Posts by chipper26

Quote: Originally Posted by JessieBird I think there are so many dimensions to this and I agree with all of the explanations that pps have offered. I also think another possibility is that in fact many (most) of us feel...

Thanks for this thread. My dd is almost 22 months and I needed some more ideas, too. IT seems like we just don't do enough during the day, it sort of just goes by. We do go to playgrounds a lot and take walks around our neighborhood...

My dd's sign language didn't really take off until around 14 months or so, if I remember correctly. It was a huge help b/c she could really communicate with us... we really worked on helping her learn as many signs as she...

My dd is 21 months and knows many of the letters, probably more than half of them. She calls W, "double." It's so funny. She does get some confused here and there if they look alike. She's just really interested in them. ...

I'm so worried that my dd, who will be 2 in July, will have trouble napping at daycare. She'll be starting in Aug. and right now se still nurses to sleep and wakes up in the middle of her nap, after about an hour... then I go and lay...

There might be something here: http://www.kellymom.com/writings/bf-numbers.html

My dd is tall, but she can climb in and out of her radio flyer. She's 21 months now. It really wasn't a big deal last summer though, to put her in and take her out. We love it. The higher seats are so nice.

Quote: Originally Posted by sgmom I could be way off base here, but my daughter (19 months) is ALL about doing things for herself, until she asks for help. I find that offering choices do help (because like the PP said,...

Quote: Originally Posted by nd_deadhead Your toddler is normal! She's just learning to make choices - and that can be overwhelming. That new-found independence is exciting, but scary too, and she wants to make...

Yeah, I know it's bad when she refuses to nurse. Thanks for the distraction suggestions. I need a short mental list of go to favorites. Bubbles come to mind.