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new sibling,potty training, behavior of toddler
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My name is Rebecca and I have 5 children, my youngest 2 children are a 2 and a half yr old and a 2 month old. My daughter was potty trained before I brought baby home except for at night with a pull up. Now I barely get her to tell me anymore when she has to go and her behavior is off the wall hyper, she likes the baby, she tries to hurt him. Also she doesn't have much of an appetite except she likes to drink skim milk several times during the day, but the weird thing is that she eats anything that isn't edible, charcoal ash, bit the tip off of a glass thermometer, wood,pencil erasers, what should I do if anything? Any advise would be helpful, thank you so much!
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Potty Training, Discipline and behavior challenges, Parenting siblings
My name is Rebecca and I have 5 children, my youngest 2 children are a 2 and a half yr old and a 2 month old. My daughter was potty trained before I brought baby home except for at night with a pull up. Now I barely get her to tell me anymore when she has to go and her behavior is off the wall hyper, she likes the baby, she tries to hurt him. Also she doesn't have much of an appetite except she likes to drink skim milk several times during the day, but the weird thing is that she eats anything that isn't edible, charcoal ash, bit the tip off of a glass thermometer, wood,pencil erasers, what should I do if anything? Any advise would be helpful, thank you so much!
> 60 days ago
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Several issues here, potty training- dont worry about it.
This is very common after the birth of a sibling, give it a rest for a while, she's trained, just needs the attention right now. Two-jealousy. Give her some responsibility. Like holding the little one for the afternoon feeding and picking out his clothes and her own for the day. (Pick first then give her 3 choices) Three- diet, she needs vitamins until she gets more of an appetite. Some deficiencies, like iron even cause loss of appetite. Research each thing she eats and the underlying deficiency, like... calcium deficiency- calcium is white and chalky, so she will eat raw potatoes, chalk, plaster, white chalky stuff. Look up online what her cravings mean and try to get her to nibble on foods high in what she needs. Also add a multivitamin.
This is very common after the birth of a sibling, give it a rest for a while, she's trained, just needs the attention right now. Two-jealousy. Give her some responsibility. Like holding the little one for the afternoon feeding and picking out his clothes and her own for the day. (Pick first then give her 3 choices) Three- diet, she needs vitamins until she gets more of an appetite. Some deficiencies, like iron even cause loss of appetite. Research each thing she eats and the underlying deficiency, like... calcium deficiency- calcium is white and chalky, so she will eat raw potatoes, chalk, plaster, white chalky stuff. Look up online what her cravings mean and try to get her to nibble on foods high in what she needs. Also add a multivitamin.
> 60 days ago
