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Panicing About Christmas Time Already.
Asked by T.B. from San Francisco
on October 20, 2009
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I'm trying to think of presents for my 3 year old son. I'm glad he's not at an age of Wei's or Guitar Hero's just yet. My husband has been unemployed for about 6 mon...
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- Girl, I have soooooo been there and mine are 16 and 20. First, keep in mind that now is the time to start stressing the true meaning of Christmas to your son. Whethe...
- I just wanted to add that I recently found that Ross has a toy section- and the toys are pretty cheap. My friends two sons love Spiderman, and I found some Spiderman ...
- Sacred Heart is located on Alma Avenue/South First Street. I do not know thier phone number. You can phone them as they do alot for children at Christmas. They also ...
Not into Food
Asked by N.I. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2008
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My 13 month son wants to throw food, he is suppose to gain weight(Doctors orders), it is frustrating, he thinks it is funny. I'm not laughing. Any ideas on techniques...
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- Hi N., My son is now three and goes through phases of eating everything in sight to not eating hardly anything. Meat has never been on the top of his list. The few bi...
- I had the same problem with my son when he was 16 months onwards. We were with my parents and we all turned mealtimes into FUN times..with stories and puppets where th...
- I just recently heard of mothers baking goodies like high iron spinach into brownies (and kids never know). Be cretive like that and stop the expensive foods until yo...
How to Deal - Dont Get Me Wrong I Love Him to Death.
Asked by T.M. from Atlanta
on January 3, 2011
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This Is a very complicated situation. I'm 21, married, 8 months pregnant, and still living with my Dad. I have a 2 year old daughter and stay at home all day everyday....
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- It sounds like you're tired. With a 2 year old, 8 months pregnant, and in a unfavorable temporary living situation, this shouldn't be surprising. I suggest that you ma...
- Heed he sage advice from all the other post. Girl, get out. Quickly. Your dad is holding you all back. You have enough to deal with, without having him making exces...
- I'm still trying to figure out why your dad is having you pay HIS bills and your bills. If he's allowing you to stay there to "help" your small family, how does he exp...
I'm at the End of My Rope...
Asked by L. from Dallas
on June 19, 2007
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My daughter who is 2, will not try new foods, and only seems to want milk, pancakes, bananas, goldfish, cereal, and pasta. It's driving me nuts that she will not try ...
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- I would consider having her tested for celiac disease (including the gene test) and a dairy allergy, since the majority of foods she craves contain gluten and or dairy...
- My daughter used to eat everything until recently, she turned 2 in March. If I put something infront of her that she doesn't like how it looks she says without even t...
- I agree with Mary B. Does your chld have any synptoms like GI issues constipation, allergies, headaches, mucous or anything like that? I work at a Dr's ofiice and we...
Starting School
Asked by S.C. from Grand Rapids
on September 3, 2010
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Any homeschoolers out there that are getting ready to start full schedule soon? We are planning to in a week from today. I have 4 kids altogether, an almost 8 year (li...
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- With your youngest one give him a tv tray or cookie sheet with his paper and crayons tell him this is his special space and he can only color there. . Involve the olde...
- Can you enroll him in a mother's day out class for a few hours two days a week? Or maybe hire another homeschooled older child to babysit a few times during the week.
- What I have done with my youngers who have not started school yet, is to rotate the olders taking turns playing with them as I teach the others. Nobody has that respon...
Meal Time Stress
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on June 28, 2007
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I feel like I'm being a bad mom because I can't come up with meal plans for my 20 month old. She's getting tired of chicken nuggets, eggs, yogurt, etc. I know they sa...
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- J.: try feeding her the same foods you are eating. P., RLC, IBCLC Pres. Lactation Support Group, Inc www.lactationsupportgroup.com
- My little guy is a picky eater too so I have very little help to offer there but as for the boredom, try swapping toys with a friend. A toy that your child may no long...
- My son has been kindda picky too (he is 3.5). I would feed him what I knew he would eat and as he got older he would see us eating stuff and try it. He loved spaghetti...
Tips for Starting a Play Group
Asked by A.L. from Kansas City
on November 10, 2008
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I would like to start a play group with some new mothers at my church, and I don't know the first thing about this. If anyone has ever started a play group- or even p...
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- One thing I've found helpful if you don't know the other moms very well, is discussing with the members what their expectations are; do a bit of brainstorming ahead of...
- I have what I call a Mom's Morning every Friday morning at my house. It's not formal at all. We just get together and I throw a bunch of my kids toys into the living...
- I organized a playgroup this past summer. To keep it as simple as possible, I decided to do it every week in a park nearby. That way no one had to wonder if it was thi...
Food Ideas for My 11 Month Old
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on August 5, 2008
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I am not much of a cook and since becoming a new mom, I am slowly learning. Unfortunately I think I've repeated a lot of food to my son and I think he's become bored ...
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- Hi C.. Ahhhh...the joys of mealtime with our lil' one's. Our son is now 18 months and well, his likes and dislikes continue to come and go. Just when we think we have ...
- I am also starting to cook more after having my daughter. My daughter ate almost anything at 11 months (except citrus fruit, peanut butter, nuts and honey). My daughte...
- you never really stop watching for food allergys when you are trying new things my son was fine with milk till about 13m then we had to start doing lactoce free ... mo...
Good Starter Suggestions for Tv/dvds for 2 Yr Old
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on January 3, 2009
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My daughter will be turning 2 in a few weeks, and she has not been exposed to very much TV so far. I am thinking of introducing some TV or DVDs - probably 30 minutes o...
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- Why not skip tv altogether and just start your own movie library? I hate all the junk on so we don't even have regular tv. Most younger kid dvd's have a message or an ...
- If you have comcast. try cable channel 118, it's called Sprout. All appropriate shows for her age group and they have educational games in between shows. Several sho...
- We don't watch too much TV, though I've used a variety of options throughout the years. You still can't go wrong with PBS. There's also PBS Sprout, which I think is...
Poor Reading Fluency (Slow)
Asked by K.G. from Dallas
on September 18, 2009
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My daughter is in 2nd grade and was tested on the TRPI as being slow/low in the area of reading fluency. She tested at a 42 wpm (words per min.) and the minimum they ...
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- Hi K.! I would love to talk to you more about your daughter and her reading struggles. I work with many kids just like this and often, slow reading is just one of t...
- Does she know all her sight words? If not this can really help her improve her speed. Also read to her as much as you can and have her read to you as much as she can...
- Best things for fluency Have her read books that are below her reading level so that she does not have to struggle over words she doesn't know. (as she improves use h...
