My son of 16mths is aggressive with other children both at home and nursery. My son is consistently aggressive with other children at nursery and at home. He is a lively and boisterous boy, often starts off playing well but then starts to be aggressive, seeking others to pull over by the scruff of the […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter of 14mths finds it difficult to cope with my husband’s repeated absences and reappearances due to work. My husband works abroad and is away from home for a week / 2 weeks at a time. When he goes, we explain that he is working but will be back. We talk to my 14mth […]
Continue ReadingMy son of 14 months has begun to throw tantrums when he is told he may not do something. He also seems to ignore the word “No” both at home and nursery, returning to what he was trying to do even when he has been moved away. My son of 14 months is becoming very […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter of 15mths has little speech but one word she uses constantly is “no”. She will say this when either asked to do something, or told to stop doing something. At first it seemed quite amusing but now I feel as if every day is battle of wills from the moment she gets up. […]
Continue ReadingI have a very boisterous 15-month-old girl and she is quite strong willed! How do you approach discipline at this age? For instance when we go to toddlers’ group she just runs in and pulls everything off the shelves; each time I ask her to stop she just runs to something else. She doesn’t seem […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter Harriet is 13-months-old and sometimes gets really scared of other people – not only strangers, but sometimes friends of mine whom she has met several times before. She looks at them fearfully and bursts into tears. Today we went to a singing group for the fourth time. The first two times were OK […]
Continue ReadingMy 15mth son has begun to clamp his mouth shut when it is time to brush his teeth. I am beginning to dread getting my son ready for bed as he just refuses to have his teeth brushed. He will open his mouth for me and then clamps tightly shut onto the brush and wont […]
Continue ReadingHow do I feed a one-year-old with no teeth? In weaning advice, a lot of the suggested food introductions are based upon the child having teeth at 9-12 months. My one-year-old still has no teeth and I am concerned that having to remain on lumpy or pureed foods will set up ‘bad’ eating habits. She […]
Continue ReadingHow do I stay with the routines when my 1year old is suffering with a cold and not wanting to eat? Can you please advise me how to stick to the routine when a baby is suffering with a cold. My 1 year old son is refusing food. I have taken him to the doctors […]
Continue ReadingI am having a testing time with my 17-month-old boy. He is quickly changing from a terrific eater to a real fusspot. He will eat brilliantly at nursery – sometimes even seconds – and I am regularly told when it comes to food time, he is the first in the queue! Yet when it is […]
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