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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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excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
purging is my absolute favorite activity ever! i can get rid of just about anything!!!! our MOPS group had a life coach come in one week and talk about clutter and how it makes relationships more tense, your life more difficult because of more stuff to clean, etc...so she suggested the rule of 3: if it isn't used in 3 months, get rid of it (except things that are seasonal like a sled or a water table), when it's time to get rid of your kids clothes, keep your 3 favorites in each size, and try to spend 20 minutes each day just decluttering something...20 minutes won't burn you out, it isn't too overwhelming (for example, decluttering your hall closet can be a lot, but just taking time to declutter 1 shelf won't burn you out!) and when your child has a new obession...try to stick to 3 things of that particular obession because they come and go...samuel likes trains, so we have a wooden train set, a train coloring book, and a thomas the tank engine thing...we might go all out and get a dvd for him, but we'll wait another week or so to see if it is phase...over the past 2 years this approach has saved me a lot of headaches, fights with eric, and some money! plus when i can find someone with a need, i've asked samuel to help: samuel, this little boy doesn't have any books...can we please give him 5 books...i'm hoping this instills giving...it's a value that is really important to me...i've really tried focusing on the past 3 months to teach samuel how to give...for my SIL birthday in May, she and my brother live in a super small apartment so she asked us not to get her anything, so since she is going to be 25 i've been doing '25 acts of kindness' and taking pictures (when i can) and keep track of them and what they are...samuel has really enjoyed doing them too! 2 weeks ago we went to the dollar store, bought 5 balloons and went to a nursing home where eric's great aunt lives and handed out balloons...samuel LOVED it and so did the residents...i was really proud of samuel for giving them up, it's his favorite thing! don't worry cassie, you have time! you don't need to get rid of everything now or next week! you'll be ready in your own time :0) though, do remind yourself that when liam is 28 and comes over to visit he isn't going to want 6 riding things...my mom did that to me when i had samuel...she saved a big box of my stuff which was awesome, but now i'm like what do i do with them??? i have a box of clothes that i wore, that i have stored away, and toys that i played with...it's def neat to have them, but at the same time i'm like what do i do with all this stuff???

bumpalumpa (julie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
we have sooooooooooo many toys! we still have a few baby things as isobel still likes them but she also likes older toys that sophie likes. i just cant bring myself to get rid. i have been moving a few things along now and then giving them to my sister as she desperately wants a baby and has room to store them. our living room is full, their bedroom is full and our conservatory is full! we often joke that we can look at any page in a toy shop catalogue and they have the same toy or a very similar version of it! they have a lot of educational toys which they love now as they sing and flash but they will grow with them and learn from them when they understand more. we do have a lot of things stored away as people get giddy at birthdays and christmas and buy them stuff which is far too old for them

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
It's so funny because before Liam I was a total thrower. My mom is a boarderline hoarder - not the garbage kind, but the knick knacks and the clothes and candles and everything... my parent's house is bursting at the seams. I DREAD cleaning that mess one day... anyway, I think because of that I am (was?) the total opposite. But now, I can't let go of hardly any of Liam's clothes, and now the toys. I keep remembering how cute he was in that train outfit, or how much he loved that little car, or whatever... it's like ripping my heart out thinking of gettin grid of it. We have like 8 HUGE totes of clothes in the basement... so if this baby is a boy, we're set. If it's a girl? Totally screwed... and I'll probably hoard her clothes, too. I watch that show every week and think 'how does that happen?!' Apparently I have a little part of my mom's tendencies in me... haha. But I can purge my crap all day long. I have waaaay fewer clothes than Brian, and now that I have a Kindle I've gotten rid of 99% of my books... it's freeing, but these damn kid things are going to be the end of me!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
By the way thanks in advance Cassie! I don't know where my friend got these shoes but I hope they didnt cost much. He has been wearing them for like a month and they are falling apart at the seams!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Cassie I purge toys easily. If there is something that he has outgrown I give it to my niece (she has a baby) or mail it off to my friend in Vegas. Now my little brother is having a boy so I will start mailing there :-) If it is something he doesn't play with any more then that goes in the mail too... Every now and then he will ask for something that I have sent away and I just tell him that was a baby toy and I sent it to the baby. the one thing that I cant get rid of because he constantly goes back to play with are wooden blocks. Even if he gets a new toy obsession (OMG Pirate stuff!) he still uses his blocks as well. That and his stuffed animals. We literally could open a stuffed zoo! Everytime he sees an animal that he doesnt have he wants it. Juan has started saying every time he gets a new stuffed toy he has to get rid of an older one. So he picks one to give to the baby.... at this point, he doesn't want any new ones because he is attached and can't pick any to send off.....

