i'm now being persuaded to take a gun safety/shooting class...eric doesn't want me and samuel down at the creek without being prepared...so he wants me to carry a gun (samuel and i go on long hikes, to the creek, etc...no one is around) Peso has always done a great job protecting us...i really hate guns, and really dont want to carry one at all...but as eric pointed out...if there is no bullet in the chamber, it can't go off (i would carry it unloaded and bullets separate)...i told him i had to think on it...i hate hate hate guns...but i hate the idea of not being able to protect samuel from a rabied fox...i can only run so fast!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 13 Feb
WOW Misty!!! Weird that happens so close to us having this discussion! I'm glad Eric had the rfle, and was home!! I don't like the shooting games either, and HATE the ones the use such fowl language. Luckily Juan isn't into those either..... Yesterday when Juan was slaying dragons on his game, Benny had his pirate sword and pretending like he was helping. It was actually cute.

mrs. myers (Jessie) - Monday, 13 Feb
I don't think I could ever keep a gun in the house, but that's just my personal stance. And I'm not even a fan of toy guns, though I'm sure Weskey will eventually have them. But I just cannot see anything good coming out of Wesley sitting there staring at the TV screen while Robbie plays a game where they're cursing and shooting everybody in the face. I mean, those games are VIOLENT! And the graphics are so good, who know what Wesley might think! It just drives me nuts that Robbie doesn't see it as a problem.

excitedmisty (misty) - Monday, 13 Feb
ok, i now overturn all previous comments about guns...thank the lord we have some!!! we've been transitioning samuel into a big bed...so eric and i take turns sleeping there (he still gets up and gets confused and tries to climb down) anyway, i was laying there with him and i hear this HORRIBLE noise, our dogs started barking, the noise got worse...i was like, what in the world, i wake up eric, eric pulls out his long rifle, grabs bullets...i have the phone to call 911 (mind you we live in the middle of the mountains, so this isn't a person making the noise) i heard the first shot, then 2 more, i run to check on samuel (he slept through it all) a fox had came on our porch...i guess it was rabied...thankfully our dogs are fine, the fox was really beautiful...i hate that it had to die, but since it was midnight, we've never seen a fox around here before, and it was yelping so much (or howling? or whatever it was doing) eric did what he had to...it was amazing, eric's a great shot...he didn't even hestitate...3 shots...happened in less than 5 seconds...it was super scary, but glad it didn't happen in the day time when eric wasn't here!

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Monday, 13 Feb
Hey, Jaime! I was wondering where you were! :)

allynne7 - Monday, 13 Feb
Scott doesn't play games all that much, maybe once every few months, if that. But I wouldn't allow Cicely to see that kind of violence. God only knows how her brain would interpret it and she'd be screaming bloody murder at night with nightmares. I disagree with most video games on the market. I know they're adult games but then all these young kids are playing them. So what's the point in saying 18+? If it's cool and gore filled they'll love it and find some way to play them. As for guns themselves, I hate them. Won't allow them in my house and Scott's a hunter! I don't see the point of them. Why kill a defenseless animal unless you need the meat and are going to be doing other stuff with the skins, ect. Sorry my native is coming out!

allynne7 - Monday, 13 Feb
I can finally leave a comment! I've been locked out for a week. I had to open a new account which it wouldn't let me do until today. I hope I get my old one back though. I'd hate to loose everything :( I've been not so bad. The MS has let up. But I broke my tooth in half on friday and have been in horrible pain. Last night it was so bad I almost had Scott take me to emerg. so they could pull it out! I was that desperate. It seemed to be fine for the first day and night. When the pain would start I'd just brush my teeth and that'd stop the pain for about an hour (which made for some long nights!) but after saturday the brushing didn't do anything for me. And of course it made my face swell a bit which effected my ear. So now at random times my ear feels like it's being stabbed from the inside out. Maybe I've just got a bit of swimmers ear on top of the tooth thing...? Anyway, these past few days have sucked! And of course it was all on my days off and the dentists days off. I have the worst luck. But I'd much prefer the hospital take the tooth so I don't have to pay for it! Because the dentist will charge about $300 just to yank it. Why pay more, right? Especially since my taxes pay for my health card and I rarely use it!

aileenc0 - Monday, 13 Feb
#OMg having guns in the housewould terrify me misty but it's just a different culture over h#eren ##t#hg u#n#d##

MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 13 Feb
Good morning everyone! We have the wii and an xbox. Juan doesn't play it often at all, but maybe once a week or so? He played yesterday because it was rainy and cold... he wanted to do yard work but couldnt. He isn't into the horrible games in my opinion, but he does have a sword and fights dragons and sometimes people. Benny loves pirates, pirate movies, pirate shows, etc.... so he has a sword and play fights with them. He also has nerf guns... I had 2 guns that we used to take to the gun range for target shooting.... but they are at my brothers in his gun safe. I grew up around guns and was taught not to touch them, and always treat them as though loaded.... don't point them at anything just in case.... etc... I think it is somewhat important to be familiar, and be able to understand real from fake (toy). When kids get alittle older and start ging to friends houses they will be introduced to things they aren't used to seeing.... I would rather he learns right and wrong from me before that happens.

