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Decorating
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on April 9, 2009
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In the process of giving my five year old a big girl room - I think I may be offending the soon to be 18 year old step-daughter. First, I live in a townhouse. Three ...
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- Your SD is 18, so it sounds like she may need a lesson in acting her age. If she has her own room at home I wouldn't worry about her having one at yours. Is she in c...
- Keep in mind that back 60 years ago.....multiple children in a family DID NOT get their own room. and if she has slept over that little, you have a couch, right? How...
- You can give your stepkids a guest room if they are rarely over, but allow them to have their place for their things. My stepson got his own room when he went to colle...
Military Moms - Help!!!
Asked by L.L. from Seattle
on March 25, 2011
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Ok ladies - my oldest child just turned 2 last week. Her daddy has been underway since january, but came home for a week last week and then left again 2 days ago. Sh...
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- There is an Elmo video about separating for work. Our army FRG recomended it for the last deployment. I think I found it on militaryonesource.com I know it is hard ...
- I am older, was a military 'mom' for the previous six years and cannot imagine how hard it is for you as a wife with children by yourself. I cried probably everyday. M...
- From one military mom to another - I am so sorry you are having to deal with this after such a nice time having him home. We too have gone through this - not really t...
Ideas for Classroom Projects for Silent Auction
Asked by G. from Chicago
on October 26, 2007
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I am a room parent at my daughters school and we have a silent auction every year. I have a few ideas for a classroom project (handpainted tiles surrounding a mirror,...
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- Dear G., My son's school also does a silent auction every year. Last year one of the teachers had her students take a poll for ideas. Of course the kids were in 7...
- The moms in my MOPS group made coasters last year. It was such a hit we are doing it again this year - they make GREAT inexpensive gifts! While the mom's made them...
- A friend of mine did this for her school... pre-made scrapbook so then the buyer can just "insert picture here". You can do it fairly economical... Each one had a the...
Sleep Advice
Asked by L.W. from Boca Raton
on October 10, 2011
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My daughter is nearly 2, we just moved away from all family she knew, and her home. She has always had a messed up sleep regiment due to too many different people tryi...
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- Make her nap earlier in the afternoon, right after lunch. Up by 2pm, then make sure she has ample opportunity to use her gross motor skills so she'll be tired by night...
- Make sure she gets tired throughout the day. Does she take an afternoon nap? If so start her up at 2 p.m. Make sure she gets a 2 1/2 -2 hour nap every day. Then take h...
- no, do NOT put her to sleep later! Sleep begets sleep, she's not fully rested at midnight, children that age need somewhere between 11-14 hours sleep a day, if she has...
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...
Chocolate Cake for Babies First Birthday?
Asked by P.G. from Dallas
on January 5, 2007
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My in-laws have given 2 of their kids and all 4 grandkids chocolate cake for the first birthday. I have read that chocolate chould be avoided until 18 months of age. ...
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- Our friends just gave their 1 yr. old a chocolate cake for his 1st birthday. Just a warning - it's a MESS! Not much ended up in his mouth, but everywhere else so cle...
- I'm an overprotective mom, too, and I gave my son chocolate cake. He was fine!
- I fed both my daughter and son chocolate cake for their first birthdays. They mostly played with it, ate very little, wore most of it! It is all part of the fun of t...
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Self-stimulating
Asked by M.M. from Anchorage
on July 27, 2009
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My almost 3 year old daughter has always been very tactile. She is a thumb sucker, blanket rubber, and has always liked to rub the soft side of velcro or her daddy's ...
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- Hi M., My daughter started doing this at about the same age, however just at night. This was hard for me because she frequently slept with me and it made me uncomfort...
- Good to hear you have a doctor's appt. I have very little experience with this, but, i remember being a kid and getting a yeast infection. I didn't know it was a yea...
- MY daughter went thru the same phase, I would just redirect her and sometimes if it was persistent suggest she go into her room as it was a private activity that she s...
My Toddler
Asked by V.D. from Salt Lake City
on October 13, 2010
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My silly almost 3 yr old has to have things done the same way everytime. for example, for her naps everything has to be in its place. There can't be anything out of ...
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- About this age children start to realize that the world can be a scary place and that they have absolutely no control over what happens. So they will try to control w...
- Toddlers/preschoolers need order. Your 3 year old sounds pretty normal to me. My daughter must have things just the way she wants them as well. For a year and a half h...
- I think littles thrive on order. As chaotic as it seems when you have kids. They seem to like to have something they can control and they like when things are predic...
Has Anyone Used a Child Harness "Leash"?
Asked by E.C. from Salt Lake City
on May 15, 2008
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I have an active 2 yr old daughter who doesn't like to be in her stroller when we go to Thanksgiving Point, the zoo, etc. . I have seen those child "leashes" around b...
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- Hi E., I use a "leash" with my daughter. There are really cute backpacks at Wal-mart, I got my daughter a monkey. I also carry a "leash" in my purse, that has a v...
- I use one w/my 18 mth old son, when he's done w/his stroller (this usually happens in airports!) and we find it works well. I'm not sure how you could forget about th...
- I always laughed at the moms with their kids on a leash...and now I have one. I haven't used it yet, but I plan to later this month when we will be traveling--I am ter...
Getting a Baby to Sleep Longer Through the Night.
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on January 1, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone had any tips, techniques, advice on getting a baby to sleep longer through the night. I have a 7 week old who was sleeping 5 to 6 hours throu...
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- You may want to record everything you eat in a food log to determine what it is you are eating that is causing his gas.
- Your diet may be contributing to his gas. I couldn't eat broccoli while breastfeeding my second.
- You may try to put a couple of the baby anti-gas drops in each of the bottles you feed him. One of the boys I babysit did this. It worked WONDERFUL!!!
