Gifts: Tween, Videos & Books
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Gift for 10 Yo Girl?
Asked by L.H. from Detroit
on July 16, 2009
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I'm struggling to come up with a quality birthday gift for my 10 yo niece. I'm leaning toward videos and books. Can anyone recommend any for this gender and age group?...
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- I know you already posted a response, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. I am concerned with all the stuff kids get today, so I have tried to get "consumable" gifts when m...
- When my niece turned 10 last year, I got her a couple of crafting kits. I think I got her jewelry kit and a cross stitch kit. She visited last month and was still in...
- the best gift you can give her is time spent with you if you want something more material take her on a shopping trip to pick it out or to her farorite movie or restur...
7 Year Old Having Night Terrors
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on April 23, 2008
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About 4 years ago my son began having these aweful episodes, which I assumed were nightmares, where we can't calm him down. He sees things and yells at us to watch ou...
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- Hello Sylvia, I too have a 7 year old boy with major night terrors. We tried everything from sleeping with us to , praying with him nightly, to light blanklets. We...
- My son had terrible night terrors also. Thankfully he seems to have grown out of them. He probably had them for about a year or two. I sympathize with you--it's so ...
- My now eleven year old son went through a period (two years ago) where he was having night terrors every night for more than three months. I did a great deal of resear...
Autism
Asked by M.A. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2008
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hello,
I have a ten year old son diagnosed with autism, he is non-verbal, have tried everything, I have given up, and feel that everyone in the world has a break, and...
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- Please don't give up! I do feel for you but you are your only son's advocate. With you he can get the help he needs. There is much hope for your family. It is impo...
- I work with a lot of children and studies psychology at UCLA..have you tried the Lovass Institute at UCLA? They have a wonderful reputation and can do some amazing th...
- have you tried to contact special university connected or based autism programs? claremont graduate university in california, in claremont, east of l.a., used to have ...
16 Hour Plane Trip with 11 Month Old Twins
Asked by J.C. from Anchorage
on January 26, 2008
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We are taking our first big airplane trip (from Fairbanks to the MS Gulf Coast) with our twins. They will be riding on our laps. We have several flights with layover...
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- Hi J., I grew up in Anchorage but live in Oregon now. Baggage check your carseats..they dont count as luggage and you dont want to have to carry them around the airp...
- Hi J.... I just did a 12 hour trip with my 30 month and 13 month olds the beginning of January. The best thing for us was a portable dvd player and a few movies. I ...
- Hi J.. You should definitely contact the airline you're flying with to confirm, but normally strollers and/or carseats don't count against your checked baggage limi...
