Death of a Pet: Teddy Bears
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Preparing Children For/coping with Impending Death of Grandma/mom from Cancer
Asked by T.D. from Salt Lake City
on August 5, 2008
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How have you dealt with caring for a parent struggling with terminal cancer (or any illness, for that matter) and helping your children prepare for their death? How d...
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- I also had a mom who refused hospice. One day she phoned me and my sister and told us it was time to go to hospice. (Her bedsores were too extreme for her to handle,...
- T.- What a nighmare. My brother and I were at odds about hospice AFTER my mother's death. He thought that she gave up knowing we put her in hospice. I believe that...
- What wonderful advice from everyone else! My MIL has terminal cancer, and it has been quite a roller coaster ride. My children are 7,5,and 3, and know Grandma is sic...
2 1/2 Year Old Scared of the BIG GREEN Scary Monster in His Bed
Asked by H.M. from Harrisburg
on January 12, 2010
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Hello moms, need some advice...
My 2 1/2 year old will no longer sleep in his own bed he tells us he is scared of the BIG GREEN SCAREY monster in his bed. We try to ...
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- Your post sounded like I could have written it! We got a really cute childrens' book from the library called "The Monster that Ate the Darkness". Love the book, bu...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter. She is now 5 and out of our bed. We got her anti-monster spray. It was air freshener spray. We also got her a flashlight to...
- This could this be a result from something scary he saw on tv, a book, something he heard someone say. At 2 I don't know that he is able to pinpoint what the problem m...
Type of Punishment for 13 Year Old
Asked by D.P. from Detroit
on October 28, 2008
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So our 13 year created his own my space account against our wishes so to speak. he has been begging us for one for a sometime now. We have told him that we didn't ap...
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- Hello D., I believe that you are both right. He set up the page against your wishes, so if he is allowed to keep it what has he learned? That he can get away with it!...
- Maybe since he was begging for myspace you should have sat and talked to him and found out why he felt it was so important. My Daughter is 14 and she has a myspace. It...
- I agree that a punishment is in order because he went against your wishes. But, I think he should be able to keep his myspace account because everyone has one and you...
Ideas for Baby Boy Decor
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on November 27, 2007
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I was thinking about what im going to have for my baby boy decor and matching blankets, sheets ect. I have a few ideas little suzys zoo, classic pooh or precious momen...
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- Try Land of Nod, Pottery Barn Kids, and Babies R Us. We don't truely know your taste, so you are most likely going to have to browse the stores or shop online to fine...
- We did primary colors for my son-red, yellow, blue and it looked great! I have also seen ABC themed room - this will grow with the baby which happens so much faster th...
- For my sons, we did a sports theme room and a transportation theme room. These two themes are very abundant in not only the baby section, but the older boy section. ...
Nite Time Potty Training
Asked by C.E. from Muncie
on March 10, 2008
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My daughter turned 4 in January. She's been daytime PT since she was 3 1/2. I decided to start trying to potty train her thru the night by having her potty b4 bedtime ...
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- When I potty trained my now 4 1/2 year old at age 3, she did well during the day but had accidents during the night. We did the pull-ups routine and didn't switch to u...
- I agree that she just may not be ready for night-time training. My son just turned 5 & he just started staying dry all night a couple of weeks ago. I believe that th...
- First make sure it is not medical. Then raise the foot of her bed so it puts more pressure on her bladder.She may not get the signal until it is too late since she is ...
Has Anyone Used a Child Harness "Leash"?
Asked by E.C. from Salt Lake City
on May 15, 2008
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I have an active 2 yr old daughter who doesn't like to be in her stroller when we go to Thanksgiving Point, the zoo, etc. . I have seen those child "leashes" around b...
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- Hi E., I use a "leash" with my daughter. There are really cute backpacks at Wal-mart, I got my daughter a monkey. I also carry a "leash" in my purse, that has a v...
- I use one w/my 18 mth old son, when he's done w/his stroller (this usually happens in airports!) and we find it works well. I'm not sure how you could forget about th...
- I always laughed at the moms with their kids on a leash...and now I have one. I haven't used it yet, but I plan to later this month when we will be traveling--I am ter...
Scared to Sleep in Own Bed
Asked by M.F. from Madison
on April 3, 2008
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Please don't judge me until you have been there. My 11 year daughter will not sleep in her bed anymore. She's the only child left at home. 1 year ago we stayed in a ...
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- What an awful thing to happen to you guys, and especially your daughter. Very traumatic, I'm sure. Have you ever thought about doing child or family counceling about...
- How scary!! Um first I just want to say that I think that it is a prefectly normal thing for her to not want to sleep alone. My cousin was a Fire Cheif (at the time hi...
- Hi M.! I was just like your daughter growing up but probably a but more severe. In fact, I would often sleep on the floor in my parent's room (lucky them!) until I w...
Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
Asked by A.Z. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2008
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I know not everyone out there practices or supports attachment parenting. But for those who do, I wanted to hear some perspectives on pacifier use. We practice atta...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
