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New this month: Tantrum triggers

Some days it may seem as though the littlest things set your toddler off. You serve his morning milk in the "wrong" cup and he throws it at you. Or he wants to go barefoot, even though it's raining outside, and screams his head off when you insist on putting on his boots. What's going on? Sometimes the triggers will be more obvious than others. He may be tired or angry. Or he may be frustrated by his inability to complete a task that he is determined to do, like putting a round peg in a square hole.

What you can do

Tantrums tend to occur at the worst possible time for you. It seems like when your toddler blows a fuse you're either in a hurry to get out the door in the morning, at the grocery store with half the shopping done, or in the waiting room of the doctor's office. What do these situations have in common? They are times that a typical toddler might feel emotional overload, and like he doesn't have your full attention. If you are aware of the situations that trigger tantrums, you may be able to prevent many of them with minor adjustments or a little advance planning. Get out of bed 15 minutes earlier in the morning so you're not rushing around the house. If you must grocery shop with your child, do it when he is well rested and fed. Carry a favorite book or stuffed animal to doctor visits — anything you can do to keep him calm will help. Also remember that the occasional tantrum is a normal byproduct of toddlerhood and development.

Other developments: Learning how to share, comfort objects

There is no "yours" in a toddler's vocabulary — everything is "mine!" So your car keys, a sibling's beloved stuffed dog, his dad's boots, the slide at the local playground — all these things are, in the eyes of an 18-month-old, his. You can help your child understand what sharing means by praising him when he does give a toy to another child or lets another toddler go down the slide first. When reading a book or watching a video, point out examples of sharing. Try to avoid scolding him when he doesn't want to; sometimes just acknowledging how difficult sharing is will make him more willing to do so. You will have to be patient, and take comfort in the knowledge that other parents of toddlers are going through the same thing.

For a toddler, a favorite stuffed toy is a great source of comfort. He might also have some habits that soothe him — like twirling his hair, rocking, or sucking his thumb. Most children naturally outgrow these behaviors by the time they're 4, so there's probably no need for you to intervene now.

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It has been MONTHS since i posted stuff here. LOL. ANYWAY a quick update:

I am still SINGLE. Michaela is 17 months today. Words she can say are: mama, ahma, gor gor, jie jie. Thats all! LOL.

BUT for understanding of words, she can react and understand these: ball, water, milk, mum mum (food), bathe, socks, shoes, pillow, lulu(her doll), lily(her another doll), chut chut (pacifier), tissue, mojo(a retarded monkey i got from build a bear), oppa gangnam style, eh sexy lady, piano, ukelele, sit, stand, orh orh (lie down), sayang(carress), clap hands. At least these are a few that i found out she knows.

She can also understand sentences like, take out your socks (both in chinese and english). Take out your shoes (Chinese and English also). And to add a "lei" behind any word means u are asking her where the item is. For example " lulu lei?" she will go grab the doll and bring it back to u. OH no forgetting, when she is holding smt, i will just have to say 'give mama' and she'll pass it to me.


She is very very POSSESSIVE. Like extremely. And she throws tantrums when i dun give her what she wants and as of today that would be independence. She wants to do everything herself. Feeding, Bathing, wearing clothes. Feeding I do let her self feed depend on food. bathing wise i also let her bathe herself AFTER i am done bathing her. wearing clothes obviously she can't really do it yet, but she will lift up her legs while standing for me to wear the pants or shorts.

Since a newborn she HATES things on her head, esp hats and stuff. So till now i dun really put stuff on her head becos she will go NUTS.

Food wise, she is basically eating whatever i eat. LOL, I can't think of anymore things to update tho.....

Michaela is officially 17 months old today!

Michaela 1 week old vs 1 year old.

The head is still prone to tilt to the same side. hahahaa. Look at how much she has grown!!

Michaela's 1st bdae.

well we had too much fun and I forgot to take pictures. ROFL. I could only find a few. So there it is.

Missing Michaela...

Today is the 4th day I have been living without my crazy girl. She's in Malaysia with my aunty due to my helper's dad passing away and she has to go back to her country for a week. I miss her like crazy!!!!

Michaela is 11 months old today!

Time flies! Michaela is 11 months old today! 1 more month to her big 1. Its just gonna be a small celebration. nothing much. She can now use her pincer grasp to pick up raisins. can crawl up the stairs up and down 3 times.

Michaela has turned 10 months old!

Little update buy yea she's 10 months and 2 weeks old.. Anyway she still has to be swaddle to sleep. Lol. Comfortable i guess...

Happy 9 months old michaela!!!!!!

Michael is 9 months old! She can currently pull herself up to stand and stand unaided for a few seconds. Still can't say mama tho.. But its ok:) babies develop at different speeds:) love her max!!!