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Seeking Other Mom of Child with Clubfoot
... but as you can see, as she grew, it became less of an important feature in her life, and she certainly is not letting it define her. ...
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- Over 40 years ago my brother was born with bilateral clubfoot and he was casted and had surgery. He did wear braces when he was younger and developing. Although he has...
- My son was just born in December 2007 with bilateral club foot. He was casted at 3 days old and was in his casts for about 7 or 8 weeks. He had only one procedure to c...
- Hi, I am also a teacher and mother of 3. My oldest son was also born with a clubfoot. He had surgery at 6 weeks of age, lots of physical therapy, wore special shoes ...
Striking a Balance Between Saving and Spending
Oct 21, 2009 ... your husband can decide how to define your standard of living for the present and then forecast how that impacts your standard of living ...
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- While I think that it's great that you are planning ahead and trying to be practical, I have to say that you don't seem to have any real issues here financially compar...
- Hi J.- It sounds to me like you and your husband are doing very well financially and have a great safety net in the event that something like a job loss should happ...
- It sounds like you are doing great. I know from talking to financial planners that if you have to choose between retirement versus education, you should first fund re...
Mysterious Illness
... so there was no way to define if it was DEFINITELY diabetes. Another doc stated that she may have been on the verge of congestive heart failure. anyhow. ...
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- My personal opinion is to get a 2nd and 3rd opinion. I know going to hte dr.'s office and getting test run all the time is not any fun at all but they should have been...
- I work for a kidney doctor, and she specializes in this. Call me at Dr. Amina Ahmed's office at ###-###-#### and we can get your mom an appointment if you want. We a...
- I actually had never heard of Nephrotic Syndrome until now. I did a quick google search and found this website: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/nephroti...
Mothers of Boys: Men-makers?
Oct 15, 2009 ... men By not pushing our values onto them but understanding that areal man is not always how we now define it should allow that potential ...
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- Please go read Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson, it is one of the best books on understanding and raising boys, ...
- S., I found the request yesterday disturbing as well. There are so many issues at stake it can be overwhelming and honestly I didn't know where to begin in respondin...
- We can only affect the people in our home, in our community, and respond to the examples we are provided. As parents, we teach by example, that if there's a chore to b...
BM With Many Boyfriends
... step daughter about self esteem and being independant Let her know that the boyfriend or even just friends in her life does not need to define who she is ...
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- I would go to the court... Depending on your area, you may have a lot of rights! In Macomb and Oakland Counties, you can fight to have full custody if there are other...
- This is a hard one. My SS Bm always has a new BF I have only been around for a couple of years. In that time she has had at least 5 boyfriends. One that severly bea...
- I can understand your concern. It is hard to sit back and let someone else make decisions that are ultimately going to affect this little girl who you obviously love ...
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Complains of Eye Pain
Define strange...the reflextion of the flash in her eyes...was the reflection in the same spot on each eye? If it was in the middle of one eye and off to ...
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- My son is 3 and he has eye problems. I first noticed it in pictures, his eyes didn't seem to be in alignment with one another. I took him to Riley Ophthomology and th...
- Hun, you really need to get a second opinion. I would go see your family physician and have them refer you to the next best doctor. Eye doctors over look alot in chil...
- You say a brief exam...can you describe what they did in the exam? They should have had each eye covered one at a time and have her identify objects, dialate her eyes ...
Need Help with Cloth Diapers
Partly to define "his" sleeping space (we co-sleep as well) and partly b/c I think it is softer than the pad. So if he does leak I just have to change the ...
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- Don't fold in the second diaper. Put the second diaper in with the first diaper so that they look like one diaper. With my son I had to eventually triple diaper him. I...
- Wool covers are a lifesaver for nighttime us. My favorites are: Soakers: http://www.punkinbutt.com/organic-wool-soaker-cover-p-2360.html These are great for nig...
- try searching u-tube for videos on various prefold fold options. I have heard sometimes that jelly roles or bikini rolls or other various different fold methods might ...
Help Needed with Homeschool
Maybe you need to define for yourself why you are homeschooling and what your goals are for you and for your family. We let our children tell us what they ...
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- Dear W., I think the first thing I would do is to give up a few things. When my kids were younger, we gave up on having a clean house and homemade dinners every ni...
- Dear W., I have been "homeschooling" for several years. My oldest is 26 now, my youngest is 8. I know that there are parents out there that are successful with ...
- Hi W., It sounds like you are already doing a great job with your kids, Homeschooling is not easy and the first year or two is the toughest I think. You and your kid...
Does Anyone Have a Second Grader with an "Invention" Project for School?
Help her define it and explain how it needs to "work". Then help her make a model of it or draw it. Have fun! Kids have great ideas they get excited about ...
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- My son made in scouts a bird feeder. You take a pine cone, rub peanut butter all over it and roll it in bird seed. Then you tie a really long string on it and you ca...
- The bird feeder jogged my memory (I have teenagers now!). I remember a girl in elementary school doing an "invention" and the bird feeder was on a post...to keep the ...
- What is your daughter interested in? I teach a science class at the YMCA and have tons of projects...does this need to be something she invents on her own, something s...
Husband That Drinks
They define a drinking problem as "when the other person's drinking is causing problems in the relationship". You don't have to be OK with calling him an ...
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- Please look into Al-anon, a support group for families of alcoholics. They have so much they can help you with because all of them have loved ones who are ruining the...
- I do not think you're overreacting, but unfortunately, people with drinking problems can remain in denial for years. It's possible that if you left him that would be h...
- Hi N., You are in a tough spot in your life, but you do have choices in what you can do. Having some kind of support system is absolutely a must in a situation like t...
