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Falstaff

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My daughter has always abhorred tummy time so she was a stomach to back roller. Now she loves sleeping on her side and she will occasionally roll herself onto her stomach and yeah, its just tears right away. Sometimes it happens back to back to back in rapid succession until she gets so tired she just falls asleep on her back.
 
Falstaff

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Yeah that has been happening a lot lately too. We'll go in to get her in the morning and she'll have done a complete 180.
 
Thengel

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Deathwing_sl said:
How old is he? You could try swaddling or bouncy seat.
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He's 4 months, and sleeps on his tummy. Can't imagine swaddling would be a good idea on his tummy. He hasn't been swaddled since 2 months, and even then he would hulk out of that no problem. He definitely scoots around in his crib, which is fine, but now he just can't help himself - it's like he instinctively rolls to his back and immediately freaks.
 
Joeboo

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Draegan_sl said:
I think my kid is >< to beginning to speak in single word/single syllable words. When does it usually start for most kids? 15/18 months?
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Seems to vary wildly, especially by gender. My 12 month old son doesn't say anything beyond mama and dada, and dada just started last week(mama was at maybe 9-10 months). However my friend who had a daughter shortly before our son was talking quite a bit at 9 months. It freaked me out. We took our (at the time) 6 month old over to play with their 9 month old, and his daughter pointed at our son and said "BABY" and then "HI". Freaked me right out, didn't expect that from a kid that young. They have an older son, and said he didn't do that until almost 18 months. It's weird how that kind of development can be so drastically different, especially given the exact same parents/surroundings/environment.
 
lindz

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We're having major problems keeping my 2 year old in bed right now. She moved up to a regular bed a few weeks ago but the last couple of nights she just won't stay in bed. She'll cuddle on my lap at the computer or climb into bed with me. We've tried just letting her fall asleep in our bed but she stays up until like midnight if we do that. Or locking our door and letting her cry but she'll cry in the hallway nonstop. Getting so frustrating.
 
Gavinmad

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lindz_sl said:
We're having major problems keeping my 2 year old in bed right now. She moved up to a regular bed a few weeks ago but the last couple of nights she just won't stay in bed. She'll cuddle on my lap at the computer or climb into bed with me. We've tried just letting her fall asleep in our bed but she stays up until like midnight if we do that. Or locking our door and letting her cry but she'll cry in the hallway nonstop. Getting so frustrating.
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It's even pink.
 
lurkingdirk

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So we're having an issue that's not really a bad issue, but it's something to think about. My youngest kid just turned six, is finishing Kindergarten. His teachers are strongly recommending that he skip first grade, as he's doing second grade math and reading already now. They're afraid he's just going to be so bored in first grade that he'll act out.

Now, he's also about the smallest in his class. He's just plain a little guy. Also, I don't think he's socially ready to be with older kids. I think he'd pick it up, but it would be rough at first.

Outside of school, this kid is in hockey (all year), takes weekly violin lessons, and has a big group of close friends with a huge range of ages. He's also in an art class that meets twice a week through the summer, in addition to hockey camps. He gets a lot of stimulation and learning situations away from school, which makes me think that even if he isn't being challenged at school, he is still being challenged in general.

We're not likely to advance him, but I'm curious as to other's thoughts on this matter. This is new to us, as none of our other kids has performed so high in their given classes. They're all bright, but the youngest seems to master school subjects incredibly easily. He's reading almost as well as the 10 year old, to be honest.
 
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So you're rather challenge your child in various after school activities, that pay amazing wages down the line (artist and violinist and hockey camp), than actually challenge him in academics, even if it is only 2nd grade.

MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME.
 
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Thengel_sl said:
Baby's cool new thing is rolling over. He does it in his sleep. All night long. And once he rolls over, he wakes up and starts crying. It's really cool. Haven't slept for longer than 1 hour at a time in the last 4 days. The second I put him down in his crib (asleep), he starts flailing until he's flipped over and awake again.
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Welcome to being a parent. Everything you thought was your life, is now, probably not your life. This includes essentials, like, sleeping. Because really, you can do your job on no sleep. If you can't, someone else can. Bust your ass or be unemployed. Hooray, kids!
 
lurkingdirk

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Jilariz_sl said:
So you're rather challenge your child in various after school activities, that pay amazing wages down the line (artist and violinist and hockey camp), than actually challenge him in academics, even if it is only 2nd grade.

MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME.
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Yeah, but in the mean time let's subject him to boredom in the classroom?

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etoille

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Eyashusa_sl said:
Yeah that has been happening a lot lately too. We'll go in to get her in the morning and she'll have done a complete 180.
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heh my kid definitely sleep talks and sleep moves like his mom. We've been having a lot of nightmares lately too
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But I pretty much never see the kid in the same position a few hours later. He prefers to sleep like with his butt up in the air actually. So weird.
 
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joeboo_sl said:
Our 1 year old Bday part from last week netted:

-Little tikes water table(right now it's just set up inside without water, it's too cool out to play outside this week). Its pretty funny, he's actually using it as a walker indoors, he pushes the bigass thing all over the house, since it's pretty light without water in it.

-One of those musical/play tables that has a little kiddie keyboard, phone, etc on it with tons of buttons to push, It sings songs, teaches basic letters and numbers, etc

-Vtech plastic train/track set(maybe more like a 1.5 year thing, seems a little old for him right now, putting it in the closet for a few months)

-Set of plush cars that you pull back and they go. He's loving these, chases them all over the house, and they're plush so he can bite/chew them when he catches them

-Pottery Barn plush chair with his name on it(http://www.potterybarnkids.com/produ..._-NoMerchRules) He LOVES this, small enough to climb up into(its the only piece of furniture we have that he can actually climb yet) He can also stand in it and just barely look out the window, which he also loves. Plus the chair is basically just a form-fitting slip cover over foam pieces, so it's super easy to take apart and toss the cover in the wash when it gets dirty.

I think that was all the big stuff(tons of assorted books, blocks, etc too). We're going to get him a little inflatable kiddie pool too to put on the back patio this summer, but we're still about a month away here from hot/swimming weather, so we haven't picked that up yet.

We were thinking about a sand box or sand table, but he still tries to eat EVERYTHING, so that might be a next summer thing once he outgrows that phase. Also from friends recommendations, DO NOT get a water + sand combo table, it's apparently the messiest thing on the face of the Earth, you just end up with runny wet sand everywhere.
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Thanks! Yeah I am not team sand just because animals so just water table.

I have the PBK chair on the list too - I saw my sister give one of those to her daughter at her 1 year bday.

What plush cars are you talking about?
 
chaos

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lurkingdirk_sl said:
So we're having an issue that's not really a bad issue, but it's something to think about. My youngest kid just turned six, is finishing Kindergarten. His teachers are strongly recommending that he skip first grade, as he's doing second grade math and reading already now. They're afraid he's just going to be so bored in first grade that he'll act out.

Now, he's also about the smallest in his class. He's just plain a little guy. Also, I don't think he's socially ready to be with older kids. I think he'd pick it up, but it would be rough at first.

Outside of school, this kid is in hockey (all year), takes weekly violin lessons, and has a big group of close friends with a huge range of ages. He's also in an art class that meets twice a week through the summer, in addition to hockey camps. He gets a lot of stimulation and learning situations away from school, which makes me think that even if he isn't being challenged at school, he is still being challenged in general.

We're not likely to advance him, but I'm curious as to other's thoughts on this matter. This is new to us, as none of our other kids has performed so high in their given classes. They're all bright, but the youngest seems to master school subjects incredibly easily. He's reading almost as well as the 10 year old, to be honest.
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All I can tell you is anecdotally, my father passed on this opportunity twice for me. I don't know what would have happened, who can say? But I do know that the way things played out I got increasingly bored with school and did not take it seriously at all. There are many factors to this. Maybe if my father had been more involved, maybe if I had grown up in a culture that valued education, again, who can say? But if I had that chance, I would give it some serious deliberation and talk with the teachers involved about it. They might have more experience with kids taking this option and can give you some guidance.
 
lindz

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We havethesekind and they are pretty great too. They've lasted through two sets of kids now and are still in perfect condition. Littlest one plays with them a ton, she can put little dolls on them or just push them around on their own. Definitely recommend for a one year old. I like them better than a plus one because they are easier to clean when they go in the mouth because you know they will!
 
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