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Looking for Best Digital Camera for Kids
Asked by S. from Houston
on April 15, 2008
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Hi, My 6-year-old is very interested in photography. I have read hundreds of reviews that have said that the Fisher-Price, Little Tykes, V-Tech, and other lesser-know...
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- Okay.. I research EVERYTHING online...I looked to see how many kids cameras I could find and only 3 "name brands" came up. Little Tykes, V-tech and Fisher Price. The...
- my step daughter loves to take pictures, she'll be 6 in october and i'm planning to buy her a real digital camera for her birthday. she has the fisher price one now. ...
- We bought my 7 year-old daughter an HP camera similar to this one for Christmas: http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=190962 Hers wasn't quite as...
Need Help on Christmas Gifts
Asked by B.F. from Indianapolis
on November 27, 2006
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i am struggling trying to get my brother to tell me what his 3 kids want for christmas, i know i am out of the current fads and have no idea what to get them, the 5 ye...
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- My cousins are 10 and 12. And we are getting the little boy a model car set, and the girl some clothing. She is getting into paying more attention to clothing. Also...
- I know it's not that personal, but gift certificates are always good. Also, music and electronics are big this year with pre-teens. If they have ipods or mp3 players...
- B., My oldest son is 13 and my step son is 11. My nieces are around 12. Get your niece anything Bratz (they are little barbie type dolls that are really popular r...
3 Kids, 1 TV. Help!
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on October 15, 2010
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My 4-year-old gets 2 hours a day of TV. He chooses what and when. His siblings, 3 and 1, showed no interest in TV. Now, the 3-year-old wants to watch too and request...
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- I have 2 kids... a recently turned 4 year old son, and an almost 8 year old girl. They both watch the SAME things. That is just the way it is. That is "my" rule. If on...
- one show each a day. no need for more tvs. we have 3 tvs, and most time during the week it's not even on, unless i am watching something.
- Just give your kids a choice of two shows, if they don't agree on a show that both want to watch, there is no tv. Do it with my kids all the time (who are 3 yrs old an...
Raising a Smarter Baby
Asked by E.B. from Dover
on March 2, 2007
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Ok, well, I know this sounds silly but here it goes...during my pregnancy (against doctors orders) my boyfriend had me taking fish oil and lecethin supplements because...
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- Hi, everyone else has said it pretty well, but--what you want are long-chain fatty acids in general--so ground flax seed, fish (but watch out for mercury), suppleme...
- I didn't read through all the posts but I agree with the ones I did read. Raising a smart child is all about being her teacher at this point. Although I do think y...
- I tend to agree with what everyone else has been saying. The main work of brain-building, I think, is already done. Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids can't hurt, tho...
Mom of Only Child, Dealing with Loneliness
Asked by M.M. from Austin
on June 6, 2008
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I am a mother of one child, and although I want more children, it has not happened yet. My precious son is constantly asking me to play with him. And I do, as often ...
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- My daughter (2) is always asking me to play and like you, I am running around trying to get house work done, lunch fixed, dinner started or something along those lines...
- I also have an only child and would like more. I was where you were at one time, and signed my daughter up for a 3-morning-a-week preschool. She really needed the op...
- The best thing for me and my son has been the Mother's Day Out program at a local church. He goes three times a week for a half day. He gets to play with the other k...
Train or Plane?
Asked by S.C. from Lafayette
on January 25, 2009
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My wonderful 50 something mother and her long time fiancee' (they live in Sacramento, CA) have decided to tie the knot this summer. The problem: they're doing it in f...
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- Hey S.! My family and I just got back to Tulsa from Colorado. My kids are 5,4, and 10 months. Honestly, I was so worried about something going wrong, that I over-pre...
- Hello and god bless you, i know that travel with little ones is very scary! We took my son to minnesota when he was 8 months old which took four planes on the way, (i ...
- Hi S., I'm also from Louisiana but I can't offer you any horror stories. I've been fortunate and only have happy ones. We have traveled several places by plane wi...
Want to Transtion 1 Year Old from Rocking to Sleep to Falling Asleep Alone
Asked by K.H. from Memphis
on April 28, 2008
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My son just turned 1 this month and since he was born we have rocked him to sleep. It wasn't really a concious choice, he 9 times out of 10 feel asleep while nursing a...
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- http://parentingbabytosleep.blogspot.com/ This blog has lots of info!
- Best advice I got was from the book "The Baby Whisperer". She has a book for infants and another for toddlers. She covers "getting the child to sleep" in both books, s...
- I had the same issue with my son, he could scream all night long and never fall asleep. My daughter is a different story thank goodness. I did the same as you, rocki...
Setting Limits on Tv/video Games
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on January 23, 2009
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Hello Mamas!
I have a 5 year old son and 1 year old daughter. So far my son only watches PBS along with some disney movies. He loves legos, blocks and creative play...
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- "My husband and I both hate video games and grew up playing outside until dark, and were both very active in sports etc. anyway...most kids today seem to have video ga...
- I have a 4 year old son. We began to set some very real limits the past few months when we started to notice him vegging out more and more in front of the tv. We don't...
- He may be a little young for this, but my best friend makes her daughter "buy" media time with reading time. For every minute that she reads, she gets a minute of comp...
What Are Some Suggestions on How to Teach the ABC'S and 1,2,3'S ?
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on September 1, 2009
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hi moms, just curious as to what age and some approaches other moms have taken to teach there children the basics. My daughter just turned 4 and is in her 2nd year of ...
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- Besides doing lots of reading, my girls LOVE starfall.com. My youngest begs for it each night. She is 20 months and already sings the song, although she doesn't know...
- My kids hated flashcards. I made some up for their math classes last year. "Mom, flashcards = BORING!" Okay , I took the hint. I played games with my kids. Singing...
- My daughter learned her ABC's from Super Why on PBS. It doesn't help with numbers, but it does help with ABC's, writing words and letters, and sometimes rhyming or opp...