ari08(Ariana) - Sunday, 12 Feb
loosing my mind. scrolled down an dcouldnt figure out why i didnt see any of our comments or names.... yeah i was in 24 month for god knows what reason

bumpalumpa (julie) - Sunday, 12 Feb
i know that feeling well. someone came to view our house and alan was more interested in scraping the ice from the car windscreen while i did everything. our little ladies have 3 sets of tea sets/crockery stuff and i keep them separate so today alan just picked them up off the floor and mixed everything together saying its all the same - so i then have to go through it rather than just putting the odd piece away in its right place. i like keeping things together. i dont like sets having pieces missing because i think it becomes frustrating. then he grabs a pile of stuff, shoves it in a bag and says 'ive tidied that up for you to sort' and hands me the bag! thanks for that grrrrr!

mrs. myers (Jessie) - Sunday, 12 Feb
LOL

ari08(Ariana) - Saturday, 11 Feb
eh- punch him. guys need to be slapped into action sometimes. :)

mrs. myers (Jessie) - Saturday, 11 Feb
Girls, please keep me from punching this man in the face, lol. I swear...the laziness of this man sometimes just blows me out of my shoes. I asked him to clean up the living room because his Granny is coming over for dinner. And do you know what this man does?!?!?! He takes everything that's laying around in the living room, and throws it into a pile in the bedroom! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!>!?!?!?!? How hard is it to put things in their place? And why even bother doing something if you're only going to do it half ass?!?!? He tossed probably 3 or 4 pairs of shoes into this pile, and our fucking closet is 5 feet away!!!! He can't walk an extra five feet to put the shoes where they belong?!?!?!? Ohhhhh my godddddd. Sorry, just had to rant. Otherwise I think I might shit my pants and set this place on fire.

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Saturday, 11 Feb
Thanks for the ideas I like the idea of the right-left game. That sounds like not so much work on my part. We always do the ask the groom questions game, but I make them SUPER hard... and for ever question the bride gets wrong she has to chew a piece of Bubble Yum.. and keep shoving it in for every wrong one... I think I had like 16 pieces of gum in my mouth at my shower! Gross!

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Saturday, 11 Feb
I hate all video games, violent or otherwise, and I will do everything in my power to NEVER allow video games in this house. I also don't allow any toy guns, knives, etc. in the house, either - not even squirt guns. Brian has some hunting guns, but they're way in the basement, and you'd have to move totes and boxes to even get to the locked cabinet. He hasn't gone target shooing since we've been together.

ari08(Ariana) - Saturday, 11 Feb
misty- I doubt i'll here anything professional only lets you know if you did get it. Not if you didn't. it would be too many people to call.

bumpalumpa (julie) - Saturday, 11 Feb
I really dont like violent games or guns - my nephews play with both(toy guns i mean)! sophie and isobel pick their guns up and I hate it. one of the guns is bigger than isobel. the games they play are vile. fire guns, knives, running people over with cars. the graphics are too much and when a woman is screaming form just being stabbed repeatedly in the stomach by my nephews characters i think its awful. they are laughing! i think its so wrong. its not a funny subject at all. it shows kids a reality with the clear graphics which is not true to life. it makes it look ok for that level of violence to be normal and accepted. but, i do allow them to watch UFC because we do. its how me and alan met - fighting lol. i dont mind that because if a fighter wants to stop it stops. the other guy doesnt carry on and when we play fight with them, if they start getting to rough we tell them to stop and calm down.

excitedmisty (misty) - Saturday, 11 Feb
ariana, when do you find out about that photo shoot??? i'm keeping my fingers, toes, and legs crossed for you, LOL

high-lee (Lisa) - Saturday, 11 Feb
I have played both the pin the penis and left right game. The were both really fun! As for the video games I agree they (the violent ones) shouldn't be played around the little ones. Cesar never plays anymore but when he did they would scare Gaby a bit. I think she is going through a scared phase right now because she is always saying something scared her.

excitedmisty (misty) - Saturday, 11 Feb
it petrifies me too...i grew up around guns, my dad has a ton...and eric probably 10 or 12...he has 2 muzzleloaders (already bought samuel one) i really dislike those the most...but it's just the culture...i was in a gang shooting when i lived in california, so they petrify me...and my grandmother shot herself (on purpose) so guns have really never been a great thing for me...apparently age 5 is when you start hunting around here...everyone takes their 5 year olds squirrel and rabbit hunting....i freak just thinking about it!!!

ari08(Ariana) - Saturday, 11 Feb
About guns-I hate them. Jed would love to get a gun, he doesn't know how to shoot, and i dunno when or why he'd use one!( we don't hunt). I just think I rather not take any chances. One day Rhys will be old enough to figure out how to get shit open, and it scares me how deadly they are!!

ari08(Ariana) - Saturday, 11 Feb
My bachlorette party and bridal shower were together. So th girls had sent Jed a questionaire and they had thew answers, they asked me the same questions and I had to try to match his answers! i actually got one or to word for word they were shocked! It was really fun and it meant a lot to me that Jed took the time to fill it out! It was really fun. Other then that they just gave me gifts to do with the wedding or wedding night, nothing dirty, even tho it was just me and my bridesmaids. I am not a big ' game' person. Im more a cocktail party type, so... Im not much help.

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