Toy Trains
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How Long Did Your Son like Trains?
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on August 25, 2011
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I have been building our Thomas train set slowly with garage sales and craigslist [on craigslist the blue track is very hard to find]. Someone in my area has the Thoma...
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- My kids still love them. They're 10,7 & 2. They've asked for the big expensive HO & Lionel sets even so I don't think trains are going away any time soon in my house. ...
- My son has the table, tracks and tons of the "parts" to his set. At 3, he LOVES it! We have gotten a lot of those "parts" from friends whose children are "over it" b...
- My husband's grandfather is 82 and has just started giving his train sets away. He says he is finally too old and needs them to have a good home. :o) He was also a ...
How to Deal with Inappropriate Gifts from Relatives
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on December 11, 2007
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My husband's siblings bought my son a battery powered ride-on vehicle (power wheels style) for his 2nd birthday. Long ago, I expressed to my husband that I don't want ...
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- Hi A., I know how you feel! My son is 17 and I didn't want him to drive, but I had to support him in this. He wants a gun collection and to eventually buy a motorcy...
- I guess I am not in the same boat as all the other moms. I think A. G has a valid complaint. We are not the mother of her son, she is. Sometimes we get inappropriate ...
- I agree and disagree with your reasoning for not having the ride on. It is a fun OUTSIDE toy if used in moderation in the summer. When we feel our kids are on it to ...
Christmas Gifts for My Nephew
Asked by J.M. from Tucson
on December 2, 2009
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I want to get my nephew Jami something for Christmas. He is 3 and Autistic. I want to be able to get him something that will be useful for him not just some toy. He's ...
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- I highly recommend the animal boogie and CD for kids with autism. He helps language develop through rhymes and is highly colored and exciting book. You can interact ...
- I get emails from Autism speaks and one of the emails had gift ideas for kids with Autism. Here is the link. I hope it will help. http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/to...
- My 3 year old daugther recently got a turtle that lights up as a gift - I think it is called Twilight or twinkle turtle. I would look for it on-line. It lights up con...
Sharing Toys
Asked by J.S. from Richmond
on March 6, 2012
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My 2 year old daughter is an only child and HATES to share her stuff. We have tried sharing our things with her and making her share with us. And it works... until ano...
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- Ditto what Sue H advised! Get her in playgroups, storytimes at the library, etc., so she learns this is what children do together. 2 is not too young to share or lea...
- Kids are not truly able to understand "sharing" till they are near 4. They literally cannot see things from another's perspective, so "sharing" does not make sense to ...
- I have 2 kids (ages 7 and 2) and it is personality and age. She is so young - just always keep working with her, making her share, telling her what the right thing to ...
Discipline Ideas for an Almost-2-year-old
Asked by K.K. from St. Louis
on May 19, 2010
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My son's getting into the terrible twos, and my husband and I have no idea how to discipline him. Both our Parents as Teachers person and the pediatrician have suggest...
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- I also have taken the no spanking approach...kudos to you! It can be a difficult road though and takes much patience and consistency. I began using the 'naughty seat' ...
- I dont know if its right or not, but I took a different approach to timeout when my son was little. As a first time, single, mom I was kind of lost. I couldnt make my...
- well K. if spanking is not an option, then that mean you have left God's Word out of it and your headed for big trouble. Look around you at the people who have chosen...
Toys in Your Living Room?
Asked by K.W. from Los Angeles
on September 8, 2011
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People with small children and small houses: do you allow toys in your living room?
I have 2 preschoolers and a 2 bedroom apartment. My youngest is moving into a big...
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- My daughter is allowed to take her toys out of the playroom and play with them in our living room. At the end of the day, they go back into her playroom. You would t...
- 85% of my two children's toys are in our living room. The other 15% is in their bedroom, or the small things like puzzles, blocks, and trains are in the hall closet.
- Yes, we kept toys in the family room when our kids were younger. They are older now. We cut down as the years went on, but we had some sort of toy shelf in there unt...
5 Mo Old Female Yorki Poo
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on October 13, 2009
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We have a female who for some reason does not care about where she goes potty at and its driving me crazy. She poops outside and in the house it doesn't matter to her....
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- We have a male toy poodle (3) that was hard to train. He will go outside and he has a favorite spot inside. The spot inside is in a hallway. I bought clear plast...
- We used some of that deterrant spray wherever our puppy used the bathroom. He was hard headed about it too but he eventually started getting it. Crate training also he...
- How we trained our cockapoo was everytime we saw him drink some water we would wait about 30 mins, take him outside on the LEASH and say "go potty" we would stand outs...
Hubby Is Constantly Urging Me to Go Through Kids Toys and Sell/donate Them!
Asked by M.Y. from Kalamazoo
on May 31, 2007
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My husband is constantly urging me to go through our kids toys and sell or donate them. He hates having them all over the house and he especially hates it when he ste...
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- I keep one large plastic tub in the living room and rotate it once a week with three other tubs I keep in the garage. This way there are fewer toys out and its like th...
- Hi M., I can totally relate. My husband is always stepping on/over our 18 month old sons toys. We have a drawer in the kitchen plus a few small things here and there....
- hello i have the same problem my girls have so many toy it just not right so what i did is packed up half of them and put them in a closet and ever other month i pull ...
What Should I Buy My 15 Month Old DS for Christmas?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on November 29, 2008
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Hello? As Christmas is approaching, the relatives are asking for a wish list for my 14 month old DS. He turned 1 in September and got lots of gifts, so my DH and I are...
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- Be careful what you wish for! It is wonderful to have so many people wanting to give things to you little one. At this age, he doesn't understand so much about the gif...
- My day care toddler boys LOVE our toy kitchen. You don't have to buy the expensive "Little Tikes" type either. Walmart just had them for $40.00 and it includes "foo...
- I totally second the toy kitchen! Also, we got the Fisher Price house that you can open the door and window...I can't remember what it is called. My daughter got it ...
Need Advice on Inappropriate Gift
Asked by S.L. from Springfield
on December 26, 2008
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For Christmas, my brother is sending my just two-year old a motorized toy Jeep Rubicon. It is the kind the the child sits in and drives, and can go between 2.5 and 5 m...
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- I think you should accept the gift and tell your brother that your son is too immature to drive it right now, but still give it to your son and do not put batteries in...
- hello S.! congratulations on your desire to raise your Son on a more Natural environment. You & your husband can very well continue to do so even with this big gift. Y...
- My husband would disagree with me, but I would exchange it for gifts you'd rather your son have. Then I probably wouldn't mention it to your brother. If he asks, tel...
