Hitting: Teddy Bears
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Dirty Teddy Bears!
Asked by C.R. from Cleveland
on May 30, 2009
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My now 2-yr. old received her fair share of teddy bears over the last 2 years - most of them are WHITE! Adorable, but what were they thinking?! Can anyone share thei...
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- Throw them in the washer. I used to see a day care in my church toss everything imaginable in the wash. No problem at all.
- C., I always throw in the washer all of our stuffed animals. I even put them in the low heat in the dryer so the whiskers don't get deformed. I've never had any proble...
- I agree with the pillow case trick. They come out great. Then I air dry. We had one incident where my daughter dropped a brand new animal in a mud puddle. It was a...
Help with 16 Month Old Hitting Mom When Getting Disciplined
Asked by C.G. from Scranton
on January 29, 2009
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Hello Everyone,
This is my first post and people always get such wonderful advice I thought I might try to get some advice too. My 16 month old son has started to...
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- C., The first thing is to have confidence in the fact that you are the mom and have the right and the duty to discipline your son. Don't shy away from discipline be...
- Hi C., When he hits you you need to get down to his level, take his hands in both of yours and very firmly tell him "NO HITTING!" If he continues then you may want to...
- Hi C..... I wish I had advice for you, but I in the same boat. Only my son is 2 1/2 and hits us and even pushes up if he doesn't get his own way. When he doe...
My 2 Year Old Is Hitting Me and Other Family Members.
Asked by H.G. from Abilene
on March 21, 2008
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My sweet little girl is 2 on April 5th. She has turned in to a hitting machine. When she is told no, when someone is looking at her, when someone smiles at her she wil...
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- My sweetie did that too but it was usually a personal space issue. We taught him soft touches (rubbing blankets or teddy bears) and we made him kiss his hand and rub ...
- H., I'm experiencing the same thing with my 3 year old boy. He is constantly hitting his 2 other brothers and even very rough with our 5lb puppy. I've alos tried ...
- Did this start when daddy left? How verbal is she? Is she able to say "I'm mad"? Telling her "you are allowed to be angrey when we.... upset with mommy when..... not ...
5-Yr-old Back Talk and Hitting
Asked by B.L. from Chicago
on May 23, 2008
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My (usually well-behaved) 5-yr-old daughter has become very sassy with me (SAHM) in recent months. When I request her to do something, she often has a response, a nega...
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- Google positive discipline by Jane Nelsen, this has helped me in so many ways by looking beyond the actions to the emotions. This way of teaching ourselves and our ch...
- Hi B., I was out of town this weekend, but am catching up on my Mamasource! Give Parenting with Love and Logic by Jim Fay a try. I own them on CD and they are wonde...
- i say it is a phase. it's a new developmental milestone 4-6 years old. new independence, add to that she just finished a dance class AND graduated from pre-school, a...
Baby Shower Favor Ideas
Asked by S.L. from Dallas
on November 8, 2007
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Anyone have any suggestions for cute and unique baby shower favors (not too expensive)? Im hosting my baby sis's shower for her first baby coming in Jan, and wanted t...
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- Maybe some cute lollipops. Tie ribbons around them and put a little "Thank you" tag on them. You can display them in something like a flower pot, so it looks like a ...
- For the baby shower my co-workers gave me, they took small plastic baby bottles and filled them with candy. Kisses or pastel M&Ms would be cute.
- I love that idea of the pink sugar and cinnamon...so cute! Ok, I went to a shower a few weeks ago and they did something really cute! She had 3 hurricane candle ho...
Etiquette Question
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on April 13, 2010
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My baby is currently enrolled fulltime in infant daycare and has three main teachers. For teacher appreciation week, the director has announced that she is collecting...
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- I think it's up to you what you do. Our daughter has been in day for about a year (she is 1.5 years) and we've always done our own thing for her baby sitters. She wa...
- Just a suggestion - if your total budget is $30, let's say, then you could give $20 to the teacher dinner and $10 to the room mom's collection. Or split it $15 each. T...
- Hello, I worked in Daycare with varous ages of children for several years. Where I always appreciated monetary gifts or any other sort, cards with kind words of ho...
Gift for 2 Yr Old in Hospital
Asked by A. from Dallas
on January 14, 2007
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My best friend's 2 year old is having surgery on the base of his skull this week (for Arnold Kiera Malformation). He will be in ICU for several days and in a regular ...
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- I think anything you could do or send to let the family know you love them and that you're thinking of them would be well received... anything from a journal for a...
- well maybe one of those little leap pads n some things he can do while he is in his room.....just an idea!!!I hope all goes well!!!
- I think it is great that you are putting lots of thought into a gift for this rough time. Maybe a "family fun" package filled with a few snacks, some simple games, ma...
Simple Fun Ideas for 3 Year Old Birthday Party
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on October 12, 2010
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I need suggestions on simple fun things to do for my sons 3rd birthday. I am happy that they have the pinatas with ribbons now,so i do plan on having a pinata
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- I've found that working within a theme helps organize the whole party. If you are doing a Thomas the Train theme, you can do games around trains, decorate room like a...
- Buy a small bubble machine at Walmart. I believe I paid $5 for mine. It was the BIGGEST hit! All the kids would just flock to it and didn't seem to be interested i...
- feed ducks at a park, play on the playground, race cars on the sidewalk, give them all maracas/drums and let them pretend to be a band
Baby Shower Favors
Asked by R.E. from New York
on August 11, 2009
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I am hosting my SIL's baby shower and need some ideas for favors. I do not want to say the sky's the limit on cost but I am willing to spend "extra". She is the grea...
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- For my girlfriend, I made cinnamon sugar and put it into shakers with tags that read "Sugar and spice and everything nice..." but she was having a girl. One super-...
- R., How about making chicks out of washcloths and possibly a centerpiece at her table with teething rings, pacifiers, combs & brushes, receiving blanket, washcloths, ...
- I gave away very cute cookies (trains, rattles, stork, baby blocks) from crowley cookies. http://www.crowleycookies.com She has an unlimited supply of cookies cutt...
Nursery
Asked by R.B. from Duluth
on February 12, 2008
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I am due July 1st and we are not finding out what sex it is until it is born. I'm looking for creative room ideas. Does anyone know of websites that have picture ideas...
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- You can check out a Pottery Barn Kids magazine or online...they have very cute kid rooms and nurseries.
- Hi R.! Have you asked your six-year-old for her input? I bet she has ideas on the subject!
- Just paint what you feels my sister suggests. As my other sister did leyt this be a project of your mother hood. Also the sibling can hrlp you or due to chemical...
