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Kindergarden Safety - Being on Their Own
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on August 30, 2011
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So I have a little time but was wondering...What do you moms do to keep your kids safe? As far as labeling and so they have all their information in case they need to...
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- Just teach them their address and phone number. I did put the information on the label inside the backpack but that was more so the backpack had a chance of making it...
- I would assume the school/teacher has all the emergency/parent/contact/health info, right? Isn't this part of the registration process at your school? Kindergarten...
- At our school they sent home a cute index card deal for us to fill in name, grade teacher, bus info etc and we were asked to pin it to their shirts for the first week...
Send a Back-up Paci to daycare?--On Day Two W/out It
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on October 11, 2010
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Just wanted to see if you might send a paci to daycare with your little one if he has gone 2 days, one night without it?!?! Last night he lost it and went to bed fine ...
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- I'll agree and say no more pacifier. Throw them away to reduce and remove temptation! It's tough but so worth it.
- A no-brainer -- do not send. Sometimes as parents we can "forget" things to help our children adjust. If he has been find -- out of sight, out of mind. If he has ...
- don't make a big deal out of it. if he's past needing it sure don't try to convince him he needs it. i'm not a fan of forcibly removing the paci come hell or high wate...
I Need Some Input from Other Moms...
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 3, 2009
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Hey mamas, I am stuck on what to do and would like ya'lls opinion...I have a 12 year old daughter who is in 7th grade, she went to georgia this summer to see her famil...
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- Hi A., You know, we send our kids in every day to the wolves and call it school, tell them to toughen up, don't bother with peer pressure, stand up for yourself, be ha...
- Take the first back pack back to the store - and get your money back! Everything happens for a reason, and there was something that told you to pick up that back pack ...
- The back back you found belonged to someone else. If I were you I'd put out an effort to find the owner. Someone else paid for it and may have misplaced it. If it ...
Taking a 1 Year Old to a Baseball Game
Asked by H.T. from Detroit
on June 10, 2008
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Hi Moms!
My hubby and I are taking our 1 year old son (yeah!!) to his first Tigers game this weekend for his birthday. Just wondering...should we take a stroller, ...
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- We have taken our kids to baseball games! When Brayden was small (4 months) we brought the stroller - then this year with both of them we didn't. I carried the b...
- Buy an Ergo. My daughter is 15 mos and about 25 lbs. It is SO comfortable and she is happy in there. My only regret is waiting until she was a year old to order...
- I would suggest a backpack carrier. The problem with a stroller is that there's no place to put it in the stands, and I think there are even some restrictions about t...
Best Diaper Bag for 16 Month Old and Newborn??
Asked by C.R. from Cincinnati
on February 7, 2011
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We are expecting again here in a few months and already have a 14 month old, who will be 16 months when the new baby comes along. We have a diaper bag already, but I k...
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- I love my Ju Ju Be Between. Even though it looks on the smallest size; it holds an incredible amount of stuff. Ju Ju Be carries many different sizes and styles of ba...
- I have one from Timi and Leslie that I got on Amazon. SUPER cute and fashionable, as well as huge. It can hold the kitchen sink and then some.
- I have a petunia pickle bottom boxy backpack and LOVE it! They are pricey but high quality and will still look wonderful in a few years. I got the waterproof one, be...
Great Diaper Bags?
Asked by H.H. from Los Angeles
on September 16, 2010
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now that I have two kids, I need a bigger, better bag. My friend had one that was also a back pack or shoulder strap. Anyone know of a great bag?
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- I always get big stylish beach bags, so that i dont feel so frumpy, then once i get back into my little purse, i have an extra library/shopping/beach bag
- I love the Skip Hop diaper bags that you can find at Target (probably available other places as well.) I can pack a change of clothes for both of my boys, 4 sippy cup...
- I have 2 toddlers (1.5yr and just turned 3). The traditional diaper bag was/is handy sometimes, but I think the bag itself took up more space than the contents I need...
How Do I Prepare for the School Year?
Asked by J.G. from Springfield
on July 23, 2011
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My oldest, my firstborn, my baby ... is about to start all day school! Can you tell I'm emotional? He will turn 5 on Tuesday. He could begin Kindergarten, but we've...
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- Oh my gosh I still remember both of my children's first days of school. And of course the video camera document the second one (didn't have one for the first).Then I g...
- Haha, I like what someone said about getting ready to write a lot of checks, it's SO true!!! At our school the teachers give out a list of supplies needed on the firs...
- Money, LOTS of MONEY. I wrote more checks during orientation than I have in the last year.
How to Secure Portable Property
Asked by D.B. from Minneapolis
on January 3, 2012
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I need some ideas of how my son can secure his property at school. He has a locker, but in the grade range he's in they are not allowed to use padlocks. (don't get m...
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- I agree with this school policy. A few years ago these things were not kid items and they did not take them to school. He does not need it. He can keep it at Grandma's...
- Leave it at home or at grandma's. It's a school wide policy unless you want to go to the school board and continue fighting it so your child can have after school ente...
- keep the ipod at your mom's house. It would bug me to not allow my children to LOCK their lockers. What is the point of having them if you can't lock them? Soun...
Know Any Good Baby Backpacks?
Asked by J.O. from Los Angeles
on April 11, 2008
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I am looking for a sturdy and comfortable baby backpack to tote my little one around in...anyone have a good experience with a specific brand? Thanks, J.
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- I have LOVED my Sherpani backpack. We used it for walking about town, but mostly for hiking and backpacking. We love it because it has a storage compartment below th...
- The Ergo Baby Carrier!! This is the best, of course in my opinion! But, I've used many and this is the one that I used the most. You can wear your child on the fron...
- Do you mean a baby carrier or a diaper bag?
Backpacks & Lunchboxes
Asked by J.B. from Columbus
on July 7, 2010
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Hi Mamas! I'm trying to get a "jump start" on prepping my DD who will start Kindergarten at the end of August. I wanted to ask your opinions as to whether its worth th...
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- I have 2 of my kids in school already...1 going into 4th grade and the other going into 1st grade, so my advice comes from experience. Go with the cheaper ones. They...
- Hello, I would try- The Lunchbots- to hold the actual food. They are safe unlike some that you would find in stores. You can order them online, or at certain stores de...
- My daughter just finished kindergarten and her Disney Princess backpack will not survive another year as it practically has holes in the bottom. I got it very inexpen...
