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What Chores Do You Expect from Your 10 Year Old and What Discipline Do You Use
My daughter helps fold laundry and put away her own clothes. ..... (we do this on a coin system using poker chips) Extra chores and to get her to do certain ...
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- G., I have felt your pain. :) My husband came up with a really neat idea, and so far has worked wonders. (We've had the plan in action about 4-5 months now) First o...
- My 10 yr old sets and clears the table every night (pending homework status). She is also responsible for cleaning up any messes she makes. Also, she can dust the fu...
- I have a 16, 14 & 11 year old. I have one discipline method that really REALLY works with them. If I asked them to do something in the past, I dealt with the same re...
I Hate Being a Working Mom, Advice Please!
... longer to get done because they are unfolding the laundry that you just folded 3 times. ..... So both sides of the coin want what the other side has, ...
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- I hated working too! I worked very hard bringing my daughter into this world and did not want to miss a single moment or milestone. You will have the rest of your life...
- We cut out special items like cable, newspaper, coffees, going to dinner or movies. We unplug everything or turn off our powerstrips. That alone saved us $41 a month. ...
- You and your husband CAN find a way that works. Stay at home Moms ( my older daughter is one) make sacrifices - use ingenuity - work at home -- any and all of the abo...
Anyone Hand Wash Cloth Diapers?
Asked by K.M. from Portland
on March 17, 2009
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We are expecting our second little one, and have decided this time around to use cloth diapers. While I am really excited to be doing so, I'm a little concerned about...
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- we have 30 prefolds and at the peak of washing we did diapers every 3 days. with an almost one yr. old, we have been doing them once every 5 days for a few months now...
- I am so glad you have made this choice. I started cloth on my son when he was 22 months and it has gone great. Although we wash ours in the washer, it can be done by h...
- Wow good luck with this hand washing would be very hard without being able to agitating it may not come clean. I understand the 2.25 each load, you can go 3 days in t...
Moquito Repellant
Asked by M.H. from New York
on April 20, 2009
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My kids are very alergic to Moquito bites, the bite area gets bigger then the size of a dollars coin. I know I have read in the past from everyone about some vitamins ...
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- We have found that Listerine or the store brand repels mosquitoes pretty well. I put it in a mister bottle and spray it on people and around the area. Also, the soli...
- You could try the wipes. A few different brands have them now. I think Off is one of them. Wipe it onto their clothes, not their skin. At least with the wipe, you can...
- I try to feed my kids extra garlic, I eat it too so I don't notice if they smell, but it seems to work. I've also heard of the Bounce dryer sheets trick. We also use ...
Taking a Baby on a Cruise - Yikes!
Asked by E.W. from San Francisco
on December 29, 2008
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We're going on a cruise with my husband's family to celebrate his mother's 70th bday next month and I'm very anxious about how i'm going to pack for a week long trip. ...
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- We just took a 7-day cruise last month (my first cruise). It was with Royal Caribbean, though, not Princess, but I'm sure some things will be the same. About the c...
- Been there. You're going to love it. It's the PERFECT age. We did 11 days with a 12 month old. You didn't say where you were going...we were in Hawaii and they hav...
- Hi E., We cruised with all three of our children at all ages. We had a great time, and experience. Diapers we brought with us, but were able to purchase on our st...
Severe Diaper Rash/Yeast Infection in Toddler That Won't Go Away!
Asked by C.M. from Owensboro
on June 1, 2009
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Hi everyone,
This request is my desperate attempt to find some help! My 19-month-old daughter has had a constant diaper rash of varying degrees since we switched ...
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- Desitin mixed with Maalox works great. Frequent butt washings during the day even if it is the sink and air drying is great.
- Hi. I hope I can help. This may sound weird, but let her soak about 20 minutes in a baking soda bath. It really does work, it is one of the old methods of controlli...
- We did not have anything severe but warm bath with baking soda in the water. Always seemed to help.
Issues
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on May 30, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
Well I decided to get some advice about an issue I've been having. I have a daughter who is going to be 8 years old. For the past 6 months I have been havi...
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- J., When I read your post, I thought that sounds like my daughter. It must have to do with the age, because I have friends that are going through the same things wi...
- Sounds a little like she knows how to manipulate and run the show in your house and is winning. I highly recommend that you and your husband get some marital counselin...
- Hello J.. Wow! You sound like me! I'm a mom of 6 kids 8 and under also. I have to say, I have a very similar problem as far as dirty clothes in dressers goes, but ...
Getting Help from My Husband
Asked by K.C. from Abilene
on October 9, 2008
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I need help! My husband and I have been together for four years, and we have two children (one daughter 20 months, and one son 9 months). I have been working full ti...
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- I know how you feel...I have the same kind of husband. He doesn't help much, but I've found it's best not to expect much from him around the house. He also works an ...
- K., after reading some of the advise, it sounds like you are not alone. Men's focus is on providing for their family and assume you are there for the children, yours ...
- when you get a good answer pass it on to me. i have the same problem with my husband.. and he doesnt even work 7days a week. and i dont even get little gifts like you ...
3 Year Old Will Not Help Clean
Asked by N.S. from Tucson
on September 30, 2009
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Hi moms. I'm getting very frustrated with our nearly 4 year old. Ever since she was old enough, I'd have her help clean up her toys. I suppose I wasn't consistent e...
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- One thing that I do with my youngest daughter (she will be 3 next month) is to let her know in advance that she can play with her playdough IF she helps pick it up aft...
- You have recieved a lot of great advise! I just wanted to add, be consistent! When you said you were going to give her an hour time out, did you? Though an hour is too...
- It is not a 3 year-old's job to clean. It was your choice to have 3 children and so either the house stays messier than you had planned or you will eventually find wa...
Need Reward System for 4 Year Old
Asked by D.J. from Amarillo
on November 18, 2008
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My 4 year old son is constantly asking/demanding new toys when we go places. I don't mind getting him little things here and there, but if it is something big I feel ...
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- You said he lost interest in the reward system. That may be because he wasn't getting rewarded frequently enough. Try pairing small rewards (like a few M&M's or time...
- I have a 4 year old daughter, here is what we started doing. We have colored plastic coins. Each thing she does or can do is worth so many coins. We also have a ban...
- When my daughters were 4, I had the same problem with rewards. I came up with a big sticker chart; and bought a bunch of little bitty stickers and another set of larg...
