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At this point in your child's life, language will perhaps be his biggest accomplishment this year. Your two year old loves to repeat everything that he hears. When you sit back and look at the entire picture, it is amazing how fast your child learns new words. Every time you read a story, repeat a nursery rhyme or sing a song, your child learns to language. He also learns to appreciate language. Learning language is a two-way program. Not only does your child need to hear you talk and sing, but he needs you to allow him to speak to you. Listen to what he has to say and let him `read` books to you.

Encourage your child to talk about his day at mealtime. Mealtime should be a time for the family to come together and talk about their day and listen to what the other family members have to say. Even if your two year old is not talking well, ask him questions and allow him to answer. Do not discuss money, behavior issues or other problems at mealtime. If your child sees mealtime as stressful, he will not want to eat. Simply wait until the meal is over and then discuss any problems that have occured. Mealtime is also a great teaching time. Talk with your child about the types of food and the colors or shapes of the food on your plate. Ask him if it is hot or cold, a fruit or a vegetable. green or yellow, etc.

If your toddler says `No` all day long, you are not alone. The less that you say `No` to your child, the less she will scream it back at you. Find ways to get your child to do what you want him to do without saying `No`. Evaluate your child's environment. Remove any items that are obvious temptations and eliminate the inevitable chance of having to tell your child `No`. Keep your rules and expectations reasonable, simple and understandable. Ignore minor behavior issues as often as possible. Sometimes bringing attention to a misbehaving child only makes it worse. If he sees that you are not giving his negative behavior attention, he will more than likely stop. Remember to praise your child for behaving well.

Young children want to watch TV, but they really do not need to. If you do allow your child to watch television, limit his viewing to no more than 1-2 hours per day. There are some educational television shows that are aimed at young children. Watch the television with your child and discuss what you are seeing. Remember that the more time your child spends watching the television, the less time he is actively learning.

Developmental Milestones - 29 Months Old

Physical

• Likes to dance
• Runs well
• Can jump
• Stands on one foot for a few seconds
• Can help mix a cake
• Throws a ball into a large container
• Tries to catch a ball
• May be able to `golf` a ball

Intellectual

• Easily frustrated
• Tries to talk in sentences
• Can make a tower
• May recognize some letters and numbers
• Says what a picture is in a book
• Remembers some of what you say for `later`

Emotional

• Plays better with other children
• Still does not like to share very much
• May be scared of the dark
• Likes to be the center of attention

Age Appropriate Toys

• Art supplies
• Play-doh
• Books
• Balls
• Outside toys
• Ride-on toys
• Dolls
• Trains, cars, trucks
• Counters and sorters
• ABC toys
• Pretend play sets
• Dress up

Comments:

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kashsmommy - Monday, 1 Apr
Posting in 30!

kathleen112 - Monday, 1 Apr
We really should move over to 30 months!

kathleen112 - Monday, 1 Apr
So happy you have Keira home hopeful!! Is this the week you start your training? Kash, how are you and Cole doing health-wise?? Any word on that new job? Well, the family and most of my friends know about the pregnancy now. We surprised everyone except my MIL which sucks because we told her last (well family-wise anyway). As soon as she walked in the house on Saturday she was staring at my stomach so I knew she knew. After the 'reveal' I called her out on it and she promised she wasn't looking at my stomach just my boobs lol. I didn't think so but according to her they give me away. I've been having a tough time mentally with the pregnancy the last week or so. I know the body changes are to be expected but I just feel gross. Plus, I feel exhausted constantly and I've had a lot less patience with both my hubby and Ben which makes me feel bad but I can't help it. Everything is starting early: back/round ligament pain (I've actually been doubled over by the latter a few times already), feet swelling, generalized obesity. :-( I hate this feeling and really can't wait to feel better soon.

kathleen112 - Sunday, 31 Mar
Awwww hopeful I'm sorry hunny :-(

hopeful29 - Sunday, 31 Mar
I'm just sitting here balling my eyes out. Worst weekend ever. It's easter morning and I don't have Keira here.This sucks so bad.

