Face: Teddy Bears
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3 And a Half Not Sleeping in His Own Bed Yet.
Asked by N.K. from Cincinnati
on September 10, 2009
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My 3.5 year old son still has trouble going to bed by himself. I have tried getting him into a good routine (calm time, teeth and face cleaning, story time and classic...
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- A quick suggestion: try reading "Sleepless in America" -- it might give you more advice. It's a great read!
- I don't have any advice from personal experience, and so I would advise you listen to those who do, but I do have a friend who used a technique she saw on TV and sang ...
- Well, I don't have any easy solutions but just a recommendation, you have to leave him while he's awake. Do your normal "comfort" things and let him know it's bedtime...
4 Yr Old Princess Party
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on June 12, 2008
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I am looking for food ideas for a princess tea party.
Thank you
J.
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- Little finger sandwiches would be cute along with some fresh fruit skewers with strawberry yogurt dip. I'd serve lemonade in tea cups and maybe little individual cake...
- Hi J., Here is a list of ideas I drew from when I did my daughter's 5th birthday in May of 2007. It wasn't a princess tea, but a lot of it would work. We did a pr...
- I don't have any food ideas, but I had to laugh at your post. My daughter is also turning 4, is also from China, and is also having a princess party! There sure is s...
Need Help with My 3 Year Old Missing His Dad!
Asked by M.B. from Austin
on September 24, 2008
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Hello Mamas
My husband is an electrican and has went to work on the recovery after IKE. We will only see him every 3 weeks for the next couple of months. My 3 year ol...
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- It looks like you got some great advice.. I just wanted to add this - God Bless your husband!! And you and your babies of course having to go through missing him!! I...
- M.--Read this to your son: Your daddy is a hero! We lost trees and power after Ike, and all the residents of Southeast Texas are so thankful to the electricians, roa...
- Hi M. - This will take a little time on your husbands' part but well worth it. If you can tape your husband for your son - Have your husband do three bedtime stori...
No Gift Please Birthdays
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on February 7, 2010
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My daughter's 5th birthday is in March and as I fill out the invites I would like to add the note - 'No gifts please.' Is this a good idea? My child has so much and we...
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- I've written "we request the gift of your presence" and that seemed to work well. You could also suggest that if people wanted to bring something, they could bring a g...
- We have twin boys and the amount of toys that we had at that age was silly. Two of everything! My husband's family is out of state and they mailed stuff, plus what we ...
- Have everyone bring their kids favorite book as a gift and then you donate all of them to SMART. That way your child's birthday helps a larger cause. And if there is ...
Almost 6 Year Old Wants a Surprise Birthday Party
Asked by K.S. from Tampa
on July 15, 2009
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Well, it's that time of year again! My youngest will be turning 6 in August. This year she says she wants a Surprise party! :) Question is this...I haven't had a pa...
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- My daughter's 7th birthday party was a prince and princess theme. The children made their own crowns, played dress up - even the boys who made paper tube swords, and ...
- Think of what you would find at a carnival - Now scale it down. For examples: Bobbing for apples, floating ducks with #'s on the bottom that = gifts, you can rent ...
- Hi K., My oldest of three just turned 6 and she had a "going green" birthday party (her idea). We made her invitations out of paper towel rolls and recycled paper. W...
Math Facts for 2Nd Grader
Asked by K.G. from Fresno
on April 21, 2010
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OK. My 2nd grade daughter is supposed to pass +100 and -100's in 4 minuteswith 100% accuracy by the end of the school year. She has been working on the +100's for mon...
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- Not all children learn the same way. One size fits all academic approaches can be problematic. As others have said, don't punish your child and don't beat yourself u...
- Hi K.. Math is hard for girls especially. It was for me! I'm having my own difficulties with my son and school too. I think it's a struggle for every parent. Chil...
- Wow! You have a lot of advice to sort through! As a fifth grade teacher, I can say it is frustrating when students don't know their time tables (those usually start po...
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...
