Religious Milestones: Preschooler
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How Do I Tell My 4 Year Old That He's Adopted?
Asked by D. from Houston
on April 18, 2008
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I have no idea how to tell my 4 year old he's adopted. I think I want to start out with reading him books on adoption so that he's at least familiar with the idea (an...
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- I have an adopted son too he is 16 mo. old. Your situation is quite different though. Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born written by Jamie Lee Curites is basica...
- I have no advice on the topic...but I read a fabulous email once from a child's point of view. The email was about adoption. The child said that instead of a baby bein...
- my mom read me a book that explained it to me, and then answered any questions i had. of course, for a long time, i was sure she'd chosen me from the baby store!
7 Year Old Soon Will Discover No Santa, What to Do About 3 Year Old?
Asked by C.F. from Indianapolis
on November 24, 2008
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think Santa will be right down the road. I want to preserve Santa, etc...for my 3 year old w...
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- I see that you have already "said what happened", but I wanted to add my 2 cents worth (remember, you get what you pay for!!) I fully go along with the "what do you...
- My son stopped believing.. but I asked him if it was fun to believe.. he said YES. So I asked him not to tell others or else that would spoil it for them... also aske...
- My daughter was about 10 when she questioned about Santa. I told her to believe in the spirit of Christmas and let her younger brother believe as long as they can. T...
Baptism
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on May 3, 2010
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We are having family over to our home after a baptism. Does anyone have any cute ideas for food or decorations?
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- my only suggestion is that you do something easy. If your not in the cooking mode them maybe order italian beef from somewhere (we have portillo's in illinois best ev...
- I have had all my kids baptisms and 2 Communions so far at a restaurant so I can't help too much in the way of food ideas. For my daughters Communion I made cross shap...
- I got a cake in the shape of a cross for our kids' Baptism. Big arrangements of white lilies looked awesome on the table, white tablecloth. We served slices of roast...
3 Year Old with Potty Problem
Asked by N.A. from San Francisco
on August 16, 2010
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I have a 3 year old girl that has been having a problem with wetting her pants up to 3 times a day. She has been potty trained since 2. She started this when I was abo...
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- Your daughter is trying to meet her own emotional needs in the only way that occurs to her. It's not easy for a child to have a new baby in the family, and if you were...
- Hi N., I have potty trained 2 children now. My first was 2.3 when I had my second and he was potty trained before that. After I had number two, it was like he was ...
- I agree w/ Peg. I am very surprised your Pediatrician didn't warn you about regression. One little addition to Peg's advice - as a big sister and mom of 2...make a p...
Baptism?
Asked by E.K. from New York
on April 16, 2010
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Hello,
We may be able to have my daughter baptized at the same church that I was baptized at.
My husband and I are really not religious. We went to the church t...
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- It is really up to you. We are not church goers but yet I wanted my daughter to be baptized. We have not been to church since. My aunt never had my cousin done cause m...
- I agree with Judy. I never had my children Baptized even though I just loved the idea of them in a beautiful christening gown and all the photo ops and our parents wou...
- My husband is a pastor, so we've seen tons of baptisms where the family comes once then we never see them again. Here's what my opinion is on that: definitely get y...
Children and Communion
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on April 6, 2010
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hi moms. i recently made a post about my mil and my daughter attending a christian church. i found myself awaked that night. i want to attend church every sunday i can...
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- You should discuss this with your pastor. Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but you keep differentiating your church as "christian" and your mil's church as "c...
- My question would be, does your daughter understand the concept of taking communion? If she can understand (through your guidance and instruction), by all means let h...
- I think you should discuss it with your pastor.
4 Year Old Complains of Leg Pain at Night. Is He Faking?
Asked by R.A. from Seattle
on December 2, 2011
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About 3-4 nights a week, my 4 year old will wake up in the middle of the night and complain of leg pain, ankle pain or toe pain. Sometimes it is only once, but most of...
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- Give him bananas for potassium and tylenol when he needs it. Growing pains are painful. I had them, and so did my sons. Just don't make a big deal about it. The mo...
- growing pains are very real. especially in spurts, possibly seek out a masseuse or figure out how to do it yourself
- R., our son has had these same pains since he was young, he will be 6 in a couple of weeks. We have massaged his feet and legs, put him in the bath, but the thing tha...
My 3 Year Old Son's Father Is Requesting a Speech Therapist!
Asked by A.C. from Wilmington
on July 31, 2009
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I have a 3 year old son who's father is making claims that he believes he has a speech problem, and has already today made an appointment with a therapist. He claims t...
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- I can understand where you are coming from and you might very well be correct that your son doesn't need it and it is just a tactic. However, tactic or not, it is bes...
- A.~ sadly, custody battles upset children. If the dad doesn't hang around much he doesn't know what he's missing; plus your son may be thinking that he can't stop you...
- Since there is a custody battle going on, consult your lawyer. Do not keep them in the dark, they need to know what is going on with the father. Your lawyer needs t...
My Almost 3 Year Old Boy Still Cries When I Leave Him at Preschool...
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on March 20, 2008
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I am wondering if any of you still have problems with major separation anxiety at this age. We took my son to one preschool for 2 hours/day, 2 days/week to start. He...
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- Hello R.; I would not leave my son at any day care if they cried so hard and became up-set..You might try staying with him at the day care and observe a little more...
- My name is C. D. and have owned and operated a Preschool/child care for 15 years. Generally children stop crying after parents leave and the child feels comfortable w...
- Hi, I am a early childhood professional and I work with toddlers. What your child is experiencing is really very normal. If given the choice, wouldn't we also want t...
3 Year Old Fiesta
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on June 26, 2007
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I'm planning a fiesta for my 3 year old little girl. I am wondering what to serve...I figured chips and queso...maybe miniture tostadas. What do you think? Also, ide...
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- Don't forget about checking out Oriental Trading for decorations! www.orientaltrading.com
- I saw a ton of cute fiesta decorations and plates and such at Garden Ridge as well as pinatas. Good luck! Sounds fun!
- have you thought about getting a pinata? They have some cute one's up at party city. And all kids love quesadillas too -- cheese and chicken and cheese and some kids...
