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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Entertaining and Educating your Toddler
How do I prepare my daughter of 23mths for an overnight hospital stay? My daughter, who is 23 months old, needs to go into hospital overnight for a small operation. I am able to stay with her all the time, but I was wondering how I might prepare her for this experience. At this age, your daughter will have no concept of what a hospital is, unless she has been there before as an outpatient. The most important thing is not to let any of your anxieties pass to your daughter; toddlers are perceptive and can pick up tensions in adults. Explain to your daughter in simple terms that you…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Tantrums
My 20-month-old doesn’t want a haircut. I have just spent the most embarrassing morning trying to get Harry’s hair cut. At 20 months, I felt he needed to have his hair cut in a “big boy” style, but Harry had different ideas. He refused to co-operate, wouldn’t sit in the chair and ended up having a tantrum on the floor of the shop. I abandoned the idea, apologised and crept out. How will I ever get him to co-operate enough to try again? Put yourself in your child’s shoes when it comes to the hairdressers – you may never have been there before, it’s a new experience and you would…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Behaviour
My son of 22 mths constantly wants attention all afternoon. Despite eating a good lunch and having a solid nap afterwards I find my 22-month-old son’s behaviour every afternoon very wearing. Didier also has a twin brother and a sister who is 3.5 years old, so life is quite busy for me. Didier is a very active, and entertaining little boy. He is also very sensitive, sweet and caring to his brother and sister. He is quite hilarious, wearing silly hats, jumping around and putting on funny voices to make everyone laugh. The flip-side to his character is that he is very demanding, and voices his discontent (about anything in…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Behaviour
My 21mth son has started to need his comforter with him at all times. My 21 month old son has become increasingly attached to his Winnie Pooh comforter. He continuously sucks the hands of the Winnie – even playing with it hanging out of his mouth. It was restricted to bed times only but the last few weeks he demands it through the day. I have tried to resist but he can cry longer than I can be strong. As he wants to suck it through meals it can be very stressful withholding it and still getting him to have enough food. I can not pinpoint any emotional upset to…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Behaviour
Over the past few weeks it has become a daily battle to get my 20-month-old daughter out of the bath. We have resorted to just lifting her out and getting her dried and dressed as quickly as we can, over the screams and kicking. We have tried to reason with her, telling her that story time is coming next, but nothing seems to work. Have you any ideas on how to make this time of day more pleasurable? Toddlers of this age live in the present with little concept of the future. Although story time is probably enjoyed by her once she is dressed and calmed down, while she is…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Learning
My daughter of 23 months is very headstrong and determined to do things her way. Every morning she wants to get dressed all by herself, which I know should be encouraged, but she is not yet able to cope without some help. This usually ends in her getting very frustrated and having a tantrum as I finish getting her ready for the day. How can I make getting dressed easier for her so she is able to manage it on her own? Learning to dress herself and to manage simple tasks is essential to your daughter’s development. Skills such as undressing, putting on shoes and clothes and brushing teeth are…
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Development FAQ: 18-24 months – Learning
My daughter of just 20 months has developed a fear of the vacuum cleaner. I am not sure what started this but now she will scream when the cleaner is turned on. How do I get her to realise that there is nothing to be afraid of? I have to get the house cleaned so should I just keep vacuuming in front of her? Is this sort of behaviour normal? Small children often develop fears about all kinds of things. It is a quite normal part of development. Learning how to deal with your child’s fear in a sympathetic and understanding way is an important part of motherhood. Most irrational…
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Development FAQ: 12-18 months – Other Advice
How much television should I let my 17-month-old watch? Should I allow my 17-month-old to watch TV or videos every day and for how long should he be watching? He is beginning to show signs of wanting to watch TV when he can’t find anything else to do. Also, how do I monitor what is suitable for him? Most of us are aware of the statistics relating to small children and how much TV they watch daily. Clearly, when children watch TV, they are not actively engaged in any other kind of play or physical activity. Consequently, too much television is not good for a child’s creative development or for…
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Development FAQ: 12-18 months – Other Advice
We want to take a family holiday with our 18-month-old daughter In August my husband and I will be taking Sophia, who will be 18mths, away with her half brothers and sister. They range in age from 7 to 11 years and don’t live with us full time. We plan to stay in a hotel near a theme park so the older children will be occupied. I am worrying about how we will be able to stay out all day with Sophia, who still takes a lunchtime nap in her cot. Can we expect the hotel to provide a cot and other equipment? Should I start to get her used…
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Development FAQ: 12-18 months – Other Advice
My son Harry has just started walking at thirteen months. Over the weekend, while my mother-in-law was staying, and watching Harry, she commented that he had “flat feet”. I have checked on the Internet, but cannot find any advice on the subject. Harry has had the appropriate medical checks during his first year, and the doctor didn’t seem to find anything wrong with him. Is this something I should be worrying about? All babies appear to have flat feet. The reason for this is that a baby’s foot initially has a large fat pad on the inside arch which slowly decreases as they grow. The ligaments that hold together the…
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