General::Toddlers

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RobinG - 188 days ago.
Is he spitting out because he hates the taste or because he cant chew it? My son had trouble eating and we found out one of his delays is oral dyspraxia. He has a speech therapist work with him to help him. Some kids are very sensitive to texture too so you need to feed what he is capable of eating instead of what you think he can eat. . If he still wants mushy or lumpy stage 3 stick with that til he masters it and is ready for the rest. I have to do a mix of both table and stage 3 and Hunter is 18 months. You can call early intervention if you suspect an eating concern for an evaluation. It is free and paid through the county where I am. Hunters eating concerns were my first indication of a concern. (())

summerisis - 188 days ago.
Beautiful Bre - It would be helpful to know what you are feeding him. From what I understand, it is very common for a child of this age to refuse food. My daughter's not there yet but we feed her well and I'm wondering if we might have some food ideas that may work for you. I just don't want to burden you with food that you're already trying.

Beautiful Bre - 189 days ago.
so i have this kid who is.. 20 months old. and he doesnt eat a dang thing! how do i get him to eat? he puts it in his mouth and spits it back out. im so tired of it. and none of the dr.'s i have taken him to are concerned or can help me. how helpful is that!? he only weighs roughly 21 lbs at this age. if anyone has any suggestions or anything please please let me know!

goingfor3 - 191 days ago.
We had the hardest time breaking my dd from the nighttime bottle... our trick - switch back to breastmilk (or formula)! Sounds weird but when I had my second daughter I was making SOOO much milk and she refused the bottle so I had an entire freezer of milk... So, I thought instead of wasting it - give it to my older daughter (who was 16 months at the time). Some moms bf for years, right? So I thought it can't hurt her! I gave her the nighttime bottle and she took one sip and handed the bottle back to me!!! The next night I tried to give her the regular milk in the bottle and she would have NOTHING to do with it!!! From that day on - the bottle was gone! Sounds weird but if you are desperate it's worth a try - can't hurt him

codysmum - 191 days ago.
hey haydens-mom. try a cup with a straw. Once my son learnt to suck through a straw about 18mths, I gave him his evening milk in a straw cup and he still has a cup of milk out of it every morning and evening. (he will be 3 at the end of july) could be worth a try???

haydens-mom - 192 days ago.
I need some help! My son is almost 18 months old and I seriously cannot get him to get rid of his bottle at night! He takes a sippy cup for water and juice but WILL NOT drink milk from one. If I hand him a sippy of milk he takes a drink a throws it. If I put him to bed with nothing he screams and if I try a sippy of water he screams, but with a bottle of milk he falls right to sleep. I have no ability to let him cry it out which is what his dr. tells me to do, but I just don't have the heart to do it. Any suggestions? Please respond on my page, thanks ahead!

lyfe - 193 days ago.
HEY EVERYONE MY SON HAS BEEN RUNNING A FEVER SINCE MONDAY AND I TOOK HIM TO HIS DOC AND TO THE ER AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT IT PROB. JUST A COMMON COLD......I HAVE BEEN GIVING HIM TYLENOL AND MOTRIN TO TRY AND BREAK THIS FEVER BUT IT KEEPS COMING AND GOING.....SO I TOOK HIM BACK TO HIS DOC{3rd TIME} AND HE TELLS ME MY SON HAS AN EAR INFECTION IN BOTH EARS!!!!!!!!! SO HE PUT HIM ON AN ANTIBIOTIC....MY ? IS HOW LONG DO THIS TAKE TO WORK.....I GIVE IT TO HIM ONCE A DAY FOR TEN DAYS.......TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY BUT HES STILL RUNNING A FEVER AND HE ALSO SOUNDS A LITTLE STUFFY!!!!!! I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW 3 DIFFERENT DOCS MISSED THIS SINCE FRIDAY!!!!....PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Bri - 205 days ago.
Karen, I personally think that parents put too much into getting their children onto solids early. Some children aren't ready or don't want to be ready for solids at the same time. I agree with Robin, try softer foods. Once she is ready to chew then she'll let you know. Don't worry. I didn't have any solids until I was over a year. I'm perfectly fine with no alergies at all. I just didnt want food then.

