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Gray Hair Home Dye
Asked by A.V. from San Francisco
on April 18, 2009
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I have recently started getting patches of gray hair very close to my forehead and bangs area. I have been using some Clairol dye and recently also found a Surya henna...
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- Wow...at least I know I'm not alone! I, too, need to cover up at least some of the gray. Mine is mostly around my face and causes me to look drawn and washed out, so...
- Hi A., I started getting gray hair when I was in my 20's and did everything I could to hide it. Then one day I saw this gal who had hair dark brown like mine and s...
- Hello A.: Because of great strss due to my husbands leg being amputated; my hair started turning gray, and now is white. I had also tried all the nice and easy dyes w...
Help with TEENS Talking on the Phone Too Much!
Asked by V.M. from Los Angeles
on January 19, 2008
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I have a 14 going on 15 year old daughter who is obsessed with a boy and is on the phone almost non-stop from the time she gets home from school until late into the ni...
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- I had a similar situation with my daughter when she was 15. She "talked" online with a young man she met through an art website for hours. Her grades eventually suffer...
- My mom always used a timer with us. I am the youngest of 6 children, 5 girls and 1 boy. When the timer went off we were to be off of the phone. It started with a 3 ...
- That sounds like i did as a teenage girl. I was pregnant at 15! Not that it will happen, but who is to say it wont. You are the parent. Decide what you think is accep...
Putting Things Away & Keeping Own Room Tidy
Asked by M.A. from San Francisco
on May 2, 2008
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I have three, aged 10, 8 and 6. They, like many kids I guess, leave things around instead of putting them where they belong. A sweatshirt is left on the living room ...
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- I have told my boys (7 and 9) that unless the house is reasonably tidy I won't allow anyone to come into our home. They spent about 2 weeks with no playdates and then...
- Hi M.. I have the same thing with my 3 oldest children. They never pick up after themselves or keep their rooms tidy. A sticker chart has worked with the younger 2 and...
- I have three kids too (8,5 and 2) and it feels like I'm constantly cleaning up after them. Sometimes it feels easier to do it myself than to make them do it but when ...
Help with Changing Poopy Diapers
Asked by M.E. from St. Louis
on July 25, 2009
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So my 20 month old daughter has decided she hates to have her butt wiped with messy poopy diapers, which she's had for the past week while she's been sick. I try dist...
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- Good Morning M., Well I am from the old school of training up a child, that is one of the very first disciplines a child learn, at about 6/8 months when they learn ...
- Instead of taking her by the ankles to lift her up...could you put your hand on her waist and roll her over....clean her like that??? Maybe her little butt is sore fro...
- M., when my little guy has had an upset tummy and his bottom is sore from wet wipes I just add some extra baths into the day, that way I can wipe off most of the "mess...
Toddler Likes to Play in Messy Diapers :(
Asked by B.R. from Evansville
on July 24, 2009
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My 21 month old likes to stick his hands in his dirty diapers and wipe it all over the place *yeah, I know, nasty*. It doesn't matter if we get to him almost immediat...
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- My son did this as well, at about this age. I also had another little one at the time and he really wasn't ready to potty train, he just loved to play in poo. During...
- My kids did not do this, but they each had their occasion when they did, in their cribs, but at a much younger age. Be very firm, not mad; tell "no, poop is germy and ...
- My daughter did that and we had to put a onsie on her at all times. good luck
How to Get a Filthy House Clean
Asked by J.C. from Tuscaloosa
on March 21, 2007
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I am embarassed to post this but something has to be done. I have battled severe depression since coming down with post partum depression in 2002 and am in the recover...
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- I would try and get a bunch of friends and family together and go through and throw everything that you do not need away and store the stuff you are not using. I do n...
- Go to http://www.flylady.net She talks about taking it in babysteps. It didn't get dirty overnight, it won't get clean overnight. I've heard this program is espec...
- J., I see you've had plenty of response from other moms. I haven't had time to read them all so I don't know if I'm repeating previous advice. But who cares, righ...
Bleeding Since I Had My Son
Asked by A.P. from San Diego
on May 16, 2007
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I had my son on Dec. 1st 2006 and had the normal post child bleeding. Then I stopped for a week in the end of Jan. and have been bleeeding ever since. I have tried bir...
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- I had the exact same problem after I had my son. I bled, and bled, and bled. It wasn't even just a stream. (Excuse me for this one) I passed major chunks too!! I was o...
- i had the same problem after the birth of my third daughter... it took a total of two years for the bleeding to stop... in fact i was bleeding so hard that when i sat ...
- You need to go see a different doctor. Bleeding for 5 months is NOT normal. Always trust your instincts and it seems as it your instincts are telling you that this isn...
Messy Poop
Asked by J.H. from Boston
on January 2, 2009
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Warning: this might be gross. My daughter is 15 months and has had very messy, diarrhea-like poop for over a week. It makes her bottom very red, and escapes her diaper...
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- It's a little weird since the same thing works for the reverse problem but she needs fiber. Applesauce, bannana, cheerios, high fiber bread, etc. Most fruits will ma...
- Is she teathing? My daughter used to get diarrhea when she was getting new teath.
- Try the Brat Diet (Banana's, Rice, Applesauce, Dry Toast) for a few days and see if that helps. May want to call the doctor if you don't see any improvement. I had ...
Mud Butt
Asked by S.M. from Milwaukee
on April 23, 2009
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My almost 2 year old has what I like to call "mud butt" for over 2 weeks now. At least 2 if not 3 times a day he has these smooshy pasty poos in his diaper. Hes not si...
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- S., My 2 year old suffered from this very phenomenon, also having many watery poops as well. He had no other symptoms, but I was concerned enough to take him to the d...
- My daughter is the same way BUT she gets constipated really easily so I just let it be and I do not do anything to firm it up anymore. Before I found out that she gets...
- Talk to your ped, but all three of my kids went through this right before growth spurts. Ugh. I don't miss those days! :P My mom suggested the B.R.A.T. diet to me: ...
Maggots!!!
Asked by C.H. from Los Angeles
on October 26, 2008
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Help! A very pregnant fly decided to nest her family in my kitchen trash can. I woke up this morning to find maggots lurching across my kitchen floor! My husband bleac...
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- I have ordered from Arbico Organics before (garden and natural pest control), and think they could help you. Here's the link on Flies: http://www.arbico-organics.com...
- Clean the trash can, floor, cupboards, and entire area around the trash can with vinegar. Do this daily and they should go away. Just be sure to clean the baseboards, ...
- This may sound weird but it really works. Get some boric acid powder from your pharmacist, (no RX needed) sprinkle a fair amount on a sheet of aluminum foil and sli...
