Neighborhood Schools: Teddy Bears
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Moving to a New Town with a Two Year Old
Asked by J.K. from Indianapolis
on April 9, 2008
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The day after my sons 2nd b-day, we will be moving to a new town. Any advice on how to help him cope? I am worried about him missing "home". To make it worse, we wi...
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- JK, I'm thinking if you tell him ahead of time and make it out to be an adventure, that it may be easier for him to handle. Have him help pack his room, tell him abou...
- CHILL! You're making WWWAAAY more out of this than you realize. Kids are resiliant and cope way better than adults! As long as they have the familiarity of parents,...
- Although I did not move very far, our houses were very different and my 20 month old took notice of everything. We had trouble the first few nights, but after that it...
Nighttime Fears
Asked by B.M. from Denver
on January 9, 2008
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My daughter who is 3 months shy of her 3rd birthday is having a difficult time, and difficult is puttin g it mildly, falling to sleep at night because of all her fears...
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- say, well mama is really sorry she tried to spray away the monsters because you know, there are none....see you let her believe that indeed there were monsters ....try...
- I know exactly what you are going through. My daughter is 6yrs old and has begun the same ritual. What was suggested to me by her Pediatrician is to give her a piece...
- I understand your exhaustion. I have a 2 1/2 year old with nighttime fears and a 9 month old who still is not sleeping through the night. I also have to get up and g...
What to Do with Stuffed Animals
Asked by N.D. from Houston
on November 17, 2010
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We are moving and my daughter has a ton of stuffed animals that I don't know what to do with. Throwing them away just seems like such a waste, but I don't know if any...
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- Well its the perfect time of year to give them away. Check with your local fire department I think they collect them up this time of year for disadvantaged children or...
- I would suggest that you set a great photo op of your daughter and the toys and save the picture for scrapbook memories. Then it might be easier for her to give them ...
- I use to collect stuffed Teddy Bears from the time I was a little child. When it was time to part with them I gave them to the Child Advocacy Center in my area. I woul...
Behavior/Separation Anxiety
Asked by B.G. from Los Angeles
on February 13, 2010
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I am a school teacher and was able to take a year off work...then couldn't find a job after moving so I have been serving tables at night. I finally landed a part time...
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- I would suggest, from my experience, that the big thing is adjusting your attitude so that you don't feel mommy-guilt, especially if you really need to go back to teac...
- Go back to just working nights or just work in the day - or drop the school. Your son misses you and no one can replace you as mommy. You have too much on your plate a...
- Oh my god - my heart breaks for that little boy. Maybe you can sleep with him in your bed?
When to Start Sleep Training in a Conflicted, Separating Household?
Asked by C.M. from Miami
on July 1, 2011
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My son is 7 months old and absolutely refuses to go to sleep without me. He screams when in his crib. Not only, does he want to be in bed with me but also cuddled clos...
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- Due to the soon to be MAJOR upheaval and change in the family dynamic... now more than ever your infant child will need your safety, love, comfort and breast. Co-slee...
- Co sleep until you have moved and are resettled six weeks. Then move your son to a crib next to your bed. He won't be able to climb out of it if it is one of those d...
- I would rock my son until he was asleep and then put him in the crib. He would wake up as soon as I laid him down and start to cry. We got one of the heartbeat bears a...
Christmas Gift Idea for My Baby Girl
Asked by M.S. from New York
on October 31, 2009
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When my son was born, we bought him a Lionel train set for his first Christmas with the idea of buying the "dated" train each year after as a special gift that he'll a...
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- You can have an American Girl doll made to look like her. Or maybe a personalized BuildaBear? Just thoughts. Good luck!
- I dont know the age of your baby girl, but why not a Barbie, that she can play with and it can have the special clothes and the other stuff that comes with her. My dau...
- I buy my kids a new ornament every year to hang on the tree. Something that is dated. This way when they are grown and have their own homes, they already have a tree...
Preschool Curriculum
Asked by B.F. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2007
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I am looking for a preschool curriculum that I can work on at home with my daughter. I have found a few online but am not sure what is good. I would like to find a cur...
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- I just wanted to add something to the advice you got already. I REALLY recommend buying the Leap Frog Letter Factory. I am a teacher myself, and I do believe in limi...
- Hi B., I'm a former Pre-school teacher and a mother of 4, I feel like I can give you some good insight. At age 2, your daughter does NOT need to be "doing worksheets...
- I think it's great that you're looking to work on that with your daughter! Shameless plug here....but I am an Usborne Books consultant, and I know that we do have lot...
Need Sleep!
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on December 26, 2006
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I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing sess...
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- Limit the time she sleeps during the day. It's not easy at first and will take about 2 weeks to get her into this routine. My first child, a girl, slept all the time a...
- I have a 4 month old who was doing the same thing 2 months ago. I had to let him cry it out for about a week and now all I have to do is bath at 6:30 bottle then lay h...
- Oh those are not fun times, my Son was in the Hospital until he was 1 month old because he was a Preemie, when we took him Home he would wake up every three hours to e...
Eating Breakfast on the Go!
Asked by A.I. from Topeka
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter just runed 4 years old. I have a hard time to get her to eat breakfast in the morings before we go to Preschool. She will say that her stomach hurts, (wh...
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- Have you tried Carnation Instant Breakfast or even Ovaltine. They have all the vitamins she'll need.
- Hi A., Both my girls are that way (8 and 3 now) I found out that they always agree to a few things, cheese (specially the twisted kind of the Mickey mouse shaped and ...
- do you think she is reacting to the new baby coming? This is her way of getting attention perhaps? Could be? How long is she at pre-school? Do they do snacks there? Do...
Woud You Take Your Child Back If This Happened?????/
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on October 27, 2008
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I recently decided to enroll my daughter into Mothers Day Out for social interaction as well as personal time for myself! When I picked her up on Thursday she was act...
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- NOPE! Even if it really was an accident. I would think your daughter would be truly afraid of returning. I would find another program to continue giving her a soical o...
- Absolutely not. Buying teddy bears & paying a doctor bill doesnt hide the fact that she hurt your child, & tried to cover it up or blame your child as being 'defiant'....
- No, I would never take my child back there!!! Especially how your child did not want to tell you first what had happened. It would make me wonder what that teacher s...
