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Can You Camp in a Tent with a Toddler? (Or Have Tent, Will Camp)
Asked by S.K. from Chicago
on August 12, 2009
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My hubbie and I must like challenges! We know next to nothing about camping other than bring the marshmallows and bug spray, but we want to try with our 20 month old ...
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- Of course you can!!!!!!!!! Best times of our life pictures, pictures, pictures......... You will be buying a camper next.lol we did try a yogi bearcampground. Pool ...
- I suggest bringing your daughter's pack-n-play if it fits in the tent. She'll be familiar with it and probably sleep better. I would also get her a toddler size chair ...
- We've camped with our son (at 8 months and 11months) twice this year. Never took the pack and play. Our son slept on a pad (used for backpacking)and was fine. Since he...
3 Yr. Old Terrified of Bees....
Asked by J.K. from Cleveland
on April 22, 2010
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My 3 yr. old has never been stung by a bee, nor have bees bothered him in the past, but he has suddenly developed this fear of bees. I took him to the zoo last week a...
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- My son was the same way, right around that same age too. He was terrified of bugs! In his case though, it was ALL bugs. Now, both of my kids are afraid of bees stil...
- oh please let me know how this goes, I am the same way w/ bees.....for no reason at all. thanks for posting this and I wish us both, lol, the best w/ this.
- i have bee phobia as well. So much so that I did a 360 on the highway due to a yellow jacket being in my car!! I'm much better than I use to be, but I really have to f...
My Kids Are Irrationally Scared of Bugs
Asked by S.G. from St. Louis
on March 27, 2008
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We are not even into summer yet and again this year, my kids have begun freaking out of every bug they see outside. This originally started with my oldest daughter, w...
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- Stephanie: First off, sorry you are going through this. My son was terrified of everything involving anyone dressed up. So, of course, any time we went anywhere we ...
- have you thought about going outside with them a couple times, and find some harmless rolly pollies or ants to show them? be all excited and show them how fun outside ...
- Check out some books on bugs, get one of the bug catchers and let them 'take care' of them, talk to them about bugs. How they have families too and how they play an i...
Birthday Gift for a 5 Year Old
Asked by K.K. from Reading
on August 8, 2008
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Here's a strange request for you. My 5 year old son has been invited to a birthday party for one of his friends who is turning 5. The boys play together every couple...
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- K., My suggestion would be to try to get something from Veggie Tales having to do with the "Pirates Who Don't Do Anything." They have a "Pirates Who Don't Do Anyth...
- Hi K., Hey--if you don't get responses for a specific book--don't forget about the possibility of getting him a gift card--maybe to Barnes & Noble or Borders? My son...
- I also agree with Kim about the Magic Treehouse series of books. One that I'm reading with my 8 yo is about pirates. I also like the dress up outfit idea. What abou...
Really Irritating? Movie Toys Geared Towards Too-young Kiddos....
Asked by J.G. from Minneapolis
on February 1, 2012
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I am so frustrated with the whole marketing thing lately. Toys for movies like Toy Story 3, for example, marketed to his age group from movies I'd never let him watch....
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- Ummm ... my son has been watching the original Batman from 3ish and he can tell the difference between real and a Batman Cartoon and does not "act it out" or anything ...
- Try shopping and setting up gift registries (for relatives looking for a gift for your son) at stores where the aim is to avoid the typical "commercial" toys. You mig...
- Interesting comments thus far! Yes its frustrating but I return gifts I don't care for. I took my kids to see puss and boots and was shocked by the opening science. Th...
Is My Son OCD?
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on November 30, 2007
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I have an almost 4 year old son that seems to "obsess" over certain things. One month its spiders, one month its the toilet flushing when he is near it, this month it...
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- Your son, while he is probably a lot like you AND probably feeds off of it when you are stressed, is most likely not OCD. It is totally normal for four year olds to b...
- R., Your son is not OCD he is just a very smart, curious little boy. My son would get on one subject and talk about it insistently. You may also be placing some o...
- Most likely, no. Not right now. Right now he is going through the "normal" developmental fears and probably has a great imagination. He can't tell the difference be...
Halloween Costume, 7Yo Boy
Asked by V.M. from Erie
on September 25, 2010
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I'm pondering something and would like some gentle opinions.
My son is 7 and is looking for a halloween costume. , I am not afan of spongebob, iron man, black spid...
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- My mom was handy like you (and I am OH SO ENVIOUS - LOL). She once made me a scarecrow costume....overalls, plaid shirt and a little hay "stuffed in", plus the straw ...
- If you take the puppy with you trick or treating... he could be a fire hydrant. :P My brother liked dressing up as a girl for halloween... Not obvious like drag, b...
- Our daughter went as a bat one year. In Austin, we have one of the largest colonies of Mexican Freetail Bats living under one of our downtown bridges.. Is your city or...
Quotes
Asked by M.H. from Minneapolis
on March 21, 2010
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What is your favorite quote?
3 Yo Extremely Afraid of Bugs
Asked by E.K. from Lawrence
on July 3, 2008
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I am hoping someone out there has some helpful advice! My dtr has recently decided she is terribly afraid of bugs. It started with ladybugs that were in our house, to ...
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- I have found out reading books to childre nabout bugs helps. Where I live we have a Ruge center that has free programs on outside life. They have it adapated to childr...
- One of the first things you probably need to do is try to find out the best you can, where the fear came from. I know that might be hard with the language barrier at ...
- Relax, yours is not the only one who reacts this way. At this age they are just starting to really understand the world around them is not all good. My daughter went...
Great Books on Tape? (Or Cd....)
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on March 26, 2010
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Hey moms,
My little girl has given up naptime....woe is me! She is great at just having a quiet time though where she stays in her room and plays quietly (with poni...
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- If you have a cassette recorder you could actually make some of your own. Her quiet time could also include some learn to read books to help her get a head start for s...
- We love Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman. It comes with a book and audio CD read by the author. He is not dry at all but a natural storyteller ( I would think ...
- Scholasitc book orders will many times have cds and books and sometimes are in sets of 4. The prices seem to be fairly reasonable. If you know anyone in a school set...
