Trying for a Boy or a Girl: Dora the Explorer
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Daughters Birthday
Asked by C.G. from Houston
on June 26, 2008
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My daughter is going to be turning 1 in about 2 months (WOW, its past by so fast). My MIL is a big party planner and wants to know what "theme" I want for her birthda...
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- Hi C., For my daughter's first birthday we did the 1st birthday theme. You can find some adorable items at your local party store or go online to www.partyexpress...
- Hi C.. My youngest daughter just turned one a few weeks ago, and I did The Baby Minnie theme. It really looked beautiful.
- At my daughter's first birthday (last September) we decorated in baby Sesame Street characters. There are tons of decorations with baby Elmo, baby Cookie Monster, and...
Dora Obsession
Asked by J.K. from Kalamazoo
on October 10, 2011
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My dd turned 2 a few months ago. Lately she has developed an obsession with Dora Explorer. She will scream if we put on any other cartoon. When we are out at the gr...
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- LOL! A mommy once posted on mamapedia that she took her son/grandson on an outing to the museum. The boy spotted a stuffed dodo, took her journal from her (mommy's) pu...
- totally normal. At least Dora has some educational aspect to it, right?
- I think pretty normal. My son's was Diego. I feel for you though, I really cannot stand Dora! Diego was a little better. After about a year of only wanting to watc...
Christmas Gifts
Asked by N.W. from Odessa
on November 9, 2007
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Okay Mamas, I have another question for you. What do you recommend as gifts for a 3 yr old and a 21 month old? My oldest loves Dora the Explorer and all things hands-o...
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- Hi N., I make diaper cakes and little Christmas trees. I could make your 2 year old a real cute "Dora" one and the 21 month old one using baby dolls. I'm making my g...
- I recently had my daughter visit walmart.com online with me and create a Wish List. She had so much fun searching for things to add to her list. They have toys categ...
- Hey N., Tupperware has some great classic toys for little ones and has some great Dora Snack Sets too. I don't know about you, but I am so nervous about toy shoppin...
Recommendations on Toys to Teach Spanish Vocabulary?
Asked by T.H. from Duluth
on April 13, 2009
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I have a 3 1/2 yr old who is very into Dora the Explorer. I'd like to get the most out of this by encouraging learning about the world, globes, maps, countries, cultu...
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- We have the leapfrog letter factory and farm magnets on the fridge that both switch from spanish to english, my daughter knows the songs in both languages. I have a ...
- My son has a farm toy by Chicco that has numbers 1-10 and animals and colors in english and spanish. Keep in mind that not all the words will be correct when you are ...
- Check out Usborne Books and More for some great Spanish learning resources - flash cards, beautifully illustrated books and more - all geared toward kids! http://www....
Seeking Tips on Potty Training My 2 1/2 Year Old Girl
Asked by M.D. from Los Angeles
on January 16, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter has got "number 1" down but refuses to use the potty or toilet for "number 2". I've tried getting her the Dora the Explorer seat for on top...
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- I employed bribery- find something she really wants at a toy store and buy it. Keep in plain site but put it high enough that she can't get to it. Keep reminding her...
- I used to work for a child development specialist and every time toilet training would come up, we would try and urge parents to see it as toilet learning instead. Al...
- I tought my son to pull a "poopy face" - which scrunches up his whole face and by default, if he needed to go - something would come out. Works for boys, not sure abo...
Moving into a Toddler Bed
Asked by M.K. from Syracuse
on December 18, 2007
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I am trying to move my two year old daughter from her crib to a toddler bed. She picked out a Dora the explorer bed and was very excited about it but as soon as it be...
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- My daughter would take naps in it but wasn't ready to sleep all night. So we just left it up in her room and waited until she wanted to go in. We needed her out of th...
- Try to make her new bed a game. she may be frightened without having the bars around her that give her the feeling of being safe. Another solution is to put bed rails ...
- If she is happy in her crib, why make her move? She will, soon enough want to sleep in a big girl bed, or grow out of her crib. My 2 1/2 year old loves her crib, and h...
Taking Diapers and P.J.'s Off
Asked by T.B. from San Francisco
on January 17, 2008
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Hi! My 2 1/2 year old daughter has been taking off her diapers and pajama's during naptimes and at bedtime. Often times she ends up wetting the bed. This has been goin...
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- There are special sleepers that zip in the back!!! Designed for this type of problems!!!Love, G.. :0) P.S. I know I have seen them... they are designed for this kind ...
- She sounds like she's ready to be potty trained. I would stop giving her fluids about a half hour before nap time and an hour before bed time. Try taking her potty bef...
- My Daughter who is now potty-trained and will be 3 in April used to do that all the time. Every morning or when she would wake up from nap we would find her naked and...
Help with 2Yr Olds Hair Care
Asked by A.R. from Los Angeles
on October 23, 2008
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I have a 2yr old with alot of hair. I was using baby shampoo when she was born till about when she was 1yr old, she just seemed to have an itchy scalp. So I switched t...
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- Your not alone my daughter is the same say. She is 2 years old and has hair down to her waist and it is very thick. She also has an itchy scalp, I have tried every thi...
- A., My daughter has very curly hair and I use Pantene Smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner. I comb the conditioner through her hair in the bath. I keep her hair in a pon...
- Hi. I use Suave's detangling spray for my daughter's tangles. She is six, but I have used it for years. It is really inexpensive and works just as well as the prici...
Boys Doing "Girl" Things
Asked by K.M. from Laredo
on January 22, 2011
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I just finished watching What Would You Do and it got me thinking....
If your son wanted to wear "princess" dresses or get a barbie would it bother you? would you g...
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- My son is 5 and still will occasionally dress up in princess dresses or ballet clothes and pretend to be a fairy. Since he has a big sister and we have lots of play cl...
- Sorry I'm a day behind; When I was 5 and my brother was 2 1/2 I was given a rather ugly baby doll. When I rejected it, my brother immediateley claimed it as his. He...
- My boys haven't gone through this specifically (they are 4 and 2) and we are expecting another baby boy soon, but my 2 year old loves a baby doll that was mine as a ki...
Ready for a Big Girl Bed?
Asked by P.T. from Jackson
on April 21, 2007
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My 20 month old sleeps thorugh the night. We will soon be trying for her a sibling and will need her crib. What is the best way to get her ready for a toddler bed? ...
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- skip the toddler bed and go straight for a twin. If you're worried she will fall off get a railing or put the bed on the floor. I would talk this up with her how she...
- We just switch my 2 1/2 year daughter to a big girl bed. We did not mess with the toddler bed. We went to Sam's and bought a twin mattress. Right now that is all we...
- We waited for my daughter's second birthday. On the day of her birthday after everyone left we set up her bed and really stressed that she was such a big girl to have...
