Biggest Challenge?

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Meade on September 20, 2009 at 9:16pm

Mine is climbing and destory things. Caleb climbs everything. Today was on top of the table to get my knitting needles. HE has also learned how to pop the keys off my laptop. And when i tell him now he thinks its a game. I'm so trained from having to chase him around and pull off everything. he's even stacked stuff to climb to the top of the washer.

Permalink Reply by Heather on September 20, 2009 at 10:11pm

Haha Caleb sounds like a monkey like Bailey Alyse. They are so close in age to. Really, using Bailey Alyse's adjusted age they are the same age, haha.

Stephanie Meade said:

Mine is climbing and destory things. Caleb climbs everything. Today was on top of the table to get my knitting needles. HE has also learned how to pop the keys off my laptop. And when i tell him now he thinks its a game. I'm so trained from having to chase him around and pull off everything. he's even stacked stuff to climb to the top of the washer.

Permalink Reply by Meagan Frank on September 21, 2009 at 6:45am

Hi Heather,
I am not currently a mother of a toddler or infant, but I was a mother of both at the same time when my two oldest were little. I was just wondering...have you ever tried to teach your daughter sign language? We used that technique with all three of our kids, and it served so many purposes. Once they could gesture, they could tell us when they were hungry, thirsty, tired, aching. I swear it cut down on tantrums, it was beyond adorable to watch them do it, and it was great for party tricks! Just a thought.

Permalink Reply by Heather on September 21, 2009 at 8:50pm

We thought about doing this but my husband decided he didn't want to. We had some friends that did that and their kids didn't speak until they were each about 4 years old, so my husband was worried about that. It's gotten so much better now though because she points at what she wants and we will say the word and make her repeat it and then the next time she wants it she tries to say the word.

Meagan Frank said:

Hi Heather,
I am not currently a mother of a toddler or infant, but I was a mother of both at the same time when my two oldest were little. I was just wondering...have you ever tried to teach your daughter sign language? We used that technique with all three of our kids, and it served so many purposes. Once they could gesture, they could tell us when they were hungry, thirsty, tired, aching. I swear it cut down on tantrums, it was beyond adorable to watch them do it, and it was great for party tricks! Just a thought.

Permalink Reply by Meagan Frank on September 22, 2009 at 10:23pm

I hadn't heard the not talking thing. We always talked and signed at the same time, and we had talkers as soon as they could (right around 2) and now I can't get them to shut up!! It definitely takes both parents to make it work, so it might be better not to do it.

Heather said:

We thought about doing this but my husband decided he didn't want to. We had some friends that did that and their kids didn't speak until they were each about 4 years old, so my husband was worried about that. It's gotten so much better now though because she points at what she wants and we will say the word and make her repeat it and then the next time she wants it she tries to say the word.

Meagan Frank said:

Hi Heather,
I am not currently a mother of a toddler or infant, but I was a mother of both at the same time when my two oldest were little. I was just wondering...have you ever tried to teach your daughter sign language? We used that technique with all three of our kids, and it served so many purposes. Once they could gesture, they could tell us when they were hungry, thirsty, tired, aching. I swear it cut down on tantrums, it was beyond adorable to watch them do it, and it was great for party tricks! Just a thought.

Permalink Reply by Tabitha Goodwin on September 30, 2009 at 8:51pm

My biggest problem is potty training. She will go at school but not at home.