I've been researching everything there is out there about infant swimming lessons. Everyone has a program and advises it. But I'm wondering how early you started swim lessons for your little ones? For those of you who did enroll your infant in swim lessons, are you glad you did? Did you find that you would've felt just as comfortable in the water with your baby without them? Thanks in advance for any advice or guidance you have.
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There is a long background to the question, but the main question is what do you think of a complete set of 2012 baseball cards as a gift for an infant girl? After 9 years of trying to have a family through various means, my brother and his wife adopted a newborn girl in October. We have boys and this is their first and only cousin on my side. My husband has a tradition of buying newborn boys a complete set of baseball cards from their birth year as a historical commemoration and keepsake. He is also a bit of a sports fanatic. We are...
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This may sound sort of silly, but I really am not sure what my options are. My almost 8-month old son is on the verge (literally) of outgrowing his infant car seat, both length-wise and weight-wise. What are my options for the "next size up"? I don't want to buy yet another one when he becomes a toddler, and so on. Can anyone recommend a good car seat that will work for a 20 lb. baby all the way up to when he is a toddler? Also, if you are in the Watertown area, anyone know of any good places to shop for these things? We have a...
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Hello Ladies- I would really like feedback from anyone with experience or thoughts on this matter: We ar moving our little boy to a new school for first grade in the fall. It will mean trying to get an out of district permit. But there is another option. I am really thinking of enrolling him in a school with a dual immersion language program. I would like for my child to be fully bilingual and from the little that I have heard of the program I am impressed. The problem is that the school is in the city where I work, not live, and the...
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My daughter is 15 and she is going to get her permit today. she wants to drive home form the DMV, I have had her out on dirt roads and she did just fine but that was 15-20 miles an hour. I dont think I am going to le ther drive home. But I will take her to get more miles under her belt on dirt roads. How do I lesson the ache on her for not getting to do what all the other teens do? Or what do other teens get to do, I only hear from her about her friends driving habits. She says all the parents let their kids drive home from the DMV? I think...
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My husband and I do not have a cell phone, we don't have cable, and we don't have any gaming system. We have wireless internet and a desktop computer. We do not want cell phones or cable. We've considered a gaming system in a couple of years. I have been looking at getting an Ipod Touch 4G lately. My husband doesn't think I will use it enough to warrant the cost. Does anyone else out there have one that doesn't have any other gadgets? That feels it was worth it? How do you use it?
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When my son was very young he was somewhat uncoordinated. He tried t-ball and soccer, but did not enjoy himself. By about second grade he started to become more interested in sports and his abilities greatly improved. A year ago, in fourth grade, he wanted to play fall baseball. He loved it, and he was one of the best hitters, pitchers, and fielders on the team. He played again in the spring. He still had fun, but had an almost all season batting slump, and was no longer a starting pitcher. He had reached a plateau, while other kids...
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I'm looking for dance or gymnastics classes close to Lansing, Illinois to get my 5 year old daughter active. Money is kind of tight right now so I'm hoping to find someplace that's not gonna cost me an arm and a leg. Or if you have any ideas of something other than dance or gymnastics I'm open to suggestions. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated!
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My daughter just turned 3yrs old. I am a SAHM. She hasn't gone to nursery school yet but we are planning for her to go 2 half days a week starting in Sept. She's pretty much potty trained with the occasional accident. I want to sign her up for dance class. It's once a week for about 45 minutes. My husband doesn't think she's ready. He doesn't think she will get anything out of it. I want to sign her up because I think she would have fun. What is the appropriate age to sign a child up for dance class? Have any of you taken your...
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I have a 1st grader who will be going to summer camp. I was looking for ideas that we can pack other than sandwiches. We do have a thermos, so we can do things like mac n cheese, soups, tortellini (which we've done through out the school year), but are looking for some other ideas. Thoughts? ideas? what do you pack?
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I've been researching everything there is out there about infant swimming lessons. Everyone has a program and advises it. But I'm wondering how early you started swim lessons for your little ones? For those of you who did enroll your infant in swim lessons, are you glad you did? Did you find that you would've felt just as comfortable in the water with your baby without them? Thanks in advance for any advice or guidance you have.
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I received several Baby Einstein DVD's as shower gifts. A friend recently told me that she read an article that Baby Einstein DVD's are not recommended. She couldn't remember why. Do you have any experience with the DVD's? Thanks!
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