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Liam's in a 7-8 not, too, or the equivilant. I'm a fan of Pedoodles, and they go by month sizes, so the ones he has now are 16-22 months, but they run big. Hsisnow boots are size 8.

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
We are HORRIBLE about buying toys! Even when we aren't buying them at the store I'm ordering them from Amazon... or Disney.com. Everytime Liam becomes obsessed with something new I have to feed his obsession. It was puppies, then horses, then Little People... now Mickey Mouse. I'm pathetic. AND I have no idea how to get rid of the toys! I took a the 'baby' stuff to the basement, but now when we go downstairs to the family room he'll pull stuff out and say 'Liam baby!' It's so cute, but then he carries it all back upstairs, so the living room is full of Thomas and GeoTrax, the play room is full of like six riding vehicles and everything else under the sun. We're drowning in toys! How do you purge???

excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
we do the same thing jessie! if i need to do some shopping, samuel holds something and plays with it, then we put it back on the shelf! he's fine with it! the one thing i do buy frequently is crayons and coloring books...i was printing coloring pages, but i found that our super secret store sells them for .79 so we just buy them now...cheaper than ink for the printer! when samuel does get a new toy, he's just amazed by it...like this cash register! samuel just ate EIGHT plates of noodles and gravy for lunch, yes 8, a cup of applesauce, a cup of milk, and some pot roast! this is why he's a size 8 shoe! i miss the size 6 shoes...they were so little, i look at the 8s and think, my boy can't be in this! and way to go benny getting from 0 to 8th percentile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is amazing!!!

mrs. myers (Jessie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Wesley is in 7s and 8s now for shoes. We just put away his 6's. His feet look so giant to me, though. His whole body looks giant. I just can't believe how fast he's growing. As far as toys, we rarely buy toys when we're out doing other shopping. We let him walk through the toy section sometimes and play with stuff, but then that's it. And he's really good not to make a fuss about it. Other times we'll let him walk around with a toy, but then put it back right before we check out. God, I sound terrible! Loll

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Oh, and Misty, Bennys favorite color is PINK! He loves pink!! It is so funny.....

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Benny is truly a munchkin! He is finally in the 8th percentile for weight and 14th for height. We went SOOOOO long with him being in the 0th for weight! Our goal is to have him in double digits (percentile) for weight by the time he's 3 :-)

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
We don't have a ton of toys. We do buy things year round... and to behonest, when we go to the store if Benny sees something he REALLY wants, I buy it. But I am blessed with this kid. He can totally go into toys r us, play with stuff, look at stuff and leave with nothing and be totally okay with it. Every now and then he sees something that he just doesn't want to put back on the shelf, and those things, I buy. He does not have a huge pile of toys.... I give stuff away or take stuff to good will frequently. We aren't debt free but we don't use credit cards for shopping. We have mortgage, no car payments (thank goodness!)

high-lee (Lisa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
Gaby is in a size 6 right now. I think it will be awile before we have to buy her the next size. I can't wait for summer to get her some cute sandals though. I love shoes, espically for the little ones.

excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
am i the only mean mom who doesn't buy toys! (well, i know melissa since you guys don't celebrate holidays you buy year round) i've picked some up for easter...but they are tucked away for the basket...samuel just has sooooooooo much stuff, so much...any time i feel the need to buy him something i just remind myself of the giant pile he has...i make a lot of stuff for him (from pinterest) a lot of fingerpaints and galaxy play dough and ice boats...he loves them and they don't cost much if anything! we keep a tight budget, we live completely debt free (no mortgage, no car payments, etc) so we are just saving for our next car...plus i just get so much from my MOPS friends, he got a Dora playhouse a few months ago, he has 2 megabloks wagons, it's crazy! that's why we stick to the 3 gifts at christmas thing too! i get the educational stuff for birthdays and christmas...though, samuel really does love this cash reigster...it says ages 5 and up, but he love love loves it...eric's only comment was, it's pink...i hadn't even noticed! ha ha ha!

