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Christmas Gift for Brother-need Creative/out of the Box Ideas
Asked by J.C. from Rockford
on November 28, 2011
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I am kind of at a loss as of what to get my brother for Christmas. I am hoping someone can point me to a website or store I can check out. He's about 40 with three d...
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- There is a store in downtown Naperville called Marbles: The Brain Store that has a lot of neat stuff. I don't think it's a chain but maybe they have a website or cat...
- Look up sticky stones. I love them! Basically, really strong magnets that you can do all kinds of cool stuff with. I am almost 30 and love playing with them as do my k...
- Try thinkgeek dot com ... they have weird, neat stuff!
Help! My Son Has Figured Out How to Turn on the Dishwasher
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on April 10, 2009
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Hi Moms - I hope one of you has been through this and can give me something.
My son has figured out how to lock the dishwasher and turn the dial to on. Yikes. My d...
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- Safety First makes several types of locks. You can go to their website and see them. They also make a lock for the stove. I have one for my dishwasher that works gr...
- Have you tried onestepahead.com? THey have the coolest "gadgets" for babies and kids! Chrissy
- I'd just turn off the electricity to the dishwasher. That way, he'd push buttons all he wanted, but nothing exciting would result. The power switch for our dishwashe...
Toy Problem!!
Asked by K.K. from Cleveland
on October 29, 2006
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I have a toy question. I will be the first to admit that my kids have too much! But now it is so much that it is starting to annoy me and I don't know how to stop it. ...
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- I have an almost three year old son that has too many toys also and is starting to be controlling & selfish with these toys...So, we made some ground rules...When we a...
- When it comes to the old toys you can either have a yard/garage sale or donate them to a women's shelter for women that have childern. For christmas buy more toys that...
- Oh K.... Christmas must be coming....I swear I go thru the same thing every year and vow "enough is enough"! I am definitely a believer of less is more (and believ...
8 Year Old Will Not Eat
Asked by F.E. from Green Bay
on July 6, 2008
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Help! I know this question has been asked a million times but I need help. I have an 8 almost 9 year old daughter who's eating habits have slowly gotten worse over t...
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- I know this is going to sound odd but you will have better luck not trying to force her to eat food. Kids don't liked to be naged and told what to do. The more you t...
- I don't have too much advice, because I have a similar situation with my 8 year old daughter (9 years this month). She had not been a picky eater as of yet and hasn't...
- There are some items out there that will help with nuturition. Like ensure or pedisure (some say it tasts better). How about just cutting everything up for her in ve...
Should I or Could I Do Anything? Child Not Eating Well
Asked by S.S. from Detroit
on June 28, 2009
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My 22 month old daughter has really been testing the independence boundaries. There are a million stories to go along with that first sentance but I will leave it to o...
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- Offer other things with her favorites and don't worry... She will expand her food horizons when she is ready. Perhaps mix small pieces of hotdog or broccolli in her ma...
- S.; well usually kids dont eat much , you are doing your best for her to eat well, thats fine, youd be surprised how bored us parents get with the meals of our childre...
- She obviously can only eat what you give her. Mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, crackers, etc are highly processed and hold little nutrional value. Fruit is good. I ...
Premade Meals
Asked by C.Z. from Omaha
on September 11, 2012
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So my other question caused this question. I am going to start taking one day out of the weekend to premake meals for the week. We are not scared of eating leftovers s...
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- Personally, I find that by the time you get out the frozen things and thaw them and/or reheat them you don't end up saving much time, if any. But washing and shopp...
- You've gotten a lot of great answers -- some new ideas I'm going to have to try. I agree that Pinterest is an awesome reference. I also have a Betty Crocker Slow coo...
- I LOVE my crockpot! This weekend I cooked 4 meals on Sunday. I bought a 7 pound package of chicken breasts from Sam's Club and I made the following... Baked Chick...
Gift Ideas for 3 Year Old Boy
Asked by R.B. from San Antonio
on October 6, 2006
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hi all,
i wanted to get some suggestions about gifts for my son's upcoming birthday for myself and the guests. people have been nice enough to ask me what to bring...
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- wooden blocks or those big legos for kids, music, books
- Have you tried the my first leappad. It looks like a school bus or they have it just in blue and you buy different books that go with it like thomas the train, dora, ...
- My son just turned 3 on September 12, and we got him a race car set that you shake up the cars and put them on the track to race. Also, you might want to look at leap...
Why Do People Buy Greeting Cards?
Asked by K.F. from Salinas
on February 14, 2012
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I personally have not bought a Hallmark type card in 20 years. I hear people complain about how expensive they are and the times I've looked in the card section I was ...
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- I personally much prefer a heart felt note. But my husband really likes cards. I get them at Dollar General for 50 cents each. He loved the one I gave him today. W...
- I have started buying cards at the Dollar Store exclusively. The only cost $.50 or $1.00 as compared to a regular drugstore. I refuse to pay the prices at the regular ...
- I think those greetings are often cheesy. I have some nice notecards that are blank and if I need to send a card, I wrote a personal message from my heart on it, no...
Birthday Cake That Is Safe for Dairy Allergy Sufferers
Asked by S.F. from Boston
on November 11, 2009
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We are planning a very small, simple home birthday party with a homemade cake for our daughter's 6th birthday. We know one of her guests is allergic to dairy. I was p...
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- I would check wiht the parents...my daughter was allergic to dairy as a child but could eat it if it was baked into something like a cake... I have found that soy m...
- That is very considerate of you. My niece is allergic to milk and my sister travels to every party with a pre-frostd cupcake! Hannaford-brand cake mixes are generally ...
- That is tough, I am pretty sure you can substitute. Maybe talk to the mom of the child, she would be very familar with what her child can eat. Is there soy cream chees...
When Someone Says Their Child Is Advanced for Their Age...
Asked by P.S. from Houston
on November 28, 2011
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What do they really mean? Is their child 8 yrs old and can apply the pythagorean theory to how a tree can grow on Mars? Or can their child take one look at a piano a...
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- For me there are so many different ways to be advanced. We have 2 kids. One seems to have been born with an "advanced" verbal part of his brain. He's just always been ...
- I have to agree with M.M. What's the back story here? The examples you use are probably meant to be humorous (I hope) but come across as rather angry. I suspect you ar...
- I think its all a big ego trip for parents or grand parents most of the time to brag about how advanced the child is. I even felt some sense of pride just telling frie...
