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Car Booster Seat High Back or Low
The low back boosters wont work for your kidcuz he's too short and they dont have .... type booster You can raise the back as your daughter gets taller ...
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- If your car has head support it is not necessary to have a high back booster.
- I'd call your local Highway Patrol Carseat Division. They are so helpful. They cannot give you a recomendation but they can tell you the law. I cannot remember for ...
- Hi mom, I felt the need to write as I have a 4 year old at the same weight and we just recently went through the same discussions. Please take a look at the new r...
Needing Ways to Handle Child with ADD?
Which cost a bundle of money. My advise to you the behavior never get better with age and .... My mom was able to raise me, a very ADHD child, without meds. ...
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- Hi A., Haven't check my email lately. I got my son off all his ADD meds by give him 3 oz of Xango everyday. It also got rid of his asthma....nice side effect. Thi...
- Please have your sister put the kid back on his meds. She is really doing him a misjustice by not keeping him on his meds. He will not be able to concentrate at scho...
- I was an education major at SHSU and thought the same as your sister.....we should not medicate our kids. However, I had a very intelligent professor put it to me like...
Birthday Party Ideas
Oct 6, 2009 ... of silly string for each kid and let them go at it in the backyard. ... to do that this year since pizza can definitely raise the cost. ...
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- Hi M.! I have an AWESOME idea for a cake alternative for you! Either bake cupcakes or have your local bakery do it if you dont have time (its inexpensive to have the ...
- For my son's 5th birthday, he wanted a Power Ranger theme. We told the kids to dress up in their favorite superhero costume (most had them from Halloween and one even...
- Dear M., Good day, I have a suggestion you may want to consider! I hold my girls birthday parties at public parks! Like Quiet Waters. The kids have playgrou...
Being Separtated
Independence is a good thing but it comes with a cost You have to be self reliant .... Is It Ever Okay to Leave Your Kid in the Car at the Gas StationATM ...
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- I can understand living with the in Laws but have you and your husband thought about moving into an apartment to work things out. It sounds like the in laws are more o...
- J., Not sure what advice I can offer, but your husband needs to think about the amount of stress he is putting on his child. When my son's father and I began trying...
- Hi J., I don't have advice really. I just read your post and I can feel the anger and hurt you are feeling. Dealing with in-laws is so very hard. I have a crazy...
Undecided About Having Another Child...
... that it is far more important to raise an emotionally healthy child with a ..... I knew about bills and the cost of the AC when I was like 8 years old. ...
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- I don't think giving your daughter a sibling should be a concern. I'm an only child as is my daughter ... and not all siblings get along or even like each other. Y...
- Dear Ann Marie, Choosing whether or not to have another child is always a big decision whether you have one child or 3. I was told I could never have any children, so...
- Good luck with a hard decision. To make things easier for your decision, have you considered asking about a genetic test to rule in or out the auto-immune disease ...
Advice - Non-stop Sports with 1 Parent (Divorced) That Wants a Break
I don't think this is a purely "my divorced kid is suffering because of *my* ... being able to "afford" something, so just scoffing the cost is not helpful. ...
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- Hi C., Just a few thoughts: All four parents of this young girl (natural and step-parents) should be working together as a team (pardon the metaphor) to raise the 13...
- Celest, You married a man with a child and now you have a child of your own and are having a 2nd child soon. You want more of his time, which will require a break ...
- C., I am a parent of 4 children who at one time were all involved in sports. My husband was not much help with transporting them to where they needed to be all at th...
Income Taxes for Babysitting
If the people want to claim this as a tax write off you should raise your rates .... Is It Ever Okay to Leave Your Kid in the Car at the Gas StationATM ...
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- I haven't been in your exact situation but I was self employed for 3 years and had to fill out the schedule C. As a daycare provider in your home the biggest deductio...
- You can go here to figure up an amount to write off for food. http://familychildcaretaxes.com/tax_tips_article.php?blRecordNumber=82 You have to figure up all amoun...
- Some things you might be able to claim are percentage of utility bills, A/C and heat, electric, gas, water, carpet and upholstery cleaning, snow removal, lawn care se...
Question for Sahms from a WannaBe
Well I have 5 kids that are close in age and working costs more than staying home ..... Is It Ever Okay to Leave Your Kid in the Car at the Gas StationATM ...
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- My fiance is a construction worker, and only making $30K a year. I tried to be a SAHM, and wasn't able to make it with the finances, so then I became a nanny, and that...
- Hi A.! My name is A.. I recently quit my secretarial job so I could stay home every day with my 4 month old son. The cut in pay was hard, so when I heard about a...
- Hey, I am a stay at home mom of a 2 year old little boy and a 3 month old baby girl! Not too long ago, I searched for what seemed like forever to find the perfect way ...
Stealing at Age 11
Oct 28, 2009 ... I didn't raise a big stink there. Now he swears he found it on the ground, ..... on the ground at school and we thought he stole it from another kid. ... or attempt to 'make him pay' for something that has no real cost ...
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- Stick with your punishment. If you said No TV, Computer, for how ever long, then stick with it. He'll learn. Please do not be angry; but understanding that "people ma...
- Dear E., I can understand how you feel. It is heartbreaking when you are trying to raise the kids and teach them all the values and stuff. I have three boys too and...
- Sometimes smart people make stupid choices. If you say he's never done anything like this before, then this time getting caught trying out something dumb may nip that ...
Relatives Birthday Parites
Oct 13, 2009 ... I thought she would have said yes and we could share the cost. ..... Just relish in the fact that you're trying to raise your child w/principals & values ...
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- I think you have a lot of great advice on here. Unfortunately, you can only be responsible for you and your own children, and cannot control what your sister in law d...
- Hello M., Don't worry, there are always going to be people who mis-understand, or who are just looking to post something ugly, it somehow makes them feel better. ( BTW...
- Hi there, Well, in my experience over the last 12 years with birthday parties----these extreme parties are not really about the kids, it's all about the Mom. At 3,...
