Toys: Older Child

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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks that it is ALWAYS available to her. I want to start giving her an allowan...
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something ...
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think...
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son ...
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My 7 year old girl will not do her chores. I have a list of chores on the refri...

Activity Centers

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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I t...
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Hi everyone. I'd like to start by saying that my 6 year old is such a pleasant,...
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I have a 9 year old that says we don't give her everything. Since the age of 6 s...
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I have a 9 year old that has no or very few friends. He is very intelligent, and...
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I have a 7 year old son that has the hardest time staying focused on his homewor...

Arts & Crafts

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Do you encourage your children to do arts and crafts? Do you let them trace? What are some ways you encourage your child to participate or find the fun...
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Looking for some great ideas for gifts for an 8 year old not-too-girlie-girl. (S...
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When I was growing up, we used to do the same decorations or handprints year aft...
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What does a typical 7 year old watch on tv? My daughter only likes Disney Jr. a...
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My mom was over this weekend and wondered what my 7.5 year old daughter wanted f...

Bath & Water Toys

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Hi Everyone... I was just wondering, does anyone have an suggestions on a good bubble bath?? For me and also any good ones for little ones as well. ...
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I have a beautiful 10 year old daughter. She has so many clothes and they are a...
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When do you start letting your child take a Shower by themselves? My 9 y/o has ...
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My baby who is almost a year old has always loved baths from day one, however ju...
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My questions is, Should I let my 15 month old little girl have a bubble bath? M...

Bikes & Scooters

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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think Santa will be right down the road. I want to preserve Santa, etc...for...
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My son just turned 9 and he does not know how to ride a bike yet. We tried last...
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Hi ladies. I was just curious, at what age did your kids learn to ride bike with...
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Hi Moms, How many of your 7 year olds are riding a bike without training wheels...
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I am so beside myself on what it takes to teach a 10 year old how to ride a bike...

Blocks, Balls & Rings

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My 7 y/o son likes to do things with his hands. Though he likes Legos, he prefers toys that allow him to use his own creativity. He plays with his Li...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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Hi Mamas, At what age did you let your child move from the Duplo building blo...
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so my 6 year old son is really into legos and is always wanting to show me his c...
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Hi mamas. My family is "adopting" a family this Christmas and they have a 7 yea...

Building Sets

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My 7 y/o son likes to do things with his hands. Though he likes Legos, he prefers toys that allow him to use his own creativity. He plays with his Li...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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Hi Mamas, At what age did you let your child move from the Duplo building blo...
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so my 6 year old son is really into legos and is always wanting to show me his c...
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Hi mamas. My family is "adopting" a family this Christmas and they have a 7 yea...

Cars & Trucks

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I have a 10 year old car that is about at it's life's end. I bought it new for $22K. I can sell the car for $2k now. So basically the car cost me $2k a...
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We are desperate for a car. Most likely a used van. My car is 13 years old and m...
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My 7 year old girl will not do her chores. I have a list of chores on the refri...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to sta...

Dolls

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The last time we were at Wal Mart I told my 5 year old son he could choose a toy. He chose a baby doll that you can feed. I had my reservations, but ...
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First off let me say that I am African-American and someone who wants to instill...
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Need some ideas. Not that I don't have any... but my kids' Grandma, wants me to...
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Looking for some great ideas for gifts for an 8 year old not-too-girlie-girl. (S...
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I have a beautiful 10 year old daughter. She has so many clothes and they are a...

Educational Toys

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I am in search of educational videos for my 19 month old. He likes Blues Clues, but there are only 2 on the market and we have them both. NO BARNEY but...
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I am soon to have twins with a 19 month old already at home. I want to buy some ...
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We are moving to MO in April and driving. It'll be about a 22 hour journey with ...
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I'm in search of some videos for my really active 3 1/2 year old son. (please n...
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My gut tells me that it just isn't right or healthy for my 16 mo daughter to wat...

Games

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Hi Moms, I have a little girl who will be three in one week. I stay home with her and really enjoy it. However, she loves games and I think I wil...
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When is it a good time to introduce board games and what are some good first gam...
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Hi! I have three kiddos. Boy, girl, and boy. My eldest son is turning 6 in ...
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Are there any good board games for a two year old or is that too young?...
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I want to get some more board games for my boys, ages 6 and 2 1/2. We enjoy Cand...

Musical Toys

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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants ...
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i was just getting frustrated about our playroom that has a train set, astronaut...
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My 6 year old son keeps talking about a ball called a Mooshinii (sp) or somethin...
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I love this website. Now that I have that handled, I need some help of my own...
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I have a daughter who will be three in February and a son who will be one at the...

Outdoor Toys

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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks that it is ALWAYS available to her. I want to start giving her an allowan...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to sta...
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Looking for some great ideas for gifts for an 8 year old not-too-girlie-girl. (S...
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We are looking to buy a big wooden outdoor playset for the backyard. There are ...

Puzzles

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When I dropped my 4 year old son off at pre-school this morning the teacher asked if we ever do puzzles at home. eeek...no we don't...I personally don...
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all hi...
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Looking for some great ideas for gifts for an 8 year old not-too-girlie-girl. (S...
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I have a 6 year old and a 7 year old at home this summer. I'm looking for 250-3...
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Help! My 7 year old daughter has been causing trouble for our babysitters, to t...

Stuffed Toys

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I would like to find my 3 year old a special stuffed animal or "buddy" for him to sleep with in his bed. Most stuffed animals/dolls can be too girly, a...
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Is it normal for a 3 year old to talk to his stuffed animals? Sometimes I hold ...
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Can anyone give advice on how to effectively clean stuffed animals marked as "Su...
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My daughter has asked me what the word sex means and what sex is. She is 9. I ex...
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Ok, I'm polling people. My son LOVES stuffed animals. He is 5 years old. My husb...

Vintage & Collectibles

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My 6 year old son sleeps on the floor by my bed every night. He is too scared to even GO upstairs alone and ABSOLUTELY won't go in his room without es...
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My oldest daughter is going to be turning six in a few weeks. I wasn't planning...
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I would like to know what other moms do about toys like Legos and other building...
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We are a Christian family that teach our children the true meaning of Christmas,...
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Hi moms, This morning, my 7 year old daughter decided to carve her name into my...

Wooden Toys

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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants ...
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My son will be turning 2 in April and I am wanting an outdoor wooden playset for...
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What is your opinion on toy guns? Do you think a child will become "violent" if...
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My 10 year old daughter is uncooperative when asked to assist around the house. ...
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My 6 year old son keeps talking about a ball called a Mooshinii (sp) or somethin...
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