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momentfrozenintime - 869 days ago.
Andreany - If she goes to sleep right away in your arms or with you in general, it could be just a fear or something, but if she is still having a hard time sleeping with or without you, then something is probably bothering her, like her ears or mouth. My son has had a hard time with ear infections, and it seemed like he was ok during the day, but once it was time for bed, he couldn't sleep well at all.

Bri - 869 days ago.
Robin, Kekoa and I have a wonderful routine too. We do tubby and get dressed. Brush the teeth and read books. Then we turn on his Hawaiian Lullabies and rock for a little bit. He's nearly two and we still rock together. He doesn't fall asleep anymore but he used to. It's a special time together. We say our night night prayers together and talk about our day. I guess to each their own but I love rocking my little boy. He's growing up way too quickly.

RobinG - 870 days ago.
I rocked my older boys to sleep as toddlers ~ its only bad if you dont want to do it. I loved it and didnt care what others felt. They are great sleepers now and the half hour of rocking was SO much better then MUCH longer crying!! You do what YOU feel is best, not what others feel is good or bad ((Andreany123044))

RobinG - 870 days ago.
(((JH))) Big hugs, keep us posted!! Hoping it is just a fatty deposit, my hubby has one on his spine so they can be that but hard to say ~ hugs ~ great to see you!!

Andreany123044 - 870 days ago.
I never thought of night terrors. Im calling her doctor to see what they say too. I feel terrible. I let her cry herself to sleep tonight (not my chioce), last night when her father wasnt there i held her till she slept and i put her in her crib asleep. I was told its bad to do that because they get used to it. I hope this goes away, and soon. She shares a room with her 5 year old sister, whos been sleeping on the couch :o(

JH - 870 days ago.
freaking out...my 2 year old son has a lump near his collar bone. It is hard as a bone spur, but it moves. Maybe a fatty deposit? I only found it tonight so i haven't made an appointment for the doc yet, but wondered if any of you have seen this before?

tannersmommy - 870 days ago.
Andreany - When do children start having nightmares? My son had nightmares and night terrors a lot when he was younger (he's 4 now). Maybe she had a horrible nightmare and now assoc her crib with that bad experience, or she's afraid of going to sleep and having another nightmare. My cousins little boy did the same thing at a young age (sorry i can't rember exactly how old). All of a sudden he started freaking out when they put him to bed. They ended up putting his mattress in the floor. I think they started it in their room and slowly moved it to the hallway and eventually to his room. It was something about the confinement he didn't like. We also have a leappad singing frog. On his tummy he has shapes that light up as he's playing his songs and if you push one hand he sings happy songs, like itsy bitsy spider. If you push the other hand he plays quiet melodies for up to 6 minutes long (with no words, just very calming). We take him whenever we travel and he helps calm my daughter down and gives her something to play with until she drifts off to sleep. I need help too, my just turned 17 month old keeps climbing out of her crib. It takes 1 to 3 hours of me walking her back to the matress (on the floor) until she finally gives up and goes to sleep. But now she's getting up in the middle of the night and scareing the crap out of me as she just all of a sudden shows up right in my face. Last night she pushed our door open so hard it crashed into the door stop and freaked both my husband and myself out. LOL I guess I should follow my own suggestions and just put her mattress in my room for now. Today I zip tied a baby gate to the side of her crib, but she stayed in tonight. LOL it looks really special! Good luck, and yes when my girl is getting a new tooth I do give motrin at bedtime, it lasts 6 hrs instead of 4, BONUS!!! Anything for me to get some more beauty rest, I need all I can get! Curses here she is now, sigh good luck!

RobinG - 870 days ago.
Have you had her ears checked or is she teething? My son was teething badly at 21 months with molars. When they come in it causes alot of ear pain to eat and lay down more so which is why at bed time and nap time they are much fussier. Ear infections and teething will cause the same ear pain often. I'd give her motrin at bedtime instead of tylenol it works better IMO. that is what worked for Hunter.

Andreany123044 - 870 days ago.
I need advice PLEASE! I have a 21 month old daughter, and for the past 3 nights, she screams when I put her in her crib. She refuses her bottle and throws everything out. I dont know whats going on with her. She even does it at nap time. I tried tylenol, thinking it was her teeth. Is it ok to let her cry herself to sleep. Her doctor told me its fine, and it wont hurt her. But i feel terrible listening to her cry for me. Thanks everyone!!

