Health: Myself

Is early intervention free? Who pays for it? how does it work?...

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I've seen quite a few things about early intervention and I was wondering if any...

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Good Morning - My son has been receiving Early Intervention Services for Speech ...

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Early Intervention for Language Development

Has anyone on here ever used early intervention before? My daughter is 10 months...

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Hello, my 15mo old isn't saying much. Her pediatrician recommended Early Interv...

Eyes & Vision

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Eye Doctor

I have terrible eyes but my husband has perfect vision. I started getting severe migraines in middle school which led to contacts. Turned out I had re...

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Can an Eye Doctor Be Wrong?

I took my son to an eye doctor here in town because of a slight lazy eye he had ...

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Eye Doctor

I am looking for an good eye doctor in mckinney area. I would like someone that ...

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Just a "Quirk" or Should He Be Seen by the Eye Doctor?

I know that you guys aren't doctors and I should really ask my son's doctor abou...

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Seeking an Eye Doctor in Avon, Indy or Brownsburgh Area

Hello Ladies, I am looking for an Eye Doctor for my 7 yr-old kid. Last year, ...

First Aid

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CPR And First Aid for Child Care Providers

I am looking for CPR and First Aid courses. Any suggestions on where to take them? I need them by the end of the summer and the class through dakota co...

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Bruise

My daughter fell onto the edge of a wooden bed frame a little over 3 weeks ago. ...

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Tips on Handling First Aid Anxiety

Hi Moms, I have 3 little kids and am a military spouse, so my husband is ofte...

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Do You Know CPR?

There was a question earlier this morning that got me wondering why so many pare...

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Basic CPR

I'm trying to find someone or group that can demonstrate the basics of cpr on in...

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Fitness

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Fitness During Pregnancy

Is it possible to get in better shape during pregnancy? Please, do not read anything into the question....I'm NOT asking if it's ok to lose weight or ...

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Fitness

I need some advice on how to lose my baby fat after a c-section. Lately I haven'...

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Do You Exercise?

Why or why not? If you do exercise, what do you do? If you don't exercise wh...

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Fitness-Learning To Jog

I am looking for an app that helps you learn to jog. I have read and researced,...

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When to Exercise?

I am about 20 pounds overweight, due to having 3 kids and lack of self-control w...

Good Hygiene

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Helping Teen with Beauty and Hygiene

I currently work with teenagers at my church. One teen in particular is a precious girl, who does wonderfully academically, and is just a great kid in...

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Hygiene

My daughter is 10 yrs old. Her dad died 3 years ago. Since then I have noticed...

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Hygiene

My husband leaves the house in the morning 3-5 days a week to go to work without...

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How to Teach Potty Hygiene???

My daughter, 3 years old last September, is potty trained. Yay for us. This ha...

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10Yr Old Niece with Terrible Hygiene...

Hello moms, I'm in need of some advice this morning. My sister in law and her da...

Hair

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Hair

I got a perm and i loved it at first, but now its getting frizzy and no matter what products i buy, nothing really seems to help once it dries. so I am...

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Hair Loss

Is there any thing i can do to help with hair loss...

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Losing Hair!

I have been losing hair since 3 months after I gave birth to my daughter. She wi...

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Teen Hair

My 11 year old daughter has very oily hair. Even using a clarifying shampoo, th...

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Baby Hair Care

Hi ladies,My 7 month old was born with lots of hair. She has already had 3-4 h...

Health Insurance

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Hi Mamas-I've been working as a contractor for a company and really like it. I've been without health insurance for me and my family since June becaus...

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My husband and I are both self employed. We need to change our health insurance ...

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I need advice on health insurance...my husband lost his job in june and has just...

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I need help finding a cheap health insurance plan. i just had my daughter 5 mo a...

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Midwife and Doula near Palatine, IL

Hi, We are looking to switch to a different health insurance in the new year. ...

Healthcare Providers

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I've always visited an Ob-Gyn and am not familiar with midwives or doulas. Now that I'm pregnant, I've heard a lot of good things about midwives/doula...

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Need a Pediatrition Out of Scottsdale Healthcare North (Shea)

I am 32 weeks pregnant and set to deliver at Scottsdale Healthcare North (on She...

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Husband Lost Job - Need Money Saving Tips

My husband lost a very good job yesterday and it was a total shock. We have liv...

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Health Insurance and the Right to Have Kids

Hi Mamas-I've been working as a contractor for a company and really like it. I'...

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ok so I found I was pregnant with my second child a couple days ago. Things are ...

Height & Weight

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My Daughter Afraid of Being Overweight

My daughter is 4'6 and a quarter weighs 74.2 pounds 10 december 11. is she overweight? she seems average. Her 4'3 best friend 9 years old weighs 58 pou...

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Overweight Children

Ok mom's how do you tell your kid they are overweight without hurting their feel...

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Overweight Child

I have a 7 year old daughter who weighs 90 pounds. She is tall for her age, whi...

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Nutrition - How Strict Are You?

Here is my disclaimer first - I DO carry 30-35 extra pounds that I should lose.....

