Questions tagged [toddler]
Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
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3 Year Old Son - Only Interested in “Girl” Things
My 2, almost 3, year old son is only interested in “girl” activities and play items. He has an older brother, who had no interest in this type of play so our house is mostly neutral or “boy” toys.
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OHIO - What are my options to put my 4 year old daughter to Preschool?
Here is my situation: I moved to this country 3 months ago. I wasn't aware how schools work in this country. I'm still learning about the school system. My kid is turning 4 years old this month. My ...
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1.5 year old afraid of everything after an accident
I had an accident with my 1.5 year old daughter two days ago: I carried her in my carrier on the chest and, while trying to move a bulky item through a narrow opening, I stumbled so that she was ...
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Is it normal for my 2 year old to to sleep with his grandmother and refuse to sleep with his parents?
Is it normal for my 2 year old son to sleep with his grandmother and refuse to sleep with his parents? I feel that I am not comforting my child enough and that's why he is refusing to sleep with us.
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optimal way to handle autistic child's aggression against sibling?
We have two kids, a 4yr old girl, diagnosed autistic, and a 2.5 yr old boy, never assessed but unlikely to be autistic. Our daughter, who has recently begun receiving services, lashes out a few times ...
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Is my toddler prone to violence?
I have a 2.5yo son who, from my point of view, finds violence amusing. Examples of this behaviour are:
When my partner and me play with him, he likes to slap or punch us bursting into laughter if he ...
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What to do in the moment when a toddler falls asleep so late for his nap that it folds into his bedtime?
It happens sometimes - a 32 month old toddler who just doesn't want to sleep during the day and winds up being fully awake right up until an hour or so before he's supposed to go to bed.
I've seen ...
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2 year old with social anxiety
I am losing sleep over my two year old girl. She has recently, in the past month or so, became very clingy to me. We send her to a weekly kinder music class which she used to enjoy, but now she won’t ...
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Rough and tumble play with 1.5 yo son turns to actual voilent behavior
I have the feeling that my one-and-a-half-year-old son often wants to play wildly in the evenings or even have a kind of tussle. However, this almost exclusively follows the pattern that it is ...
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My 18 month old keeps pulling the couch cushions off the pullout sofa - how to keep him safe?
We have a couch that has a pull out bed for guests. My son's newest habit (18 months old) is pulling up the cushions and running across where the pull out bed is. We just bought this couch (too ...
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I work late and my 4yr old wont go to sleep
I work late and usually don't get home till 2 or 3 a.m. and my 4yr old is wide awake. Gives trouble to go to bed early when I'm away working. I don't want my kid going to sleep at 2 or 3 in the ...
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Toddler keeps lifting mattress up and putting his legs into the mattress rack - how to prevent?
We have a large crib that converted into our toddler's bed. It has served us well for some time, but recently there's been a problem concerning our toddler's night-time or nap-time habits.
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2 year old keeps pulling up the couch cushions and laying underneath them - is this a problem?
My 2 year old has a new favorite habit - lifting up the couch cushions and putting himself underneath them.
My wife and I are pretty cautious, and it's not very subtle that he's under there, so he's ...
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15 month old wakes up crying at night and wont sleep again without me
My 15mo used to sleep all night ,until a month ago.He now wakes up at night crying and standing on his feet and wont sleep until i lay with him and sleep together. How do I stop this from happening?
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What should be put in place to ensure a child can survive if both parents were to die in the home?
Recently in the UK the death of a Toddler and his Father has come to light.
In this instance the father died of a heart attack and his 2 year old son died of (potentially) starvation several days ...
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