Senior baby - 887 days ago.
when and how is a good time and way to get a 18 month old off the pacifier.. my son is STUCK to his like glue.

RobinG - 889 days ago.
A good book is Your Out of Sync Child ~ it is the sensory processing part ~ Hunter has it, its part of his ASD, a child who doesnt respond hears you but the brain isnt processing it for him to repsond at the time you'd expect. Do the wait ten attempt. Call him or offer him a toy etc etc and wait ten secs before saying it again. I do this with Hunter, it takes his brain seconds to many minutes to process info so if ask for him or offer a toy to him it will take him a while to respond. You may find your child does respond but you didnt notice it since it took many minutes to happen. A ahearing tests to make sure that hearing isnt causing the concerns too. Hearing, not autism, can cause all the concerns you see too.

RobinG - 889 days ago.
melissabkr ~ some of what you share is def normal for a toddler, which is why my kids were always in a cart or stroller til almost 4 since running off is typical. Many will say just give him time, he will be fine and it isnt a concern I have a son who is mildly autistic and I know how you feel. I say get an evaluation for peace of mind by Early Intervention. Some of what you share is also a sign of a concern. When you see your doc ask to go to EI, although you dont need a referral and can call them yourself. They are the ones who will do the eval and determine if help/therapy is needed. A specialist developmental Ped doc is one who gives those types of DX. DLD, SPD, ASD etc etc. When you call early intervention ask for a speech eval and discuss the other concerns as well. Call a developmental ped and get an apmnt. It can take a year to get in so getting an apmnt is good so you have it and then cancel if down the road you dont need it. My son is mild and I can relate to many of what you say but what you say can also be attributed to hearing issues, speech issues, sensory processing too. Get a hearing test too from a doc who specializes in children. That was the first thing my dev ped wanted. Hunter is my 3rd and I knew something was off and many said he'd catch up and had I listened to them I would have lost my mind since now we know he has ASD and we'd of lost precious time in therapy if I waited. If your child is fine and there is no concern you will then have peace of mind to know you ruled it out. EI is free and through your town up through age 3. ((hugs)) keep me posted ~

Beautiful Bre - 889 days ago.
my son will be 2 on the 19th of this month.. and he loves to run off at the store.. just his thing. and i think thats how alot of kids are at this age. maybe im wrong. so he has to sit in the cart. my little man says some words but most the time we cant understand him. but some kids take longer to talk and all. they are all different. he points at what he wants and tries to say it. he can say actual words as well though. he claps with the tv and other people. but i would just give it a little bit of time on it. maybe he is a late bloomer for some things. just try to use his name everytime you talk to him or try to get his attention and see if it helps. good luck!

melissabkr - 889 days ago.
hi yall I'm here because i need some opinions i want to share this with other moms with kids the same age as mine, mainly boys, My son just turn 21 months and i am worry about his lack of speech,He's not really saying a word that is in the diccionary, he doesnt refers to me as mommy or Daddy to my husband,sometimes is hard to get his attention,like he doesnt know his own name,but sometimes he does, he doesnt follow any kind of instructions,we can't even let him walk when we are at any store because he would take off and not come back,not even holding his hand, he likes to watch tv and respond very well when he sees barney or baby einstain videos,he claps when other people clap even on tv ,idk, i don't want to think it has anything to do with autism,but i will ask the Dr. next time we see him,i just wanted to know if theres anybody else going thrugh something like this or similar and what the chances are,i know all kids are different but i think he is acting behind other kids his age... thanks

lindsey1979 - 900 days ago.
okay, my son is 13 months old now. he's been walking for over 3 months now, but he is very bow legged and one of his feet turns in. i'm just wondering if that is considered normal, or if i should have it looked at by a specialist. his doctor never really said anything about it, so i'm just wondering. please send me a message if you know anything about this... thanks.

Bri - 900 days ago.
Jessilein - That's hard because at 9months they just want to crawl/walk around banging on toys. Crafrts don't really work well at that age. I know our school used to do crafts but it was laughable. My son is 22months and just now really getting into coloring. He still would rather eat the crayons. If it's warm where you are, it might be fun to do outdoor activies. Little swimming pools, sprinklers, parks. Also, if it's a small group then just a big toy box could be fun for the little ones and crafts for the olders ones. I have a book 'A Year of Toddler Activies' or somethign like that. It's cute but start at 18months and some of those still seem old. But maybe buying a book like that will help you.

