Vintage & Collectibles: Preschooler
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Christmas Gifts for a 3 Year Old
Asked by N.S. from Grand Rapids
on September 19, 2008
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I saw someone else ask this about their 7 y\o, so I got to thinking. Chritmas really isn't that far away and I have no idea what to get our daughter. She is 3 y\o and ...
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- When my daughter turned 3, some of her favorite gifts were.... a doctor kit (the white doctor coat is essential, look at Toys R Us), a baby doll (Baby Annabel from To...
- The perfect gift for 3 year olds is Cariboo from Cranium. The gift is also good for 4/5 year olds. There is a basic and advanced side of the game. My son calls it t...
- One of the best gifts my daughter got were those foam stickers that come in alphabets, shapes, animals, etc. and paper. She plays forever and creates pictures to send...
Ideas for Littlest Pet Shop/My Little Pony Type Toys for a 4 Year Old Boy
Asked by L.C. from Denver
on November 5, 2009
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When visiting with his little girl friends, my 4 year old son is drawn to their Littlest Pet Shop/My Little Pony Toys (especially the little house type thing and the a...
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- I don't think that Littlest Pet Shop is strictly girl specific, the colors and types of animals are bright and colorful. They even have a LPS line called 'messiest' t...
- My sister is going through the same thing. My nephew loves his sisters Littlest pet shops. My sister and I decided that there is nothing "girly" about them except mo...
- I think you should let your son get the Littlest Pet Shop or My Little Pony toys. Who cares if they are pink or that some people think they are just for girls? They're...
Toy Storage Issues
Asked by M.H. from St. Louis
on March 22, 2008
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I would like to know what other moms do about toys like Legos and other building toys when their child builds a "masterpiece." My children feel that every creation is...
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- Hi M., This is the same problem I have with art projects that my daughter brings home from school (and I always want to save each and everyone :) and we just take p...
- Hi, I'm a mom with 6 & 8 year old boys & a little girl from China on the way. I know all about that toy "storage" problem & the masterpieces. I don't really have a p...
- Take a picture of your boys masterpieses then take it apart
Train for a 4 Year Old Girl
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on December 7, 2011
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My DD is 4 and has asked Santa for a toy train. I'm thinking that she wants the ones like we have at church which are the wooden tracks with wooden/magnetic trains.
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- For a 4 year old, I am sure she wants the wooden tracks that you piece together in all sorts of different arrangements, and the magnetic trains you connect. This wa...
- Definitely get the wooden train set. A kid this young will get frustrated with a real train set, mostly because it has to stay on the track, and can not be played wit...
- My four and a half year old twin girls LOVE LOVE LOVE their wooden trains. They spend whole afternoons making elaborate track set ups with their dad. They don't push t...
HELP - Advice on Organization/Storage of 3 Year Olds Toys!
Asked by S.W. from Boston
on November 14, 2010
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Hello fellow Mamas!
We are a family of 3; Dad (active duty Coast Guard out to sea about 280 days of the year), 3 year old daughter (in preschool) and me (Mama/full-ti...
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- I have one of those racks that holds 8 bins on diagonal shelves. It holds a ton of toys, and the bins are different sizes, so you can sort if you want. They are about ...
- Could you get a wardrobe like piece? That way it has doors on it and you don't have to look at everything ALL THE TIME. (It's my pet peeve too.) A friend of mine bo...
- I agree with the armoire idea - get one that's designed to hold clothing and put boxes inside. Also, depending on your layout, you might want to move things around so...
How Do You Get a 3 Year Old Boy to POOP on the Potty?
Asked by J.K. from Minneapolis
on June 13, 2008
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We took away our 3 1/2 year old's diapers this Monday and he hasn't had them since! It seems like we tried everything for him to go on the potty for ANYTHING and that...
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- You may just have to wait until he feels comfortable. A lot of kids feel like poop is a part of them and are scared to let it go. Teaching him that itshow your body ...
- Here's another request for this issue. http://www.mamasource.com/request/15343664868054007809 We had the same problem and I wrote a really funny way that we got it...
- When I was potty training my boys I'd keep a jar of jelly beans or m&m's in the bathroom. Only when they did their "job" did they get to pick one out. After a couple ...
Advice on Overly Generous Grandparents
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on September 23, 2009
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I need some advice in regards to my children's grandparents who insist on being overly generous. There hasn't been a time that can be recalled where the grandparents h...
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- My mom did the same kind of thing on a very small scale. She would bring little candies and stuff like that. One day, when my daughter was older as soon as my mom wa...
- S., I am in somewhat the same position as you. My sweet MIL and FIL shower our girls with gifts and cards often. My husband and I figured out that they were doi...
- I'd say to let it pass and just let everyone enjoy the giving and the getting. If they get to an age where they inappropriately demand a gift or ask where their gift i...
Seeking Moms Help!!!!
Asked by J.P. from Modesto
on March 15, 2008
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I have a 3 year old little girl who will not go to the bathroom on the toilet at home but she will go at day care, can anyone help me? Give me some advise or some poin...
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- I have a three year old with the opposite problem. She won't go at school and for certain babysitters, including her grandma. I am thinking for you it may be a way t...
- My son wasn't potty trained until his 3rd summer. We kept his clothes off of him. It was summer so it was warm and he basically went naked all summer. He wouldn't go...
- I know this is easy for *me* to say, since I'm not the one buying diapers or cleaning up poop, but I think the best thing to do is to stop stressing. This is not uncom...
Social Conscience Vs. Personal Hygiene?
Asked by M.O. from New York
on March 12, 2010
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Hi moms,
I am the mom of a wonderful, bright, sensitive, sometimes very intense 3-year-old boy. At his preschool, they're currently doing a unit on "be kind to the ...
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- Maybe buy him one of those "grabber" toys to use to pick up trash. If you cant find the toy version, they have them in the grocery store in the ace bandage aisle. Ex...
- You could buy some disposable latex gloves at the pharmacy or at a restaurant supply co. (Sam's Club may even have them), and keep a couple pairs in your bag. When he ...
- Too bad they don't make rubber gloves for children!! Kids seem to naturally have a fascination with trash, at least his current interest is in cleaning it up, not see...
Christmas Tree!?!
Asked by S.L. from Columbia
on November 5, 2011
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Hello mommy's!
Is it too soon to put up my Christmas tree!?!?! I AM SO EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!! It will be my baby boy's forst Christmas (he is 7 months now) and...
