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Seeking Advice on My Soon-to-be New Addition
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on January 14, 2009
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I am a SAHM of my beautiful daughter, who will be one at the end of February. My husband & I are expecting our second daughter at the end of May. Any advice on how t...
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- I have just gone thru this. My daughter was 15 months when my son was born. We began just telling her that she is having a baby brother, and kept on talking to her a...
- T.: You have a lot of great advice. I like what Michelle F. said though. I would do my best to let the baby cry sometimes and spend time with your firstborn. And t...
- My daughter stepped right into the big sister role- helped get diapers etc. for the baby. The hardest part for her was the first few weeks when my mom came to help... ...
Surgery Advice
Asked by C.H. from Buffalo
on January 30, 2007
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My three year old son needs to have minor surgery to remove a hydrocele (a fluid sac in his groin. The procedure involves a one inch incision and he will be discharge...
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- i would think if it was just a fluid sack they could drain with needle. My son when he was 4 had tonsils & addnoids out. I had brought a stuffed animal he loved with h...
- I am a nursing student and we were taught to do things such as a tour of where he will be going to so it does not seem unfamiliar, letting him play w/ some of the equi...
- Hi My son had the same thing done but he was older (10). If its the exact same thing - what got him over the fright was to keep saying "no the incision will Not be in...
1St Time on Bus
Asked by C.H. from Boston
on August 19, 2007
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I just signed my son up for kindergarten. I am really scared though because of my working schedule, I am unable to drive him to school he has to go to a before and af...
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- Good morning.. I had the same concerns when my kids started school.. I was picked on so bad in school.. So i was really worried about my kids.. They are 9 and 10 ...
- Hi C., my daughter started kindergarden yesterday and I put her on the bus for the first time. She was all excited until we got on the bus, her whole face changed and...
- Hey, try not to worry to uch because once when he gets on that bus and makes friends he will forget all about you. When my kids were that age it was very scary. I woul...
12 Hours Flight! Need Help !
Asked by M.M. from New York
on January 4, 2008
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We are moving next week to China...12 hours flight from Europe to Hong Kong. My daughter is 17 months old and we reserved a seat for her. I hope that this is going to...
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- If she's not too "mouthy"- Playdough, WonderColor finger paints, stickers and paper. My 18 mos old can play with these for a while! Good luck, have fun!
- What a wonderful adventure you have coming up. It's great that you got her her own seat. If nothing else, that's going to make YOU more comfortable. As a freque...
- First thing... I went for 17 days to Tokyo, Yokahama, Yokusuka, and Kyoto to visit a friend who moved there temporarily for work. I loved it and cried when I had to l...
Strange Hoarding Play Method in 3.5 Year Old
Asked by A.G. from Norfolk
on January 15, 2011
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Something about my son has ALWAYS made me crazy and I was hoping that someone could help me understand the behavior so that it could stop annoying me so much. I have ...
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- Um, my son was fond of string bags and had a collection of them that he kept various things in - toys, books, pens, pencils, paper, candy, gum, photos, notebooks, and ...
- Girl---you think you're going crazy now, wait til you've got a new baby!! Your boy sounds normal to me. Competition seems to be the best motivator for toddlers, so h...
- back off, Mom! He's an absolutely normal child! Well, no, he's an absolutely phenomenal child.....& I truly applaud his imagination. Currently, I have 2 boys (...
Ideas for the Plane
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on July 23, 2007
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We are going on vacation soon and wanted to know if anyone had ideas to keep my three daughters happy and occupied while on the plane for 3 hours. My girls are ages 4 ...
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- I think Kathy D. has a great idea. We also traveled with our daughters very early on. The DVD player goes a long way as long as you have headsets. Some other great t...
- We have a 15 month old and her first flight was when she was 8 months old and have had several since them. Be sure to have a bottle (breast milk/formula for babies is...
- My sister makes these really cute Spy Bags that keep kids entertained for quite a while. She has rave reviews on them as well. http://www.BumblebeeBaby.etsy.com ...
Looking for the Best Reading System for Our 2.5 Year Old
Asked by K.B. from San Francisco
on November 6, 2009
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Hi Mamas! We are interested in buying our 2.5 year old son a reading system for Christmas. He has a wonderful vocabulary and his speech is very advanced for his age. I...
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- You're doing an awesome job by reading to your child! It is a wonderful way to develop reading skills as well as spending quality time with your son. I have the My ...
- We just got a TAG regular book reader (not the Junior one) for our 2.75 year old. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to use it, but I showed him 1 time and he was...
- I love all the LeapFrog products. I'm not sure if they are really a reading program though, more of fun reading activities. We were given a leap pad when my twins we...
Pregnant Mom on Bed Rest Looking for Things to Do with 4 Year Old. HELP!
Asked by D.R. from Chicago
on September 3, 2009
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I am 36 weeks pregnant and have been on-and-off bed rest for 3 months. I am looking for things to do with our fabulous 4 year old daughter - inside or outside. I am on...
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- 1. Where are you located? I think the best thing u can do is have friends over, like have a playgroup or friend with their child come to you because then the child i...
- I just bough a really fun art game involving mosaics. It has little magnetic circles of different colors and a magnetic board and instructions with ideas for designs....
- Don't feel horrible about your lack of ability to play with her. Just spending time with you, even crawling in bed and playing a board game, cards, drawing, watching m...
My 3 Year Old Wont Listen!
Asked by T.J. from Flagstaff
on September 29, 2010
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I need any and all advice that you can give me. We have two boys, a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I run an in home preschool with 3 other 3 year olds as well. My 3 year...
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- Hi T., I know exactly how you are feeling. Having 4 kiddos myself and 3 of them being particular eaters, and my youngest just wanting to do anything else but eat, i...
- I recommend the book "Parenting with Love and Logic" and recommend taking Love and Logic classes or reading their materials. You can get them from the library for free...
- American children tend to be overweight. If your child is below average but still has energy and is growing on track, I wouldn't worry about it. It probably means he i...
26 Month Old and Monsters
Asked by C.C. from Spartanburg
on January 23, 2008
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My son has just started talking about monsters and I'm worried that it's too early for that. He started right after his 2nd birthday talking about monsters behind the...
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- Have you thought about looking for the monsters? find out where he is "seeing them" or is afraid they are, and show him that there is nothing there. I know that when i...
- There is so much going on in the minds of children at that age. Their days are filled with high energy. So when you come home, begin with setting the environment with ...
- My daughter started this really early also. We told her that when we bought our house we specifically requested a "monster free" house. She would repeat this every n...
