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What are your ways to help a kid ride in a car if prone to motion sickness?

5 hours ago -

k. S. asks from Ann Arbor - My DD has recently developed motion sickness while in the car, even for a one hour trip. The doctor recommended ginger, in ginger ale, ginger snaps, other means, to settle her stomach. What are your proven ways to help a kid ride in a car comfortably if prone to motio...
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Parenting Police

May 18, 2013

Today, I want to talk about the Parenting Police. What is it about parents who just feel that they can tell you everything…about what their view is on breastfeeding, on schooling, on play dates or how you should discipline your child? It seems to me there is this endless troupe of parents that just descend upon you at the strangest moments, and you feel them sort of looking at you, judging you…sort of asking themselves (at least you interpret it that way), “Why is she not breastfeeding anymore? She’s got a bottle. I don’t understand that.”…More

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Mom - Is it ok to lie?

9 hours ago -

L. C. asks from Hillsboro - In the car, on the ride home, from the back seat, my 8 year old daughter asked me...'Mom - is it ok to lie, if you know the truth would hurt someone's feelings bad?' Not going to tell what I said. I want to hear how other Mommies would answer, then I will tell. :)
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Park politics: Teaching a 3-year-old to stick up for herself

9 hours ago -

E. S. asks from Hackettstown - Hi everyone! As my daughter starts socializing more at parks, I want to teach her how to stick up for herself. Example: She was about to go down the slide when a boy cut in front of her and proceeded to go down. She just stood there and let it happen. He was bigger an...
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Vacation with six year old this Christmas - Bahamas? Hawaii?

9 hours ago -

J. D. asks from Palatine - We are trying to plan our vacation (2 weeks) over the Christmas holidays. This amount of time is a first for our family and who knows when we will be able to do it again? I would love input on a location (warm, please) and anything else you care to share. We have loved go...
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How did you decide to give up your career and be a SAHM or Not?

17 hours ago -

J. m. asks from Seattle - I am a teacher and lucky enough to have a .6FTE position. This worked very well when my 6 year old was younger. My schedule was such that I had a good chunk of quality time wtih her 2xs a week plus more time off than most jobs offer. This is no longer the case, my sche...
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Great grandmothers diamond ring, SIL is giving it to me. Doesn't fit...

May 17, 2013 -

L. U. asks from Kirkland - Hi Ladies - My SIL is living with us along with her two daughters. She has left my brother because he has been violent with her and been arrested multiple times. She is filing for a divorce from my brother, which I totally support. My grandmother gave my parents my GRE...
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Keep All Children Safe Act

May 17, 2013

Casey was three and non-verbal. I had fought to get him into a preschool that was every day of the week, and for more time than the other special needs preschools in the area. I thought I had done right by him. By this time, I had three kids under the age of four, and was battling chronic pain. In the year that he was in that class, I had four surgeries and seen countless specialists, all to no avail. I was overwhelmed and missed the signs….More

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Preschooler masturbating.

May 15, 2013 -

L. C. asks from Pullman - Hi all, I posted about this back in Novemeber and got some good ideas, but none of them really helped it turned out. My now four year old son is constantly masturbating. He no longer uses dolls and toys or us (thank goodness), he just flops on the floor on his hand and...
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Painful diaper rash

May 15, 2013 -

J. R. asks from Seattle - My 1.5 year old has had diarrhea for 4-days and has developed a very painful diaper rash. She slept next to me last night without a diaper (yep!! Got up to clean the squirts throughout the night. Tons of fun). This and applying a little hydrocortisone has helped a little....
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The Turning Point

May 16, 2013

Back in February, I made my first trip to MD Anderson and met my new cancer prevention doctor, Dr. Powell Brown. He was a soft-spoken man with kind eyes, who seemingly had nothing else to do that day other than talk to me. He made me feel like I was his only patient, which immediately told me I was in good hands….More

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