Car Rides & Road Trips: Simplicity
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Car Seats - Graco SportsComfort Vs. Cosco Scenera
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on February 28, 2010
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Hi all - I am hoping that your good advice will help me make an educated decision! We are leaving for vacation soon and need to buy a second car seat for the plane rid...
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- We have the Cosco Scenera as a back up in my husbands truck. They haven't been on a long trip with it so I'm not sure how comfortable they will be, the padding is pret...
- We have both those seats you mention (though my kids are 4 & 5 years old so they are not real new) and given the choice between them I like the Comfortsport better in ...
- even though it's only a backup, you don't want to buy a cheap seat because your child may outgrow it before you even need it as a backup, which would be more of a wast...
Air Travel Advice with a 3 Month Old
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on February 17, 2010
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Hello. My husband and I will be flying to Florida next month with our 3 month old. I have a few questions about how to navigate through the airport and what to check...
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- Definitely take the snap and go with the car seat. You are going to need to take your car seat with you for when you get to your destination and travel by car. Also,...
- We also traveled with our daughter at 3 months (but we had our 2 year old son with us). We took their double stroller and were able to gate check it. It is a beast. ...
- Hi K., We've traveled with our 4 month old overseas and back and then several domestic trips after that, and the snap-n-go was a lifesaver...we checked in both at t...
Advice for Traveling with Infant Needed
Asked by M.C. from Cleveland
on February 19, 2008
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I'm planning a trip to visit family in the Twin Cities with my infant. She'll be 10 weeks when we go. I'm trying to figure out what I can bring on the plane with me, w...
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- I traveled with my daughter when she was six weeks old then again when she was 18 months old. You need to make sure you have something for her to suck on so that they ...
- i traveled with my infant on 8 different occasions (2 -3 legs with each trip...visiting family cross country), all before one year...i was breastfeeding, so i can't vo...
- I went to Florida with my son who was just 12 weeks old. It is fine to gate check the infant seat and stroller. It is also fine to carry breastmilk and/or formula th...
Housekeeper Needed for 1960/Champions Area
Asked by K.J. from Houston
on June 9, 2008
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Looking for housekeeper weekly who speaks English, drives own car, and is honest, dependable. My husband and I have grown children, so it's just us and our little dog....
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- I have a friend who is a housekeeper. Her name is Rhonda. She is mom to one grown son and two teenage daughters. She is totally trustworthy and English is her firs...
- Call Miriam her number is ###-###-####. She will come to you home and give you a price. She is very dependable and great at whatever she does.
- Simplicity Total Home Care. Shannon Blacklock ###-###-#### She is reliable and excellent. She speaks English as her first, and possibly only, language. She sta...
Race Tracks That You Can Build On
Asked by J.E. from St. Louis
on December 6, 2009
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Hi Mommies-
I'm looking to buy 3 1/2 year old son a race track. My husband really doesn't want to buy one of these junky plastic ones that just goes round and round....
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- sizzlers were the best but not sure if you can find them anymore. I remember my brother having this race trac when he was little and then found one for my son about 7...
- As far as I know, Hot Wheels doesn't make one like that. The only kind like that I have ever seen, is the wooden Thomas the Train tracks. Some of those flip over to a ...
- I'm just going to ditto the other responses. My son just turned 4yo. We have a Shake and Go set that goes in a figure 8. DH and DS love it. But the biggest hit is the ...
Help! I Want My 6 Yr. Old Out of My Room!
Asked by A.Z. from Chicago
on December 14, 2007
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I have a 6 yr. old boy with ADHD and ODD. I can't get him to quit sleeping in our room and stay in his. For many years he had to share a room, but for over a year no...
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- My LC is having the same trouble with her daughter. She's been bribing her with things - a week in her own bed means a trip to Chuckie Cheese, etc... You could try s...
- HI A., Your problem, while having elements of text book simplicity, is probably something you are going to need to work with a professional with. Setting behav...
- A., I know exactly how you feel I'm currently going through this exact thing with my soon to be 6 yr old daughter! We are slowly having success. First of all she NEVER...
Anyone Else Ever Suffered from Sleep Paralysis?
Asked by D.M. from Joplin
on August 29, 2010
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I have not experienced this in a long time now. but,I used to have it quite a bit I guess it is sort of brought on by being sleep deprived and it is kinda when the bod...
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- I don't have the same thing, mine are sleep hallucinations. Most often it's spiders, I'll see them hanging down off the ceiling, or crawling across my pillow. It can b...
- In my version of this I am trying to open my eyes, can't for a bit. But then I am convinced I am standing and walking towards the door as if the doorbell rang or that...
- YES! I have been having these experiences since I was a little girl. I was convinced that I was being abducted by aliens or that there were ghosts in my house. It u...
Financial
Asked by K.S. from St. Cloud
on September 30, 2008
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Hello, I am wrting because I am wondering if any body has this same issue that I am currently having with my spouse. A while back we were seperated for a couple of re...
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- I would put all of your money into one account. It may be hard to start sharing and comprimising, but you will be better off in the long run.
- We do something similar to a couple of the other posts. We have four accounts - joint checking, his checking, my checking, savings. Both of our employers allow dire...
- One thing that worked for me and my ex (we actually agreed on finances!!) was that we had separate accounts and one joint account. We kept a percentage of our salary (...
Packing Diaper Bag with Solids?
Asked by R.D. from Colorado Springs
on March 3, 2008
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Hi all, this might seem a little trival, but I feel unorganized and overstuffed when I am out and about and need to feed my little one. She is 9 months now, is on th...
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- Most jar foods are easy to travel with - I like the Earth's Best Organic- and handy if you need something fast and easy. Mashed Fruits and Steamed veggies can travel...
- We did a lot of traveling when my daughter was that age. For a longer trip I'd take a thermal bag with an icepack, but if we were out for the day I'd just use the...
- By nine months I had given up on the gerber type foods. My little boy hated them from the very beginning and all he ever did was spit them back out. I got tired of the...
Do We Need a Stroller....?
Asked by C.H. from Denver
on April 7, 2009
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We are preparing to welcome our first child and are debating on whether we will need a stroller for our little one. The questions we keep asking ourselves is "When wou...
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- Besides going for walks, we use our stroller for when we go to the mall and other stores that don't have carts. Our baby is almost 6 months and we have used ours quite...
- I agree with Tiffany, they get very heavy. After my son was born we went everywhere. We walked to the park, zoo, mall and I am glad I had a stroller. My back enjoye...
- Hello - Yes you need a stroller, those pumpkin seats start to get heavy and annoying and plus a stroller holds a lot of baby junk that you tend to acquire and carry ...
