Stuffed Toys: Adult Child
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Stuffed Animals....
Asked by R.D. from Wichita
on July 12, 2010
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Alright moms, my daughter has three stuffed animals that she loves. One is a USMC bear her uncle gave her, the other is a bear grandma gave her, and the last one is th...
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- I understand that the one that talks probably can't be washed, but why not the other 2? Put them in a delicates bag or tie them in a pillow case, and machine wash on ...
- I machine washed one and it was all mashed. So I put it in the dryer the fur came out all funny. It wasn't important, thank goodness.
- I have to tell ya, as long as my daughters stuffed animals dont have any noise maker or electronic thing inside it or on it I machine wash them and dry them. Nothing h...
3 Year Old Plays with the Same Thing All Day, Every Day
Asked by E.W. from Dallas
on March 1, 2011
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Do you have too many stuffed animals? As for us, I would say "yes!" But my 3-year-old would say "The more the merrier!" She plays with them all day every day. Now, I ...
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- My almost three year old is obsessed with Cars - the small matchbox size ones. Luckily, they are small, and even though he may take 10 or more to bed, there is still r...
- My first thought when I read this is, "Consider yourself lucky that your daughter is playing with her stuffed animals." My children have stuffed animals that they nev...
- I thought from the title that this post would refer to a single toy -- but she's playing with lots of toys, not just one! Why is it a concern that she "continues" to p...
Bedtime Shenanagans & Noise
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on April 25, 2008
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BACKGROUND: My daughter is 26 months old and sleeps in her crib. She is very happy in her crib and I do not intend on moving her to a bed until she shows signs of wa...
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- put the baby in pack and play for two or three nights in your room and let her scream it out. it is hard to do - but the only thing that will work.
- Here is a crib tent online that may solve the problem - it is a netting over top and sides of crib: http://www.csnbaby.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=XI1001&refid=FR51-X...
- I just read your response in the "what happened" section, and just have to say - as your son gets older, he will have his opportunities to get even with his sister! H...
Wanting to Purchase a Pet
Asked by A.P. from Salt Lake City
on July 10, 2008
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I have an almost 5 yr old and almost 3 yr old. Where we live they won't let us have a cat or dog so I am looking for a smaller animal that the kids are able to hold s...
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- hamsters and gerbils are both nocturnal so we bought guinea pigs instead. They are wonderful and easy to care for. They are very friendly but you would have to be care...
- I am probably going against the major sentiment here, but I would advise against getting the kids a pet yet. 3 and 5 are still very young, they don't understand or alw...
- Hamsters & gerbils smell bad. Frankly, the only pet I can think of that doesn't smell is a fish. But you can't cuddle with a fish. A pet rock!?!? What about toy pe...
18 Year Old Had an Abnormal Mammogram
Asked by T.P. from New York
on March 2, 2011
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Ladies, I am scared out of my mind I took my daughter to have a check-up and she had her breast exam. The doctors found a really large lump in her right breast. She as...
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- It's probably just a cyst. With younger women, it is hard to get a good reading because the breast tissue is so dense. She will come back and have a diagnostic mammo (...
- Lots of things can cause an abnormal mammo that aren't life threatening. Scary as all hell, but not life threatening. I went with a friend to get her mammo becau...
- Hi T.---It's likely that if you've had fibrocystic breasts, your daughter might also. It is good to make sure that you know what it is. But, in the meantime, be sure...
I Am Worried That My 18 Year Old Daughter Is Anorexic.
Asked by A.F. from Lawrence
on June 17, 2010
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My daughter has skipped meals all through high school. She claims she is not hungry. Last year she passed out a couple of times and then found out that she was pregn...
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- If you are concerned, go with her to her next doctor's appt and discuss it. Bring it out in the open, and deal with it. An acquaintance of mine just lost her 16 year...
- I agree with the recommendation for treatment specific to anorexia. My sister is a psychiatric nurse and we have talked about this problem many times. The only effec...
- Anorexia is an extremely difficult problem to address and treat- usually has more to do with control issues than anything else. I recommend a counselor/therapist even...
7 Month Old Cries for Hours Since Taking Away Pacifier, and I Need Sleep! Help!
Asked by A.B. from Topeka
on February 4, 2009
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Last week I took away my 6 1/2 month old daughter's pacifier because she was waking at night looking for it. We quit cold turkey, and now she screams for long periods...
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- This may be the Grandma in me but I think 7 months is too young to take off the pacifier. I slowly took my children off pacifiers when they could walk and way before ...
- Hi, A.. First, let me say that I agree with most of the others who posted--give it back. Some babies need to suckle more often than others for comfort and security...
- One of my twins gave up his paci at 3 months. The other could not live without it. I put about 5 paci in his bed at night so he could find one if he needed it. They...
At the End of My Rope with Tantrums
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on February 7, 2011
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I will admit that this whole mess is my fault for not nipping it in the bud a long time ago, but we are where we are and I need some help to get back on track. My 3 y...
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- Of course my kids could be just like yours......but I am so not that patient to put up with any of it. So send me hate mail if you all want, but I'm a big believer in ...
- I think the key in this situation is two-fold. One - don't be so hard on yourself... Two- "baby steps". Don't go to extremes too fast with her. Start with things th...
- You already know what you need to do and it sounds like you are taking steps towards doing it, so the only thing I will say to you is this: When you are trying to c...
Help Im Spoiling My Child
Asked by K.D. from Boston
on October 28, 2006
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My daughter is very well behaved for the most part. She sleeps great every night, likes the doctors even though the poor thing has been there way too much for the odde...
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- I have the same problem with my husband. He does not spend a lot of time with our son but buys him a lot of jumk. I tell him to give me the $ that he spends on the foo...
- Just say no. Stop and don't do it. You can spoil her all you want with love but you've got to put a stop to all of the material items. How do I know this? Because ...
- I have the same issue. it is very hard for me to say no because i want to give my kids everything i didn't have. Then I got to thinking that is what grandparents and a...
Am I Being a Jerk?
Asked by J.P. from Boise
on December 30, 2010
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Sorry for the length.
Let me preface this by saying that I am a total animal person. I have always had a pet my entire life, and last year I lost my 14.5 year old ...
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- We had a black lab that died while hubby was deployed. For three days I wasn't able to tell him. His grief didn't really hit until after he got home and there was no...
- Taking (vacation/sick) days off from work for a dogs death (and it was expected - it's not like it was run over by a car) seems a bit much, but I've heard of some peop...
- I think you're mistaking ordinary grief for depression... and it's scaring you because of your experience with PPD. In my experience debilitating grief usually only...