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What Do You Think About Being Pregnant and Overweight

My husband and I have been talking about adding number 3 to our family. My only ...

Home Remedies

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Natural Remedy

Does any one know a natueral remedy for a cat who has worms in her poop?...

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Natural Cough Remedies

Hi Moms! I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and have had a lingering cough for abo...

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Home Remedies

Hi Moms! I am in need of plumbing advice. I have toilet and sink (same bathro...

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Natural Remedies...

Hi Moms~ I was answering a post from another mom and in turn, came up with a qu...

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Natural Remedies

I was wondering if any of you out there have had any success with any natural pr...

Illnesses

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Mentally Ill Father

To make a very long story short, the father of my 5 month old daughter has a severe mental illness. The diagnosis is schizo affective disorder. I knew ...

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Why Are We All So Sick?!

I am beyond frustrated. I almost have to laugh at this point because it is so r...

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"I'm Sick"

My daughter is in the 1st grade. Every so often I get the "I'm sick" card. I t...

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Too Sick or Not?

Hi Moms. I am a daycare provider and recently I have had some pretty sick kid...

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The Beauty Experiment - Would You Do This?

There was a woman today on Good Morning America that went one year without weari...

Illnesses & Symptoms

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Constant Runny Nose

Hi momma's since starting preschool my DS constantly has a runny nose every couple of weeks and it drives me crazy. I take him to his ped to make sure ...

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Dry Hacking Cough and Runny Nose!

My 4 1/2 yr. old has a dry, hacking cough and a runny nose...we are uninsured at...

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Recurring Tonsilitis

I have a 6 1/2 year old son who has had tonsilitis at least 5 times in less than...

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Chronic Coughing

I have a friend who has a 6 year old daughter that has a case of chronic coughin...

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My 2 Year Old Runny Nose

What is a good home remedie for a runny nose?...

Medicines

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Immediate Prescription Assistance

I am looking for anyone who can help or has ideas that might help. My grandma went to pick up her prescriptions this evening and was told she is no lon...

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Breastfeeding - Anyone Had to Take Prescription Medicine?

Hi area moms- I was just diagnosed with strep throat and my Dr gave me a prescr...

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DVT Prescription Help?

I have a friend who was prescribed Lovenox. To help with DVT "deep vain thrombos...

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Prescription Running Out Before He Finishes Antibiotic

The liqued antibiotic my6yo son got for his severe ear infection is almost gone ...

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Category C Prescription Drugs

Has anyone taken Category C prescription drugs after 32 weeks of pregnancy? My ...

Mental Health

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Mental Health

Hi I am a mother of three and I have been battling depression for years. I lost my father a few months ago and it seems to have triggered a bad spell....

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Mental Health

This may seem a little off the wall. I was looking for moms opinions on Pediatri...

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Mental Health Insurance

I'm wanting to take my son to see a counselor or at least go on ADHD meds. But ...

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What Do You Do for "Mental Health Day"

We've had a lot of stuff going on the past few weeks and today was the last stra...

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Seeking More Mental Health Services

I am a mom of three girls, one of whom happens to have a very challenging mental...

Potty Training

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Ready to Potty Train but Not Walking Yet!

My 17 month old is already showing signs of readiness to potty train. Every time she wets herself or otherwise, she takes off her dirty diaper and says...

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When to Potty Train?

I have twin girls, almost 18 months old. One of my daughters is constantly taki...

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Help-21 Month Old Not Ready to Potty Train

I have a 21 month old daughter who has recently gotten into taking off her diape...

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19 Month Old Ready to Potty Train?

while getting ready for my wedding on friday my 19 month old climbed the potty a...

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Am I Ready to Potty-train My 19 Month Old and Wean Her from Her Bottle???

My daughter is 19 months old and only takes a bottle 3 times in a day; once when...

Preventative Care

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No Health Insrance- What Do You Do?

What do people do when they need access to health care and are uninsured? What do you tell the doctor? You may have heard of the recent teacher la...

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Chiropractic Care in Children

Hi all you fabulous moms! I hope you are all having a great day! I recently st...

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Alternative Health Care Question

My son is 15 months old and has constant colds; he wheezes when he gets them. H...

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Health Insurance and the Right to Have Kids

ok so I found I was pregnant with my second child a couple days ago. Things are ...

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HELP!! Quit Job to Be Home and Give up PPO Health Insurance for Kaiser??????

I really need advice. I have an incredibly intense job - which I have worked ex...

Reproductive

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Ob Gyn in Elk Grove Village - Personal Women's Health Care

Hi, Has anyone been to the Personal Women's Health Care in Elk Grove Village? Would you recommend it? If yes, which doctor in that practise would yo...

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What Was Your Major or Career?

I am 3 classes from getting my associates degree in general studies. Then, I wil...

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The Beauty Experiment - Would You Do This?

There was a woman today on Good Morning America that went one year without weari...

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Which Beauty Company Is the Best and Most Lucative to Work For?

Hi Girls, I need some advice. I am a SAHM and need to make some extra money. ...

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Career or Baby

I'm 25 years old and getting ready to finish college. My husband is several year...