excitedmisty (misty) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
wow, a size 5! how cute!!!!!!!!!! you must have the cutest munchkin! i wish samuel would just slow down growing...just a tiny bit!!! samuel was a size 5 last dec...i bought him the cutest shoes and by feb they were too small! devestated! i think samuel just has eric's genes...tall kid...but only the 18th percentile for weight!

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
AAAA! Melissa, I need to get this box to you! Tons of shoes! :) I need to find a box! I'll snag one from work today.

MackValdez (Melissa) - Tuesday, 7 Feb
I have a fear of having Benny in shoes that are too small. Call me weird but I even buy my own shoes in a larger size than I really wear. I bought a shoe sizer thingy so I can check him and see what size he is, and I do it about once a week just to be sure. Holy cow Misty! Samuel is in an 8!?! Benjamin is still in a 5!! He has a pair of 7's that my niece gave us and I can't even imagine his feet being that big, they look huge! LOL I'm going to buy shoes this weekend actually... a friend at work gave us a pair that she bought for her grandson but he grew too fast and somehow they are falling apart like crazy. So that is on our list this weekend.....

aileenc0 - Monday, 6 Feb
Arianna so glad the scan went well, Audra so sorry Ava was so sick that must have been scary glad she's doing better now and congratulations on the new job!

ari08(Ariana) - Monday, 6 Feb
I always do the ' oops the shoes are too small ' thing. I feel awful too bu tnow rhys tells me if his shoes rtoo big or small which is nice. Misty- your so disaplined. If rhys wants a toy and he doesnt have it yet or i think he could learn from it, I always buy it!! Its awful cause we have no room. I just love to shop. I won't buy him like, another stuffed dog, or another car, but if it a learning toy, i just cant say no!! plus I dont have the energy to fight with him. haha I think that was so sweet of your in-laws. It must have been meant to be! Maybe he'll start learn how to count money then make millions!

excitedmisty (misty) - Monday, 6 Feb
i just ran into my in-laws at walmart...samuel was holding a toy he wanted, but i refused to buy it (it was a cash register and $20...i just don't buy toys out of the blue for no reason, esp one that might be over his head) anyway, my in-laws surprised me and gave me $20 to get it for him! maybe they are perking up after all! ha ha ha! on a side note, my FIL was holding samuel and i noticed samuel's toes were wiggling at the end of his shoe...went to feel and he's outgrown his shoes!!!!! i felt terrible...how did i notice that! i guess it's because he's just been in those shoes for 3 months! so i have to go and buy size 8 shoes now :0( they are growing up so quickly!

DoeysGirl (Cassie) - Monday, 6 Feb
Oh, my gosh, Audra!!! That's SO scary! I'm so glad she's doing better. How are you holding up?? Congrats on the new job! Exciting!

mrs. myers (Jessie) - Monday, 6 Feb
Wow, how scary, Audra! I'm so glad she's OK now. And congratulations on the job! Very exciting!

MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 6 Feb
Ugh!! We had a huge inspection on our network last week (which went well! YAYYY) so It was a week worth of long hours and no days off the weekend before. Luckily, I was off most of this past weekend but now we have ANOTHER inspection this week. I SOOOO can't wait for all this craziness to stop! If you don't hear from me much this week that would be why.....

MackValdez (Melissa) - Monday, 6 Feb
Its great to hear from you Audra, and I'm sorry Ava was so sick... I hate seeing the little ones sick :-( I'm glad your appt went wekk Ariana! YAYYYYY for Buzz Julie! :-)

SPUDinTHEoven (Tina) - Sunday, 5 Feb
Congratulations on the new job Audra! I think I must have missed your last post, what are you going to be doing? Sorry about Ava, that is terrible! So scary!!!

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