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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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tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
cara-i know you had mentioned that chase told you NOT to get the h1n1 flu mist, right? is it because it's a 'live strain'..the reason i'm asking is because keith's sis has a 9 yr old, he also had swine flu sev weeks ago but is now over it, anyway, they are giving the mist at school free of charge..she doesn't know what to do. get or not? they are saying that you can get the swine flu more than once!?..now doesn't that defeat the purpose of the vaccine..i'm confused on the whole subject and i just don't know what to tell her. i don't know what i would do...

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
cass-i took gabe to the doc and they said he has a stomach bug and gave him an rx for phenergan for the vomiting. he actually decided to eat when we got home and drank a whole cup of gatorade. he finally had a wet diaper too!! i gave him a dose of his med and it knocked him smooth out..i'm now fretting about aiden getting this crap :(...oh, and spenny's quack sounds hilarious..you have got to get that on video!

anon - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Tab, how're the boys doin? Better? And fyi if I could ever get spenny to do it on camera, I'd so put it on fb...but Spennys quack is the funniest most pitiful noise ever...sounds like a belch meets an airhorn lol

amyeliz - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Tab, I hope Gabe is ok. That is super scary.

cait - Wednesday, 14 Oct
wow tab the poor little man. I would let him sleep, just keep a close eye on him. Sometimes sleep is the answer. Jenny I had the paraguard which worked ok except for the horrible back pain and one day of cramping..although the back pain hasn't gone away yet I am hoping it does soon!! I would call the doctor..you don't wanna mess with that crap more then you already have to.

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
the doc's nurse called. i told her what all was going on, she has to now go talk to the doc and then call me back..i got him up and he drank half a cup of pedialyte..he isn't acting as lethargic as he was this morning. just really tired and mopey.but NO fever yet, that's good..anyway, about 5 mins later he started gagging. nothing came up though. i asked him if he wanted to lay back down with goerge and he did. so hopefully, if he can go back to sleep that fluid will stay down..in the meantime, aiden has had a bad diaper..NOOOOOooooo!..they are both in bed now and i'm waiting..

jaydens-mommy - Wednesday, 14 Oct
tab- i would call your doctor back... or take him up to the ER.. thats scary.

nickiesue - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Tab - that is scary. I would keep checking on him. i know he's prob tired but i wouldn't just let him sleep. just from you wrote, i'd be freaked out. of course, i haven't been there to see all the stuff he's been going through but i would be constantly waking him up and seeing what fluids i could get him to drink. poor baby. :( i hope the doc calls you soon.

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
the doc still hasn't called..do you guys think i should get him up? i know he is prob just weak from being so sick, but i'm worried..he's had this stomach puke bug before, but not with the poo's at the same time..should i let him rest or be trying to get him to drink something..if the doc hasn't called me back in an hr, i'm gonna bust up in his office or the ER.

anon - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Oh Jenny! That's what I was going to get on! EEEEK! My mom and gma are on their way. I should be showering/cleaning/etc but then I thought...wait..if I don't...they WILL! lol hahah evil, i know. But then i can take a long hot shower without shutting it off to see if he's crying or not lol. I hope Gabe feels better! Poor guy!

ambrielles mommy - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Ok so I just found out that a lot of people on the mirena w/ existing depression problems can have increased depression and anxiety. I have been having some anxiety/nervousness/depression lately more than I even had after Jaden was born...now I'm even more upset that this could be causing it. I'm calling my dr. today...ughhh has anyone else felt this w/ mirena?

ady-and-maylies-momma - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Oh no Tab... I hope everythings ok!!

chases-momma - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Oh Dani. My ex was shady like that. First it was 'checking out' Match.com because he was 'curious'. He used the same excuse...he needed a profile to look at anything. Next it was taking flowers to another girls house in the middle of the night while I was sleeping. It's not so much the actual website that bothers me, it's the trend in Alex's behavior. He is constantly doing things that are making you doubt him. Honey-love...I hate to say this, but the man has SO many excuses for everything and not all of them can be true. NO ONE is that obtuse to think that this kind of behavior is OK. It's not. If he truly was 'just checking it out' he would have told you about it. His profile also wouldnt say 'anything goes'. My stomach hurts for you, I know how upsetting this kind of stuff is. I hope this all works out, but PLEASE don't marry him until you have trust back. You will be miserable.

chases-momma - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Oh no Tab! I hope he feels better soon, sick babies are no fun.

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
dani-we do care about you..*i say the following with love* but i just do not understand either one of y'alls behavior..i feel like the both of you need a good shit shaking!! you made an account on a millionaire matchmaking service..f'n around or not. that is just wrong on so many levels..in the meantime you are talking about planning a wedding?? .y'alls relationship isn't healthy, and yes i say that based on all the stuff you have posted about him, and now you tell us this..i don't want to be the brutal bitch, but it's kinda a slap in the face when we defend you over alex to find out you did that as well..sorry, but i do agree with you that the two of you need counseling. (hug) peace out.

