Bad Breath: Puppets
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Am I a Bad Mom for Feeling like This?
Asked by S.M. from Austin
on September 21, 2009
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Ok I have 4 kids and am a stay at home mom. I feel burned out. How I feel though I don't think is good. I just got back on Friday from the coast with my husband just...
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- I don't know about you but I feel better now that I've read these other responses. I'm a 51 year old widow with a 12 year old and I'm almost always very happy to retu...
- I have felt and feel the same way you do, exactly. I think part of it is very normal. The other part of it is we have allowed our kids to whine and fight and we can't...
- No you're not a bad mom!!! As moms we have a tendency to make everything about our kids and our family and don't leave anything left for ourselves - this in turn leave...
18 Month Old Fights the Breathing Treatment
Asked by E.L. from Chicago
on October 7, 2008
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Ever since my sons first cold, he has been wheezing. Everytime he gets a cold it goes straight to his lungs. (We always seem to have a check up right when he gets a co...
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- The first time we had to give my son a nebulizer treatment was a complete nightmare, but we worked through it by trying to make it less scary...we wore the mask and ac...
- We've actually had pretty good luck when we let our little one chew on the plastic mouth piece versus using the mask. I think the mask scared her more than anything. A...
- My son, who is now 5 years old, hated to do the nebulizer treatments. He would fight and cry. We had a fish mask from the doctors office and I would call it the "fis...
How to Change Toddler's Diaper Without a Struggle?
Asked by J.F. from Boca Raton
on May 26, 2009
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My daughter just turned 18 months old, and I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to handle some of her behaviors and tantrums. I have read the responses fro...
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- Hi, J. - Like the others said, it's mainly a phase that will pass soon enough. She's frustrated and that's her way of letting you know. If you think about it...she...
- You have to distract your little girl in some manner. Try giving her a small toy to hold onto while you are changing her. You might also try singing or counting with...
- Hi J., I am going through the same struggles. what is it about their diaper being changed? my daughter does the same stuff you described above! so frustrating at times...
Toys for the Airplane
Asked by A.K. from Phoenix
on May 2, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I am wondering what would be some good toys to use on the airplane with my 21 month old. We are going back east in June and it is a 3 hour plane ride. ...
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- Portable DVD player. You can find a cheap on (under $100) and his/her favorite movie...the plane ride is totally FINE!
- 3 words to save you lots of mess - COLOR WONDER MARKERS! Whoever created these things is a genius! They will not mark anywhere unlike crayons that will still mark. My ...
- My friend gave me an "airplane" package the first time I flew with my son. It was great. 1.Thin paper books to read. 2.Small travel sized "aqua doodle" to draw. ...
What I Expect from Teachers
Asked by K.M. from Washington DC
on March 7, 2012
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Okay first this may be long. Second it's more of a vent/rant than a question, but I may throw a question in since this is a Q&A forum!
When I send my children to s...
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- I would hate to teach kindergarten or any lower grade, you see picking on, I see hitting on. Little kids have a limited ability to say what they mean so they grab stu...
- I agree with you. The teachers should have some idea what's going on and be on the lookout for it. If the end of the day is the only time it's happening, it is possi...
- I would also be upset if my child's teacher didn't step in. I agree with a poster though that it's not really bullying at this age vs obnoxious behaviour by the girls...
Keeping a One Year Old Quiet in Church
Asked by S.C. from New York
on September 18, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I have a 16 month old son who started attending Church with me when he was about one month old. He was usually well behaved.... but now he knows how to wal...
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- S., I don't think what I have to say is going to be helpful, other than brining more food and board books. I thought it was an awesome thing that the pastor of ...
- I would advise you to send him to the church nursery if there is one. I started my life in the church nursery and progressed on to Sunday school and then adult serv...
- Keeping a 1 1/2 yr. old quiet in church is not easy. Expecting a 16 month old to understand the "importance of religion" at this early of an age, as he would listen...
I Have Made Soooooo Many Mistakes as a Parent, Now I Have to Fix It
Asked by M.. from Youngstown
on September 7, 2011
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Moms, I have a 3 year old. I try to be a good parent, kind yet firm, loving and fun. We are easygoing but we do punish for bad behavior. My daughter for the most pa...
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- Tantrums - she obviously gets a response, so she keeps doing it. If you can put her in a room until she calms down, do it. If you can't, you go into a room until she c...
- My DD has screaming banshee fits now and then and I don't think it's what we did or didn't do. I think it's a phase. We ignore her. If she wants our attention, we tell...
- Yup, this is pretty normal (if a tad extreme) 3 year old behavior. You didn't do anything wrong. I second the suggestion on the "Love and Logic" books. It's simil...
Tips for Occupying 16 Mo. Old on Airplane
Asked by J.R. from Chicago
on August 8, 2008
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Hi ladies! I was just wondering if anyone had tips on how they've occupied their little ones on an airplane. My 16 month old son & I will be travelling to Cali in a co...
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- If he will watch a dvd you MUST get a dvd player or use your lap top or whatever, a hand puppet, and a couple of "I-spy" books. If you have never medicated your chil...
- Pack a bag of new activities/small toys that your son hasn't seen yet (stickers/paper, toy animals, wiki sticks, small books, puppets, silly putty, cars, family photos...
- a agree with the other poster regarding benadryl having the opposite effect on some kids. that would be a nightmare to find this out on the plane. the main thing is...
Too Much TV
Asked by L.C. from Norfolk
on September 13, 2008
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This is going to sound bad, and that's because I know it is. But my 3 year old daughter watches entirely too much TV. Between 8-12 hours a day. I know that sounds horr...
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- Children are so important. She will be 5 in no time and she will be in school 6 hours a day and then you can have someone else taking care of her while you work and g...
- Wow! That's a lot of TV! But you have a difficult situation and the important thing is that you _care_ about your daughter and are worried she's watching too much. ...
- I took my daughter to work with me until she was 2 - there wasn't a TV and she had to entertain herself much of the day. Turn off the TV, in fact cut off the cable. Ma...
Parenting Question for Those with Children Who Are Close in Age
Asked by S.S. from Port St. Lucie
on December 18, 2011
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Let me set the stage for you: I am a mother of 3 toddlers. The oldest is 3 and a half, next almost 3, and the youngest is 2.
They are a handful. I was so lucky and so...
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- HA HA HA!!!! This is sooooooo how it is. First of all, my three are a little older, 5 1/2, 3 1/2 and 2 1/2. So I was right here with you when they were all about a y...
- Ugh I cannot imagine how hard this is on YOU. I have a almost 4 yrl old and an almost 2 yr old and I think I have it hard. I am waiting for them to get a bit older whe...
- Oh honey you're doing great! My mom had 5 kids in 6 years and the chaos was never ending. I'm sure it was tough for her, but it was great for us! It will get easier as...
