Reading: First Years
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Books to Read Once They Are Born
Asked by C.D. from New York
on April 28, 2009
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Hello all! I have been reading books on pregnancy- now I am looking for any recommendations on once the child is born..what to do! FIrst months, or first years.... Ple...
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My Baby Can Read
Asked by E.E. from Cleveland
on April 18, 2010
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Ok so i have seen it on TV and would like to know what all of you moms think about the My baby can read program....
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- There's no point in it, IMO. I think kids will learn in their own time when they've become curious enough to learn the alphabet and its sounds. I believe in followin...
- How about raising a thinker? Logic, problem solving, playing---they are going to school and learn the skill of reading in a few years. Why waste valuable time with r...
- Do some research online about the different approaches to learning to read. There are phonetic based methods that are proven over decades of use and then there are al...
Baby Books?
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on March 23, 2007
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Can anyone please give me some book recommendations on advice for raising a newborn?
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- Congrats M.! I highly recommend BABY 411 for the health-related stuff (plus it has a great section on what to do the first few weeks at home, step by step. It was imme...
- All of the books by Dr. Sears. One to start with is simply called The Baby Book by Dr. William Sears. Most of the other books that I tried to read I found confusing ...
- Congratulations M.! I hope you and Ava are doing well! For me and my husband we found "What to expect the First Year" really helpful. Also, I recommend any book...
What Are Some Good Books?
Asked by A.P. from Provo
on April 1, 2009
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I am 32 having my first child in May. I have decided to have an epidural and I would like to breast feed. Does anyone have any suggestions on reading material to know ...
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- I loved the "Idiot's Guide to Breastfeeding" It was easy to read, but had a ton of good information. Good luck!
- Congratulations! It looks like there are quite a few books out there, so for the breastfeeding...definitely stick to it, and if you have ANY issues or concerns, have ...
- I always love What To Expect The First Year.
Good Discount Children's Books Store/website
Asked by K.B. from St. Louis
on April 26, 2007
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I would like to buy a lot of books for my son who is almost one year old, but books can be very expensive. Does anyone know any Bookstore or website where I can purch...
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- I think the best places to find reasonably priced books for children are yard sales. This is the start of the season, check the paper and head out to one of the neigh...
- frugalreader.com is a website where you can trade books free.
- Hi K., I go to the Goodwill stores and purchase gently used and brand new books for my kids. I think the prices range from 10 cents to about 1 dollar. Good Luck. ...
Car Seat Recommendations - 2Nd Car Seat
Asked by C.B. from Minneapolis
on November 3, 2008
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My son is 6 months old and already over 20 lbs and therefore outgrowing his 1st car seat/carrier. So I'm starting to look into getting him a new car seat. I know he ...
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- I completely agree with the response that says you get what you pay for! We had our Britax Roundabout installed by the Fire Department (they do safety checks to make ...
- I disagree that you are just paying for the brand name. I have owned both Cosco, Evenflo, and Britax seats, and I will NEVER buy anything but Britax again. The quality...
- My daughter also outgrew the infant seat at 6 months, and we bought two Alpha Omega Elites (one for each car since I drop off and my husband picks up from daycare). We...
Any Recommendations for Safety Gates
Asked by T. from Chicago
on September 14, 2006
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I have a ten month old baby girl and she will be crawling around a lot faster - any day now. I live in a split level home and wondering if anyone has recommendations ...
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- We have a tri level house, and we installed the wooden Evenflo gate at the top of the stairs. It is sturdy, and can open and close. You will need to drill into your ...
- I have a split level, too. I got the Hearth Gate from One Step Ahead (onestepahead.com). It is wonderful! It's big enough to block off both the stairs going up, and ...
- I used to live in a 3level home and used gates on top and bottom of stairs. it is important that the ones on top are sturdier. on top we uses metal ones, don't remembe...
Recommendations for Booster Car Seat
Asked by L.S. from Los Angeles
on July 7, 2010
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Hello Mamas,
Our 17 month old daughter is petite and we've been able to use the same car seat since she was born. However, she is getting taller and I think she has...
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- We used the Britax Boulevard and loved it. My daughter who just turned 4 has finally outgrown hers and is just now in a high-back booster. If you check on Craigslist...
- www.kyledavidmiller.org is a great website full of info on car seats.
- At 17-months, you want a convertible carseat. I recommend this blog: http://carseatnanny.blogspot.com/ She buys and analyzes a bunch of different carseats and gives...
Need Bottle Recommendations for My Breastfed Baby
Asked by A. from Houston
on November 26, 2007
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We've been struggling to get our 2 and a half month old to take a bottle. We've given him a bottle of breast milk a couple of times a week since he was about a month ...
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- We had difficulty getting my son to take a bottle also, and I ended up going with the Breastflow, which he did pretty well with. I had tried Avent and the Playtex Vent...
- Hi A. - First off, know that it does get easier. My DD didn't really like taking a bottle at first. One thing that helped was to have someone else (DH or my mom) giv...
- I loved my Avent bottles and plan to use them again for my second baby :) Good luck!
Sippy Cup Recommendations
Asked by M.S. from New York
on August 23, 2008
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Hi Moms, my daughter just turned one and plain refuses to drink anything out of a sippy cup. I've tried 4 different kinds of sippy cups with everything from formula/m...
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- My advice...if she doesnt like the sippy then why force her? Skip it & go straight to the straw cup. Thats what all my 3 kids did & I didnt have to worry about the tra...
- My son could not use a sippy cup either. He refused to tip it to drink so we went right to straws. I started with a juice box and sqeezed it just as he closed his mout...
- try something with a straw, they get a big kick out of it!
