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Is It Too Soon to Discipline My 1 Year Old?
Asked by L.B. from Boston
on June 3, 2008
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My daughter will be 1 year old in a few days, and lately she has been a little hard to handle. I try to tell her no when she does something she needs to learn not to d...
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- My daughter is 16 mos, so I completely understand. At 1 - it is hard to discipline them, I personally have found that being consistent with my daughter has helped....
- Hi L., I have a 13 month old and have been disciplining her since around 9 months (that's when she started walking). I actually tell her things like don't touch or do...
- Hi L., I think that it's absolutely OK for you to start disciplining your almost 1 year old. We have been disciplining our 17 month old for quite a while. Yes, some...
Pink Eye W/no Insurance
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on March 25, 2010
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ok moms, no judgements please...i had to drop our insurance a couple months ago b/c the premiums doubled. long story short, we still have no insurance. my son had a gu...
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- I've read the responses, they are good ones. One more note though, if it doesn't go away...my daughter gets pink eye at least once a year. A couple of years ago I co...
- First off it may not be pink eye. I had similar, my sister did, my grandson did, a friend did, none of which I am around and it is everywhere right now. I went to an...
- Pink eye will eventually clear on it's own, but it's contagious the entire time you have it. If you buy the eyedrops without insurance, it'll run you around 60 bucks....
Advice Needed for Minimizing Small Business Debt
Asked by M.D. from St. Louis
on October 15, 2008
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I left the corporate world and decided to make my own job after my whole department was laid off. I worked in Aviation for nearly 15 years. I seemed to be lucky enou...
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- I would strongly reccommend that you check out www.daveramsey.com. My husband and I went through his Financial Peace University about 18 months ago and I can't tell y...
- I would advise you to contact your creditors. You can ask them to lower your rates, but don't stop there. If you have a reasonable amount of money that you can affor...
- www.daveramsey.com this is all the direction you'll need.
To Drug or Not to Drug?
Asked by J.D. from Chicago
on May 3, 2009
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I'm going on a 4 1/2 hour plane trip with my 18 month old at the end of the month. I could not afford to get her her own seat, so she's travelling on my lap. We were o...
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- I definitely wouldn't drug her. while the risks are slight, they are still there and I don't think it is worth it for the sake of one day. Benadryl is off the market n...
- Don't drug is my thought on the matter.
- In case you are still seeking information I have some ideas that might make traveling easier. I have taken my now 18 month old on 23 plane flights and have found many...
View Game Time as Being Selfish and Shirking Life Duties
Asked by S.C. from Boston
on April 17, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I have a husband that has never seemed to have grown up. In saying that, what I mean, is that he'll sit down in front of the Tv to play his playstation, ...
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- Hi S., Wow! I have felt exactly like you at one time or another. Since I had my third baby (6 mos ago) I have been staying home. I've worked outside of home all of ...
- Hi S., It sounds like Dad is addicted to these games and doesn't see how much work you are doing. I think men don't realize how much Moms do and they are very will...
- OMG I know exactly how you feel. Mine comes home from work and plays around on the computer for hours while I make dinner, bathe the kids, and then put them to bed an...
How to Reach a Parent in Denial?
Asked by D.S. from New York
on April 2, 2013
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One of the most difficult part of being a director of a preschool is when I have to speak to a parent with concerns on their child's development. I have a family that ...
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- I can imagine that most parents with kids on the spectrum are in denial at first. You know that early intervention can help, but they are still coming to terms with t...
- Because you are a Director of the school their son attends, but you are also familiar with them on a personal level... to me, no matter what you do they will see you a...
- I have to be honest with you, I do not think it is your place to "push" the parents into interventions or treatment. They have gotten their child evaluated, they are o...
Questions About Going to Church??
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on April 17, 2011
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First off do you believe that if you don't go to church but are still religious you will go to heaven? What does going to church mean to you and your kids? We were goi...
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- If God has this omnipotence thing working for him, he knows where I am and that I'm basically a good person. If he takes attendance every week and will allow me to fr...
- To me being religious is more than about going to church. It's me, how I act, and what I do every day. I do go to church and for me and my husband, we have 3 small k...
- I think the majority of religious persons will agree that church attendance doesn't dictate whether you will go to heaven or not. Most people attend church to be spiri...
Fun, Free Things to Do with a 6 and 2 Yr Old
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on May 30, 2009
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My great grandchildren will be here for a week. They come all the way from Alaska for a month in Texas. The Odessa family is taking the to Carlsbad. The Austin family ...
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- Check with guidelive.com and they list activities and events, not all are free, but some are free or low cost. One of my boy's favorite thing to do is to ride the DART...
- Sounds like you have a lot of great ideas from the other moms so I will go a different direction. If the other families are running the kids around on site seeing tri...
- Metroplex Moms always has a great calendar of things to do. We just went to a free junior fishing event yesterday in Carrollton-it was tons of fun and they provided th...
Couch to 5 K
Asked by L.B. from Philadelphia
on May 26, 2009
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I am looking for motivation from other mom's who were able to get into shape. I have two young children, 1 and 2 y.o. and work full time. The madness of my daily lif...
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- Dear L., as a mom of 2 boys, 13 months and 2 1/2 yr old, that works full time I feel your pain! Prior to children I was able to work out for as long and as often as I...
- I have been using www.nutrimirror.com . It has afood and exercise log. You type in what you have eaten for each day and what exercise you have done. Good luck
- Dear L. B, I don't know if my story will help to motivate you or not... ( I honestly feel no one else can motivate you, it must come from within!) This August wi...
Working Moms
Asked by A.F. from New York
on August 7, 2010
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For those of you who work full-time in a paid position (outside the home) and are moms' I'd like to know how you balance it all. How do you make time to cook, clean, t...
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- I've always worked full-time (since my oldest was 4 weeks old, and I was able to take 2 months off with my younger child). Yeah, it's tough to balance it all. At this ...
- I work full time as a teacher so I am home all summer with my kids and all the holidays. I actually love working and I find I am less tired during the school year then...
- Hi A., I am a full time working mom (and have been all my son's life). I've also been a single parent for the last two years. It IS doable, but it requires that y...