kashsmommy - Saturday, 30 Mar
Omg!!!! I'd have told him to get the fuck out of my house!!!!!! I'm so sorry you had to deal with that! I am BEYOND pissed right now! How dare he just pop up after how many months a try to discipline YOUR child in a way that you yourself are not comfortable with?!?! Who the hell does he think he is???? I know that she's his daughter too, but you are her mother and father!!! He is SOOOO lucky I don't live closer! Why'd he flip out?

kathleen112 - Saturday, 30 Mar
Wait, so Troy came by himself on Friday and blew up and then came back today with the girlfriend?? What happened? Why'd things get so heated? How'd it go with the girlfriend??

hopeful29 - Saturday, 30 Mar
meeting the girlfriend this morning, with Troy things blew up and he just started yelling and cursing in front of all three kids and actually smacked keira in the butt cause she wasn't listening and he was mad....so needless to say that threw me over the edge...hopefully things will be calmer this morning or I'm not letting him take her.....

kashsmommy - Friday, 29 Mar
Hopeful...how'd it go with everyone?

hopeful29 - Thursday, 28 Mar
Kathleen you know when you posted that picture for 'marriagre equality' I thought it was you posting a picture telling everyone you were pregnant 'showing 2 lines' haha man I feel dumb lol

hopeful29 - Thursday, 28 Mar
I think he would lie because he toldme at Christmas he wasn't. So I think he is just trying to cover his ass for other lies. According to Taylor she treats him like crap and is just miserable now. I'm not overly surprised as his attiude has changed and he is ignorant towards me. I just found out my boss has a daughter who is a nurse and works at the same hospital and so he is going to get the scoop on her lol. I hope that what Taylor tells me about her is wrong that she is just making it all out to be worse then it is as she doesn't like her. Not looking forward to this weekend lol. I mean I am looking forward to getting out a bit to go to a movie and have Taylor as company and seeing Samantha etc but just the meeting of the new girlfriend and being worried about Keira etc is going to suck. I was talking to his mother and she is not looking forward to the visit. They wanted me there (I have a good relationship with them) but of course Troy doesn't which I understand. That would just be awkward for the girlfriend. I keep thinking of sex in the city 'the stick figure with no soul' lol. I think I'm done at lunch today which is great cause I'd like to clean the house while Keira is at daycare I can get more done. I cleaned on Sunday but I still have the bathrooms to do and another good sweeping/mopping of the upstairs. Between Keira and Bailey they make such a mess! It's that time of year too now that all the snow in the backyard is melted it's muddy so Bailey gets dirty everytime she goes out. I've beenn preparing Keira for the visit too so she knows I'm not going to Nanny's for the night with here etc. and I'm glad I'm doing that cause she talks about it now and knows it's going to happen. She keeps saying 'mommy isn't coming she is staying home and having a bubble bath lol' I just want to avoid at all cost when he took Keira and I wasn't going and she freaked out screaming and crying 'mommy come please mommy come' just broke my heart. So hopefully now she is prepared I have her excited to go spend time with daddy. Kathleen I'm sorry you are so tired I don't envy you. I really didn't enjoy my pregnancy till later on (like when I felt her kicking etc)

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 27 Mar
I don't think I'd describe it as 'brutal' Kash but it's certainly harder then the first time and I'm just getting started. I was working full time when I was pregnant with Ben though so in that way it's easier--at least I can lay down and take a nap when he does. But just having to go go go during his waking hours when all I want to do is lay on the couch is hard. Plus, I don't think hubby quite grasps that this fatigue is a pregnancy symptom. I love my hubby to death but he's one of the lazier human beings I know and could sleep all day long if you let him. It doesn't matter how many hours of sleep he gets at night he always claims to be tired. So it annoys me when I tell him how tired I feel and he's acting like he can relate. (And no, there's nothing wrong with his thyroid or anything like that that would account for his 'fatigue'.) Even after a full night's sleep and a nap whenever I can get one in by the time Ben goes to bed at 8pm I can barely lift my head off the pillow. It sucks. Looking forward to having more energy in the second trimester!!! Hopeful--why would Troy lie about how long they've been together?? You've been officially separated for how long now? Sorry to hear the initial reports about her from his other daughters haven't been positive. That probably doesn't make you feel any better about the situation for this weekend. You will have a chance to meet her before they take Keira right? And no pressure regarding this particular situation with Troy's daughter but if there is ever anything you want to share with us not on here you could use Facebook messenger which is private. I'm sure you'll miss Keira during your course but I'm sure it's a small price to pay for the security/stability this job affords you!!

