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Sandbox Sand or Pea Gravel in Surburban MD
My personal belief is that while of course you don't want them playing in filth, a little dirt never hurt anybody. Now, if you have a sandbox with a cover, ...
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- Try Home Depot. The people who work in these stores are quite helpful. I got my kid's sandbox sand at Hechingers, which is no longer in business, but the folks who w...
- Toys R Us sells playground sand. If you think of all the things that eventually get into it (leaves, bugs, rain, dirt, mulch, etc) I think it is safe unless your child...
- Sorry F., I don't have any actual advice, but "Safe" sand!? Oh brother. I may be wrong but it sounds a whole lot like someone trying to get you to buy something you do...
What to Do with the Middle Child?
His sensitivity comes from a belief that how he performs dictates how much he is loved. If you can break this now you will save him from the workaholism ...
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- Hello J., my name is S. and I know exactly how you feel. I have three boys and my middle son is 6 years old and he does exactly the same thing. I don't feel that I n...
- This request tugged at my heart because I myself am a middle child!! So speaking from experience, I do believe that there really is a such thing as middle child syn...
- Give him as much attention as he needs. If you do not meet his needs he will as he ages turn elsewhere to have those needs met. If you know God ask him to show you h...
Strict Schedule
My personal belief is that children are members of the family and have needs. If we respect their basic needs, feed them, allow them rest, give them space ...
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- A., Every child is different so it's hard to say what will or won't work for your family. With my both my children, we worked around the family schedule. We try to g...
- I respect my child's need to sleep, therefor I'm very protective of the nap schedule. My personal belief is that children are members of the family and have needs...
- This is all a personal choice and what works better for your family. We had a schedule that was able to be stretched from time to time and i didn't really ever leave a...
To Test or Not to Test? Chorionic Villus Sampling Test for Down's Syndrome
My personal belief is that even if it comes back positive for downs, that I wouldn't terminate the pregnancy, so why take it and run the chance of having a ...
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- Hi N.! Congratulations. I am also pregnant and have a 4 yr old son and with both pregnancy's I chose not to have the test taken. My personal belief is that even if ...
- N., I had the screening test done, My doctor told me it was my choice and if my blood screening came back bad then I could do the amnio, and everything came back norm...
- This is coming from a mom with a Downs child. My question is, will it change what you do? What is sad is that since more doctors are recommending these tests be done...
13/14 Year Old Supervision? or Not?
My belief is that you need to give them some responsibility at this age so they can make better choices later. What are you going to do a few years from now ...
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- Yes you should supervise your child! As you mentioned you dont need to "hover" over her or her friends but definately be a "presence" in her activites whether she l...
- I think your way of doing it is the right way to do things. Sounds like your daughter is much more responsible because of it. As a former wild child, I think clear bou...
- C. I teach 8th graders, and I completely agree w/you. I see many different types of parents and kids, and the kids who are allowed to do pretty much whatever they ...
When to Start Preschool and Where
It is Christian based but if that doesn't suit you, you can easily adapt this curriculum to whatever your belief is. I loved using this and the books are ...
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- Co-op preschools are run by the parents. Parents hire the teachers and work one day in the classroom each week. I was in co-op myself years ago and my daughter is star...
- Hello, As a former teacher the only thing they need right now is your time. "preschool is really not necessary and it sounds like she knows a lot already. Jus...
- S., There is a lot of controversy around preschool. Some parents think that they HAVE to put their kids into preschool so that they get and extra year of education...
Music Classes near Broomfield, CO
I really think that in our area (I lived in T.'s county for a long time and now live close by) there is a huge belief in scheduling all kinds of things for ...
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- I also had a great experience with Jane Smolens and Music Together and the Mountain Song music studio. Music Together is a national program and there are other places ...
- I just enrolled my 2 yr old daughter in an awesome music class in Boulder. It is called Music Together. Both your 1 yr old and 3 yr old can be in the same class too ...
- Hi T., My name is M. and I moved to Boulder 8 months ago from Iowa. I moved here as my 2 kids are now both in college in Washington state so I'm alone and thought th...
Hypothyroid Diagnosis and Pregnant
Sep 8, 2009 ... The belief is that it 'could' be responsible for 4 of my 5 miscarriages. However , my endocrinologist always said that as long as I'm ...
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- I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism almost 15 years ago - i take synthroid - have two healthy children and had no difficulties conceiving - nor did I have any pregnanc...
- I had two babies while diagnosed with having a hypER thyroid disease and conceived and successfully had two happy healthy babies. While they are not the same, my unde...
- First, let me say that your thyroid should be treated to bring it back into the normal range. If you plan another pregnancy,my advice to you is to see a qualified Boar...
Kids and Beauty Products
My belief is that when you feel they are really responsible enough to use them properly (with supervision still, of course), then it should be fine. ...
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- I HIGHLY recommend going to ewg.org It's environmental working group. They have a data base of over 1,000 personal care products and how toxic they are. The problem...
- great clips and cost cutters make great kids lines of gels, hair spray and shampoos that are safe for kids also my pediatritian said if that is too spendy buy the very...
- if you go to great clips they have a line of kids hair products including hair gels and hair wax for spiking hair. I found it to be very reasonably priced. and its s...
10 Month Old Only Wants to Sleep with Us and Wont Fall Asleep Alone
Good luck... pick a belief that you feel strongly about and stick to it! Parenting and learning (teaching, too) is all about CONSISTENCY. (I'm a teacher, ...
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- please check out the website askdrsears.com it is full of great sleep info. And it talks about the draw backs of letting a baby "cry it out" there are alternatives t...
- hi M., i know your feeling with this situation. about a year and a half ago we went on a trip out of state and our daughterat that point was sleeping on her own ju...
- Hi M., I have two children, a boy age 6 and a girl age 4... My son went through that same kind of seperation thing when he was a baby. My husband had the great idea...
