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Getting your child to listen and follow the rules can be a challenge. It is easy for your child to follow directions, but you must set rules and establish consequences for misbehaving. Explain your rules quickly and precisely. All rules should be clear and specific. If you tell your child not to jump on your bed, make sure he knows that he can not jump on any of the beds. The rules you set need to be consistent and should be followed by everyone else in the house. Be an example for your child to follow. If your child can not walk in the house with shoes on, neither should you. When setting rules, consider your child's age and abilities. Some rules are not feasible for a two year old to live by. You can not expect your two year old to put his toys away each time without being reminded to do so. Do not make too many rules-children will forget what is acceptable and what is not. Repeat the rules often. Because toddlers have a short attention span and tend to forget things easily, you need to remind him of the rules often.

You might notice that your child seems shy all of a sudden. Most two and three year olds are shy around other children and even some adults. Some children are more shy around adults than other children. Rather than looking for a cure for her shyness, help your child feel comfortable around other people. Do not label your child as `shy` when talking to her or when talking with other people. Calling her shy will make her accept it as a fact and she will not want to socialize with other people. Encourage your child to participate in activities that involve other children and adults. Do not push her if she does not want to. Invite one or two children over to your house, where she is comfortable, and have a play date for a couple of hours. When people talk to your child and she does respond, simply speak for your toddler. This may set the stage for your child and she might participate in the conversation.

Children tend to be bossy at this age. Your child sees himself as the most important person in the world and thinks that things are supposed to revolve around what he wants at all times. You can discourage this normal behavior by treating him as you want him to treat others. Try not to sound bossy towards him and give him adequate attention. Do not respond when your child is rude. Make him say please and thank you and do not give in to direct commands from your child. Give your child responsibilities and some control over less important things throughout the day. This should in turn make your child feel good about himself and lessen the need for so much control over others.

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sarahsmurfette - Friday, 7 Aug
I have a 3 year old daughter, too (and a 2 month baby boy). I let my daughter put away forks and spoons while I do the rest of the dishes. Our dishwasher has that basket for silverware and I just take it out and put it by the silverware drawer, remove the knives myself, and let her have at it. She loves putting things where they belong (except her toys).

margysd - Monday, 3 Aug
Hi, I have a beautiful 13.5 month old daughter that I am very bonded to. I am a SAHM and try to include her in most everything that I do around the house. She seems very happy and well adjusted with all activities except when I do the dishes. When I stand at the sink she puts herself between me and the sink full of dirty dishes and cries very loudly until I pick her up or give her attention. I am confused by this behavior because I spend all of my time with her and take every opportunity that I can to have her involved in what I do. I tried to open the cupboards and let her play with the contents. I have also tried bringing her toys into the kitchen so she can play along with me. I have also tried putting her in her highchair with snacks so that she can watch me. These things have worked for the short term, but then after a few minutes she starts crying again. The only thing that I have found to stop the crying is if I put her in the bedroom with her bottle, she seems to calm herself down after a few minutes. When I walk in I usually find her sleeping with her head buried in the pillows. I feel guilty about this solution. I would like to find a way that she can be happy and play or occupy herself while I am doing the dishes without all of the drama. I really love my daughter and take every opportunity that I know of to bond with her and show her how much she is loved. If any of you mothers have gone through a similar experience as this and can offer tips or advice as to how you dealt with this I would greatly appreciate it. Please post any messages to my message board. Thanks very much.

Isabels-Mom - Saturday, 1 Aug
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FireDancer254 - Wednesday, 22 Jul
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erin a - Saturday, 30 May
mama... i would just keep changing his diaper so he can feel the difference between wet and dry. Also i know with my first son i had to put him on the toilet ever 30 min, i would also let him run naked inbetween or with just a diaper and no shorts/pants. He would not use the potty training toilets either so i bought a seat for the actual toilet. I find boys are the sort of type who all of a sudden one day want to potty train, you cant push them into it because you want it (not sure if thats your situation or not just stating)

mamatif09 - Monday, 11 May
I am trying my hardest to potty train my lil man, unless he goes 'ca-ca' he doesn't even want his diaper changed much less sit on the potty...what do i do??

cjayontour - Saturday, 9 May
It is easy to tell our children what and what not to do, and set an example >> but the funny factor is will they ever bloody learn to listen to us !!! lol xox

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mandiandburger - Monday, 13 Apr
I just potty trained my son and I used candy to bribe him. I took him to the store and let him pick out a bag of any kind of candy he wanted just for him to have after he used the potty. We called it potty candy! Haha! If he peed he got one candy and if he pooped he got two candies! He has been using the toilet for 4 weeks and after about a week and a half he totally forgot about potty candy and now he just goes whenever he has to go. When we're out I just take him to the potty about every half hour...

amelie1020 - Monday, 13 Apr
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momduece - Wednesday, 8 Apr
Suyblima I am right there with you! It seems like the only thing I can do is watch him and when I know he has to go I rush him off to the potty, but he wont tell me. I don't think he minds being dirty. I don't know what to do and I have a baby due in the middle of August. I am desperate to get him into undies by that time! So someone please help me out also.

sublimelbca7 - Monday, 30 Mar
Any potty training tips? My son will not poop in his potty. He will pee in it tho. But he never tells me when he has 2 go either. I am expecting another baby in the begining of sept and really would love to get him out of dipers! Any ideas? Any will help. THX!

crazymonkey - Friday, 20 Mar
momm23 my bf son has speech problems too. learns just fine. try to see if ur preschool has a speech program. ours is arch ford. btw he was 4 wen we found out and now almost six.

lyfe - Friday, 20 Mar
HELLO EVERYONE!!! MY 16 MONTH OLD SON HAS TO HAVE SURGERY B/C ONE OF HIS TESTICALS DIDNT COME DOWN!!! IM SO SCARED BUT THE DOCTOR SAIDS HE NEEDS IT....MY ? IS...HAVE ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS IF SO PLEASE SOME BODY HELP EASE MY WORRIES....IM NOT TO HAPPY ABOUT MY BABY HAVING TO BE PUT TO SLEEP!!!!! HE SAID IT WOULDNT BE LONGER THEN 20MINS AND IT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE HE TURNS 2!!! HELP ME OUT YA'LL PLEASE!!! *WORRIED YOUNG MOM*

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Isabels-Mom - Sunday, 8 Mar
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mamacakes - Wednesday, 25 Feb
hi everyone...i am from month 5...and i would like to let everyone know that i have started a group on Facebook called 'i-am-pregnant.com' for all of us who go back and forth between here and there...lol...i would love it if you joined. you can post pics and video and discuss topics. Look me up: 'Kimberly Giffin Cann'. add me as a friend and join the group! so far the responses have been great! Hope to see you there!

amygirl22 - Tuesday, 24 Feb
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spiffychic79 - Thursday, 12 Feb
Hi everyone..I'm over in the pregnancy area & saw this too..Although my kids are older..Anyone have school age kids in this area? Just checkin..Cool beans

soon2be3 - Wednesday, 11 Feb
sherry, Jake was scared of wolves for a long time (Red Riding Hood). Anyway, we bought a little spray bottle, filled it with wolf spray (aka water). And he went to town, spraying the wolf under the bed, in the closet...anytime he feels like the wolf is around, we grab the spray and erradicate it! LOL!

sherrylong - Friday, 6 Feb
My three yr old is waking up a couple times a night crying. She has started this I am scared of everything phase even during the day time. I just got my 6 wk old to sleep in 4 hour intervals at night and now I'm getting up with the 3 yr old all night!!! HELP@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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