Toddlers and Young Children
Easter Seals Evaluation
I’ve been concerned about my son who is 2 1/2 years old and does not talk yet. He babbles, says a few basic words, but otherwise communicates by pointing. Or whining. As frustrating as it has been, we consistently tell him what items are that he is asking for or question him “would you like [...]
Toddler Holds Food in his Mouth
I have no idea why my 2 year old son is doing this, but he is holding food in his mouth for an incredibly long time. He does this nearly every meal. Whatever his last bite is – he simply holds it in his mouth until it liquifies. He has done this for up to [...]
Penguins of Madagascar Saves Father of 2
I work from home. I also watch my 2-year-old son one day a week and pick up my older son at 2:30pm. So my kids are around me quite a bit.
Some might view this as a wonderful time to bond and experience the growth of my children first hand and up close. To this I [...]
Dad Fears for his Balls
First off I’d like to say I can’t even image what kind of audience an article title such as this one will attract. This is not a Lorena Bobbitt type tale, nor does it involve STD’s or and any kind of emotional emasculation. This is concerning my two young sons, ages 2 and 4, and [...]
Kids Superhero Shirt Causes Stir in Daycare
I make t-shirts for a living. I design them, print on them and sell them online or through other retailers. I recently designed what I thought was a pretty cool superhero t-shirt with the Incredible Hulk, Batman and Wolverine from the X-Men, which are my son’s three favorite superheroes. He also loves Spiderman, but unfortunately [...]
Overwhelmed Mom
Yikes. I can’t believe it’s been 4 months since I last wrote here. I think the title says it all. I am an ‘overwhelmed Mom’. I take on the traditional wife and Mom role of cooking, cleaning, and being the primary caregiver for our boys. Add a full time job on top of that and [...]
Sticker charts for behavior
I’ve recently been struggling with how to deal with my 3 year olds behavior. All my old “tricks” stopped working. Time-outs didn’t work, taking away tv time didn’t work…I didn’t know what to do. I felt like I was losing control. Each day was mentally and physically exhausting. The mornings when we were trying [...]
Is it croup? Or just a bad cough?
Croup is a virus like the common cold is a virus, but it’s important to recognize the distinctive symptoms as it could become serious.  There are a few key symptoms that will help you identify croup.
The cough will sound like a bark (described as sounding like a dog or seal)
Difficulty breathing air into lungs
Fever
Hoarseness
Often [...]
Beware of the claw machine!
You know those “claw machine” games? The ones you see in random diners. ..The game your kids beg you to play. ..only to lose 5o cents a moment later…The game that people rarely win anything because the stuffed animals are packed down so tightly…and the claw is so incredibly loose so that it can’t grab [...]
Tubes in ears
Six double ear infections and 8 months later – we finally got Jack tubes for his ears. Doc wanted to give it one last shot since it was summer and we were past the cold season. We waited until July, and upon looking at his ears – there was still fluid in there [...]
