Swim Lessons: Simplicity
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Swimming Lessons with 10 Month Old
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on March 3, 2010
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Has anyone ever taken swimming lessons with your baby? I thought it could be fun...she's still only 7 months but I was considering it...I'm so tired all the time that ...
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- I took both of mine to Swimkidsusa just before a year old each. They loved it, at first we have to get in with them but eventually we get out and they swim with instru...
- I took my son to swimming lessons when he was about 8 or 9 months old. I thought it was great, he enjoyed it, it got him used to the water and you're right, it felt g...
- Introducing my children to the water and swimming has always been very high on my list of priorities. My oldest entered a swimming pool at the age of 3 months and beg...
How to Choose a Sport for a Pre-schooler and Toddler?
Asked by J.K. from Minneapolis
on August 1, 2011
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I have this question bothering me for a while. So I am posting it here so that I can get some ideas.
I am a mom of 3 1/2 year old and 2 year old boys . I am wonderi...
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- Do YOU play sports? If not, maybe you should. Kids love to play with mom and dad. Even if it learning "catch" in the driveway. Take them to the beach and teach them ho...
- We picked sports with a life time impact...martial arts and swimming. With martial arts (which our kids will be in until they are black belts or 18) will serve th...
- You mentioned your friends enrolling their small kids in lots of activities. So, are you wanting to do the same because they are, or do you really want your kids in a...
Wondering What "A Day in the Life" of Other Families Is Like.......
Asked by S.J. from Houston
on December 30, 2010
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I'm a 35 yr old SAHM, married to my husband for 10 years, with a daughter in 3rd grade and a son in Kindergarten. I would just LOVE to hear how others describe their ...
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- Remember to schedule in what is important. You not only need time to yourself (including a girls night out, or a guys night out for your husband) once in a while but ...
- We are homeschoolers, so it may be a little different than what your life looks like, but I'll share anyway. :) 8:00am wake up. We all cuddle in bed in the morning ...
- "Wondering what "a day in the life" of other families is like..." ....Our schedule changes very much by the season. We're currently on break (we take all of december o...
In Laws Driving Me NUTS- Help!
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on March 5, 2008
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So, we live in a teeny tiny apartment (4 of us and a dog), and the in laws keep buying our kids toys. Not little toys, but large toys like tricyles, scooters, rocking ...
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- My mother-in-law is the same way I think she looks for the biggest toys she can find. I'm with the other Moms your lucky now you have stuff to give to Good Will and he...
- You are far from crazy, and you ought to be really PO'd at your husband for not standing with you on this issue. That's why your in-laws continue with their behavior....
- This is very interesting. I am sorry you have to go through this. It sounds as if you and your husband need to be a united force with your inlaws and let them know t...
Keeping up with the Jones's
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on April 12, 2010
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Does anyone else experience the pressure from other women who live out of their means just to keep up with the friends and neighbors around them,....? I've got an aver...
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- many women, me including. would love a LV purse. of course i would be flaunting it. i bet ya i will get one, after i raise my kids, put them through college, and give ...
- Your kids are going to see this type of behavior no matter what you do. The best thing for them is for mom and dad to set a good example, which it sounds like you are...
- What business is it of theirs? My advice to you is to limit the time you spend with these people and seek out friends who care about you and not about what you have or...
Getting Depressed . . . .Update :)
Asked by C.R. from Atlanta
on March 21, 2008
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I have the sweetest, happiest, healthiest baby girl so it pains me issue a complaint. Yet I have to admit that I am borderlining on depression. Other than my husband...
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- Are you able to join a gym? most have daycare centers and it's good for the child to be around others and good for mom to have needed and deserved MOMMY time! Also, do...
- Do you know the Lord Jesus, your Saviour? I would not have made it through my difficult marriage, and consequent divorce, without my faith in the Lord to carry me thro...
- Hi- I too suffer from depression (mine is chronic - I am 29 and have been dealing with it since my early teen years). I am also on medication, which helps me tremend...
