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Would This Be Good the Day After Baking?
Asked by M.W. from Dallas
on December 21, 2007
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My daughter found this bread she'd like to have Christmas day. It's quite involved; I don't want to spend several hours Christmas morning preparing it for our lunch. C...
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- Hi M., It will be best one or two days after baking, unless you have a way to keep it really fresh. After baking the wreath, leave it out long enough to thoroughly...
- It should be good for 3-4 days. Sometimes things like that are actually better the next day because all the flavors have time to mix
- I agree with the previous posts. I bake avidly and the best thing to do is leave it out of the fridge and wrap it in an airtight container. Leave it at room temperatur...
What Is Reasonable Behavior for a 18Mo Old?
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on December 21, 2007
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Hello all!
I have a wonderful 18mo old daughter who is adventurous and inquisitive. My mother is coming to our home for Christmas and she wants to bring an electric ...
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- I have had the same problem with my MIL for years. Her expectations is way out of line for babies and young toddlers. She wants to sit back and relax with a glass of...
- I think you're right. I have a 20 mos. old that knows the word "no" but she still has her limits and she would definately try to play with it. Just stick to your guns ...
- My opinion and I could be totally off, but I don't think that you should be questioning your daughter's behavior. I think that since she is coming to YOUR home you ha...
Time Management Tips
Asked by B.F. from Lubbock
on January 13, 2008
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Just curious how other working moms manage their busy schedules?
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- I'm not exactly sure what you need help with, but here are some of the things I do. I am a working mom of 1 FT job, a PT job 2 nights/week and a PT job where I work fr...
- With a full time job and my Mary Kay Cosmetics business part-time I was taught to make a 6 most important things to do list every night. Sometimes it's up to 10; but n...
- I find that just having a schedule or a routine works best for my family. I have 2 children, ages 5 and 2 and I have a full-time job as well. The key is delegating a f...
What Should Be Considered When Thinking About Having a 3Rd Child?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on December 12, 2007
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For some reason the topic has come up like crazy in the last few months. Both our parents are really pushing for another grandchild. My husband and I want to sit dow...
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- I think that sanity should be highly considered! :) Sorry just trying to be funny. I have two and I'm pretty sure I'm done. If I spread myself out to thin I won't be...
- C., My 3 girls are grown, so I am speaking from the perspective of looking back. We adopted our first, so both bio-daughters were a surprise. The first 2 were less t...
- Well, good question. As a mom to 3 boys ages 4.5, 3 and 15months, one thing I would make sure you have enough money. it is expensive having a family of 5 and if you ha...
PottyTraining
Asked by S.Z. from Houston
on January 20, 2008
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Does anyone have any ideas how I should get my 2 year old son to have an interest? He knows when he has to go, but refuses to sit on his potty. And now that he has had...
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- Buy the book 'Pottytraining In Less Than A Day' and skip right to the part that they use the doll and show the child how to potty, then rewarding the doll. This book i...
- He's still pretty young. Potty training is something I don't like to push, and like everything else, I take the child's lead. He will eventually be ready and will let ...
- Let him try peeing standing up like a big boy. Give him some cheerios in the potty to aim at. In the summer (if you live in a private area) you could let him pee out...
Needing to Wean One Year Old from Breastfeeding!!
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on February 10, 2008
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My daughter turned one in January. She would never take a bottle and is just now starting to truly drink from a sippy cup. I had her down to four breastfeedings a day,...
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- my sister in law suggested this for me my son was 3 and still breastfeedinf no problem but need him to stop for similar reasons. she said have the child with you in ...
- I nursed both my daughters for a year. Weaning was harder with the second one but had similar problems with both. Neither wanted a bottle. I started by warming soy ...
- First, call La Leche League and see if they have any ideas about breastfeeding and your medication and weaning. A lot has changed and many of the drugs that were no-n...
Potty Training
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on January 16, 2008
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I am in a loss here. My son is 32 months and isn't showing any interested in potty training. A few months back he was doing well then he stopped and back tracked. I'm ...
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- I bet he is regressing when he is with his dad if they are not working with him. If you and his dad get along, maybe you should just sit down and say you need his help...
- With mine, I just waited until they were ready. They were all a little over 3 but never had accidents. They just decided they wanted big girl / big boy undies and th...
- Dear M., I hope this finds you well. My second son also was "delayed" with potty training. He would go forward and backwards many times. I found that if I pushed, ...
9-Year-old Won't Clean Her Room for Anything
Asked by C.B. from Houston
on February 15, 2008
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I have 9-year-old twin girls who share a room. The "older" of the two cleans up after herself pretty well, but the "younger" one is a complete slob. She has not been...
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- Tak her things away. Then start on an incentive plan. Also, try one on one time. Maybe she's acting out and needs "special" time with mommy and daddy.
- When I was growing up #7 of 8 children, we were taught to pick up after ourselves or our privileges were taken away along with that we got a spanking on the buttox. ...
- I just went to www.housefairy.org that was posted and I wish I had heard about that a long time ago. I have a 12 year old and even though she would not believe there ...
Two Yr Old Meltdowns
Asked by G.A. from Tyler
on January 17, 2008
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Ok, I know a lot of you are going to tell me its the "terrible two's", and maybe its true, but I don't really like that label.
My son will be two next week, and f...
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- Is something going on at daycare? Is he being picked on?
- First I would find out from the daycare if he is taking a nap and if so how long. It could be that when he comes in after eating his snack he may need a little 30 min...
- Has his 2 yr molars come in yet? They can be very painful. If it's not his teeth and he is just trying out new behaviors- I would ignore the undesired behaviors and no...
Help!! Temper Tantrums
Asked by A.R. from Dallas
on February 4, 2008
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My 18 mos. old son has started to throw very violent temper tanturms, where he will bang his head on the floor and hit me. I have never been through this with a child...
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- You've got some good advice. One practical tip for ignoring, does he have his own room? If so set up a playpen in his room every morning, when the temper tantrum start...
- When my son was little he would throw the most awful tantrums now he is 10 and is ADHD but the only thing that worked even after talking to his Dr and reading books. I...
- you may try holding him facing out so he will not have a chance to hit you or kick you , hold his arms and tell him that when he stop and listen to you ,you will let h...