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 27 Mar
As far as how long they've been together I know he is lying to me.He told me since mid January...I call bullshit on that. At Christmas his behavious was clear to me that he was with someone and I also still pay the cell phone bill (we have a family plan) and I see all the numbers he calls. Over Christmas he called someone many times (same number) and he hates talking on the phone. I haven't tried to call it or anything but I'm not stupid. There is so much going on right now. His 16 year old is dealing with so much stuff. I would tell you girls about it however this is a public site and my luck Troy would read it or something. So I'm not taking that chance. Just believe me when I say she needs professional help and her parents don't seemed to be tuned in at all. I'm limited in how I can help. I actually think her moving in with me for awhile would be good for her. She needs a lot of support and nobody is providing it for her it's very frustrating to watch. We talked on the phone for 3 hours last night! She told me all about Troy's girlfriend and I'm not getting a warm fuzzy. The only thing that I can hold onto is they'll be around Troy's family. Also the 13 year old is going down (16 year old is staying with me) so at least it's somebody in the car ride down. From what Taylor tells me she is very rude, not just to TRoy but to cashiers etc. So all that I can hope is that she'll be on her best behviour around Troy's family which means Keira doesn't have to be around it. KAthleen yes Keira will be going to stay with her grandmother from April 8th to May 2nd however I still get every weekend off so I will have friday evening all day saturday and Sunday morning with her as it's only a 2 hour drive. I will more then likely just stay there since driving back and forth will be too much. One of the weekend though Troy's mom is bring her to me so I'll have her at the house all weekend which is nice. Trust me I don't want to do this course but at this point I have no choice. I'm sorry you feel sick glad it's not all the time too. That was how it was for me, I never threw up it was just bouts throughout the day which normally a few crackers always seemed to make it better. That and chewing minty gum for some reason. I remember the worse part being the heart burn omg it was brutal. I lived on tums for awhile.

kashsmommy - Tuesday, 26 Mar
Omg I 'looked fat' until about 27 weeks then I woke up one morning with a little basketball poking out of the front lol! Kathleen...I can't imagine being pregnancy exhausted and having a toddler! Is it as grueling as it sounds? Hopeful...has he ever told you how long they've been together? How long before he told you about her were you having a feeling that he was dating? Has he officially decided what he's doing about this weekend?

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 26 Mar
I'm exhausted this time around Hopeful which I don't remember from last time. The nausea comes in waves but hasn't been too terrible--Sunday was a little rough and I thought it was going to be downhill from there but then woke up on Monday feeling fine nausea wise so it comes and goes. Honestly I feel hungover which sucks since I'm not drinking! When I was pregnant with Ben I went to a wedding and thought I'd feel so great the following day since I wasn't drinking and instead I think I was more tired than all those that were hungover! This pregnancy thing is no joke. Looking forward to getting some energy soon...and by soon I mean in about 6 weeks. :-( So you'll be away from Keira for the entire month of April?? No I don't think you had mentioned Troy's living with the gf...either they've been together longer than you think or they're just moving really fast. :-(

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 26 Mar
Kathleen do you find your symptoms similar to last time or completely different. I laughed when you said 'just look fat not pregnant' I use to push my belly out cause I didn't look pregnant till I was quite far along. I gained everywhere and the belly was last to come. Once it came though it came big time!!! Cupcake if you read these posts CONGRATS your LO is adorable!!!! Kash any more word on the job? My contract is signed so I'm relieved but a part of me is freaked. Only since I found out about going on course all of april (there is no getting out of it this time) and dealing with Troy and his new girlfriend situation. He already lives with her did I mention that? I'm starting to think he's been with her longer then he admits.