RobinG - 205 days ago.
(()) I would give her stage 1-2 foods that are more mushy so she doesnt have to chew it so much. If you give her table foods be sure they are mushed ~ it takes time, some longer some sooner. Hunter struggles with oral dyspraxia so it is a constant thing we watch ~ foods good to give at 10 months are mushy, disolvable foods that dont require chewing for those babies who havent mastered chewing yet. She is not behind, she is like many so no need to worry :) (()) Also give her very small amounts at a time so she doesnt have much to move around her mouth ~

karen20067 - 205 days ago.
hi all just after some addvise my girl hayley is 10 mounths and she not chewing her food she some time chokes and makes her be sick what should ido

marisha - 207 days ago.
austinmummy - don't worry! my son is almost 15 months,a nd he is not saying anything yet either. he can say mama and dada, and repeat it,but he doesn't want to! he's got a little attitude going on,he only does things that he wants and when he wants,and it applies to everything, not only talking. kids start talking when they are ready to,and when they want to. i have friends,whose babies didnt really start talking until they were like 2.but whe they start they dont stop!:)

austinsmummy - 214 days ago.
My son just turned 13 months...He still isnt saying any actually words. He babbles ALOT and he knows what alot of things are, kitty, fan, nose, eye, juice, different toys etc. but just doesnt say them!..He doesnt even say mama or dada and ive been trying to teach him mama for as long as i can remember! ...He will point at me when is asked 'wheres mama?' Is this normal ???...Is anyone eles' kids not talking yet ?? I heard boys are alittle slower but i thought by now he would at least be saying a few words..thanks!!

NEWMOMMYAMBER - 224 days ago.
My son is 13 months old. He started sleeping in his crib through the night at 5 months. We recently moved into a new house and now he refuses to sleep in his crib. he will climb up onto the couch with his bottle and blanket and falls asleep on his own. I have tried picking him up and putting him in his crib and he wakes up as soon as i lay him down. Once he slept half an hour before waking up. I have tried letting him cry himself back to sleep and that doesn't seem to work...Any suggestions??? i know it must be difficult for him to be in a new roombut i don't know what to do to get him used to his new surroundings. please help!!

Mama-of-2boys - 246 days ago.
luvbeingamom- Thanks its good to know that mine isnt the only one driving me coo coo with saying 'why' all the time ha ha. 'Why' and the whole independent phase is so much fun hehe. Thanks again

luvbeingamom - 247 days ago.
It lasts far to long!!!!! My nearly 4 year old still does it sometimes! So against my thoughts of 'i won't use the phrases my parents did', i find myself saying, 'because i said so, now do it!' That usually stops him. Though he is now getting to the point where i don't know is an acceptable answer that will generally stop the additional whys.

Mama-of-2boys - 247 days ago.
I have a 2 1/2 year old and he has started the whole 'why' thing again. He started it right after he turned two and then it stopped and now its back!! Its funny, cute and a tad bit annoying lol. I try to answer his questions the best I can: like I will ask him can you please pick up your toys from the living room and put them in your bedroom? He goes why? I tell him because that is where our toys belong, he says again why? I go because we dont need to leave our stuff out in the living room it could get broken....Why he asked again lol SO then I just go please do it lol Anyone else's kids do this I know that kids go through phases and stuff but yikes how long does it last lol Thanks

lyfe - 247 days ago.
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*

mollyjs - 248 days ago.
Hello all. I have a 1 yr old little boy who recently had all his annual bloodwork done. Turns out he is extremely anemic due to iron deficiency and also (unrelated), he's almost absent of one type of white blood cell only (neutrophils). Doctor seems concerned and is being pretty aggresive and watching Cohen like a hawk. I'm just wondering if anyone has been through something similiar? The doctor doesn't seem to much experience with all this and I am so stressed with not knowing whats going on. Thanks.

sunfoor - 251 days ago.
Hi ladies, I have a 16 month old girl, who has trouble sleeping throughout the night, she wakes up from 2 to 10 times a night. I am now pregnant with baby number 2 and im hoping to fix her sleep before the next baby arrives. please if anyone has any words of wisdom as to what i can do. she just wants hugs and to be comforted. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. thanks

DaynaBunnell - 263 days ago.
I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter, and my fiance and I are TTC. I'm worried about how she is going to be when we have another one. She doesnt like sharing at all. She doesnt go to daycare, I'm home with her everyday so she doesnt see other kids everyday.. What are some ideas that I can work on to make her learn how to share?

babymama88 - 285 days ago.
Hi everyone. i'm very new at this mommy thing so i would like to know what i can give my 1 year old daughter to eat to help her constipation? i have a feeling that it might be from switching over to whole milk. Also, she has a rash down there in that area and she has been throwing up. maybe she's lactose intolerant? maybe i should just try some soy milk? i tried giving her prune juice but she refuse to take it. i dunno whats better for her. i tried calling her physician but she wasn't there? so any suggestions to help?

