Swimming: Toddler, 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...
Toddler Question
Asked by K.M. from Roanoke
on November 19, 2008
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I have a daughter who just turned 4 years old and she is the light of my life. The question is...actually 2 questions. First, since she turned 4 she has been whining...
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- My daughter started whining a month after she turned 3. I heeded my Family Practioners advice (she has a daughter, so she knows what she is talking about). She advis...
- SuperNanny knows best....all the moms are right - DON'T GIVE IN! Put her to bed in her bed and don't let her stay in yours. She may cry for hours the first night, bu...
- I can only really answer your first question about the whining. It is my belief that we moms must stand strong when the kids are whining. Simply tell her in no uncer...
Explaining Death to Toddler
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on June 2, 2009
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Hi moms,
My husband's grandma is dying and I would appreciate your advice on what to tell my two-and-a-half year old daughter about what is happening and especially w...
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- See if you can find a book called The Fall Of Freddy The Leaf. I don't remember who wrote it, but it's a classic from back in the day about death for children. :)
- Hi M., I recently had a similar issue (not exposure to death but, questions). I was really dumbfounded as to what to say and I wanted to make sure I said the righ...
- Hi M., Life cycles happen all around us all the time. Human life is a cycle just like plants and animals: birth, living, and death. Next time bury the fish in a pla...
Birthday Theme Ideas
Asked by B.R. from San Antonio
on March 23, 2009
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My sister and I throw one big birthday party for our kids. My sons birthday is only 1 week away from her daughters. So for the family and friends we just do one party....
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- Since it's in the summer, you have several unisex options. Water is always a fave when it's hot. My bro & I are exactly 1 yr apart, summer bday's and had water/swim p...
- What about a fun in the sun party? You can rent a public pool or just have slip in slids in a backyard with little pools set up. The kids can be dressed in bathing s...
- I agree with the other poster that you may want to be clear on her intentions- is she politely saying she doesn't want to do them together? We have 4 b-days all within...
Need Pool Party/Luau Cake Idea
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on August 20, 2008
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My daughter's 9th birthday party is next weekend and she wants to do a Luau theme since we are having it at the pool. Any cute beach/luau/pool cake ideas that are fair...
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- I would do cupcakes. You can color store bought icing with a package of unsweetened koolaid. I would suggest an ocean blue color and then cut flowers off a lei and pl...
- I think Amy D has already sent you this but I will send it again because I love it www.sugarintheraw.com has a great sandcastle cake. Just go on that site and search ...
- One year I made a sun shaped cake. Talk about super easy. Just take a round cake and stick the pointy ice cream cones around it and cover the whole thing in yellow f...
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...
Daughters Birthday
Asked by C.G. from Houston
on June 26, 2008
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My daughter is going to be turning 1 in about 2 months (WOW, its past by so fast). My MIL is a big party planner and wants to know what "theme" I want for her birthda...
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- Hi C., For my daughter's first birthday we did the 1st birthday theme. You can find some adorable items at your local party store or go online to www.partyexpress...
- Hi C.. My youngest daughter just turned one a few weeks ago, and I did The Baby Minnie theme. It really looked beautiful.
- At my daughter's first birthday (last September) we decorated in baby Sesame Street characters. There are tons of decorations with baby Elmo, baby Cookie Monster, and...
Bikinis? Is Women's Lib Moving Backwards?
Asked by T.S. from San Francisco
on June 30, 2011
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I must say I am shocked by today's bikini questions and the responses received. Most along the lines of it's demeaning, it's sending the wrong message, etc.
How is i...
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- I have to disagree with you. That post had NOTHING to do with womens lib. Why does everything get pushed in that direction?? I guess what you are saying is the sexu...
- I'm with you, Mamazita! (See my profile pic, that's me, in a bikini, I'm 50!) This is an issue that I've thought about. I have a beautiful daughter-in-law who is M...
- One piece bathing suits do not cover up like a burqua... trust me, I"m a radical feminist and have fought in petitions and spreading the word about the plight of Afgha...
Birthday Party for a 4 Year Old
Asked by S.K. from Denver
on December 2, 2008
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What are some good cheap ideas for a 4 year birthday party? Money is pretty tight with the way things are and also the holidays so I don't want to spend a fortune on ...
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- Hi S., There is a site called Birthday Party Ideas at... http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/ If you have a theme in mind, you can look through all sorts of ideas ...
- Hit the dollar store. That was my mom's trick and it was always a great sucess. find things they can do themselves. Frost their own cup cakes, decorate their own cooki...
- Bowling is always a hit! You only need to rent a couple lanes (less than $20)- depending on kids and since they are only 4 it's likely that they won't have shoes in th...
