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Cleaning Out Our Closets Sale!
Asked by K.G. from St. Louis
on August 11, 2006
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IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR A:
DAYBED for your daughter, or for a spare bedroom, or for a college student. We are selling an ornate, pewter daybed with an extra trundl...
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- I may be interested in the large mirror. Do you have a picture that you could email?
- Hi there! I would be interested in the elliptical machine. Could you provide more information or a picture? My email address is ____@____.com, if it's easier to repl...
- Good morning, Kathy. We just moved here from Dallas and are interested in your exercise equipment and mirror. Can you please send us digital photos to ____@____.co...
"Enrichment" Activities Versus Just Playing
Asked by P.R. from San Francisco
on January 5, 2010
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I'm curious to hear from moms of older children and perhaps teachers their opinions on what age parents should push a bit or really care about activities. I have 2 da...
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- I had my daughter in dance class when she was 4. She did great and then for 3 weeks in a row we would get there and she wouldn't go in class. Or would go in but not ...
- I think, since your girls have each other, they just want to play. I was the same way. My mom had me in dance when I was in kindergarten. I didn't like it and mostl...
- I make a conscious effort to under-schedule our two girls. There are times when we had lot's of after school and weekend activities - mainly that time sucker soccer. ...
Olympics
Asked by K.W. from Rochester
on August 13, 2008
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Hi everyone, I was watching the Olympics tonight, 8/12/08, and the girls gymnastics was on. The commentators started telling a story about one of the Chinese girls....
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- That story broke my heart too. The girl had a very solemn looking face - no smiles at all. Makes one think what she is thinking. I wonder if her parents were there ...
- I think that story is sad...she succeeded the Olympic dream -but did she succeed for herself or for her parents???... I think as parents, we all want great things for...
- The Chinese culture is so different from ours that many times we cannot understand their decisions. Parents do control their children and parents are respected. It i...
Seeking Trampoline Input
Asked by K.B. from San Francisco
on August 7, 2009
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So we have definitely decided to get a backyard trampoline. I'd love any advice from families who have one. Best brand, where to buy etc. What do you like about you...
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- I do have a trampoline and my boys have a blast with it. It does come with rules as most know already. If there is more than the weight limit, the springs will fly off...
- invest in the safety net and invest in the weather cover for the mat (the part you actually jump on). We LOVE ours and my kids STILL play on it. We got it when my youn...
- Just wanted to say that our kids LOVE our trampoline. Have fun!
Toddler's Fear of Swimming
Asked by L.W. from Scranton
on April 13, 2008
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I recently took my 2 year old son to swimming lessons and he was absolutely terrified. He cried the entire time and clung to me for dear life! I feel the reason for th...
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- I promise you that your son's fear of water has absolutely nothing to do with the incident last summer. This is why I feel this way. We have a pool in our backyard. ...
- I agree with the other ladies that you should keep exposing him to water. If he is just too too scared to get in, just sit poolside and show him how much fun the kids...
- I am a former swimming instructor, and I worked with tots, too. I was horrified when our 4th child was petrified of the swimming pool at 2 years old. Our 3rd child w...
12 Year Old No Longer Wants to Play Sports
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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My 12 (soon to be 13) year old son has decided he no longer wants to play sports. He has been in baseball, basketball, soccer and/or football for almost 9 years. He ...
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- I think the important thing is that he be involved with SOMETHING. To go from a very busy, highly structured routine of multiple sports to little or nothing gives oppo...
- Is he still interested in the skateboarding or did he lose interest in that as well? If he's still interested in the skateboarding, let him explore that or encourage ...
- First you need to talk to him to find out why he is no longer interested in sports. Maybe he has felt overcommitted all of those years and wants some time to himself....
