Toddlers

CALLING ALL CRAFTY MOMMYS!!!!!!!?
My daughter is getting to the age where I'm moving out her crib and getting her a toddler bed. What are some ideas to use for her bumper pad? It is beautiful and I dont want to throw it away. She already has a ton of pillows I want some different ideas thanks!!!

Toddler over-emotional about a song?
My 2 year old and I were in the car this morning and a slow song came on the radio. She got really quiet and I looked in the rear view mirror and she was sniffling and had watery eyes. I asked her what was wrong and she said I don't like this song, it makes me sad. She is normally not an emotional little girl. Before this I can't remember the last time she cried. She's very happy-go-lucky and it's rare for her to get upset about anything. She will scrape her knee or fall off her bike and not even wince. When she sees other kids cry she is always the one to go over and tell them it's okay. Have you ever heard of toddlers/young kids getting emotional over something like this? Aw, I love that song Nina...at least he's grown to like it now :) This was the song...it is rather sad now that I listen to it, I guess I was too caught up in traffic to pay any attention to the words earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKZ0XkLaJ9sfeature=avmsc2

How to approach the subject of an incarcerated parent with a toddler..?
The father of my daughter (age 2 1/2) is currently in jail, he has been for about 4 months, we are not sure how soon or how long it will be before he is released. Me and her father split up while I was pregnant and I am now married, my daughter lives with my husband and I and has always had every other weekend visitation since birth with her biological father. My daughter is a BEYOND smart and alert 2 year old, she has a very broad vocabulary and is very aware of her surroundings, emotions very sharp memory, pretty much a year to 2 years advanced in every aspect. She has still been going to see her paternal grandmother during her scheduled visits that she would have had with her father. She comes home a little fatigued and upset, possibly and most likely confused that her father is not there. We have been saying that hes been at work, she was okay with that for a little while and I am not sure how much longer that will work. She cries missing him, she has pictures of him at our house we talk about him she colors him pictures etc. She does get to talk to him on the phone a few times a month. My problem and concern is, i know in a lot of children who are seperated from a parent they can have behavor issues. Obviously im not going to sit her down and explain to her that her father is in jail she wont understand that what that is or what it means. Should we continue to talk about him and do like we have even though she has already been acting out? or should there be another physological approach? My main concern is her mental health and her seperation anxiety, i dont want to push them apart but i dont want to over do the issue by talking about him 24/7.... HELP! And FYI she has a excellent healthy relationship with her father as well as my husband. She understands the difference between the two men in her life and other then this event she has had 100% stability in her life. The way things are now are how they have always been for her as far as living and visitation environments.

Do you regret having your 2nd child ? What are you thoughts ?
Anyone regret having 2nd baby ? I love my daughter but she wasnt planned to be honest as I struggled already with my son , I never knew how hard it would be with 2 kids , I mean having one child and having two kids is a BIG diffrence , How do you manage toddler newborn at the same time with no help from their dad (ex parther ) or family ? I didnt think it would be easy with 2 kids but I never imagined it would be SO hard , I mean when do you find time for yourself ? Doing simple things like cooking , washing etc ??? I cant afford nursery or private nanny neither someone will look after them for free ....... I should have 2nd baby in first place I know you will say that but since I had my son 4 years ago I only had sex ONCE ( with his father , my ex ) and got pregnant straight away , I`m against abortion so I knew I wouldnt get rid of the baby but now after having 2 if I ever would get pregnant again I would consider abortion although Im pretty sure I wont have sex ever again , never ever as its the bet contraception 100% safe My oldest is 4 years and my 2nd child is 10months

why is british laws so wrong ? jaime bulgers murders got given a better life what justice is this ?
why are british laws so rubbish, example the little boy jamie bulger who was just a young child when murdered well slaughtered by two youths, they got given a petty sentence in jail , but luxuries whilst in there , game stations, pool tables , guitar lessons, and when they where released they got given a new Identity and money to start new life, only know has one of the two murderers re offended and was found with child porn he got given another 2 years in jail. what sort of sentence is this the guy is a animal. need locking in a cage and throwing away the key, but that human right, i think you should lose any human right when you commit a crime so vicious especially slaughtering a toddler, it disgusting, .

My mother-in-law is trying to control my family. What should I do?
My mother-in-law lives 30 minutes away from me, my husband, and our toddler. She looks down on my husband because he’s unemployed, and he plays video games. He applies for jobs, but she says that he isn’t trying hard enough. She also accuses him of neglecting our son, which isn’t true. She doesn’t treat her other kids like this. She’s proud of her other son, who is in the navy and her daughter, who is a college student. My mother-in-law says that she’s ashamed of my husband (her oldest son) because he is “just like his dad” (who is her ex-husband). She wants me to change my work schedule and let her babysit every day (to keep my husband from spending time with our son). She also wants me to kick my husband out of our home to “teach him a lesson”. I’m not going to listen to her. Should I be blunt? Her other son has a wife and a baby too...I do push my husband to find a job. He really is trying. He dresses up every time he goes out, and he calls the business a few days later to see if they had the opportunity to look over his resume.

Step parent bonding with toddlers.....help?
I have two toddlers, a boy age 5 and a daughter age 3, from my previous 9 year marriage. I am soon to be married (been living together for a year now), and I am concerned about the bonding of my spouse and children. He is an amazing funny man whom has given himself selflessly to me and my children. He has financially supported us on one income and allowed me to continue to stay home with my children as a mother after my divorce when I could have just become a statistic as a single working mom. He was also married before, for 15 years and has a ten year old daughter whom lives with her mother. My issue is this...my son is very close to his father, wheras my daughter is just now forming a bond with him because he is military and deployed alot of her baby years. My children really do like my fiancee, but I don't see them act the same way with him as they do their Dad and I guess I'm being selfish about that expecting them to with my fiancee??? We have argued quite a bit about this subject and he tells me I am never satisfied with what he tries to do with them. But my view is that he can step in when they need time outs and be another set of eyes in our home, and he helps me when we are out in public..holding hands of my children and walking my daughter...but I feel there is NO FUN between them at all. I keep telling him to form a friendship FIRST then step in with helping me parent them??? I see a HUGE difference in him when his daughter is around....he hugs and is affectionate and wrestles and plays....but hardly ever if any with my children??? I dunno....views please??? I don't want to force him because obviously he has done alot for us and is a great guy...maybe it's the biological thing?? He has a HUGE problem with my ex because he was abusive and I pray he isn't being resentful to my children. He would NEVER spank or hurt them or anything, and he says he tries to help me dicipline so much to lessen my stress levels so I can be happier because I struggle so much with parenting two toddlers. I just want to enforce some wrestle play time and bonding between them but I don't wanna push it....am I being picky? Selfish? Is this NORMAL????

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