Holiday: Preschooler
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Having a Hard Time Trying to Teach My 4 Year Old!!!!
Asked by E.B. from Las Vegas
on November 4, 2008
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Hello wonderful moms! I need your help. My 4 year old is having a hard time focusing. Since I'm a SAHM and we don't really have the funds to send him to a preschool, I...
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- Try using a timer (egg timer with the sand). Don't spend 45 minutes on anything. Try teaching in an active way. He doesnt' have to do worksheets to show he knows the m...
- Hi, Your son is only 4, now is the time to play and have fun!!! I have twin first grade boys who are also full of energy. There are so many things you can do if you wa...
- Your son doesn't have ADD/ADHD. He is normal! I work with kids who have these sorts of "symptoms" and it has to do with misunderstood words. If you have something t...
Passover and Toddlers
Asked by J.S. from Philadelphia
on March 27, 2010
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I have a 2 1/2 year old and a one year old. How strict are you Jewish mom's out there when it comes to observing kashrut for passover with your little ones? Although...
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- J., Children are not required to fast at Yom Kippur, right? So why expect them to keep Passover? I'm pretty loose when it comes to the kids. But I was always comfo...
- I've been trying to figure this out with my kids too (who are 5 and 2.5). I can't remember what I did as a kid. Also, my husband isn't Jewish, so he doesn't keep kos...
- We pretty much cut out any bread, rice and noodles. We do not eat our normal cracker and cookie type snacks. I do not worry about corn sryup and things like that. I...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on August 30, 2009
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I'm starting to think more about what traditions we want to do at holiday gatherings. I'm realizing that it's my turn to start creating some of these memories for my f...
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- We just started this one. One of the uncles dresses up as Santa and walks around the outside of the house with his back to the windows like he's looking in the sky. ...
- My earliest childhood memories of Christmas always included the annual train ride to the city. We would meet at the train station (it started as my parents, the 6 of u...
- The only tradition I've established is doing what works on any given year! I mean, we celebrate Halloween by dressing up and going Trick-or-Treating, Fourth of July wi...
Cookie Recipes
Asked by S.M. from Reading
on October 13, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for some cookie recipes that I can do with my 2 and 3 year old kids. I love to bake and want to really start getting into the holiday spir...
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- After all these years, all I do is the ready to bake holiday cookies. Break them apart and put them on the cookie sheet, lol. At the very most, I buy the sugar cookie ...
- I bake with my children all of the time. When mixing I let my 3yo hold my hand while I measure and put the ingredients in the mixer, she used to hold my hand (her hand...
- Hi this is actually a no bake recipe but my kids always enjoy making them and they are yummy yummy yummy. They are like the buckeyes except oreo. 1 pkg oreo cookies ...
Christmas Cookie Recipes????Activities???
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on December 15, 2010
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I have 3 kiddos and am planning on really making it a special holiday week next week for Christmas...I want todo all kinds of Christmas acitivies with them at home. I...
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- Make homemade Christmas ornaments and let them paint away. There are recipes all over the internet and require the most basic ingredients. String popcorn, make paper ...
- google "no bake cookies" and tons of them come up. they are super easy for the kids to make. good luck and have fun!!!
- Construction paper - Christmas trees, either you cut out or them, decorated with scraps of construction paper and use stips of foil for garland! Cut out and asseble s...
What Do You Serve for Thanksgiving?
Asked by J.P. from Dallas
on October 27, 2009
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This is the first year that Thanksgiving will be at my house and a little nervous. What do you serve for Thanksgiving?
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- If it's just going to be you and the youngun, I'd pick up a nice turkey breast and bake it instead of a WHOLE bird, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, burn and ser...
- The only thing I might add to all this good advice is dependant upon the size of your group. If is a big group, this is a big job. You could ask if anyone wants to b...
- We'll do the honeybaked ham thing this year (will be having a baby "any minute" by Thanksgiving), and that's what we did when my 3 year old son was 1 month old, too. T...
Easy Christmas Crafts for 3 Yo
Asked by E.E. from Washington DC
on December 20, 2010
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My 3 yo son has been asking daily to make "presents" for people. He's made a lot of pictures and cards already. Any suggestions as to what he could make for the fami...
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- When my kids were about that age I bought plain white notecards with envelopes and had them draw pictures on the front. Then I wrapped them up with the envelopes and ...
- Bead bracelets or necklaces. Get the big beads though, not the ones with small holes. What I do, is cut the string or elastic, tape one end to the table then let my ...
- How about a framed picture of himself- he can create a frame using a foam or cardboard rectangle larger than the photo, glue the picture in the middle, and he can deco...
Holiday Visits with Family
Asked by B.S. from Odessa
on December 24, 2009
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I would like to get some advice on what we should do. How do you divide up time between parents and in-laws as far as holiday visits? Ever since my brother got marrie...
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- My married son, also, spends more time with his in-laws than with us. While my married daughter's family is closer to us. I know everyone has several choices and oppor...
- Our situation is a little more complicated, we have 2 MIL's & one Step-MIL/FIL to visit so what we started doing is, visit one on Christmas Eve Day/Christmas Eve & MIL...
- My husband, daughter and I live in Texas while the rest of our families live 900 miles away. Each Thanksgiving and Christmas we're there has worked pretty well for us...
'Picky Eater Recipes'
Asked by C.W. from Charleston
on January 3, 2008
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My eight year old son and I have decided to make the dreaded "eat better" resolution for the new year. I personally have always been a picky eater and feel that has co...
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- Get "The Sneaky Chef" cookbook. The recipes are wonderful, easy, and healthy. My family loves the food out of it.
- i feel your pain. babysteps is the key. just change one thing. and keep offering new things, setting a good example yourself. try deceptively delicious..the new co...
- Hi C., if you guys like pizza try adding some fruit to it, it is really good, like pinapple or apples or oranges with peparonie. Good luck!
Christmas Cookies with My 3 Year Old
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on December 5, 2010
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Hello! I am not a huge baker, but when I do bake my 3 year old DS loooves to help. I am attempting to make Christmas cookies on my own for the first time this year and...
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- we found that my kids get bored with the rolling and cookie cutters. We do the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix. They help with that, then we just make regular round sha...
- We do christmas cookies every year since my son was 2 with his older cousins. Which really helps! My son is now 6 and it gets better every year. Just note at that ...
- just make a basic sugar cookie recipe (or use pillsbury!) and let your little guy go wild with sprinkles and icing. that's the part they like best anyway! have fun. i...