Jessilein - 900 days ago.
Hi everyone I could do with some tips. I'm running a playgroup for the next couple of months and was wondering if any of u had any activity ideas. Crafts and so on. The ages range from 9 months up to 3 years. most of them somewhere in between lol ANY IDEAS AT ALL please leave me a msg. ;) Thanks so much.

jh - 901 days ago.
my son is 22 months. and he still won't feed himself. he was feeding himself with a fork with foods like the Gerber's pasta bites. but now he has taken a step back. i have tried over and over to just walk away and leave him alone with his food, or if he doesn't eat it, then put it away and hope next time he will be so hungry he will feed himself. I have sat there with him for company and we have also had meals with him. I am fresh out of ideas. this is very frustrating to me. he is well advanced in all other aspects, but the feeding is way behind.

dashelsmom - 902 days ago.
leanne-michaela18 don't worry. Some children don't begin to walk until 19 months and there is not coorelation to later intelligence. Speak to your doctor if you think her motor skills are behind though. Does she crawl very well? Some babies just can't be bothered once they learn how to get around fine by crawling.

Jessilein - 902 days ago.
hi ya erickaash :) Ive had the same problem. my little boy is now 16 months old and slaps me when he doesnt get his way!!!! But I solved the problem. First I said NO and the stood up or sat up higher than his level and ignored him. Cause he tends to cry then. I ignored his crying until he stopped and the totally pretended like it never happened. Dont be upset after just play with him and be normal. he doesnt do it to hurt u he just doesnt know how to handle his anger yet. Sometimes that wasnt enough and after he knew it was unacceptable to hit and he did it anyway i said to him u have to go into ur cot for a minute if u hit. And I did.... once.... he never hit me since! :)

trying4thirdangel - 917 days ago.
my daughter started the terrible twos right around a year and a half. She will be 2 on the 17th and while we still have some issues its been a lot easier. She understand more and like jenakers said usually she is in need of something. I am very lucky because she speaks VERY well and in complete sentences so can usually tell me what she wants instead of tantruming but we stil have them. IU agree that being Firm and Consistant is KEY...stick with it and i know the tears are hard but you are doing what is best for the little one!~ Good luck

erickaash - 918 days ago.
my son is 15 months old and is starting to hit or slap at me. He does it with me more than anyone. It hurts my feelings :( but I also dont know how to stop him. I have held his hands and told him NO but its not working. Anyone?

leanne-michaela18 - 950 days ago.
I have a 15 month old son and he dont seem to be doing what most other 15 month old babys are doing. Hes not walking yet and he can say only a few words. But when i walk with him he holds my hand and it seems he is only holding on for balance. Also his feet seem to be slightly wonky! Is that something to worry about? Or maybe he is jist taking his time?? I also think he is going through the terrible 2 stage aswell as when i tell him not to do something he will do it again and again. I havent yet introduced 'time outs' but i do tell him what he has done is naughty.

jenakers - 952 days ago.
My son is just 2. He doesn't throw a lot of tantrums but, when he does it seems he's either tired, hungry or having trouble communicating what he wants. I don't give him anything he wants but, if I just acknowledge what he is trying to tell me he generally calms down. Oh and if he hasn't had enough excersise it seems to be a trigger for his bad mood.I am a huge fan of time out. Be firm and consistant you'll get through it. If all else fails run his arse around the yard. He'll be to tired to act out!

haydens-mom - 952 days ago.
Tonymommy-My son is 19 months old and he is going through what I think are the 'terrible two's' also. It way worse than I could have ever imagined. I just completely ignore him. My husband sat him on the floor during one of his fits and told him he was in 'time out' and not to move but I don't think he really understands what time out it. But today all he has done is scream at the top of his lungs until he went down for his nap, and unforanitly I have no idea why he even throws his fits..they just happen out of the blue for no apparent reason that I can see..but anyway..I googled terrible twos and got this website..it might help out http://www.ehow.com/how_2255384_survive-terrible-twos.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art