Help me to find a way to exercise with my two year old?
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my two year old dances with me....it's fun and entertaining for both of us
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an exercise bike or treadmill
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exercise is the best way.don't go for dietary restrictions.6 months breast feeding is mandatory.exercise should be guided by a trainer .wish good health for both of you.
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Find another stay at home mom in your area to spend time with - preferably one with a car so you can all get out of the house sometimes.  You may even be able to trade babysitting and get yourself some time alone during the day - even an hour or two will make a difference.  Don't be afraid to ask for help from neighbours and friends on occasion.  If my neighbour knocked on my door and said she was burnt out from dealing with a two year old all the time, I would gladly babysit for an afternoon.\n\nFrustrated, burnt out, tired mommies are not effective parents.  Make sure you're eating properly and getting enough sleep, at the very least.  Try to take your child for a walk every day, no matter what the weather.  The exercise is good for both of you.\n\nRead to your child - it doesn't have to be a book he/she is interested in.  Some kids just want the attention and like the sound of their mommy's voice while falling asleep.  You can read anything you want, as long as the content isn't inappropriate.  When I couldn't handle another reading of Where The Wild Things Are, my son often went to sleep listening to me read Carl Sagan or Robertson Davies.\n\nAbove all else, keep in mind that the terrible twos won't last forever - before you know it your little one will be grown up and gone away.  Enjoy your child as much as you can while you have him at home.
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walking.  I did a lot of that and all the baby weight went away.  Plus, your little one gets some fresh air as well. :)
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Maybe you can get her a dance video or something so she gets moving without realizing it's exercise.  If you have the cash you can get her a dance game (my daughter has one) you hook up to the TV and it comes w/ a flexible dance pad and she can groove to the tunes as she earns points.
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Okay check into Bikram yoga.  It works miracles!  You will see results within one week.  If you can't handle the heat try Winsor Pilates.  You can do the videos at home and then take your babies jogging or on brisk walks.
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Read to him, talk to him (no baby talk). Go on walks together and examine plants, flowers and animals you see along the way. Play simple board games with him. Make learning fun and he will respond by wanting to learn. We did this with our grand daughter and she is in 1st Grade an A Honor roll student, and loves to learn, it's an adventure for her. Don't put any pressure on your son though, make everything a game. We bought things like a plastic table mat with clocks on one side where she could draw in the hands of the clock to tell the time she went to school, came home, had lunch etc. On the reverse of the mat is the same thing but in written sentences with spaces for her to fill in the missing word. Another table mat we bought for her is a map of the world (simplified), on the reverse is a map of the USA with all the states outlined and named. We bought jig saw puzzles for her from the time she could hold something and place it where she wanted it to go (rather than just wildly throw it). Start with 10 or 12 piece puzzles and build up to the bigger ones.\nKids learn an amazing amount of stuff very quickly, they like to poke about in dirt-make that a learning thing, is the dirt wet or dry, what kind of stones are in the dirt, are there any bugs in the dirt, how many bugs are there? After finishing with the dirt we go wash our hands and feel and see the soap wash all the dirt and germs off, look at the colors on the soap bubbles on our hands. The possibilities are endless with young children, just make it fun!
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1.Talk to them as you would an adult, without the explicits.\n2. Go to http://leapfrog.com for great videos and toys.\n3. You could also try http://www.discoverytoysinc.com\n4.Consistent, repetition helps my toddlers a lot.\n    Ex:  One week, around each hour, I will do a topic like:  ABCs, shapes, numbers, math:  and we will make it into our "projects" and songs.\n5.  Sesame Street is still quite popular and effective.
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Try a little-kid gym.  They usually run the kids ragged for an hour, then retire to the cake and ice cream room.  My granddaughter wouldn't dream of going anywhere else!
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Put your three year old on your back and have him/her hold you around your neck. Then hold onto him/her and walk through the water with your child on your back in thigh deep to chest deep water. The resistance of the water is an excellent cardio workout. As well you can use a pfd on your kid and take him/her out to the deep end and glide him and her along with you. (you swim sideways and pull him/her along with one arm and going back you can alternate arms, so both get equal workouts) or you can just swim with your kid on your back. All of these are guaranteed to give you strong legs-really strong legs.
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If you can't go for a walk, and can't do a video at home, looks like  a option would be going to a club, most of them have day care now, for pretty cheap too.  We have one at our club, and it's very reasonable, the girls bring all of their kids and work out for an hour or two.  Think  about it.
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start with chair exercises and build muscle then work to a few floor/standing exercises,my 10YO son is a stroke survivor,robin
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You could go walking with her, or go to the park. Young kids like that aren't really into jumping around yet, so maybe walking and pushing her in a stroller is your best bet.
