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1st Day of School

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My oldest daughter is starting kindergarten next Wednesday. I really want to make her 1st day special and was wondering if you all have any ideas? So...
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We will be taking my son to meet and greet his 1st grade teacher. We will be tak...

After School Care

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My son will be ready for kinder this coming year and I don't know what to do about after school care. He's currently in preschool that offers a full da...
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My daughter will be an 11 year old sixth grader. Does any place in the Plainfil...
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Day Care Centers & Providers

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My 6 year old daughter has snored for as long as I can remember. I took her to her Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he recommended surgery to have her ...
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My girls, ages 5 and 6, are good kids, REALLY good kids, until recently... and I...
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I'm very frustrated with my 6 year old son who ONLY wants to eat junk. It drives...
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that sh...
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Two weeks ago my family moved to a new state. We have only had a chance to meet ...

Gifted & Talented Child

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My daughter tested above the 9th stanine on the GATES test and was invited to attend a new school. Liberty Talented and Gifted Elementary school. It ...
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Thanks to all of you who responded. I will look into the HEBAGT website. We ...
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My daughter is in her first year of preschool. She will be turning 5 at the very...
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My daughter Alex's preschool teacher has informed me that while she'd love to ke...
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Okay everyone keeps telling me my daughter is gifted and I need to find the "bes...

Home Schooling

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Hi there. I need advice. My husband and I are pretty determined that we want to home-school. My son will be 5 in a week, so he technically could be ...
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i am planning to homeschool and need some help on where to start??...
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I wanted to ask all the Homeschool Moms why they decided to homeschool. Was it ...
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My daughter is 3, about to turn 4 in March. I taught in a public school for 6 y...
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Hi, I just joined the mama source I was just wanting to know if anyone is ...

Nanny Share

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I have a 6 year old daughter who is in 1st grade, a great student, a very sweet intelligent child and very respectful to everyone she speaks to. She i...
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Hi there, My daughter is 6-years old and has just completed kindergarten. She'...
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My 5 year old still sleeps in bed with my husband and myself, he always has, he ...
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I need help...I don't know what to do with my 6 year old. He is going through a ...
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Hi Ladies! Just wondering if anyone else out there has a 4 or 5 year old chil...

Preparing for First Day

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My oldest daughter will be starting kindergarten in a few weeks and I'm in a flurry trying to get everything ready. Gathering school supplies, clothes...
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Hi Moms! My firstborn is ready to start kindergarten in less than a month - and...
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Hi All, I am looking for any advice, suggestions or ideas on how to make the fi...
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My 4 year old daughter will turn 5 years old this month. She has never been in a...
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My little boy turned 2 at the end of July and suddenly we are looking for presch...

Preparing for Kindergarten

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My 5 year old son still wets his pants sometimes. He does go to the bathroom and uses the toilet by himself sometimes (so I know he can) but I tend to...
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Hi. My tender five year old daughter gets very worried about pain. When she ha...
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My 5 year old son just started kindergarten and is having a rough time behaving....
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My son is about to start kindergarten, and I'm not sure what to expect. Do they ...

Preschool & Head Start

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Attention all mommy's and daddy's out there. I need your help... I have looked online and looked at schools and I have called around asking for prices ...
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I'm confused. My 4 year old son is a little on the imature side and his pre k t...
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What is everyone's opinion of doing a year of Pre-K before starting kindergarten...
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My 4 almost 5 year old just started pre-k at a private school and he's having a ...
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Hi! Curious what you gals and guys would do! So my son just turned 4 on the 17...

Public vs. Private

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Have you ever had to take your child out of private school and place them into public school for a certain reason or vice versa, take them from public ...
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Are your children in public school or private or home school? Why did you choose...
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Hi Moms, It is time to decide which elementary school my son should be going to ...
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Hi Mom's Can anyone give the good and bad about St. Walter's church in Rosel...
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My son just turned 4 and next year he will be going to kinder. I am puzzled as t...

Readiness to Start

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While recently at a preschool field trip with my daughter, I was at a table eating while discussing kindergarten with other moms, and was shocked at ho...
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Around the time my daughter started school, her moods have changed. She went thr...
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Hi. My tender five year old daughter gets very worried about pain. When she ha...
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Hi! Now is the time, it seems, when everyone is trying to make the decision whe...
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After my daughter was in daycare from 3 months to almost 3 years, my husband and...

School Lunch

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If you guys read my post regarding my defiant 5 year old, then you know all about the tip of the iceberg. The straw that broke the camels back: she...
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My 6 year old has a very limited diet. My new years resolution is that he will ...
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Hi, my 5 year old boy is starting Kindergarden on Monday. He's never gone to an...
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My 5 year old son has been acting up lately. Whenever things don't go his way he...
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I'm really having a hard time with my 5 year old. I know a lot of it has to do ...

Sick Child Care

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My 5 year old daughter and I both love dogs. I was thinking about taking her to either Marley and Me or Hotel for Dogs. Can anyone say if they're app...
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My 6 year old daughter has snored for as long as I can remember. I took her to ...
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that sh...
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My 5 year old son snores horribly at night. I have spoken with the peditrician n...
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Hi, my 5 year old refuses to eat nearly everything I put in front of him. He lik...

Social Skills

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My 5 year old daughter and I both love dogs. I was thinking about taking her to either Marley and Me or Hotel for Dogs. Can anyone say if they're app...
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My 6 year old daughter has snored for as long as I can remember. I took her to ...
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My girls, ages 5 and 6, are good kids, REALLY good kids, until recently... and I...
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that sh...
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