Respiratory

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Upper Respiratory Infection

I have a 7 month old daughter and a 3 year old daughter that are both sick. I'm more concerned about my baby because she can't take medicine like my 3...

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Help with Pneumonia

Hi all, my son will be 4 in October and this is his 4th time getting pneumonia s...

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3 Month Old with Rsv- Bronchilitis

Hi There, We just got back from AI DuPont hospital and my little baby boy- 3 mon...

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3 Yr Old Pneumonia

My poor baby had RSV @ 2 and now he has pneumonia at 3!!!! He is in a smoke free...

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Children Suffering with Asthma and Pneumonia

My daughter is 6years old and she has had pneumonia 4 times in 6 months. We had ...

Shots & Vaccines

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Our son is approaching his 7 month check up, which includes another round of immunizations. He's had all of them up to this point but i'm hearing more...

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Hey moms, am I the only one, or are there moms out there scared to immunize b/c ...

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I have been debating the whole immunization for several months. I have read as m...

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Vaccinations

What do other mom think about vaccinations? Are they safe? What about the corr...

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Help for Dog with Skin Problems

Hello, My son has his 2 month well baby visit next week and I am reading up o...

Skin

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Skin Problem

Hi Friends, I have had a chronic skin condition for quite a number of years with lows and highs. There are excessive spots and discoloration around ...

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Skin Problem

My daugther has sensitive skin, she is 2 years old. When the weather gets hot (l...

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Our dog has some sort of skin problem which is causing her skin to flake and giv...

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Skin Problems After Having My Baby

I am a mom of a soon to be 4 year old and an 8 week old. I had no problems with ...

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Skin Problems - Please Advise

My skin has been extremely dry and peeling/flaking for months now. I have tried ...

Skin, Hair & Bath Care

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Skin Care

Can anyone suggest some good skin care products for african american women?...

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Pre-teen Skin Care

I have a friend whose 10 year daughter is starting to break out, primarily on he...

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Skin Care

Does anyone have any good products or advice for taking care of my face? I am c...

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Beauty School-is This a Worthwile Career

I am a stay at home mom with a child in kindergarten and one in second grade, I ...

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Skin Care Line Recommendations Needed

Hi- I am 33 years old and have quite a bit of sun damage and am starting to f...

Sleeping Habits

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Sleep Problems

My daughter is almost 4 and wakes up every night and come into our room. My husband and I are too tired to fight with her about this anymore. We have t...

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Little Girl with Sleep Problems.

My little girl Alannah will be one on Sunday. Just recently she has been waking ...

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Teenage Sleep Problems

My 16 year old son is always tired and has a major problem getting up in the mor...

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Sleep Problems

I have a 6 year old and a 2 1/2 year old that share a room. The problem is that...

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Sleep Problems

My son is almost 15mo. old and he is a restless sleeper. He usually tosses and t...

Social Workers

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Are You a Social Worker or Do You Know One Personally

OK moms, I know I have asked you a lot of things, but this one is for my brother. He is in his third year at CSU and is kinda lost first he wanted to g...

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What Do You Work as ??? Need Career Advice !!!!

Hi, I want/need to find a better paying job.... I get $ 13 an hour and wor...

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Some Ways to save Money

I was recently doing childcare out of my home as well as my full time job as a S...

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Having a Hard Time Finding a Job

I've been under-employed for about a year and am now unemployed. I'm a social wo...

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Seeking Advice on How to Make Extra Money While Staying at Home with My Son

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to make extra money for my family...

Stages & Milestones

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Hitting the Milestones

My daughter is 3 months old and was only 4lbs at birth, now she is just under 10lbs. Does anyone else have a premie and when did they hit thier milest...

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Preemie Milestones

Hi moms. I had a baby boy at 33 weeks which makes him 14 weeks old now. I am n...

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Toddler Milestones

My almost 2 year old daughter, Raven is trying to pass many toddler milestones a...

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Milestones

My 7 1/2 baby still doesn't sits down by himself.... my first one, now 3 1/2 yea...

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Milestones-Language

My son is about to turn 3 years old and has reached all of his milestones except...

Support Groups

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ADHD Support

I will be going to my sons Ped. tomorrow to discuss the chance that he has ADHD ( i am almost positive that it will be a "he does" answer). I am scare...

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Seeking Moms' in Autism Support Groups

Just requesting some support and tips on how to deal with an autistic child. I ...

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ADD / ADHD Help!

My 5 year old son was just dianosed with ADHD. We have been having a lot of beh...

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Mental Illness

I am so greatful to all of you being there for me. I am going through a time wi...

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Help Support

Has anyone had to deal with their child being sexually abused? I need some supp...

Taking Temperature

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Best Thermometer

Not a fan of the current thermometer I use...it takes too long to read, and with a squirming 7 month old, that is near impossible. Any recommendations...

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Hi Mom's I am looking for a new thermometer for the little one. I need somethin...

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Can anyone recommend a good brand of thermometer for use with babies/toddlers? ...

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Hi! I'm looking for a good thermometer to use with my nine month old boys. I...

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