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Play Dates
Asked by J.G. from McAllen
on January 17, 2008
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Hi evryone,
I hope that you all ore doing well. I wanted to get your opinions on how you handle play dates for a 5 year old in kinder. My daugher has recently been in...
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- If you wanted to be super diplomatic, you could offer to pitch in with whatever she is 'very busy' with. Maybe she is thinking all her energies will be directed toward...
- my method of dealing with this was to always ask around of the other parents and see if they had spent anytime with this particular family to get a feel of what they t...
- My thoughts are if she does not have time for you how much time will she really have to watch your daughter? We do not allow our kids to go anywhere that we have not m...
Play Area
Asked by C.A. from Syracuse
on March 25, 2010
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I'm looking to put a play area into my yard. It's not very big and I want something the kids can dig in. I was looking at pea gravel in a sand box. Is this a good id...
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- We have a sand box with a cover. (stray cats in the area) I went to the local hardwear store and bought REAL sand. The kids love it! I had bought "made" sand which was...
- When we built my grandsons we used 2x8x10' to put up as the area then put weedblock down in the area to stop weed/grass then filled it with sand. its big enough for hi...
- I had pea gravel at my child care center and it was worse than sand, it also hurts more when you step on it barefooted in the house. Kids put it up their noses, it ...
Play Guns
Asked by J.M. from Atlanta
on October 27, 2007
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I had a question about play guns. I have two boys ages 2 and 3. We are usually good about monitoring what they watch on tv. A couple of months ago at a yard sale I ...
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- I havent read any of the other comments from the other mothers but my husband plays video games like Halo 3 that are based on shooting other people and my son loves wa...
- My husband and I have been going over this issue for years. I was raised in the North and my husband in the South. My mother had a gun, but I was never allowed to touc...
- http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/discipline/alternatives-to-forbidding.html here is a site to some suggestions for dealing with a tough situation..re...
Outside Play
Asked by S.E. from Miami
on October 7, 2008
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Can anyone help me decide on an outside play for my 14 months old. I was thinking of a full size wooden one but everyone says it is too dangerous. What do you guys th...
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- We bought a wooden plaything like the one you show here when my oldest was 5 and my youngest was 1. You definitely don't want to spend the money on something now that ...
- Hi S.! I think the wooden sets are kind of dangerous, myself. By the time your girls are big enough to really use it, the wood might not be looking so good. I bough...
- We have a wooden swing set with a slide for our 3 year old and 20 month old, and we've had it since the little one was nine months old and the older one was just over ...
Play Date??
Asked by D.D. from San Francisco
on February 20, 2008
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I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I recently visited a place called Tumbling Teas.. In Oakland... it was a place for children 2-12 to go play.. climbing... toys......
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- Super Franks in Pleasanton is wonderful! www.superfranks.com Clean and perfect play place for kids 1.5-10
- there's also a place called playcafe in oakland hills, i like that better than tumble & tea, it's much cleaner in my opinion. I don't know one in SF area though.
- "The Jungle" is like a huge (3 "story") hampster trail. There is one in the San Jose area and one in the Concord area. Ideally, it is great for the 3-12 range, but it ...
Play Group
Asked by A.C. from Cleveland
on January 11, 2006
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I live in Uniontown and I am interested in joining a play group or mom's group with my 10 month old daughter. Do you know of any in the area that meet bi-weekly or onc...
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- I've also recently moved here (from Jersey City) & have found the North Canton Friends & Newcomers Club to be quite invaluable for playdates, kid activities, and parti...
- A., I don't know of any play groups, but I think that the Chapel in Green has a club for mothers every week where daycare is provided for a nominal charge.
- I would love to be involved in something like that. I have a 9 month old daughter. Feel free to give me a call. ###-###-####. J.
Play Tents
Asked by A.O. from Dallas
on November 17, 2007
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We are planning on getting a play tent for our 3 yr old for Christmas. Just something she can play in - indoors. But we're having trouble finding any with good revie...
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- Hi A., We bought a "Ryan’s Room" tent from Costco last year and my 3 yr old, 1 year old and large lab play in it all of the time. I have seen a new version of it a...
- They are selling some at Tuesday morning for 15.00 but I don't know the quality. sry
- We got a tent and tunnel from www.littlepeoplescove.com We have the train one, but there are several to choose from. I got it last Christmas and it has stood up to m...
Won't Play with Their Toys
Asked by A.O. from Dallas
on January 14, 2007
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my two and three yr old's won't play with their toys. they go to daycare during the day and when we get home in the evening they stay at my feet while i cook dinner an...
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- My daughter does the same thing when I am in the kitchen and doing chores. I got her a toy broom and kitchen plates, food, etc and found someone giving away a toy kitc...
- First, A., let me just say that I lauged out loud when I read about those two staying at your feet while you cook dinner. What a visual! My first son was like that whe...
- OK here is my suggestion. I don't know what you have tried, but I would suggest that as soon as you all get home spend 10 or more minutes playing, talking, reading, e...
Play Groups
Asked by B.T. from Dallas
on January 26, 2007
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I am looking for a play group for my son who is 3 and daughter who is 10 months. Neither have much contact with other children at this time. I'm not sure if the one's ...
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- I also recommend meetup.com. There are several groups to choose from. Most of the groups will have children in the same age range as yours. I am so glad that I join...
- Welcome, B.. My understanding is that men are certainly welcome on this site. I hope you find a playgroup for your kids and will keep you in mind for those that I am...
- B., I commend you for your commitment to your children. I belong to several playgroups through meetup.com. I will say that most of us are moms but there is definitel...
Play Date or No Play Date?
Asked by C.L. from Minneapolis
on April 10, 2008
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It seems like I have been asking a lot of questions here lately, but the responses have been helpful so here's another one. A new student in my 2nd grade son's classr...
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- I would invite the boy over to your house just to try it out and see how things go. I know alot of kids who are rotten at school and completely differnet in a home en...
- That sounds so sad for many reasons. We have a neighborhood child who seems at times inappropriate and we've found ways to set boundaries so that he can at times play...
- it sounds like the kid has found a connection to your boy with the yugio cards, perhaps he has no other friends and thus a bully (he may be thinking if noone wants to ...