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
i had mentioned that gabe was sick monday, he's had diarrhea since then and last night before bed he started vomiting. so all the fluids he had kept down yesterday came back up. at 8 this morn, he was still asleep. not normal. this kid is always up at the crack of dawn. i woke him up to try to get him to drink some pedialyte..he took about 5 sips and just sat there for a min. i looked down at him and his eyes were rolling up. i grabbed him up and it startled him. he started crying for 'bed with george'..i called the doc and am waiting for a call back. he isn't running a fever, but he's acting very lethargic, which worries me. i know he needs fluid, but i can't force it down him. i think we will be at the hospital later :(

ady-and-maylies-momma - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Have I said lately how much I love you girls?! I would be so lost without you guys here to talk to!!! Just though i'd throw that mushy fact out there for a second. Lol

tabatha - Wednesday, 14 Oct
wow, what a fucked up world we live in. next subject, please.

ady-and-maylies-momma - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Thank you ladies for all of your responses..I didn't think I'd get that many! Lol. I agree with every one of you...I think that there shouldn't be a reason to be on that site. At first I was confused because I didn't know if he was on there seriously or just on there to see what it was messing around. I almost can't be hypocritical because I signed up for a dating website that I heard of off of TV called 'millionaire Match'..but hey, I just wanted to see if there was real millionaires! Lol. I didn't plan on talking to him about it for a few days because I wanted to see if he'd get back on there..but he could tell something was wrong last night and even though he was very nice last night and joked with me something he said made me start crying (which what he said somethin gabout the house...not something that would usually make me cry lol). He kept asking what was wrong and wiped the tears off of my face and I didn't want to blow it yet, so I just said that I was having a migrane and I wanted to sit down for a while. I couldn't stop crying so I eventually broke down and talked to him. I asked if he wanted to really be with me and if he would ever cheat on me again. I said 'are you attracted to other girls?' and his response is 'not to the point that I would cheat. I mean, aren't you somewhat attracted to guys?' I said, 'ya, but not the point that I'd make a profile on a cheaters dating service' He said that he heard it the guys on the radio talking about it and he wanted to see what it was. He said he got on there just the two times and that was to make the profile to be able to log in and then to look at it. He said he was just fucking around and was curious. I know that when I signed up for that stupid millionaire one I was just fucking around..so there's that side that says..ya, that could be true. But I don't know if I'm going to believe him or not. He's just not had a good past and I was just starting to trust him again. I think I'm going to evaluate everthing and take a couple days to work everything out in my head and then see where that takes me. If I do come to the conclusion that I need to leave, then I'll just leave. But if I truely believe that he was just f-ing around then that's that...but then I will demand couples councelling and professionally work through everything that we've been through and are going through. Somethings gotta give...and I'm done with it being me all the time.

anon - Wednesday, 14 Oct
Omg I just remembered. While I was at walmartyesterday some mom picked up her kid and had her in E's face, 'oooh see the baby? Cute baby!' And I said EXCUSE ME!! Get your kid out of my kids face!!' All those icky germs out there and she's trying to get her kid over mine?! I didn't even know her at all! Stupid B. P.s think I have a clogged milk duct or something boob is on fire!! And it hurts so bad from the nipple down to the bra under the cup.

cait - Tuesday, 13 Oct
aw Danielle I am with the other girls. I am so sorry that you are going through this but I think it is time to say enough is enough. When you think about it as your daughters growing up, you don't want anyone to treat them like that. You have forgave him over and over..the cheating, the kicking you out pregnant with Ady...the lies..you have caught some but how many have you missed? I wish I was closer so I could kick his ass for you. We all love you and want you and those beautiful babies to be happy and healthy. You have put up with so much already...why not tell him if he isn't happy then why is he with you? Is it just the girls? Right before I got preggo with Liliana Damian and I were not good I was thinking of ways to end it, no cheating just fighting and had enough. Liliana brought us together but I wouldn't stay with him cause the kids we would work something out and my kids would know that mommy & daddy love them so much. Be strong and whatever you decide we will be here. (hugs)

claires-momma - Tuesday, 13 Oct
Dani...I'm in agreement with all of the girls. What Alex is doing is sneaky, underhanded & wrong. He isn't thinking about you & the girls & how this is affecting his family. And you've given him chance after chance. Honey, we all love you & hate seeing you upset by things like this. It's gotten to the point where you are talking more & more about upsetting things that he does (taking off all day, blowing off plans that you guys have made, ignoring you & the girls) than things he does that make you happy. Just know that whatever you decide to do, we'll stand by you but you've got to think about the long-term here. Are you really willing to put up with another 5, 10, 15 years of this? Of having to explain to Ady & Maylie why Daddy is gone yet again? Or to have to make up excuses for him?

nikkig07 - Tuesday, 13 Oct
ok dani- i'm going to put my two cents in too. i've really been biting my tongue for a while with his behavior and what he does and what you have to put with! i would totally confront him about it and see what his lame excuse is. but i really wouldn't give him any more chances. i don't think he realizes just how lucky he is!! you deserve so much more than this! i'm sorry you have to deal with this, but you really have to think about you and your girls best interest. ((((hugs))))

anon - Tuesday, 13 Oct
I'm gonna go ahead and pull out the DBAG Card because that's what he's being. What a jerk! If it were J, I'd kill him, cut him up in to chunks and carry him around in my little red wagon to feed to the piggies. It'd be one thing if he went there to see what it was (J and I went there together when we first heard about it) but never to make a profile or go beyond seeing what it was. JERK. And good to know on the breast milk strips!

kel - Tuesday, 13 Oct
The breast milk strips are accurate. I had two beers and nothing showed. Then I had 4 beers and it was showing really bed. They turn colors and have the color chart to find outhow bad it is. But the 4 beers I had over a shorter amount of time tenthe two. So that might be why it showed so bad. But it will tell you.

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