Weekly Calendar: Older Child
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9 Year Old Daughter Maturing Too Soon
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on June 29, 2009
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not started her period, but she is developing in all the other areas. Her pediatrician says it i...
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- J., If you will Google - girls developing early - or some other way of phrasing it, you will find many articles on this subject. It seems this is not unusual these ...
- Nowadays girls are developing a lot sooner than we did. I remember starting in the fifth grade, and so did most of my friends. I believe I just turned 10. But now t...
- I totally agree with most of all the others. My coworkers daughter and my niece have started their periods at the age of 10. Most kids start budding at the tender ag...
Weekly Grocery Bill
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on January 10, 2010
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I just read the Coupon Post and some of the answers and it got me thinking. What are your average grocery bills and how many people are in your family? Now matter how ...
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- Wow, that does sound like alot. I have a family of 5, this includes my husband and three small children 3, 4 and 7. The children are home all day with my mom and the 7...
- My husband travels during the week and is home on the weekends, but when he is home during the week I spend about $75 on my Sunday grocery run, but another $20-30 midw...
- we live in a very expensive part of mass, I go over the bridge and every item is $0.50 - $2.00 less! we spend $160.00 for a family of six, and that includes all paper...
7 Year Old with Severe Allergies, Asthma, and Eczema
Asked by S.A. from Lawton
on April 23, 2008
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HI To keep it short my 7 year old son has severe allergies, asthma and eczema and has had since birth. We have seen tons of doctors,dermatologists,allergists,even a ch...
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- The air in our homes are more toxic than the air outside! www.SaferForYourHome.com You can give them things for all the things that they ARE allergic to but removing ...
- I'm so sorry for your son's condition. It sounds miserable. You asked for remedies, so here's what worked for me and my son. We had many sinus infections. One year...
- I'm sure you've had lots of responses. My 4 year old has all the same problems so I completely understand. In fact, I'm quitting my job to stay home with the two kid...
Third Pregnancy Concerns
Asked by M.D. from Raleigh
on October 18, 2008
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I'm a mother of 2 who has always felt that the Lord would bring us a third child to complete our family. The last 7 days I have been clinging to this possibility as I...
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- M., Congratulations! I will be praying for you and the baby. The tests measure a certain amount of hormone and some ladies don't make as much as others. They certain...
- My first pregnancy was a lot like that, I had 5 test only one positive. I spotted the whole pregnancy and had high blood pressure toxemia. Spent almost my whole preg...
- M., I went through a similar situation. I have two daughters and we wanted a third to complete our familiy. We got pregnant, but the pregancy test was only faint ea...
Getting a 9 Year Old to Clean His Room
Asked by K.M. from Salt Lake City
on October 3, 2008
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The Setting: Household War 1001, Messy room with books spilling out into hallway, very stubborn 9 year old boy is in the enemy camp...on the homefront..stay at home mo...
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- Dear K., If you can't back up your threats don't make them. I would suggest that you take everything out....put it in bags and have someone else store them until h...
- Hi, mother of nine here. Absolutely sell his stuff. Save a FEW precious things that you would want to pass down to his children, but hide them away in storage. Othe...
- Have you ever attended any Love and Logic trainings? I know they offer them at churches and at public schools. If you don't know how to find out, I bet you could ask a...
14 Month Twins and 6 Weeks Pregnant - HELP!
Asked by S.V. from Portland
on May 16, 2011
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I have 14 month old twins who we love and cherish very much. We were enjoying our twins thinking life is getting easier again just to find out that i'm pregnant again ...
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- You can totally do it if you had to do it. You just have to decide that you want to. But it sounds like you're looking for validation on doing what you really wa...
- I know exactly how overwhelming everything feels right now! I had my 3rd when my twins had just turned 2. I found out I was pregnant just after my husband was deployed...
- My aunt had 2 sets of twins and a single under 5 .... you can do it! I have twins and would have loved to have had a third - just wasn't meant to be. 18- 24 months...
Advice on 3Rd Pregnancy
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on May 8, 2008
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I am a stay at home Mom of two little boys, I also provide in home child care at an affordable rate. I was watching a 4 year old girl until she moved in April and a 15...
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- I do in-home daycare and although I have never been pregnant while caring for other people's children, I say, that honesty is the best policy. My husband and I were j...
- A., you sound so much like me. When I found out I was having my third and fourth child, my mother-in-law said it was because my sister-in-law was pregnant, and that is...
- A., I think as a parent myself I would expect notice from my caretaker that a move will be taking place and where it is. I would also request from that caretaker that...
How Do I Help My 10 Year Old Daughter Keep Her Good Self Esteem?
Asked by M.M. from San Antonio
on May 23, 2008
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I have a beautiful 10 year old daughter who will be in the 5th grade next year. My husband and I both struggle with weight issues and unfortunately our sweet girl has...
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- I was a cubby 5th grader once too . So I know swhe just wants to be like the other girls . But if I was her mom , I would suggest she get a tank-keny , which they are ...
- If you "know she would be teased or laughed at" then she is correct - you do think she is fat. She really can wear the same things as her tiny little friends - just no...
- Depending on how you want to go with this - here are two options: 1: Buy her a tank-ini. They are cute, and cover more, but still a 2 piece 2: Play the whole, "It ...
Just Found Out I Am Pregnant 4-5 Weeks Along
Asked by S. from Minneapolis
on November 14, 2006
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I am just wondering if there are any other moms or moms to be that are maybe this far along? Maybe we could comunicate via email about stuff. I found out so early abou...
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- I'm about 7 weeks along, we've been trying, so I knew right away. This is number 2 for us. Very excited
- I want to recommend www.connected-moms.com and www.fertilityfriend.com
- Hi S., I am 15 weeks pg, who stays home with my 2 year old son. I found out I was PG around the same time as you, so I know how long the 40 weeks seems. At least we...
Just Lost My job.....pregnant W/two Kids - NEED BUDGET CUTTING IDEAS!
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on April 25, 2010
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I just lost my job, so our household income is now about half what it was. I am 5 months pregnant, so finding another job right now might prove challenging to say the...
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- You are like millions of other people in this economy. It is hard. There is no nice way of saying it. We all live the lifestyle our income allows. Very few of us h...
- Hi S., How many children do you have right now? (Feeding a family of how many and what ages, any pets, etc.) I use a lot of homemade cleaners, but also make my ow...
- Sounds like you're already doing the easy stuff. But you could call up your loan companies and apply for a forbearance. I was unemployed for many months after my fir...