kashsmommy - Sunday, 24 Mar
Thank y'all!!! It wasn't really planned...Cole wanted a puppy and Todd has wanted another Boxer since we lost the last one so I looked at a few last night, called the lady today and picked her up! We do have a chihuahua! She's not so amped up about this puppy but she'll be ok soon! So glad everyone is so excited Kathleen!!!

kathleen112 - Sunday, 24 Mar
Yes we bought a t-shirt. We told my mom and two of my aunts and one cousin today. It was fun! Everyone is excited. Once we tell Matt's family next weekend I'll pretty much be telling everyone else I know except probably my job...I'll wait till I'm in the 'green zone' to tell them. Not sure I'll be able to hide it till then. I'm only 6 weeks along and my jeans are already pretty darn tight. :-( I hate the stage when you just look fat, not pregnant. Yes, I have a dog. He's a cocker spaniel. He was actually included in some of the recent pics of Ben on Facebook. Oh, speaking of facebook we're keeping it off of there for a loooong time, probably not until after the 20 week ultrasound when I know everything looks good. Yes Kash your puppy is adorable!!!

hopeful29 - Sunday, 24 Mar
so how are you planning on telling your family about the pregnancy? I think you said something about Bring a t-shirt that says big brother? Kash your new pup is adorable was this a planned thing? Do you already have a dog? I thought you did but maybe I'm thinking Kathleen, you have a dog right? LOL it's been awhile but I remember everyone posting pics of their LO's with their dogs but there were quite a few more girls on at that time. I remember a conversation about having a dog and a newborn (but I think we were all pregnant for that one!)

kathleen112 - Saturday, 23 Mar
Better you figure out what you want to do before pursuing a degree than the other way around!

kashsmommy - Saturday, 23 Mar
I'm glad to hear it! I think I'd be terrified to have another lo too! We've all been so incredibly lucky and blessed that it might be even more scary next time because of all of the things we know now that maybe didn't cross our minds last time! That would be pretty wild if your lo came on 11/12/13! I think if I get this job I may get a little closer to figuring out what I want to do when I grow up lol! I need to get my butt in school one of these days! I wish I would've never had to quit college! I'd be done by now!!!

kathleen112 - Saturday, 23 Mar
I think I came across more negative thanI feel...generally speaking I feel very optimistic I just want to be realistic also. I don't think I'll have a m/c but I know there's a slight chance and I'm not one of those peoplecwho believes saying something out loud 'jinxes' me or something. I promise I'm doing fine mentally (well as fine as I ever am mentally ;-P). And I know that you guys will be with me through it all, I think sometimes it still surprises me how close you can be to two people you've never met. :-) Great news about the job Kash!!! Will it mean higher pay and better hours?? I have no doubt you rock your job, you're one of the smartest chicas I know.

kashsmommy - Friday, 22 Mar
Kathleen!!!! Fantastic news!!!!!! I agree with hopeful, staying away from the blue pages might be a good idea for now. We'd be happy to talk pregnancy with you and it'll be a lot less scary. I don't like to hear that negativity from you....'if' you make it to week 7?!? That's crazy talk! Stay positive! And hey, if you have a girl I seriously won't mind if you chose to borrow my name :) And we'll always be here to remember your appts, anticipating the first kick you'll feel, finding out the sex of your lo and that first time you 'think' you might be in labor. We're here for all of it. Hopeful...I got to work the other day and one of the charge nurses walked up to me and told me that he heard I applied and gave me an excellent recommendation and told the ER director that I'm the one they want! A little while after that I met with the overnight charge nurse and the ER director and it seems that my chances are incredibly high! I emailed my boss to let her know I applied and all she said was 'thanks', then suddenly today she wants to try to talk to me about positions she will have available....I considered telling her to kiss my ass, but I said thanks.

kathleen112 - Friday, 22 Mar
We're telling my family on Monday and Matt's family next weekend. Yes I told Cupcake and Ruby via Facebook messenger.

hopeful29 - Friday, 22 Mar
YAY so happy for you!!! Maybe you should stay away from the blue pages for a few weeks sounds pretty rough over there. So you going to tell the families now? So when do you find out about the new job Kash??? Kathleen have you told Cupcake? Sounds like she is due any time now

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