Bek 30 - 285 days ago.
What can you do when u have a Jekyll and Hyde? My daughter is 15mths and she can be a sweet loving little girl, who adores her big brother, really looks up to him, they have this bond that is hard to explain, but when we pick him up from school, she literally jumps from my arms to his, covers him in cuddles and kisses, rubs his head, pats him lovingly, it's just so adorable. But once we get in the car, she turns into a monster, she will grab his hand and bite him, she smacks him, she headbutts, pinches and scratches him.... then not even 30mins later she is his little shadow again, loving him, all over him.... she is the same with me, one minute she is loving me, next she is hurting me, but with me it's usually head butting and hair pulling. I have tried time out, only to be met with her running away, I have tried telling her no in a firm voice, only to be laughed at then given a filthy look, I have tried ignoring her, so she runs up and cuddles me, today when she pulled my hair, I gave hers a pull back, but that only encouraged her more....what else can I do? Everyone who see's her thinks I am making it up, but gee pics can be so decieving. Please if anyone has any ideas, let me know.

msbeenee - 299 days ago.
For all of those mommies who have toddlers who throw the worst of tantrums, back talking and fits.....My oldest who is going to be three in April was REALLY bad at all three of these and I started reading the SuperNanny book by Jo Frost.....it has changed him drastically in just the last four days that I have implemented some of her ideas. I was never one to have my kids on a schedule for sleeping and eating and thought there is no way I could ever restrict myself like that. But in desperation and being sick and tired of going to be at 12:00 a.m. I chose to give it a try. I set the times I wanted: Wake-up 7:00 a.m., breakfast 8 a.m., snack 10 a.m., lunch 11:45 a.m., Naptime 12:00 or so (as soon as lunch was finished), snack after nap, dinner at 5:30, sleep at 8:00. The first couple days it was a little hard just because my kids werent used to it and neither was I....but you could see improvements fast. And I also monitored the amount of sugar my almost 3 year old was getting too. Since he was only getting 2-3 snacks a day they had to be some-what healthy choices. She says in her book that lots of sugar and not enough sleep, which would be anything less than 12-15 hours a day (including naps) would make them honery, defiant, throwing tantrums and all the above. Its true! Now I am a less stressed mom and feel like I have way more free time than before....and my kids are happier kids too. If you can go the library and check this book out or buy it I would totally advise it! If you have any questions please ask on my page!

shanelle - 307 days ago.
thank you very much its nice to know im not the only one i have tried many of the same things i gues i will just have to keep being consistant in hopes she will learn

luvbeingamom - 307 days ago.
You are not a bad mom! My son started doing a lot of what you are saying your daughter is doing now. He will whine or cry over everything. He will throw fits and generally doesn't want dinner anymore, even if it is his 'favorite'. Things i have done to help (and he has helped)... 1. Time outs are just that, timeouts. No matter how much he screams rants raves etc, i don't pay any attention to him. He too will either scream can i get up now or I am sorry or anything he thinks might work. He is 3 so he gets a 3 minute timeout. the 3 minutes start when he is sitting in the timeout seat. If he gets up the 3 minutes starts again until he is sitting there for a full 3 mintues. I don't ever talk to him while he is in TO. If he gets up. I look at him, pick him up or guide him back to the chair, never speaking. I found that the more i speak the more he gets what he wants, attention.
2. For dinner. he gets a plate of food and he has to sit at the table with me, his brother and his father (only on weekends, DH is away on business during the week). He has to sit there until we have all finished our meal. He can choose to eat or choose to go hungry. He will eat when he is hungry. His food will sit at the kitchen table until 30 minutes before bedtime. Which at that point he hasn't eaten it will be tossed out and he has to wait until breakfast before eating. He has starting eating dinner again :-)
3. The whinning/crying- i just don't respond. When he is calm and not whinning i talk to him and say if you want or need something from me, you will say it in a big boy voice or you will not get it. It seems to help.
4. The tantrums. I have issues with these and honestly don't know what to do about them. He will through them but i have to hold him and get him to breath with me (deep breaths) or he will get himself so worked up that he will vomit.
5. The talking back, i tap/smack his mouth and tell him that is not acceptable behavior and if he does it again he will loose a privileged. (usually his 15 minutes of Wii time or his 30 minutes of TV that night). So far it is helping, but we have also had a lot fo quite time without TV or the Wii! hehe.
I am sure your daughter is not handling the stress of change well. Maybe on the weekend build up to a fun activity. On your calendar mark her good days and when she has 5 good days, you get to do something fun. Set the rules out clearly (if she can read, post them in writing). Talk to her about school and the baby and suggest what you think she is feeling. She maybe to young to really understand why or what she is feeling. I am sorry! THat is a tough situation. Good Luck!