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Imaginary Friends
Asked by J.C. from Champaign
on July 11, 2009
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Hi, please share the stories of your children's "imaginary friends" and how you handle it. My little girl just turned 4 last month and she is scaring me and my nanny ...
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- It's totally normal, why would it scare you? I think it's wonderful, and the more imagination a child has, it's a sign of intelligence. rejoice in it! Support it, ...
- This is very normal behavior. It is all part of playing. Look at the show "Arthur". D.W., Arthur's sister has a pretend friend, Nadine. Nadine only appears on the ...
- I encourage my little one. It is a fabulous sign of their creativity and development. Yes it is entirely normal. I had lots of imaginary friends when I was a child ...
Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
Asked by A.Z. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2008
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I know not everyone out there practices or supports attachment parenting. But for those who do, I wanted to hear some perspectives on pacifier use. We practice atta...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
4 Yr Old Tells Teacher, but Not Me.....
Asked by K.P. from Minneapolis
on December 6, 2011
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My 4 yr old daughter is in a 4yr old kindergarten program 4 mornings per week. This past week she had a very loose front tooth, and this past weekend she lost her fir...
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- Ouch, that stings. But cut yourself some slack. Teacher is a captive audience. They have teachers undivided attention for 8 hours a day. When they are home with us...
- Oh no, not at all! I was often surprised (though not as hurt as you seem to be) over the things my kids would share with their teachers. Your daughter doesn't see th...
- my daughter does this too, be glad that she likes her teacher=) isnt it crazy when they start schol and have their owl little lives?
Do Babies Really Need Lot of Interaction with Other Babies?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on August 19, 2010
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My son is 4 months old. We had actually registered him in a daycare which is very good but wont be sending him there atleast for one year as he was born early.
Here ...
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- Babies don't need babies, they thrive on adult interaction, once they realize that we are there and know that their bodies stop where ours start! Children do enjo...
- At 4 months, no need to worry about daycare now. However, later is a different story. Unless you have a interactive neighborhood with lots of other kids, at least thin...
- Nope--babies just need and want their mommies!
Should I Be Insulted?
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2011
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Hello
I have been working as a nanny for over 2 years caring for 3 years old twins. I never work weekends but I obliged myself to do so for the parents to go out for ...
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- Did you ever get an email response from your employer about having your fiance pick up your son?
- Don't be offended. It sounds like they really like and trust you. But they want to err on the side of caution and meet your fiance so they can be completely at ease ...
- I am conservative with my children being around adults I have not met. They know you. They trust you. They are not saying they dont trust your fiance they just want t...
Advice About Job and Son...
Asked by E.B. from Minneapolis
on October 25, 2006
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Okay, I love my job (I am a nanny) and I greatly appreciate the fact that I can bring my 4 month old son along. Well, the little one I nanny for (2 1/2) gets no dicip...
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- hey !! i would seriously think about weather or not you want to continue to work there ! if you bring it up to the family and they ignore your concerns they are not wo...
- E., when my son was in daycare when he was a toddler (2) there was a little boy (2) there who would bite him. Maureen the daycare provider was at her wits end, she ha...
- WOW- i give you props for loving that job, i would open my own at home daycare if i were you that way the kids are on your terms, its sounds to me that not much will g...
Twin Behavior
Asked by B.M. from Lima
on March 2, 2008
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I have three year old twin girls. They have switched roles so many times I have lost count. They have recently started testing the boundaries when it comes to behavi...
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- My twin sons are 28, and are still the best of friends. They can't get enough of each other. They even married gals who were college roomates. But it was not natural...
- Hi..I have 6 year old identical twin girls. I to have lost count on how many times they switch roles..They have even gone so far as to tell me they are each other, and...
- Hi, I am a foster mom. I have had many children with all sorts of behavior. What I do is remind them how we have each other and need each other and let them now how...
3 Year Old Son Crying at Preschool/daycare
Asked by M.W. from Philadelphia
on February 24, 2011
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My son is in his second week of preschool/daycare. He goes 2 times a week for a full day while I work. The first day went great - he was excited to go and had fun. ...
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- I probably wouldn't watch the camera all that much right now, because he is going through a transition time. Transitions can be hard for kids, but it's also good. He's...
- If you're going to keep your job, and you know the school is good, you have to let him get through this. It's very new to him and he's not used to the change yet. He...
- Hi M., I feel so bad for you & your son. :( I know it's heartbreaking. I went through something similar with my daughter when she started preschool. (She was 2.) ...
Do You "Mama Bear" for Your Nieces or Nephews?
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on August 10, 2011
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I am super protective of my kiddo's (8, 6, and 4). While I do let them learn lessons and teach them how to handle things, sometimes they need a parent to step in for t...
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- I don't have nieces and nephews. But, I do have extended family and believe that we have have to be aunts and uncles so that kids understand that they are part of a co...
- Yes, I would stick up for any family if it was appropriate. I am not sure though, if in this case it was appropriate. Maybe the full story isn't coming across in t...
- Absolutely... That said, if the person I paid to nanny my children took them to her relatives workplace to get scolded, then allowed said person impose discipline, ...
Child Care Alternatives
Asked by T.H. from San Antonio
on June 5, 2007
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hi all,
i was planning to put my three-month-old in 40-hour-a-week daycare when i go back to work in july, but now that she's here i can't bear the thought of being a...
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- I have been looking for a day care or alternative as well...(but only for saturdays)...In my research, I came across this child care center on 281 and Bitters. it's ca...
- Many places will let you "split" tuition with another kid who wants to go on the alternate days. So yours goes on mon,wed and fri and the other on Tues and Thurs. this...
- Hello, My name is E. Lineback, and I have worked for a nanny agency for the past two and a half years. The agency is called Caring Nannies. The owner's name is Milly H...
