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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Learning Videos    —Phoenix, AZ

"I'm looking into some learning DVD's, if you've used: Baby's First Impressions® or Brainy Baby DVD's or if there's an..."

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My kids love the Leap Frog videos. They both learned phonics from these videos at 2 years of age. My daughter is 4 and still loves to watch them.

Leap Frog! They have done wonders with my kids.

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Q: Is This a Trend??    —New Lenox, IL

"I was talking with a girlfriend of mine who belongs to a couple of mothers groups and she seems to know everyone. An..."

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I agree with you completely! My son just turned five in June. This will make him one of the youngest in his class. He is more than ready!! He has two older brothers so...

I wrote an article about this for Chicago Parent: http://www.chicagoparent.com/article.asp?aID=5109112.###-###-####.35295.###-###-####.###-###-####.519&aID2=2706 ...

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Q: Kindergarten Out of School Birthday Parties with Kids Whose Parents I Don't Know    —Dallas, TX

"Ok moms, I am not a socially adept person, I have a hard time making my own friends, much less helping my kids make t..."

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My kiddos come home all the time with such requests, "mom, can I go to such and such's birthday party?" my response is always without fail, "if we get an invitation to...

Wow! With 5 kids, you've got a lot of this kind of stuff to look forward to, don't you?? :-)LOL I think what you did was fine. When my oldest son was little, his pl...

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Q: Spanish Tutoring, lessons....or Playgroup    —Addison, IL

"I know this concept has already started and implemented, but I would like to implement it in my approach. I have bee..."

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J., What a wonderful idea? I really want all of my children to learn Spanish. Please let me know more of what you are thinking of doing? Would parents be invited...

Hi My name is T. and I am very interested in your teaching. What ages were you thinking about and what would you charge? Where are you located?

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Q: Woud You Take Your Child Back If This Happened?????/    —Arlington, TX

"I recently decided to enroll my daughter into Mothers Day Out for social interaction as well as personal time for mys..."

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NOPE! Even if it really was an accident. I would think your daughter would be truly afraid of returning. I would find another program to continue giving her a soical o...

Absolutely not. Buying teddy bears & paying a doctor bill doesnt hide the fact that she hurt your child, & tried to cover it up or blame your child as being 'defiant'....

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Q: Any Ideas to Get 17 Month Old Boy to Sit for Books    —Orland Park, IL

"My son is very active and loves to move and play. He has very little interest in books. We try to read at night, bu..."

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I went through this with both my boys. My now 3.5 year loves reading, but my 19 month old can take it or leave it. He sits awhile and then is up and about. I just keep...

I don't buy that this is a boy issue. My son is now 23 months, and loves to read, though being read to is harder. Siting for the duration of a book doesn't work very...

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Q: Help!! Need Fundraising Ideas for Daughter's Upcoming Travel to Washington D.C.    —Homewood, IL

"Hey Moms! My 5th grader was nominated and accepted to a fantastic program called People to People World Leadership F..."

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Hello, sister-in-law, A. P. How wonderful for Emma!!!! That is so exciting! Let me put my brain to work and see what I can come up with. Our grass (back) and unfor...

I am a Tastefully Simple consultant, and we offer fundraisers. I don't know if you are aware of Tastefully Simple, but it's delicious gourmet food that can be made wit...

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Q: Help with Reading Skills    —Farmington, MN

"My husbands nephew is going to be 14 in January and he is having a terrible time reading. He was recently diagnosed ..."

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Kaia, I am a tutor for students who have learning disabilities. Many of my students have dyslexia. Hooked on Phonics was the first thing many of my parents bought o...

Check out the scholastic website. They have some great reading books and other skills on there. I use a lot of these resources with my students in middle school. Books...

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Q: studentambassadors.org    —Canton, MI

"Has anyone got any info about this program? My son was invited to go to Australia, but I've gotten several invites fr..."

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I also received a letter recently about my daughter that is now in the fifth grade, but I have been so busy I have not researched this any, I would also love to know i...

Hi S., I had a student go with Student Ambassadors to Australia and had a wonderful experience a few years back.

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Q: Ultra Sound Tech...    —New Port Richey, FL

"Hey moms. So Im thinking about maybe going to Ultra sound tech school, I havn't been to school since high school 10 l..."

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Keiser College has a 2 year US tech program. I am in the process of looking into it right now. Financial aid is available.

I just got done having my interview/meeting required before you can even apply to the program and let me tell you its alot of hard hard work its 24 months straight thr...

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