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Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on March 22, 2009
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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 to get him one f...
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- I would go for a delayed gratification avenue. Tell him he has to wait until he is seven (or eight) to have that toy. Then I would suggest the Wii and make it a fami...
- You've received a lot of great advice and insight herre. You also seem to have a strong instinct that this isn't a good idea for him right now. Don't succumb to the ...
- Here is my thoughts and experience. My son has been growing up with his peers around him having these types of games from a young age. I'd say around 5 and 6 is when t...
Travel
Asked by J.B. from Rapid City
on February 25, 2011
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We're planning to fly to Seattle this summer with our 2 kids. Our daughter will be 4 at the time, and our son will have just turned 2. We haven't flown for years (sinc...
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- Regardless, of whether the airline will allow you to have your just turned two on your lap, my biggest advice is to buy him a ticket. Whatever the cost of the ticket w...
- We went on a vacation when my children were almost 4 and almost 2. We rented car seats and found it to be worth the extra expense! However, if you do take car seat...
- Check Southwest if they fly from your area. No charge for baggage. You can check up to two bags each. Also I have found they have the lowest prices. Your son will ...
How Do I Tell My 5 Year Old We Are Moving Out of State?
Asked by D.W. from Washington DC
on February 9, 2008
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My husband has recently accepted a job in another state. My 5 year old will finish the school year and then we will move. We have tried to get him excited about gett...
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- The same situation happened to me once. I really didn't want to move. We moved from WI to TN. I got depressed. Then God told me I should not get so attached. He w...
- I just made this type of move myself 3 years ago. It's not easy to tell your child but sooner the better so he can prepare. We just talked about how supportive we wo...
- Wow! When I read this, it sounded like my life almost 17 years ago. I will never forget when my husband came to me and asked me about the possibility of moving to an...
Travel Crib
Asked by A.B. from New York
on July 22, 2009
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We are going to be staying at my parents' beach house with our 1-year old for 1-2 weeks. We were planning on having her sleep in a pack n play but I'm having second t...
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- I just did this two weeks ago with my son who is 13 months and is 31 inches long! The place we stayed offered a pack and play for him to sleep in and I was worried too...
- Hi A., Pack 'n Plays are the way to go. When we moved from New Mexico to New Jersey eighteen months ago, my son slept in a Pack 'n Play until we could buy a house ...
- Buy the book "Baby Bargains" 8th ed. It rates & prices everything you will ever need for a baby's 1st year of life including cribs. I have the Baby Bjorn Travel Cri...
Need Help...6 Year Old Needs to Gain Weight....
Asked by C.D. from Fort Myers
on August 31, 2009
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Hi all! I'm new on here and am looking for friendly Mom advise. I recently took my 6 year old son to his well child check up. He lost a pound since his 5 year visit. ...
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- The fact that he throws up at the table is pretty alarming. Just to be safe, you should take him to a gastro specialist. You just want to be sure that his stomach/pan...
- WOW! You sure did get a lot of advice! I didn't have a chance to read all the responses but thought of one idea I saw on Supernanny. Since your son is 6, it actually m...
- Don't fix him meals like that. If you want him to eat healthy, and you should, than only fix him meals he should be eating. We only have one meal at our house and we...
Looking for Travel Websites
Asked by M. from Chicago
on March 6, 2008
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Does anyone know of any good travel websites. I am trying to plan a family vacation. Any advice would be great. Thanks
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- Once you pick your destination you may want to try www.pickpackgo.com or www.homeaway.com. These sites give you options to rent homes and condos which I have found to...
- Here is a site if you want to travel to New Zealand, www.new-zealand-vacation.info It is based on my daughter's 6 month tour of New Zealand and my one month visi...
- Check out tripadvisor.com. We LOVE the reviews and suggestions!
Branson- What to Do and Car Travel Suggestions
Asked by M.L. from Wichita
on June 16, 2009
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We are taking the three kids (6 year old twins and 3 year old - all girls)to Branson. We went last year and did Silver Dollar City and a couple of shows but are lookin...
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- Hi M., When we went to Branson we did the hatchery and my girls loved it! Who would have known that feeding a bunch of fish could be so much fun. And they do have a...
- If you like Mexican food, visit Casa Fuentes. It is a tiny place, but the food is excellent and relatively inexpensive. The service is great too! We just got back...
- Buy some cheap toys and don't let them see them. Pull a new one out every 1-2 hrs and give it to them. We took a trip to Colorado last Dec. It was 16 hrs in a charter ...
Car Seat for Airplane Travel
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on July 26, 2007
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My daughter is 11 months old and we are looking for another convertible car seat for my husbands car (we have a Cosco Alpha Omega Elite as our primary for my car), but...
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- Don't fret about the carseat. Most all carseats now are safe for airtravel. I work at Midway and we do randomly check carseats, and they pretty much all have a stick...
- I have a carseat/ stroller for airline travel. It works well. The stroller part works well for short trips and it is worth it not to cart a big carseat around the ai...
- I don't believe it is mandatory for you to have a car seat for your child. You can just hold them in your lap during the flight and landing and then just place them i...
Cannot Travel for Christmas Anymore
Asked by A.L. from Charleston
on December 19, 2011
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Any tips for breaking the news to the MIL that after this year, we can no longer travel 14 hours, in a car, with 2 kids under 10, and the elderly family dog for Christ...
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- I would wait until after the holiday to tell her . . . but you are absolutely reasonable to want to stay home with your children while they're small (and they won't b...
- My only question here is how would the kids feel about it? When I was younger, almost every year we traveled the 11 hour or so trip to MS for Christmas. It helped t...
- Can you fly? If we didn't travel we would never see either my folks or my husband's family. They come to us as well but it's just reality for us. It might be less stre...
What to Get My 5 Year Old Boy That Has It All Even Cancer????
Asked by K.T. from Chicago
on March 9, 2010
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my 5 year old boy Chaos Draven T. has every toy you can think of, he also has a bigger savings account than i do. (lol)
Chaos even has his own play ground set in the ...
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- My oldest is 6 but he loves "FORTS"! Forts that I make for him out of sheets and blankets and whatever furniture I choose. Sometimes I make them vary elaborate others ...
- I would take him on an awesome vacation!
- Do you know about Wonder Capes? I learned about it on this blog. Fabulous program for children with cancer and their siblings. I could not do it proper justice to d...
