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Seeking Someone Available to Drop Off/pick up Child in Gianesville Northern VA
Asked by J.B. from Washington DC
on January 24, 2009
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This is my firt time posting. I will after 7 years as a SAHM return to full time employment in March. I am looking for someone who has the time to pick up my 61/2 yr o...
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- When I was little my mom posted an ad in the local paper seeking another mom in the area with kids going to the same elementary school willing to have me for an hour i...
- I would try looking at school first. Call some other families in your son's class or in your neighborhood to see if they would be interested or if they know of someon...
- Do you know any of his classmates' parents? I'd try that option first and they might do it for gas money or even for free, if they feel it helps out another parent. Y...
Daughter in 1St Grade Need Help
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on March 13, 2009
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good morning ladies i have a big issue thatb i need your help on.Yesterday was parents conference for my daughter.while speaking to her teacher he told me that he was ...
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- Hi, I am a certified teacher and have a tutoring business. www.acceleratekids.com. If you go there, email me and I will see if I can help you get this situation sort...
- I completely understand where you are coming from. I was in the same situation several years ago. My daughter's birthday is late August, so when her teacher started ...
- Has your daughter been tested for dyslexia or any other types of learning disabilities? I understand not wanting to hold back your daughter, but think about how much ...
I Don't like My 1St Graders Friends
Asked by K.T. from Dallas
on July 7, 2009
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Hello all,
I have a daughter who is going into the 1st grade. Last year she made friends with a girl who I don't really feel comfortable with her being friends wit...
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- I don't have personal experience with this, so you can tell me to go jump off a cliff, but from your question, it doesn't sound like she's a bad girl, just disadvantag...
- This is only the beginning for you.. First of all, I don't understand why coming from a disadvantaged home would make a difference, However, the different methods o...
- Although your post sounds like you may be judging the family for being disadvantaged, I don't think you are. It sounds more like you are trying not to say too much, l...
Divorce Help
Asked by C.B. from Dallas
on September 30, 2007
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My husband wants a divorce. Last week he told me that if he had it to do over again, he would not have married me, and he is miserable. I was at a loss for words, and ...
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- C., So sorry to hear about your situation. I know the Tarrant Bar Association, and possibly the Arlington Bar Association, have a legal aid line for those who can't...
- Wow, sounds like your thoughts are all over the place, as could be expected... First and foremost, I think you need to seriously sit down with your husband and deci...
- I feel your pain. Just Let go and Let God.
Please Help Me with After School Food Ideas for My Kindergartener
Asked by N.Y. from Dallas
on February 4, 2009
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Hi, my daughter is almost six and has a big appetite after school. By the time she gets out of school, she's super hungry. We try to give her snacks and it doesn't s...
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- peanut butter on crackers, cheese and crackers, rice cakes-the chocolate ones are yummy, banana with or w/o peanut butter, small bowl of cereal with or w/o fruit By...
- Mine likes apples with peanut butter, cheese sticks and crackers, LOVES grapes and bananas (although she has to eat a ton to fill her up). The apples and pb and chees...
- Since I'm late in my responce, I will take a differenc route. My mom is not well and I have been between my home and her home for a week and a half. I am tired and it ...
Cant Get My Son to Be Honest!!!
Asked by R.R. from Dallas
on March 26, 2008
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My 13 yr old son is constantly lieing about things. Even when its Sooooo obvious that he is lieing. For example last weekend he asked if he could go to the movies with...
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- You need to get a book entitled "Back in Control" by Gregory Bodenhamer. In fact, ALL parents need to read this book! I found out about it and bought it when my da...
- R. - Hang in there, I have 3 kids 2 daughters 15(she'll be 16 in may) and 10 and a son that is 5. I am blessed with very honest good kids but I have had my share of...
- Boy, this is a tough time for you! I am there myself, with a 15 year old son and a 13 yo daughter. From very recent personal experience, I would say the most impo...
Daughter Isn't Interested in Anything....
Asked by J.R. from San Francisco
on February 11, 2008
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I am looking to sign my DD up for an after school class. We try to sign her up for at least one class twice a year to try new things. The problem is that my daughter d...
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- Hi J., My daughter is only 2 1/2 but she is the same. She loves to stay home with me and sometimes it's a trial to get her out of the house. She loves to color, dance...
- Unfortunately, I can't help you, but I wanted to let you know you are not alone. My 6 1/2 year old is identical to your daughter. Also, if I am around she and her fr...
- I think that sometimes in the desire to give our children everything possible we forget that what they really is need is simple down time, unstructured, no obligations...
After School Activities
Asked by J.A. from Phoenix
on January 18, 2008
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My kids are involved in very little after school activities. They are in 5th and 3rd grade. Am I doing a disservice to them by not having them in as much as possible???
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- There is so much push now days to give your children every opportunity and experience that we overlook their down time. The need for them to just play and be with thei...
- I don't believe so. We live in a world that teaches our kids that they need to be entertained 24/7. Kids need to learn that there are limits on family budgets and on...
- NO! I don't think it is good for them to be in as much as possible. They are at school enough during the day, afterschool I think they should be running around playi...
Bed Wetting at 12
Asked by S.B. from Rochester
on April 16, 2007
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My brother and sister in law have a 12 year old who is still wetting the bed. My sister in law says that the doctor says that there is nothing wrong with her son and t...
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- I know how you feel. I have a brother who is 12 and still wetting the bed, my mom says it is normal too. I don't believe that every child who wets the bed has a weak b...
- My daughter is 10 and still wets the bed. She was fully potty trained both day and night and in reg underwear by 20 mths old. At 2 1/2 she started having daytime accid...
- Hi.I just wanted to tell you that my husbands side of the family has the same problem.A few of the kids on his side of the family as well as my own son has that proble...
