Girlfriends & Boyfriends: Toddler, Teddy Bears
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Birthday Present Ideas for Son's 16 Yr Old Girlfriend
Asked by J.T. from Columbus
on March 20, 2008
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My son will be attending his "girlfriend's" Sweet 16 birthday party and asked what he should get her. They've only been "going together" for a couple of months, which...
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- Hi J., If his girlfriend wears makeup, potentially having someone do a makeover would be fun for her. That way she would feel confident in the way she wears it. I...
- Get a gift card to a salon for a manicure or to have her hair done.
- You're right. At 16, jewelry is too personal and gift cards just don't cut it. I recommend giving a gift that is also an "experience." Build-a-Bear Workshops are v...
Christmas Gifts for a 4 Month Old?
Asked by A.A. from Washington DC
on December 11, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
I am a single mother of a 4 month old boy. This obviously will be his first christmas, however, he will not understand the concept. Even though he wil...
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- I think this is totally up to you! It is not stupid to want to give your child all of the things in the world that you can. My husband and I were not married when we h...
- Hi A. I don't think your stupid to want to get your son some gifts , it is his first christmas after all...although I don't think it is necessary to spend lot's and...
- Hi A., My son was 9 months old for his first Christmas. Even though he was too little to understand, I went all out for his first Christmas. It is a year later an...
Not Staying in Bed.
Asked by M.C. from Indianapolis
on December 30, 2006
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Hello,
Here it goes. I have a 7 year old. She will be 8 in Jan. Since she was 5 years old she has been sleeping in her own room in her own bed. Well this last summ...
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- I don't know...I could be off a bit being that I don't know the entire situation from start to end, but my instincts would tell me that either she's looking for attent...
- It could be something they let her watch there. I know that my daughters have problems sleeping and having nightmares since they have been aloud to watch horror movies...
- M. I had the same problems with my daughter when she shared a room with her older sister then the older one got a litle too old to share rooms with any longer that my...
A Friendly Advisory About Crowds This Holiday Season
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on September 26, 2009
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Hey Moms,
I just wanted to put a post up about a horrible experience I had yesterday as a way of helping other mamas out there and hopefully helping myself move on fr...
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- Thank God your Son is safe.
- I took my 4 year old twin boys to an indoor playpark. They wanted to ride the motorcycle ride. All the kids rushed in the gate to board the motorcycles. The b...
- Thanks for the reminder. It reminded me of an friends story from 25 years ago. Her girlfriend was at the mall with her 2/3 year old and looked away 1 second and her ...
Friend's Baby in ICU- How Do I Best Support Her?
Asked by A.T. from Seattle
on April 8, 2009
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My girlfriend just had baby #3 on Sunday. He is having some complications and they are meeting with the surgeons tomorrow. I have the start of a cold, possibly aller...
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- HI A., If I were you, I would best support her by offering to mind her other two kids if you feel that it is just allergies, not surprising this time of year. I wo...
- My best friend's two year old just had open heart surgery last month. We talked about his first surgery in the weeks leading up to the surgery and how a former friend ...
- Some general ideas: - Phoning (even if she can't answer, if she checks her messages the "Heya Love, I was just thinking of you and wishing I didn't have this stupid...
Is 7 Years Old Too Old for Sleeping with Stuffed Animals?
Asked by T.C. from Birmingham
on September 3, 2010
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My seven year old son has a collection of stuffed animals and he feels as though he NEEDS to sleep with one evry night. He used to sleep with a bed full and then I to...
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- My 9 going on 10 yr old son still has so many on his bed we have to make him take some off to make room for himself sometimes. I'm almost 40 and still sleep with my te...
- My son is 12 and still has a teddy bear he sleeps with, unless he's spending the night with a friend or having a friend over. He's a completely normal, A-student, ple...
- My son is 8 and does the same thing. He has one bear that he sleeps with every night that my parents gave to him. I did the same thing when I was that age and eventual...
Is My 4 Year Old Immature?? What Is Maturitiy in a 4 Year Old?
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on January 29, 2012
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My son is 4. With a June birthday. so he is 4 1/2. He seems very immature for his age. He used to be able to get dressed.. but now can't seems to manage any of his...
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- they go up and down for a long time. Heck, I think I regress every so often. Many days I want to carry around a blanket and suck my thumb in bed. Man those days. No...
- its normal. my daughter who turns 5 in march does the same thing
- L.: Sounds like something happened to make him "regress" a little. I know that when my girlfriend had a baby when hers was almost 5 - he regressed a bit because he ...
Keep or Consignment?
Asked by J.S. from Tampa
on January 20, 2011
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How much of your child's clothes do you keep after they grow out of them?
My son is 3mo and I found a great consignment shop to take his smaller clothes and get bigg...
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- Sounds like what you have selected already will fufilll you sentimental needs just fine. I second having pictures taken in your absolute fav outfits. Look at i...
- I have the opposite problem, i find too many so cute and want to pass them on to my granddaughters some decades away. I have limited myself to one bag full max and wh...
- I didn't keep anything after my second except some Christmas outfits in the hopes of passing them to someone who needed them in that size. My husband was pretty sure ...
Help Im Spoiling My Child
Asked by K.D. from Boston
on October 28, 2006
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My daughter is very well behaved for the most part. She sleeps great every night, likes the doctors even though the poor thing has been there way too much for the odde...
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- I have the same problem with my husband. He does not spend a lot of time with our son but buys him a lot of jumk. I tell him to give me the $ that he spends on the foo...
- Just say no. Stop and don't do it. You can spoil her all you want with love but you've got to put a stop to all of the material items. How do I know this? Because ...
- I have the same issue. it is very hard for me to say no because i want to give my kids everything i didn't have. Then I got to thinking that is what grandparents and a...
Good Bye Paci!
Asked by M.P. from Columbus
on December 11, 2008
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My daughter is 2 and for a while now has only had a pacifier at night. My plan has been to get rid of it all together when she transitions to a big girl bed, which wil...
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- I am currently in the same situation and my sister told me to use the binky fairy. She recently did it with her daughter and they told her that other babies needed he...
- do you have a friend with a baby? we gave our paci's to baby jeffrey. she's been paci-free for about 3 months and now doesn't ask for it or miss it at all. build-a-...
- My daughter was 2 when we got rid of hers. It was time b/c her teeth I was afraid was going to go out. I took her to the store and let HER pick out a balloon to put th...
