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3 year old has sudden Black Tongue
Jan 16, 2008 04:42PM in the Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
Thank you so much for your comment. Turns out that shortly after I posted my question - within a matter of days, really - the discoloration started to disappear. We researched a bit more and it seems as though the introduction of the antibiotic (with all other meds he was taking), caused the discoloration. I spoke with his nurse practitioner who was not co...
sexual curiosity?
Jan 16, 2008 04:36PM in the Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
Hi Emilka: I am so happy to see that everything is okay with your family and that although you are still a bit concerned, the reality is that kids explore all of the time. It really is natural. Some true causes for concern, which I've read about, would be inappropriate sexual play with adults (the child would initiate it), overly inappropriate touching o...
sexual curiosity?
Dec 10, 2007 12:17PM in the Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
Hi Emilka - It's me, Kimaling again. I hope that by now, you are feeling much better about this situation. I just remembered that when I was studying child psychology, I recall that Freud spoke of children's sexuality and even went as far as saying that as children, we are all bisexual until we figure out which path we want to chose based on our sexu...
sexual curiosity?
Dec 06, 2007 04:10PM in the Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
Hi Emilka: Well, I am not sure what he is doing should be termed as "wrong." I've read many times that around his age, children become very naturally sexually curious. They often times will experiment with their peers or other children (like your daughter), but this is supposed to be harmless. I don't think you should scare him/them. What you did was r...
3 year old has sudden Black Tongue
Dec 06, 2007 04:03PM in the Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
Dear Dr: We've noticed that for the past 3 weeks, our son has had a discolored tongue. It is not hairy, but resembles a stain as if he'd sucked on a dark colored lollipop. He is not exhibiting any signs of pain or discomfort, but we are a bit concerned. Here is the history - right around the time we notice his tongue discoloration, he was given the gene...