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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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amyeliz - Monday, 19 Oct
I am here! just got back late last night from Vegas. We had a great time but I missed Ryleigh and Carson so much. its good to be home. how are Gabe and anna feeling today? Carter got tubes right? how did that go cara? I am so tired right now...I could fall over and sleep all day!

annas-momma - Monday, 19 Oct
Wow. Not very talkative the last few days...

anon - Friday, 16 Oct
Man, my step mom has NO clue on life. She asked spencer like 15 times do you want to go to the store with me? All 15 times he told her now. The 16th time he stopped what he was doing, looked at her and said, loud and clear, 'I already told you NO!!!!' And he went to his room and shut the door! Lol what does she ask him 2 minutes later? Wanna go to the store? Are you fn kidding me moron?! Also my sister had her first ob apt today, and she's told us all I don't want everyone knowing until after the first trimester so please be quiet about it. First thing my step mom posts? How's my baby girl and grandbaby doing this morning? Amb was PISSED! Seriously, my family is full of re-res.

nikkig07 - Friday, 16 Oct
ugg tab- you poor thing! you just can't seem to get a break. and those babies! i hope they're better soon!! cara- hope everything goes well today!

tabatha - Friday, 16 Oct
haha..it's worth a try, cass!

anon - Friday, 16 Oct
I don't think eating it would be good for the tummy lol and that spray stuff made it worse, i tried it! lol the dermaplast or whatever it's called. I'm seriuosly thinking of pulling out the arbonne shiz...if it's good enough for the boy's butts, surely it's good enough for my 'hootie' lol!

tabatha - Friday, 16 Oct
cass-gabe cluster fed! it was crazy..i tried to get him on a schedule for the longest..he just was not having it. aiden took to one right away..your poor boob! i'm glad it's getting some relief..as for the burning..what about that spray stuff they give you in the hospital..what's that called? i wonder if that would help?..and yay for the candle find :) i love candles :)..i have a lavender one. supposed to be calming..maybe i should eat the damned thing instead ahah.

tabatha - Friday, 16 Oct
thanks, girls! i hope i don't get this mess. if i get down we will really be in some poo..i can tell keith is already fretting about having to take off any work. sssssht. he has so many vacation, sick, personal days left it is unreal..20 to be exact. he has to use them by the end of the yr or he looses them..it's just because the kids are sick. he can't deal. or doesn't want to. i'll hush. i'm being an emotional baby.

anon - Friday, 16 Oct
P.S. I'm in a really happy mood. First off because I got a new candle last night...one of the 'defects' so I paid $10 for a giant ass apple-pear candle. but more importantly--I slept from 1-4ish, then 7-10ish with small increments in the middle. We were 'cluster feedig' from 10-1 and then again from 4-7...I'll take that rather than cluster feeding from 11-6 like he did the night before! Do formula babies cluster feed? i dont' remember doing this with Spencer at all.

anon - Friday, 16 Oct
Well, Nita...obviously it hates you. DUH. And Tab, that SUCKS. I'm sorry! Hopefully you don't get it too! At least he's not going to the wedding tho :D Good news, my boob is better, my mom sugguested putting a super warm wet washcloth on it and kinda massaging it...it worked! Bad news: I'm fairly certain i have 'Diaper' rash from me still bleeding. EW. Wonder if diaper rash cream would make it stop itchy/burning...hrmm....the tucks pads aren't working very well anymore...

annas-momma - Friday, 16 Oct
Ooooooh no Tab!!!! :( I'm so sorry you have had such a bad night. I hope those kiddos get better soon. It sucks that Keith still has to work, but at least he is going to be nearby. And he won't be gone the whole day. Man girl... you need a break! i hope you don't catch it, too. Krystal- Good luck at the doctor's office today. Going there always scares me... I always feel like we are all going to get sick when we go there. Cara- Good luck at the doctor's today. I hope Carter does well with his tubes.

annas-momma - Friday, 16 Oct
What?? How come only every other post I put in here works?? WTF

cait - Friday, 16 Oct
Krystal- good luck at the doctors. Cara- good luck to you and roo with his tubes. Tabatha- that sucks! I am sorry both boys are sick. I would have got sick, I can't handle throw up. When Liliana was sick last year she threw up for a day I was so grossed out gagging. Damian is FANTASTIC with it though, thank god! Feel better Gabe & Aiden we need healthy kids!

annas-momma - Friday, 16 Oct
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cait - Friday, 16 Oct
seriously...we had SNOW this morning WTF!

jaydens-mommy - Friday, 16 Oct
sorry Tab- sounds like you had a rough night... and morning. I hope it gets better for you. (hug)

tabatha - Friday, 16 Oct
i thought gabe was over this crap!! well, last night he started acting sickly again, so i put him in bed with me..at about 3 am i woke up to the most rancid stench..yep, he had the water craps and it was all over the bed, him, and me!..i picked him up and he promply puked all over me..we were still in the bed. got him up, bathed him..woke the whole damn house up. do i care at this point. no! poor baby. i had to strip our bed, throw it in the laundry. and we ended up making a pallet on the floor and sleeping there for a little bit..at 6am keith came in and told me aiden had crapped al in his crib. it was EVERYWHERE and ofcourse keith was out the door to work..i just want them to get better..too much sickness in this house lately..they've never been sick this much!..boo hoo..keith did say that he was gonna cancel going to the wedding tomorrow since its so far away, but he still has to work at his reg job till 2*god forbid he just went ahead and took sat. off like planned*, but at least he will be in town if i need him...i need a shower..i smell like puke and shit. fabulous.

tabatha - Friday, 16 Oct
good luck, cara! i hope it goes smooth for y'all! poor lil roo..y'all have been having a tough time here lately :(..krystal-i hope jaden and jacksons visit go well, too..doc visits and all this sickness sucks a big %#@%&@%#@

jaydens-mommy - Friday, 16 Oct
The woman with low oil.. thats funny. my friend had to call a tow truck one time cause her car quit on her... when she picked it up she asked what it was gonna cost and they were like well, we charge 45.00 for the tow and it was 25.93 for gas.. LMAO.. she had ran out of gas and didn't know it.

jaydens-mommy - Friday, 16 Oct
Good luck Carter with your tubes!!

anon - Friday, 16 Oct
Good luck Carter! And Krystal!

claires-momma - Friday, 16 Oct
4:45 blows ass, my friends. Carter's getting tubes put in this morning & we have to be there at 6:30. Good luck @ the doc today, Krystal!

anon - Thursday, 15 Oct
Boo for ingrown toenails! I've got my first one right now...wtf do i do with it? And my check engine light came on :( she was outta oil...whoops! i put 2 qt in and figure i'll get it changed next week (that way I'm the dumb woman who was LOW on oil instead of the dumb woman with NO oil lol)

jaydens-mommy - Thursday, 15 Oct
ok.. so i guess we will be going to the doctor tommorow.. Jaydens big toe nails grow really weird.. marks are ingrown so i know her will be.. one of them is infected.... crap... and jackson has some kind of rash all over him... *sigh*

cait - Thursday, 15 Oct
aw thanks tabatha, that was really sweet! Although the other day I had Lili, JJ then my friends daughter who is 3 she is actually a year and one day older then Lili and her son who is 1 year just two months older then Jason. They got to daycare and she is a premed student but boy could you tell they were daycare kids! Her and I laugh about it cause we worked at the same daycare but if they wanted something they would try everyway to get it. Jason was crying within 5 mins cause Sonny yelled at him and hit the table, my poor little big guy is so sensitive. Somedays I want to throw in the towel and say I am done but I want one more...next year if things go my way..we are seeing more on the same level now!

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