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11 m.o. still not loving solids

33 minutes ago -

N. L. asks from Arlington - My son just hit 11 months and is still not very into solid foods. He'll eat yogurt and fruit purees, but practically no meat or veggies in baby-food form. I've been doing finger foods for him lately -- both diced pieces and big chunky things he can gnaw on -- and he reall...
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Are Children Combustible? ALL the PJs for kids have Flame Resistant Chemicals!

3 hours ago -

P. P. asks from Chicago - Is anyone else concerned that children's pajamas are flame resistant? All this time I thought the material's properties were flame resistant but I found out that it is because manufacturers add chemicals to make pajamas for kids flame resistant. I think this is predomi...
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BSA vote

4 hours ago -

O. O. asks from Olathe - What do you think of today's vote? Does/Will it affect your (household/kids) participation in Scouting or not?
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Drowning in My Honor

5 hours ago -

K. M. asks from Jamaica - Hello fellow moms! It has been some time since I've posted on Mamapedia, the last when my son was just a baby and trying to find solutions from other moms and the responses and support I received then were greatly helpful. Now, with my baby turned into a little boy, I...
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Replacing processed cheese!?!?! HELP!

May 23, 2013 -

E. D. asks from Olympia - I'm making broccoli soup (right now), and the recipe calls for processed cheese (oops) and I don't have or want to use processed cheese. Can I use cheddar instead? Thanks!
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Courage in Parenting

May 23, 2013

My oldest son is sixteen and has a girlfriend. How this happened, I have no idea. Didn’t I just bring that swaddled lump home from the hospital? Wasn’t it just yesterday that he was mooning over Blue’s Clues (and I was mooning over Steve Burns)? Wasn’t it just recently that the most stressful speck on the horizon of his childhood was signing him up for t-ball?…More

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My 22month daughter still drinks from a bottle

May 22, 2013 -

I. K. asks from Lenore - Hi ladies Ok,I need help takin the bottle away from my daughter....she started drinkin from a bottle when I stopped breastfeeding just when she turned one year n that was a smooth transition...now she wunt let go she loves her bottle so much that a sippy cup wunt do...iv...
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AD/HD meds question!

May 22, 2013 -

B. W. asks from Seattle - My son who is in Kindergarten has AD/HD and mild PDD-NOS. He was placed in methylphenidate (Ritalin) IR 2x a day and it worked pretty well. The doctor switched him to the methylphenidate LA (formerly known as Ritalin LA) and it was horrible! He was overfocused and moody i...
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Do you know when your children have days off from school?

May 22, 2013 -

M. G. asks from University Place - I feel as though I must be missing something. This week due to Memorial Day the children here have Friday and the following Monday off. I do after school care for a neighbor boy and just to make sure if I will/will not have him I asked both his father and his mother if he...
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Pay More, Get Less

May 22, 2013

I’ve gone through different stages in my life when it comes to cooking. When I lived in my very first apartment, it was just to eat. So I’d boil the hell out of vegetables, over cook noodles, it was a disaster. And I didn’t care. Places to go, things to do….More

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Young and Old Alike

May 21, 2013

My mom lived with me and my family for two years before she passed away. She was not only confined to a wheelchair, she also had dementia. Even though I loved my mom dearly, it wasn’t easy taking care of her….More

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