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JFF: What Is Your Favorite Room in the House (Where You Escape!)
Asked by E.S. from New York
on January 13, 2012
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I live in a three-leve townhouse and yet there's no room for me. The living room has become an indoor playground, which is fine by me. The kitchen is my husband's turf...
Teen Babysitters?
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on April 11, 2008
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I have a 3 and a 6 year old amnd I am wondering what kind of behavior to expect out of a teen sitter? My husband says the toys are all over the house and that he has t...
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- I am recultant to use teen babysitters (my kids are 4 and 5mos). I don't feel that most teenagers are responsible enough. That being said, we are going to try out a ...
- I tend to be a bit more picky about sitters than my husband, so I feel your husband's pain. Not sure why he would fib about having babysat, but as far as his expectat...
- I have used teen sitters, but I always set out guidelines with them. The first step we've done is to invite them to our house to meet my daughter, and then to talk ...
Television Watching for 16 Month Old
Asked by K.N. from Philadelphia
on August 31, 2007
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My 16.5 month old son has recently taken - HARD - to Sesame Street, and will point the remote at the TV and yell Elmo! He loves it, and I honestly think he's learning...
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- in my opinion.. as long as you stick to educational and he isnt watching for 1/2 the day or all day..i would say it is fine. he is learning. my daughter loves dora bu...
- My pediatrician days NO TV. But, that being said... I let my 2 1/2 year old son watch certain shows: Sesame, Barney, Little Bear(he is so sweet & respectful of his p...
- Hi K., My 3 year old loved Sesame street early in life and is so smart because of it. He can spell simple words like Stop, exit, go and he can count to 50 on his o...
Recommend Movies/shows for 2 1/2 & 4 Yo
Asked by E.R. from New York
on June 16, 2011
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I am looking for recommendations for movies and/or t.v. series on DVD for my 2 boys, 2 1/2 and 4 years old. My 4yo seems more sensitive to suspense, for instance he w...
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- My kids love PBS & PBS Sprout: Super Why, Dinosaur Train, The Wiggles, The Berenstein Bears. I think they're all available on DVD, but I know The Wiggles and The Be...
- My 5 year old loves The Backyardigans, Bubble Guppies, Dora, Diego, Wonder Pets, Super Why, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That The movies he likes are Cars. ...
- A lot of the Disney movies are scary at some points so I'd stay away from them. I second pretty much anything on PBS or Nick Jr. And maybe bring him to see the Win...
TV With Sleep...
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on May 11, 2008
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I'm curious to know if any moms out there have a TV in their childs room to help them go to sleep at night? I have a 3 year old that doesn't like to be left alone in ...
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- Hi J., I agree with most of the responses here that a TV is not the answer. Feeling safe in his bed and the ability to soothe himself to sleep will not be learned wi...
- My 16 year old step-daughter has had a tv in her room since she was about 4. Now when she goes to bed at night it has to be left on. If you sneak in after she goes t...
- Our children don't have TV's in their rooms and I wouldn't recommend it. If you're desperate, You might want to consider a radio/CD player where you can play soft musi...
Looking for Outdoor Swimming Pools
Asked by L.S. from Minneapolis
on July 24, 2006
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We live in the Afton area and wondering if anyone knows of any public outdoor pools. We go to the river often and Tanners and Lake Elmo beaches, but looking for a cha...
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- Battle Creek Waterworks. It has a really nice wading pool that has a jungle gym and slides....there is a park with sand too, no swings.....but something to make sandc...
- I've heard there is an outdoor waterpark @ BattleCreek in St. Paul. There is also one in Hastings. I haven't been to either on of them, but know people who have....
- Definitely check out Battle Creek waterworks. Cut and paste the following link into your browser for details: http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/NR/rdonlyres/FE6CE992-4C67-4AE...
2 Yr Old Son Spitting
Asked by T.D. from Milwaukee
on January 25, 2007
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When ever my son gets upset with me or I discipline him he leans over and will SPIT on the floor! Before he would do rasberries (which he learned from ELMO's World- M...
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- WOW!! I feel for you... I went through this stage with our daughter... I did all that was mentioned, as well as cover her mouth the minute she would start to spit...
- I tried soap in my daughters mouth, but she would just spit that out...the thing that worked for me was making her clean it up (with help), but she is the one that had...
- Time out. At his age it's 2 mins. He's old enough to know that it's 1)not nice and 2)that he shouldn't do it. As a mom I know this can be hard at first but I know i...
Looking for Children's Books Involving Food and Eating
Asked by H.M. from Miami
on December 14, 2011
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My toddler is a picky eater and doesn't like to eat much. He recently saw a pig eating in a book and I was able to get him to ea some tbreakfast by comparing it to t...
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- This isn't a book suggestion but have him be as involved in cooking and preparing meals as possible, that will get him more interested in food in general. Also if you...
- Not sure if this is what you're after, but I think books about farms might be a good place to start. And food alphabet books. And here's one list I found for you: ...
- It's not really a "meal" but the first thing that came to my mind was Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar. Would that work?
Help My 19Th Mo Old Talk
Asked by M.G. from Las Vegas
on May 6, 2009
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My adorable 19 mo old son is not talking much. He says "mama" a lot, "baba" for his sippy cup, "kity" occationally, and is starting to say "elmo". He also signs eat,...
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- Sign Language really helps them with talking, I know it sounds weird and you might think that well maybe my child will depend only on sign language and that's not what...
- Hi Sarah... glad you asked the question. Sounds like we're in the same boat. My 19-month old is just about to start speech therapy, too (we finally had our last meet...
- I agree with the previous posters. My middle son is 20 months old and he barely talks. He can he just chooses not to. Until about 2 weeks ago I didnt know he could tal...
Motivating / Encouraging Songs for Tween Athlete
Asked by K.B. from Salt Lake City
on July 5, 2011
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Hi Ladies -- my daughter is on the swim team, and swim meets include a lot of sitting around. I'd like to load up her ipod with positive, encouraging songs (lyrics) w...
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- Our swim team plays the theme from Spongebob...much to my chagrin. LOL Some others: Mortal Kombat, Beat It...I can't think of any more, either. G/L at the meet :)
- One of my favorite songs is "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr. The song was originally written for Rick Hansen, who went around the world in his wheelcha...
- I still turn to the old school classics--Hip Hop mostly. I Got the Power, Bust It, Marky Mark, etc. those are so fun and have great beats. I would look up a list of...
