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Help w/Chore List
Asked by A.K. from Houston
on April 19, 2009
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I need help with making a chore list for my 8 1/2 yr old son. He is responsible for getting himself up and ready for school and making his bed everyday. He has to keep...
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- Hello there! I have 3 kids, ages 12YO, 4YO and 16months. The older ones have a chart which I have very clearly marked their chores. For example, the 12YO's chores i...
- find "What Every Child Should Know along the Way" by Gail Martin. Great suggestions for life skills taught at what age and regular chores that are age appropriate.
- My daugter is 8 as well. She gets herself ready in the morning, minus the hair. Her hair is long and curly, so it's a working progress. Her chores are to keep her r...
The Kindergarten "Preparedness List"
Asked by C.H. from Tampa
on August 2, 2009
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I enrolled my daughter up for kindergarten and the school handed me a "list" of things to bring to openhouse night. Seriously, $64 worth of stuff for her, with a note ...
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- It is irritating isn't it?
- Ticks me off too. I like my kids to have good quality materials to use (the pencils that the lead is not so soft that you can't see it; and the erasers actually erase...
- The preparedness list is handed out to help the teacher, help your daughter, learn to her maximum potential. Unfortunately even though you pay taxes to send your chi...
Christmas Traditions
Asked by E.B. from Dallas
on December 12, 2007
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My husband and would like to start Christmas Eve traditions with a our children while they are young and I would like to know what other people do on Christmas Eve. Th...
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- We have german sauerkraut, bratwurst and homemade mashed potatoes - we all take a bath and we all wear our new pajamas - the present we opened before we took our bath....
- My mom started one for us. Since we are usually with my mom and step-dad on x-mas morning my mom makes hot cocoa and puts it in mugs. But the mugs are special, they ha...
- Our christmas tradtion starts the weekend of/after Thanksgiving while school is out, We get out the tree and decorations and put on christmas music while we decorate t...
Christmas and Kids
Asked by L.L. from Wichita
on December 9, 2006
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My 4 year old daughter has recently asked me why Santa can't bring her everything on her list. I don't know what to tell her knowing that her friend is getting just ab...
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- L., I completly agree with you, Santa is something that every child should be able to hold onto as long as they can. What my family did when we couldn't afford alot ...
- L., what may help is what my mom did with me when i was growing up. She too was a single mom. What I believed was that Santa brought you one special gift. Some years i...
- Hi L., and Merry Christmas! That sounds like a hard situation. Everyone has their own personal way of going about telling their kids about Santa, Rather than telling...
Christmas Traditions
Asked by M.C. from Tampa
on December 5, 2008
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Hello Moms, please share some of your favorite Christmas traditions. I am hoping to find some ideas to adopt now so that years down the road, my son will have some ex...
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- We always do Reindeer food on Christmas eve, and then come in and open just one present each. We put all the presents from each other under the tree Christmas even nig...
- M.,I two girls 7&8 and we let them open new pj's on Christmas Eve. it is a tradition from when I was a kid,pj's and always knit slippers from Granny.when big enough we...
- We bake cookies from scratch for Santa on Christmas Eve. Of course, we sit down to eat some. We also make hot chocolate and serve it in Santa Claus mugs that we only u...
Christmas Shopping
Asked by K.C. from Mansfield
on October 12, 2009
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I am just curious to know if any of you have started your Christmas shopping yet, and if so, what are you doing to cut costs this year with the tough economy.
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- We hit a crunch a couple of years ago when hubby was out of a job. That year, we did a family picture at Portrait Innovations. The package was about $20 and you got ...
- Don't be ashamed to buy gifts at Dollar General! Cheap stuff and some of it isn't bad at all! Big Lots also has cheap stuff and some of it isn't too bad either. S...
- I'm one of those irritating people that shop for Christmas all year. In fact - I'm almost finished for this year. Even it it's July - if I see something that "speaks...
Christmas Budgets
Asked by M.P. from New York
on November 28, 2009
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I was just curious of how much you budget for your kids chistmas gifts. I'm torn betweeen spoiling them too much and the feeling that Christmas comes once a year, why...
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- A budget should be very individual. Children learn to expect based on what their family situation is. My children are thankfully still very young this year. With a ...
- My teenager - about $200, but this would probably include an expensive practical item like really good winter boots or cash for much needed new clothes. My 4-year-old...
- This is always a difficult question to answer. I think it depends on your personal financial situation. In my case, I don't spend much on birthday gifts or other o...
Christmas Traditions
Asked by J.G. from College Station
on November 20, 2006
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I just thought it would be fun for everyone to share some Christmas traditions. My daughter is 3 years old, so I don't really have any started yet. But I would like ...
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- One thing I have done with my kids is each year I make them an ornament special and I put it away for when they have their own tree. My daughter cried when I presente...
- I take my daughter to the store and let her pick out baby items, ex: blanket, toy, clothes, and take it to a local hospital birthing center. We ask the nurses to give...
- J., Here are some traditions we started with our family (and our kids ask about these every year so I think they enjoy them)... 1. My daughter and I attend the N...
What to Buy for Christmas
Asked by M.H. from Atlanta
on November 3, 2009
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Ok ladies, I have a huge problem. The holiday is coming up and I am so overwhelmed by toys I don't know what to buy. I use to be able to pick out toys for my kids bu...
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- Each year I buy lego sets for my boys! Every single year and they are ALWAYS a hit! Just get the age appropriate ones for yours. As far as a girl, I'm kind of new in t...
- I have a 7 yr old girl and a 5yr old boy. My son LOVES legos and loves to draw. So a lego set and an art set is on his list. at 4 my daughter liked my little pony an...
- My girls love Legos- and they are easier to pick up than other multi-part toys because you just scoop them into a bucket. I'm also struggling for ideas this year- w...
Christmas Tradition
Asked by J.B. from Rapid City
on December 3, 2009
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My husband and I have an ongoing discussion of what to do at Christmas each year. He wants a real tree, I prefer artificial. He wants Santa and Family gifts on Christm...
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- Your kids don't and won't care if they have a real or artificial tree, or if they open gifts on Christmas eve or Christmas morning. They're just excited that it's Chri...
- Well my husband and I went through the same thing so I completely understand your frustration! I finally gave in and decided that we would spend christmas with his fam...
- When I was young we went to grandparents and opened gifts there christmas eve, christmas morning we opened ours until I was about 10 and then my parents decided they w...
