Work & Family Balance: Teddy Bears
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Preparing Children For/coping with Impending Death of Grandma/mom from Cancer
Asked by T.D. from Salt Lake City
on August 5, 2008
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How have you dealt with caring for a parent struggling with terminal cancer (or any illness, for that matter) and helping your children prepare for their death? How d...
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- I also had a mom who refused hospice. One day she phoned me and my sister and told us it was time to go to hospice. (Her bedsores were too extreme for her to handle,...
- T.- What a nighmare. My brother and I were at odds about hospice AFTER my mother's death. He thought that she gave up knowing we put her in hospice. I believe that...
- What wonderful advice from everyone else! My MIL has terminal cancer, and it has been quite a roller coaster ride. My children are 7,5,and 3, and know Grandma is sic...
Night Time Breastfeeding One-year Old / Am I a Pacifier?
Asked by M.O. from Los Angeles
on February 15, 2008
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This past week my one-year old daughter has been literally inconsolable when she wakes up at her normal time somewhere between midnight and 2 a.m. She comes into our ...
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- Hello! I'm a mother of four and it sounds very similar to a situation I had with my fourth and last child. I went to work but had a live in nanny/housekeeper and...
- At the risk of being blunt- yes, you are a pacifier. There is absolutely no nutritional reason for a one year old to need to feed at night, and by this age the need t...
- I can totally relate to you, as I am having the same problem with my 17-month old son. I, too, would like to wean him soon, although I cannot lie and say that I do no...
Type of Punishment for 13 Year Old
Asked by D.P. from Detroit
on October 28, 2008
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So our 13 year created his own my space account against our wishes so to speak. he has been begging us for one for a sometime now. We have told him that we didn't ap...
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- Hello D., I believe that you are both right. He set up the page against your wishes, so if he is allowed to keep it what has he learned? That he can get away with it!...
- Maybe since he was begging for myspace you should have sat and talked to him and found out why he felt it was so important. My Daughter is 14 and she has a myspace. It...
- I agree that a punishment is in order because he went against your wishes. But, I think he should be able to keep his myspace account because everyone has one and you...
Lovies
Asked by R.P. from Seattle
on July 16, 2011
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My daughter is 7 months old and numerous people have asked what her lovey is. Well she doesn't have one. My hubby is a stay at home dad she doesn't go to anyone hous...
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- The No-Cry Sleep Solution is good. It's by Elizabeth Pantly and talks a lot about loveys and how they can assist with self-soothing.
- I think it isn't possible to give them one, they just choose it although you can encourage it. I tried to do the lovie thing b/c she would be in daycare and while she ...
- She'll choose her own; some kids never have one specific lovie. It's fine if she never has one. If she can go back to sleep after a little hug, you're doing fantastic;...
Looking for Suggestions Where to Go: 3.5 Year Old with Multiple Sleeping Issues
Asked by T.A. from Detroit
on February 15, 2009
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My 3 1/2 year-old son has never slept well. It is getting absolutely ridiculous as of late. He fights going to sleep, particularly at night, most times for naps too....
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- Hi T., It may be possible that your son is ready to give up his naps. Experts suggest that many kids need naps until they are 5 years old, but trust me, if you goo...
- A good book that helped us is Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Weissbluth. Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have him examined for possible sleep apnea at a ...
- There was just something on TV about a boy with similar problems but more extreme. It was a medical issue that can be treated. I am sorry I don't remember what show (d...
I Hate "Boy Stuff" - Bad Mom?
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on February 5, 2010
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Ask anyone - I am the froofiest, girly-est, pinkest GIRL you could ever imagine.
So for me to have a BOY shocked everyone!
I've been pretty good about it, but it's ...
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- I echo the suggestion of Dr. Dobson's book. My mother bought it for my husband and I when our first of two little men came into the world and it was an appreciated and...
- I was a single mom of three, 2 girls and 1 boy. I had the opposite problem, growing up with three brothers. I loved sports and trains and legos...I had to learn how to...
- And you could have girls that whine, scream at the top of their lungs too. All I can say is count your blessings. Children are here to teach us. We can learn that they...
He Wont "Cry It Out"
Asked by K.R. from Sacramento
on February 14, 2008
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Our daily night time routing is give our baby a bath, read a book, nurse him till he sleeps, and lay him in the co-sleeper next to our bed. This usually works until a...
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- I found with my daughter if i placed her blanket over us when i nursed her and used the same blanket to put her down to bed she would sleep most of the night (of cours...
- He's not ready. don't force it. five months is really little! i have a 12 month old who still fights going to sleep on her own sometimes. it's a development thing. it...
- K. - I'm a pediatric nurse in a hospital and a mother to one. I feel your pain my friend - one thing a baby has to be able to figure out himself is how to self-sooth....
Math Facts for 2Nd Grader
Asked by K.G. from Fresno
on April 21, 2010
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OK. My 2nd grade daughter is supposed to pass +100 and -100's in 4 minuteswith 100% accuracy by the end of the school year. She has been working on the +100's for mon...
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- Not all children learn the same way. One size fits all academic approaches can be problematic. As others have said, don't punish your child and don't beat yourself u...
- Hi K.. Math is hard for girls especially. It was for me! I'm having my own difficulties with my son and school too. I think it's a struggle for every parent. Chil...
- Wow! You have a lot of advice to sort through! As a fifth grade teacher, I can say it is frustrating when students don't know their time tables (those usually start po...
Growing Pains ?? Help!
Asked by B.H. from Detroit
on March 24, 2008
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Hi I have a few questions on one issue I am having with my 4 year old son. Maybe someone has had this experience and has some appreciated advice for me! Alright here...
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- Hi B.. I myself have never experienced this problem but I wonder if maybe soaking the feet in a warm water before bed would help or even a little foot massage. Not for...
- Without having looked at anyone elses responses I would say that it is probably a "charley-horse". Remember when you were pregnant - they said they might happen. It ...
- B., I used to get cramps in the arches of my feet when I was younger and they ARE painful. Sometimes cramps are a sign of low potassium. Does he like bananas? Al...
