Keeping to a Budget: Preschooler
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Homeschooling a 3 Year Old
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on April 2, 2012
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Any advice on starting a cuuriculum for my 3 year old. I'm a SAHM and our budget is slim, right now I can't afford to get him into half day preschool. The least expens...
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- Get a copy of "What Every Preschooler Should Know" from the Core Knowledge Series. See: http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Preschooler-Needs-Know/dp/0385341989/ref=sr_...
- All I know is that this gal's website was GREAT ..... tons of great ideas on here. http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/?p=356 This particular page talks about what th...
- at 3 you're not even really into homeschooling yet, not in the sense of curricula and lesson plans and 'what should he know?' at 3 ALL parents should be homeschooling ...
Birthday Party Ideas for 3 Year Old
Asked by P.R. from Kansas City
on January 8, 2009
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I am looking for some inexpensive ideas for a 3 year old birthday party. My son is turning 3 and wants to go to Chuck E Cheese -- that can be expensive. Our house is...
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- You might not like this idea...we don't do parties with the kiddos for my daughter. I kind of feel like "stop the insanity" on that issue. We have bday parties with ...
- I liked the idea of McDonald's or another place with a play area, easy and fun! Also, the Great Mall of the Great Plains has a fantastic play area and I think it's fr...
- P., You should check into Wonderscope in Shawnee. I think their parties are much cheaper than other places. We have been to several parties there. I am thinking it...
Putting My 3 Year Old Under for Dental Work?
Asked by S.B. from Birmingham
on July 6, 2010
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Ok mamas I need your help once again...
Well I took my 3 year old son to the denist, because I noticed he was getting a couple cavities. One is between his 2 front te...
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- S., My son who is now 7 years old has been put under anesthesia twice for dental work. The first time he was 4. I must admit that I was very scared for him. He did...
- Hi S., I know what you're going through. My oldest had dental issues early on too. If finances allow, it couldn't hurt to get another opinion. It could offer more ...
- Hi S., Is it imperative that you do the dental work right now? (I don't like anesthesia either by the way. It has taken it's toll on me.) If you could put it off u...
How to Throw a 3 Year Old a Birthday Party?
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on September 25, 2008
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I don't know how to throw my daughter her 3 year party (October 25th). The last two years have been close family only, and I was fine with that. But since my B-day i...
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- You may feel pressure to throw a big party, but you obviously want to buck the trend. Any of the kids parties that my group holds are 2 hrs., snacks for the kids and ...
- I have two boys, 7 and 4. We always have their bday parties on the weekend during the day at our house or at the park, with snacks (pretzels, cheese sticks, etc.) or p...
- K., I went to 2 parties on the same weekend for friends/neighbors kids. Each was different, but they both focused on the child. 1. had chairs set up around the p...
Stressed Out with My 3 Year Old Daughter
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on September 28, 2010
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hi mamas! as most of you know i have a very strong headed 3 year old daughter. as of about a month ago she really started acting up. she now hits, kicks, yell, screams...
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- What seems to work for me is teaching my child positive conflict resolution skills instead of negative. For example: Do not punish for kicking MIL by sending her to ...
- Hi J., I read the other posts before posting,and as an experienced mother of 27 years, it seems that there are so many excuses given as to why these children do not be...
- You are sooo not alone! My daughter is 4 1/2 now and is also very strong-willed. She is insanely smart and could talk in full sentences a few months after turning one....
Need Toy for 3 Year Old with ADHD
Asked by A.F. from Louisville
on November 18, 2008
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Hello,
I have a 3 year old nephew with ADHD. I am trying to find a Christmas gift for him, but I'm not coming up with any good ideas. His Mom wants me to get him ...
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- If you're looking for stocking stuffers, I might suggest "fidget toys", like stress balls, or small toys with moving (but not detachable) parts that he can "manipulate...
- GEARATION...is the name of a great toy that i think would be perfect. It is a board that has one spinning wheel in the middle( it runs on batteries) and you add pieces...
- My son is now 8 and we've dealt with ADHD since he was around 3. First, he loved LEGO'S at that age, still loves them. Second, don't be too quick to think that board...
How to Get Lazy 4 Year Old Out of Bed for Preschool
Asked by S.T. from Santa Fe
on September 15, 2008
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My son recently started preschool. He has always been a good sleeper, but a very bad waker. He is extremely grumpy when he is woken up and he likes to sleep in on occa...
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- Ahh, I had the same problem with my preschooler. My best advice: put him to bed in the clothes he'll wear for school the next day. That way, he's already dressed, a...
- Have you tried a kid friendly alarm clock? He may not be getting enough sleep at night. Maybe start the bedtime routine a little earlier. My sister had the same proble...
- My daughter is usually up on her own between 6:30-7:00 but on the rare occasion I have to wake her up in the morning or from a nap, this is what I do. I go in, ope...
Problems at Preschool with 4 Year Old.
Asked by A.B. from Raleigh
on March 1, 2008
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We are having behavior issues with our 4 year old boy at preschool. He goes to a private Christian Preschool where he has gone for over a year. When the school year st...
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- That sounds to me like a lot of kids to be in one classroom of four year olds. I am not accusing you or your husband of anything but has anything happened at home lik...
- Sounds like he is having trouble during transition times. I use to teach elementary school so I am not sure if this will help. They my need to have signal that tells...
- The correct ratio for a 4-year old preschool class is 1 teacher to 5 children with a maximum of 10 children in a class with two teachers . . . 19 children is a violati...
Disney with a 3 Year Old?
Asked by K.U. from Detroit
on October 1, 2010
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Looking again for your thoughts and opinions...
Hubs and I want to take a vacation this winter someplace warm with our 3 year old daughter - we were considering a f...
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- I went to Disney this past June with my 3y and she LOVED it!! There is a tent where you can meet all of the princesses. She remembers ALL of it. If you take the boy...
- We've been doing WDW for years now. We started our kids off when they were all 3 and all 3 of them remember their very first visits without any cues from us. You wil...
- For me personally I wouldnt put myself through that ordeal with a 3 yr old- they get so cranky and they get so tired. Someone always has to stay with the child/ stroll...
My 4 Year Old Is a Spender!
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on September 4, 2009
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Ok, this is not really a problem, I just wanted some opionions. My son is 4 1/2. He used to drive me crazy begging for a toy every time we went to the store, so fina...
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- We're doing the same thing with our six year old and am seeing the same thing. My thoughts: having a steady income where you work, get paid, put in for saving and p...
- great job in working with your son already! so many of today's youth never were taught how to manage money. we haven't started yet with out 3 year old but i'm sure we ...
- I think he is doing fine. They dont care any more about the bigger things at this point. It is okay that he spends it all right now, except for what you are saving an...