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I'm going to try to keep all my ideas low cost and easy...if you're a stay at home mom these might work better than if you're not.  Though you might be able to get your childcare provider to do these things as well.\n\n1. Check out your local library!  They often have great things going on for the summer.  My son now 12 is an avid reader particaly becasue he got interested in the summer reading programs at the libray.  They usually have a program where kids read books and get starts or stickers or something like that to put in a book.  Sometimes there are draws and prizes and parties involved.  I find these really help boys by getting the competitive juices going...who can read the most books by the end of the summer.  Don't worry if he gravitates to books that are too young for him...any reading he does is good, builds word recognition and speed and comprehension.  You may luck out and find a series he likes...look for "The Magic Tree House" books, they might be about his level.  Then they want to read them all as fast as they can.\n\n2.Grocery Shopping...you have to do it anyway so make it special.  Have him help you make the list...maybe he can even write it out!  When you're shopping let him help you find things. Pick 2 "special treats" from the bakery to have when you get home and the groceries are put away.  Make a big deal out of it...set the table, light a candle.  \nNow a word of warning.  Grocery shopping with kids can be rough as they want every unhealthy expensive thing they see.  But by allowing him to choose one special thing you make that a bit easier.  And all kids need to learn that they can't have everything.  Once they get use to it the tantrums over the jumbo box of oreos will stop.  UNLESS you give into them...then it gets worse since they see it works.\n\n3. Plan a picnic.  You can combine this with the grocery shopping too.  You can take a picnic to a park...or maybe meet up with Dad at work.  \n\n4. 2 words...water balloons...don't forget to participate fully yourself. Kids don't see mom having fun as often as they sould...mine included.\n\n5. This may cost a bit but maybe it will fit into the budget...visit some of your local tourist attactions...a historical home, a zoo, an art gallery.\n\n6. Plant a garden...you may already do that but maybe you can give him a little corner for himself or dig up a separate spot for him.  \n\n7. Are you religious? Christian? look for a "Vacation Bible School" in your area.\n\n8. Check out the website below.  They update it monthy with cool stuff to do with your pre-school/Elemantary and teenage kids.  In the upper right hand side of the page find the paper and pencil to subscribe to get updates mailed to you monthy!\n\nI'll edit this as I think of more.
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Here are some websites that tell you what most two year olds are able to do.  Have a look at them, and from there yo can figure things to do with your two year old.\n\nTwo year olds are beginning to know body parts, enjoy being read to, and love anything they can do with their hands, such as playdough and fingerpainting.  Do lots of stories and songs that have counting or other activities.  Nursery rhymes, puzzles with big pieces, things they have to move and manipulate, are all good.  Anything that gets your child interacting and curious about his world. \n\nMost two year olds are not really ready to do ABC's.   Those things will come later.  \n\nI hope this helps.
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&*&*\n\nGROSS MOTOR SKILLS\n\nGross motor skills are big motor skills; i.e. running, jumping and hopping etc. They require balance and coordination. Try some of these activities.\n\n- Running. Create a game that requires moving quickly. This is great for encouraging the development of gross motor coordination.\n\n- Climbing. Take them to the park and let them climb all over the jungle gyms. Climbing is an innate characteristic of children. You may have noticed it when they started climbing the coffee table as a toddler! Each time they try, they will get a little better because they are developing those important gross motor muscles.\n\n- Hopping. Try a game of hopscotch. All that hopping about is developing some balance.\n\n- Ball play. Kicking, rolling and throwing are some great ways to encourage gross motor development and you don’t need anything more that a ball and a little bit of room. Smaller balls require a little finer control but you should aim to get a ball that is easily picked up. A very large ball for a younger child can be difficult to manipulate and get very frustrating.\n\n- Batting. Get out the baseball bat and polish up your batting skills. This is a hard one for kids to master but well worth the reward. Try a bigger, thicker bat to start with and work your way up to a smaller one. You can also try tennis, golf or racquetball.\n\n\n\n\nA motor skill is an action that involves the movement of muscles in your body. Gross motor skills are larger movements involving the arm, leg, or feet muscles or the entire body -- things like crawling, running, and jumping are gross motor skills. Fine motor skills are those smaller actions like picking things up between the thumb and finger or using the toes to wriggle into sand or the lips and tongue to taste and feel objects.\n\nGross motor and fine motor skills develop in tandem because many activities depend on the co-ordination of both sorts of skills. At 3 months you may notice your baby bringing his hands together over his chest as he lies on his back (a gross motor skill) and then playing with his hands (a fine motor skill). Even filling a shape sorter box, at about 18 months, for example, requires that your baby be able to use gross motor skills to hold his body steady enough to grasp the shapes firmly and fine motor skills to twist or turn each shape so that it fits into its appropriate hole.\n\nYou can encourage your baby to develop his fine and gross motor skills by watching to see how he uses his fingers, his arms, and his legs and then providing other opportunities for him to use his body in similar ways, perhaps with different toys or from a different position, which makes it slightly more difficult. A good activity is one which stretches your baby just a little. Your baby will find that developing his skills is more fun when he has a frequent change of position and activity. Let little and often be your motto.