The First Years
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Stepmom to a 11 Year Old
Asked by A.O. from San Francisco
on April 6, 2010
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Hi ladies. I am hoping someone might have a little advice for me. I am a stepmother to an amazing 11-year-old boy since he was 16 months old. For the first 6 years or ...
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- Boys will go thru many phases. Is there any other form of communication with him? Maybe online websites, emails etc. Its a transition when you move place to place. As ...
- Regarding the internet---we don't allow our kids (close to your stepson's age) to use the internet unsupervised...as a safety thing. So His mom may not being trying t...
- He probably feels the same way. His mother has a huge influence on him also. Be his friend and ask him what he likes and be a part of what he likes and he will open up...
3-Year Old "Normal" Behaviors?
Asked by B.H. from St. Cloud
on December 8, 2008
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I am really hoping that somebody out there has been through this and can offer me some advice. My 3 year old son started hitting, kicking and being just naughty at ho...
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- B., As everyone else has said, this is VERY NORMAL behavior. (I have 4 sons and the youngest isn't quite to this stage yet, but he's getting there.) Your son is j...
- My son is 3 1/2 and is behaving the very same way right now! You are not alone. My daughter who will soon be 6 went through the very same "phase". We do timeout...
- My son was the same way, everyone talked about terrible twos well I think 3 was worse than 2. I was the Mom also that would get looked at like I had the naughtiest boy...
For You Mamas Who Don't Give Your Kids T.V.
Asked by H.X. from Los Angeles
on March 3, 2011
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How do you do it? What do your days look like? Do you have hired help to make this possible? How can I go about it? Right now I use about an hour of TV four mornin...
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- One thing I haven't read in any comments are radio or audio programming for children. These are just as entertaining as television programs and less invasive in the ho...
- :0) switch to the radio on tv. it is so boring to look at the bubbles and dots.
- To get you time while baby naps give your toddler quiet time in her room. Let her have one 30 minute show in the afternoon and then drop the before bed show tv close ...
What to Do About Weaning, Cows Milk, and Eczema?
Asked by I.X. from Los Angeles
on October 7, 2011
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I've noticed with the introduction of cows milk to my 14 month old the start of some eczema behind the knees. My other daughter had eczema for the first two years of...
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- Try the almond milks. Sweatened. the Vanilla flavor or almond flavor is delicious and so is the chocolate one. There are different brands. Also flavored rice milk ...
- have them do an allergy blood test for the milk allergy. if it shows shes allergic then use soy. if it comes back negative try lactaid milk it doesnt have lactose in i...
- I would try almond or soy milk. At that age soy will not hurt but give her the vanilla flavored like Lucky said. I took my oldest off of cows milk almost as soon as ...
How to Kid My Kids to Play?
Asked by A.S. from Eugene
on August 13, 2010
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It seems like the most stupid question ever, but my kids would rather watch me unpack the dish washer than go play. When I do my house work they what to do it to, of...
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- Hi Mama- I had the same problem when nap time stopped! I wrote a bunch of alone activities the child could do on their own on slips of paper, put them in a bag and...
- My 2.5 year old has a hard time playing on her own as well. The biggest life saver I have found is letting her help me clean. When I am doing dishes or cleaning in the...
- Try to get them involved in something..then step away and do what you need (or want) to do.
Unplanned Pregnancy -- Very Scared and Nervous
Asked by J.T. from Los Angeles
on December 12, 2008
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Hello,
I recently found out I was pregnant. I am on birth control as we had made the decision that we are content with two wonderful healthy children (with plans soo...
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- I'm going to mirror Teri C and say that although I haven't ever had an unplanned pregnancy, I have lost two very wanted babies.... you know what? It turned out that G...
- Hi J. T. What a tough thing for you to be dealing with. I just want to share my thoughts on this. I made "that" decision 20 years ago when I was 17. I know at ...
- Sometimes something happens for a reason, even if we can't "see" it now... I don't know... I know it's hard... I know it's not a time when you want to hear any "ju...
Combined Birthday Party for My Sons Both Born in August.
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on January 11, 2009
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I was wondering if I could get a few of your opinions. Both of my boys were born in August. Jacob will be 5 August 5th and Aaron will be 1 August 18th. I had planned o...
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- Hi J., My sons were born 3 days apart from eachother in December. They are now 10 and 3 and have had the past three birthday parties together. The older one has neve...
- I'm wondering if you have discussed this with your four year old? If he really is bothered by having to share the party then I would skip the party for the one year o...
- Hi J., both of my sons were born in March, 4 years apart, so I know where you're at. They are now 16 and 12. when they were little, we would always have joint parti...
New SAHM Looking to Take Online Classes
Asked by L.W. from Columbus
on October 25, 2006
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I left a 20 year career to become a SAHM the first of October. I have four children ages 14,11,4,3. I am interested in getting into the Education field so when my y...
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- I don't know much about specifics as far as teaching programs go, but I would strongly recommend that if you take online classes, you take them from an actual "brick a...
- L., If you want to be an Elementary Ed. teacher, you need to take classes specifically for that - check Ohio's requirements - they're structured kind of wierd. I thi...
- Hi, Taking Online classes are hard. You have to do some research on the subject. I attend DeVry University but I am also active duty military, so tuition is cheap. ...
Hypothetical Question Here
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on August 31, 2011
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So we wandered into a really funny conversation tonight.....
We were talking about Black Friday retail stories(my hubby and I worked retail for the first four years...
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- I have never thought if this. Hmmm no, probably not for me. Im a cheapass and id rather wait :)
- NO. Like the other moms said, retail items have to be scanned and everything is computerized now. Plus it's just wrong. What if you then needed a receipt? What...
- I think it's perfectly fine. Before I pick my kids up at the daycare I drop by the liquor store and grab a few bottles of mommy's anti-headache medicine and since i'm...
Weening My Son.
Asked by M.C. from Johnson City
on February 29, 2008
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When my son was born nearly 2 years ago, everything I had read about breastfeeding said "Try to breastfeed for at least the first 2 years." Well, I thought to myself....
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- Hi M., You've gotten a lot of great advice on weening, but as for how long it will take to dry up, there is no answer. The milk will dry up when it dries up. It c...
- My suggestion (if he's terribly attached to that last nursing) would be to start limiting the time of this morning snack and shortening it over a week or so until you ...
- I did it with the help of my best friend (husband out of town). She came in town for 3 nights. In the morning she would get up with her and give her breakfast all be...
