Questions tagged [habits]
Established practice, in particular if it is hard to stop. For questions about a sequence of actions repeated from day to day, see [daily-routine].
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What To Do About My 2 Year Old's Nighttime Zoomies
Our 2 year old (2 years 3 months) has always had a habit of getting a huge burst of energy late at night. Usually when we take him up to his room, he'll run that energy out in just a few minutes and ...
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Should we encourage our 2-year old to give up his naps?
Our son is 2 years old as of September, and he's been trying to skip his mid-day nap lately.
What usually happens is at around 1-2 PM, he'll start to get sleepy. At this time, if we put on soothing ...
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What can we do about our toddler pushing his table over when it's dinner time?
We've been feeding our 23 Month old toddler at a small folding table with a chair in front for several months now. We do this because it lets him exercise control over the pace he eats, reduces the ...
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Why do toddlers eat grass and not broccoli?
This is more of a curiosity question than trying to answer a problem, but it is something I am sure that many parents have wondered in the past.
I notice that my kid (almost 2) will, without fail, ...
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How can I get my 16-month-old to stop gagging himself, and (sometimes) vomiting?
I know he's doing it to get attention - particularly at the dinner table, or when we're out. But he'll stick one hand in his mouth until he starts gagging, and giggles when my wife tells him to stop. ...
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Should I allow my child to drop an activity just because he’s lost interest?
We encourage our 7 y/o child with adhd to experience different activities that interest him and also help him with social skills. He is impulsive and is eager to participate but loses interest quickly ...
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How can I get my kid to stop whistling...so much?
I know this makes me sound like a jerk, but it feels nuanced and I really am trying to learn and grow.
Some added context:
He is using the handflute, or 'hand ocarina' method
He does it very ...
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My 5 years old being very difficult
My son is almost 6 and is very choosy and in everything he cries, I saw him playing in school (as U.K. school doesn't allow parents to go in and see their kids) but now I came to my home country and ...
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5 year old child chews clothes how to stop him from chewing?
5 year old child started to chew shirt collars or he chews some clothes its his new habit and how can I stop him from chewing clothes.
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4 year old son enjoys things that fly on air is this normal if not how to distract him?
4 years old child enjoys balloon flying on air,paper flying in fan he makes a paper boat keep it straight to fan enjoys moving to side again he brings it straight to fan,he repeats the same for ...
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6 year old has habit of holding the pencil too tight and pressing too hard while writing
I came to know about this problem in her a bit late.
Because of this problem she gets easily tired while writing and the writing turns out to be bad.
I have got extra dark pencils for her and though ...
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How to make my 6.5-year-old stop playing with saliva?
My 6.5-year-old son is a normal, happy child but has a nasty habit of wiping his mouth on his hands, or taking saliva out of his mouth and spreading it, e.g. on his foot (?) multiple times a day. He ...
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How to prevent my 3-year-old boy from climbing on top of me?
We have a 3-year-old boy who spends most of his time at home. Oftentimes, while we are trying to work, or teaching our older kids, the boy will start to climb on top of us. Telling him "Stop" doesn't ...
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What can we do about our 9-month-old putting fingers down his throat?
For the past 6 weeks or so, our 9-month-old son has been in the habit of sticking a finger far into his mouth; to the point where he coughs; and sometimes throws up as a result.
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Should I be concerned about my 3-year-old biting his bottom lip a lot?
My 3-year-old son bites his lower lip during the day and while he's asleep. When I try to make him stop, he does it again. Should I be concerned?
