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Chapped Lips!

D.P. asks from Pittsburgh

This sounds simple: My son (6 next month) has gotten really chapped lips in the last week. You know the kind--with the top lip getting extremely red. Not the skin ...

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My 2 Year Old Daughter Chews Her Nails

A.S. asks from San Francisco

My 22 month old daughter has started chewing her nails constantly. She throws giant tantrums if she sees me coming with nail clippers & she wakes up if I try to trim ...

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Cutting Pacifier to Wean of Usage

D.T. asks from Tampa

Has anyone used the cutting the pacifier method to help wean their child of using the pacifier? How much did you cut: just the tip, half of it, or the entire nipple?...

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When and How to Get Rid of Binky?

M.M. asks from Toledo

My 18 month old is binky-obsessed! He always wants one. If he's sleeping and it falls out of his bed he won't go back to sleep without it. When do you really need to ...

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Getting Child off of Binkie

K.H. asks from San Francisco

My daughter is going to be 2 at the end of the year and I read in a parent magazine that babies should be off the binkie by the time they turn 2 or not long after. An...

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How to Eliminate Pacifiers!!!

H.B. asks from Los Angeles

Hi, My son will be 2 in July and is still using a pacifier. I really want it gone b/c it is starting to affect his teeth. I originally started when he was a baby t...

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Getting Rid of the Pacifier

K.H. asks from Chicago

My daughter is almost two and still uses a pacifier. The doctor said she has to give it up. Now. The doctor (who isn't her usual pediatrician) said throw it away in...

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How to Get Rid of the Pacifier

T.D. asks from Columbus

My son just turned 15 months, I would like to break him of the pacifier. He only uses it for bed time and nap time. Can anyone give me any advice as to how to accompl...

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Weaning a Toddler

N.T. asks from Jacksonville

Help. My 26 month old daughter is still very much nursing. I have limited nursing to "on the couch" and "in bed" and only at nap time and bed time. If she wakes in th...

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The Dreaded Pacifier

C.B. asks from Hartford

my 18 month old son uses a pacifier. he doesnt use it all day, just at nap time, and in the car. occasionally he will find one in his toys and use it for a little bit...

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