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Fun Things to Do During Power Outages . . .
Asked by T.M. from New York
on June 27, 2009
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Hello everyone,
We had some crazy weather in parts of Connecticut today . . . and we ended up losing our power for three hours. My almost 5 year old daughter said ...
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- When the power goes out at my house we usually play board games. My fiance, daughter and I, automattically go to grab games when the power goes out, I've been doing t...
- Depends on the type of storm. Snowstorms are fun to watch. Better yet if you have a gas stove. My mom used to cook popcorn on the gas stove, and we used to make "bets"...
- Please look at Marbleworks, an award-winning battery-free construction toy by Discovery Toys. It was one of our favorites for a very long time. www.toysofdiscovery.com
Fall bday...send to Kindergarten or Keep Home?
Asked by H.R. from Hartford
on March 20, 2008
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My daughter has a late birthday (Dec 7) according to Connecticut's public school guidelines for kindergarten (must be age 5 by Dec 31). If we send her this fall, she'...
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- Hi H., I'm going through something similar...What I was advised was to take in to consideration her development for her age. And, if it will be to her advantage to ...
- Hello H.! I am a single mother of a 15 year old August 22nd baby! I made the decision (as an educator and sadly as a mother ... THEN) to retain my son in Kindergar...
- Hi H. R., I too struggled with this last year (and still this year). My daughter turned 5 in Sept., 2007. She had been in Pre-K the previous year and I had talked t...
Stay at Home Mom Interested in Online Classes
Asked by A.L. from New York
on January 27, 2009
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Has anyone tried to take online classes while being a stay at home mom?
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- I took online classes last semester. My daughter was 5 months old when I began and everything went really well until the tail end when she was up and moving more. Th...
- Hi A., Sorry for the late response, but I'm just catching up on my mamasource email. I haven't been on in awhile because I was studying online to earn my MBA. Well,...
- Yes, I did receive my Montessori Teaching Certification through online classes. I then decided to further my education later on and did online classes with University ...
Hubby Wants to Switch Child to a Private School
Asked by M.M. from Milwaukee
on June 3, 2011
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Our son had a horrible time with 4K last year(pulling on me and crying every day). This year he is in a different school in Kindergarten and my husband says he wants h...
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- hmmm. Your priorities for your son's education are not clear here. You would want him to go where the best curriculum and teachers are, and he will make friends wher...
- I don't understand the last part of your question... but about the private school: Tell your husband that your son loves his classmates and teachers, he enjoys goin...
- There seems to be a MUCH bigger issue here than "should our child go to private school." Please re-read your own post, as if you were reading a stranger's post. Try...
Gifted Child
Asked by S.D. from New York
on April 18, 2009
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I don't know how to say this without feeling like I am over exagerating or bragging, so I will say this and hope it comes out right to someone who can help...
My so...
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- You don't sound like you're bragging at all and congrats to you for continuing to challenge him. Sounds like you're doing such an amazing job with this little prodigy!...
- If you live in NYC there are several gifted and talented schools that you can apply for your son. Check out Hollingworth first because of his age.
- When my son (now in fifth grade) was 2 1/2 he taught himself to read and has always been ahead of the curve. For preschool, we sent him to our local parochial school b...
Troubled Marriage?
Asked by L.M. from Boston
on July 3, 2008
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Hi all. I am a SAHM with my 8 month old little girl. I dearly love my husband - we rarely fight - EXCEPT on one subject.
About twice a month he goes out with friends...
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- L., being a good daddy ALSO means being a good husband. Your daughter's first understanding of what love is all about BEGINS with the two of you. The treatment that ...
- I hate to play devil's advocate but I would just let him go and have his fun. What's the harm. I actually wish my husband would do that more often to blow off steam. B...
- Ok I have to agree with Aimee,we need a little more info...are you upset b/c he gets home @3am?If thats the case,is it b/c he goes "intown"and it takes awhile to get h...
