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Christmas Toys and Birthday Toys for a 1Yr Old
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on November 18, 2009
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My daughters name is Maliya. she is right now 9 1/2 Months old. shes on the verge of walking. so by the time cristmas rolls around she should be running around. i am a...
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- I would recommend lego blocks...the bigger style. They are easy for a child to hold and it's interesting to watch and see what they build out of them. Plus children do...
- Mega Blocks are great for 1 year olds. Also, my son and daughter both received the newborn cabbage patch kids for their First birthday and they both loved it!
- Can I suggest getting her one of the rolling wood carts that have blocks in it, or one of the pretend grocery carts with big fake foods? They are great for learning t...
Potty or Bust....
Asked by A.R. from Boston
on June 16, 2011
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weve entered the stage of the potty at 2.5 years old.....
we love to dance with the potty....sing with the potty.....make elm and georgie go on the potty....sit on t...
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- They'll be trained when they're ready. Spend all the money you want and do crazy things, but she'll get it right on her own time. Even with exposure and discussion a...
- Duct tape the diaper. Wait 6 months. 2.5 is too young for most kids!
- My g/friend and I were just talking about this today! My son is 3 1/2 and literally just started PT the last few weeks. We had a lot of false starts, but finally som...
Easy Peasy Halloween Costumes for Adults
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on October 10, 2011
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So we are planning on going to couple halloween events with our toddler. I am thinking it will be nice for us to go in costumes as well. My husband doesn't want to we...
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- My friend did a Katrina weatherwoman. She put on a raincoat, turned an umbrella inside out, sprayed her hair all wind blown to the side and made it look like her eye ...
- I got my husband the Jason mask from Friday the 13th...he is also 6'5" tall...so he wore hiking boots, jeans, and a flannel shirt and carried a fake machete. (most of...
- My son and his girl friend are being little red ridding hood and the wolf. That is something that adults could do too. She bought a cape and going to wear I think a ...
What Would You Do When an Adoption Is Final
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on May 28, 2009
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My brother and his wife are in the process of adopting two beautiful girls and the adoption is supposed to be final on June 12,2009. DO you think we should be giving a...
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- Hi J., I am the mother of two adopted children. For each of them each year I make them their favorite dinner on the anniversary of the day we all stood in court an...
- Why not? It seems like a nice idea to recognize this significant change in status.
- Hi J. i was adopted the age of 12 by my parents and my mom gave me a wonderful gift that to this day i still cherish... it was a photo album and in the inside cov...
Military Boy Missing His Deployed Daddy
Asked by T.T. from York
on March 13, 2008
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Background: My husband has been deployed for almost a year. He was home for 2 wks on a break & when he left, the 2yo sat at the window & cried for a week "I miss you ...
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- Hi T., First of all, God bless your husband for his service & God bless you & your family. I was just wondering if you had any family, cousins, uncles, grampa's that...
- I don't know how you are coping that has to be tough. Hang in there Daddy is doing a good thing serving our country.
- I know what you have been going through. My husband has been gone a lot since my daughter was born 4 yrs ago. She doesn't understand why he has to go and why he can n...
Getting Rid of Bottle for Good
Asked by R.P. from Cleveland
on April 2, 2010
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My one year old has figured out how to get the nipple of her bottle down into the bottle and tries it with every bottle we give her now, sometimes she succeds others s...
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- At 10 months I decided to start weaning my son off of a bottle and it was too easy... I got lucky I guess. One day I gave him a sippy cup with formula in it and he did...
- We went cold turkey on bottles with both of our kids on their first birthdays. We didn't have any issues with either child (neither of which took to sippy cups before...
- I would defiantely give her her least favorite thing to drink in the bottles, and put milk, juice etc in the sippy cups only. thats what we had to do with my son, and ...
6 Year Old with Sleep Issues
Asked by C.M. from Richmond
on June 9, 2008
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I have a 6 year old daughter that is petrified of the dark and of being alone. When I go to put her to sleep at night we say good night prayers and I sing to her and ...
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- I am a mother of four children. I was very consistent with my older child (12 years old now) and never let her sleep with me as a baby. It does not matter, as soon a...
- I would bring her to a store Target or Disney or even Walmart for her to pick out a cool girly night lamp just for her.DOes she have a nightlight? I found it to comfor...
- Hi C. ~ Is your daughter on medication for the acid reflux? I don't know anything about treating acid reflux in children, but do know that it can cause serious prob...
Christmas for 5 Year Old Boy and 2 Year Old Boy on a Tight Budget
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on October 24, 2011
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Ok so I need christmas ideas, my mommy brain is fried. Here are the ideas I have and what I already plan on doing. I sew so I'm making my boys both super hero capes an...
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- As a mom of older kids, I hate to tell you, but Christmas morning when they are 2 & 4 is more for you! They will not remember it. Make a bigger purchase for your 4 ye...
- Everything you listed sounds like more than enough! My kids get 1 big present to share, than maybe 2 or 3 things for themselves (like books or little things like that)...
- Train set they can both play with, ikea has a cheap one also saw a nicer one at Costco last year. Drum machine rather than drum set. Put together some craft or art kit...
Sleep Problems with an 8-Year-old
Asked by M.K. from Portland
on June 27, 2009
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Hi ladies. Hoping someone out there has the answer to this problem. My 8-year-old son will not go to sleep without a parent in the room with him. If left by himself,ev...
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- 8 is a bit old to be needing a parent in the room to fall asleep or waking in the middle of the night and needing a parent in the room to fall back to sleep, His anxie...
- M., Have you asked him why he feels he needs a parent in the room? He's old enough to explain his feelings. You can try a monitor and try it out during the day ...
- I went through similar problems with my then 6-year old. She at first said "she didn't feel good" - but I suspected it was something else. She was old enough to sit ...
Diaper Cakes
Asked by J.N. from Dallas
on September 21, 2007
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I'm planning a baby shower next month and I was wondering does any one knows how to make a diaper cake or knows someone that does.
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- I specialize in shower cakes and other shower decorations. It has taken me several years to perfect my cakes (and I am still working on it!) I would love to make yo...
- I make diaper cakes, and baby wreaths. I also do wedding shower cakes too. I have pictures if you are interested. An order takes me 3-4 days. D. G. ###-###-####
- J., I could make a diaper cake for you, if you want. I have done several, and have some pictures if you would like to see. They all turn out really cute. I live in ...
