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Daughter's 1St Birthday
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on September 8, 2011
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My daughter's 1st birthday is in November,and I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions on thems? Keeping simple. It's close family about 13 adults and 8 kids from 2 ...
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- Start with your realistic budget. What can you afford? What are the logistics (weather, size of your home/yard, etc)? Do you have a large, local family or will it b...
- We did a teddy bear picnic. Already had lots of teddy bears and some baskets, bought some checkered plastic table cloths, made picnic like foods and a bear cake. Every...
- We just had my daughter's first bday this past weekend. We just invited family over, ate cake and snackes, and played and played. She had a great time. She won't remem...
Is Your Child a Band-Aid Addict?
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on March 25, 2012
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My daughter is 4 and is going through a phase where she wants a Band-Aid for everything - it's rare that she gets a boo-boo that is actually bleeding and needs a Band-...
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- YES! I quit buying them!
- Hello, my name is N. and I am a bandaid addict. Yesterday I had bloodwork done and had, HAD to ask for the Dora bandaid, the hot pink one with the little monkey on...
- My 5 year old nephew has done this for years, no matter how hard we try to explain that band-aids don't fix everything.
I Need HELP!
Asked by T.L. from Columbia
on July 9, 2010
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My daughter will be 8 months old on the 26th. she got colic when she was 6 weeks old so i had to rock her to sleep & continue to hold her while she was sleeping... wel...
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- As heart wrenching as it may be you are going to have to let her cry it out The only thing bad about it is is YOU will be heart broken but she needs to become Indepen...
- I'm a dad and grand dad. I learned that if I put my kids down with them wrapped in a blanket or quilt there wasn't the shock of cold blankets in the bed/crib. We...
- You have to find the approach that you are comfortable with. Crying it out has degrees to it - not at all to cold turkey so there are many variations.... You could t...
My Five Month Old Will Not Sleep
Asked by L.S. from Portland
on April 5, 2009
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Okay so my five month old son can not get into a bedtime routine..I have tried co sleeping, swaddling and feeding before bed everything. The only time we can get him t...
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- I'm curious just what sort of routine you expect a five month old baby to get into? None of my kids ever really got into any sort of regular routine until they were a...
- HI I'm sorry to hear about your daughter, I've been there too. I lost my only daughter out of 6 children and it effects how you see your other babies too. Have you tri...
- Hi L., I agree with the other posters about starting a routine as early as possible. Even if it doesn't seem like the little one is really recognizing it or cares, i...
Pacifiers
Asked by D.H. from Dallas
on June 20, 2008
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What is a good way to try and get your child off the pacifier? My son is 10 months old and he uses it only for naps and bedtime.
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- Either give the pacifiers to the Easter bunny (or similar) for her "kids," or snip off the end of the pacifier so there is a hole - your child won't like it then (sinc...
- My advice is DON'T. If he is using a paci, then he needs it. Babies need to suck, and it is comforting to them. So many people think they need to force their babies of...
- I agree that 10 months seems slightly young to try to force him to give up his paci, especially since he is just using it when it's time to sleep. My son will be 1 in ...
Keep or Consignment?
Asked by J.S. from Tampa
on January 20, 2011
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How much of your child's clothes do you keep after they grow out of them?
My son is 3mo and I found a great consignment shop to take his smaller clothes and get bigg...
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- Sounds like what you have selected already will fufilll you sentimental needs just fine. I second having pictures taken in your absolute fav outfits. Look at i...
- I have the opposite problem, i find too many so cute and want to pass them on to my granddaughters some decades away. I have limited myself to one bag full max and wh...
- I didn't keep anything after my second except some Christmas outfits in the hopes of passing them to someone who needed them in that size. My husband was pretty sure ...
Gifts for Preschool Graduation
Asked by B.K. from Cedar Rapids
on May 20, 2008
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I was wondering if you get your child a preschool graduation gift and what you would get them? I have a boy graduating from a christian based preschool and I was wonde...
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- Plan a special day out with your little guy...maybe take him somewhere you havent taken to before (a new park and a picnic lunch), or perhaps he would like a framed pi...
- Definately buy something for the classroom if they had a list. That way you know that it will be used and that your appriciation for what they do is shown. Love the ...
- Hi B.! What an exciting time for you! I agree with another mom who recommended a certificate for a massage or small pampering treat for a teacher--and with a gift of...
How Much Do You Spend on Party Favors?
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on March 26, 2010
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my daugher's party is next week. I'm not into giving away too much candy anyway, but esp. as it's Easter w/end. I like to give things that people will use, not just th...
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- Wow big party - enjoy that! I would go to Target and find something fun for $1 in the dollar section....
- What about taking a picture of her with everyone and send that with the thank you card ? Or go to the Dollar Tree and get stuff there. I try to keep it pretty cheap....
- Isn't the party itself the "gift" to the guest? The kids get to partake in the activities, food, cake, etc. Sorry, but goody bags are one of my pet peeves. I hate t...
Picky, Picky Eater
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on March 21, 2008
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Thanks to all the VERY helpful responses.
I had to LOL at the kethcup thing, I can almost bet he wouldn't like it! :)- but I will try. I'll try everything and or an...
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- maybe you could try things like dried fruit, honey on sweet potatoes? at least he likes those things and not mac and cheese!
- Hi there! Yes, we have gone through phases - he'll eat something on Monday and declare it's garbage worthy on Wednesday (with the exception of PB&J). My son is 2 1/2...
- Dear M., I just wanted to say that most kids will not even eat a new food until being introduced to the item about 15 times. i run a daycare and have found this to...
Is My 4 Year Old Immature?? What Is Maturitiy in a 4 Year Old?
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on January 29, 2012
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My son is 4. With a June birthday. so he is 4 1/2. He seems very immature for his age. He used to be able to get dressed.. but now can't seems to manage any of his...
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- they go up and down for a long time. Heck, I think I regress every so often. Many days I want to carry around a blanket and suck my thumb in bed. Man those days. No...
- its normal. my daughter who turns 5 in march does the same thing
- L.: Sounds like something happened to make him "regress" a little. I know that when my girlfriend had a baby when hers was almost 5 - he regressed a bit because he ...
