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Naps Vs. Preschool
Asked by N.S. from Tucson
on March 2, 2009
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Hi Moms! Our wonderful 3 year old is ready for preschool! She will be going to the community center up the road...very convenient (and FREE!) It is 2 days a week fr...
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- If it were me, I would work on moving the nap. By the time your daughter gets home from school at noon, she may be tired and they could both nap at the same time. St...
- Can you get some help and have someone else take your 3 year old to and from the preschool...even if you have to pay them? The you would not have to change the nap sch...
- Have you thought about carpooling? See if there is another child that lives near you that goes to the same preschool. You can take the children and the other mommy c...
Seeking Sleep Advice for My Toddler
Asked by T.C. from Austin
on June 10, 2008
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My toddler will be three next month. I can't believe it! She is starting to show signs that she wants to give up her nap. Right now we have naps some days with a la...
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- Although I haven't experience with it myself (my DD is 2 and still napping), I've heard the suggestion that you could enforce a quiet. book reading time at the same ti...
- Hi T.- With my 6 and 4 year old I never had a strict sleep schedule. They woke up in the morning on their own and then I put them down for naps when they seemed ti...
- My son is almost 6 and I just stopped giving him naps a few months ago. I have been a SAHM for the last 3 1/2 years. I have cared for a couple of other boys for almost...
Bullying
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on October 3, 2007
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Does any one have an experience with a 5yo bully? My daughter is having a terrible time at school during recess. She goes to full day kindergarten, and I just found ...
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- My heart goes out to your little girl for keeping strong. YES please schedule an appointment with her teacher asap. Am I missing something here? Why hasn't there been ...
- There is no reason to expect a five year old to be able to handle a bullying situation. You should immediately make an appointment with her teacher and possibly the g...
- yes, ,make appts to talk to the teacher, principal and other parent.. most schools have programs designed to teach kids how to deal with bullying - it may just be too ...
Getting Toddler to like Books Again
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on August 25, 2008
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My son used to love looking at books--before he discovered running, climbing, bulldozers, the neighbor's cats, yard ornaments, etc. In other words, he is so on the go,...
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- AMD, He's boy, he's two, he's active. It's a phase. Keep the books on a bookshelf in his room. Make them available and he will start to come around eventually. ...
- I have two active boys, and we went through this too. What I started doing was having a quite time, usually before nap for thirty minutes or so. They were allowed to...
- We did that! My son taught himself to read by age three, and by 3 and a half was "done" having discovered/then in the process of discovering, 10,000 ways in which t...
Pull Ups When Potty Training
Asked by A.B. from Reading
on August 4, 2009
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My husband and I have started planning our potty training attack for my almost 2 year old daughter. However, we can't agree on one topic. I think we should skip the pu...
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- Pulls Ups can be a great tool, if used correctly. For most kids, if you use them during regular potty training if is more like a diaper than not. I suggest using regul...
- tell your hubby he won't have to clean up a mess 30 times a day who tinkles 30 times a day?lol Does your daughter understand about the potty? does she point and say po...
- The disposable pull-ups prolong the process in my opinion. They do not know they are wet compared to the cotton underpants. I used the cotton underpants during the d...
Seeking Advice on How to Get a 13 Month Old to Nap
Asked by C.M. from Boston
on July 21, 2009
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Hi all. I have a 13 month old daughter who I have had the good fortune of being home with all summer. When she was in day care before she would nap a total of 2-3 hour...
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- Hi C., It has been a long time since I had similar issues with my daughter but perhaps some things I tried may work for you too. My daughter didn't like to go down ...
- maybe it's the noise? I have a 6 month old in daycare and when he is sleeping, another baby is inevitably always screaming. He has had to learn to sleep through the no...
- What environment did they have her sleep in at her daycare? Was it a pack and play instead of a crib? What time of day? What kind of lighting? Was there lullaby's play...
When Did Your Child Start Walking?
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on September 30, 2006
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My daughter is 7 months old. She has been able to stand with help (someone holding her hands) for a while. For the past month or so she has been able to grab hold of...
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- S., My daughter was a lot like yours and has been walking since about her 10-month birthday. Everything I have read -- it is early - but every child is different! S...
- My 9 year old walked when she was 8 months. My 5 year old was 11 months. My 13 month old ain't walking yet, but she can hold on to the couch and cruise around. I think...
- I had a smile a mile wide when I read your posting. My daughter walked the very day she turned 8 months old. I scrambled to baby-proof the house. We always joke tha...
International Travel Suggestions, Please!
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on January 27, 2009
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We are taking our then 13 month old to see her grandparents in Ireland. She has yet to be on a plane, and I find travel stressful enough as it is! We have found some ...
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- We flew with our 15 month old a while back and did not buy an extra seat - it was me, my husband, and 3 year old, so we had 3 seats amongst us. We did fine without th...
- Hi J., I flew on my own (without my husband) with my two kids last May. We flew to Europe and then flew 3 flights within Europe. I did not have a separate seat fo...
- I would definitely buy the extra seat - and when you get to the airport see if you can upgrade. It costs me an extra 75/per ticket to fly first class with my then 2 y...
Birth Control with No Peirods
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on July 7, 2009
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I have been on a birth control for about 6 years and it has made me never have peirods.
Every Year I go in to see My OBGYN she says it is fine and not to worry, but m...
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- I have also been told that not having your period is perfectly safe. Now that I have not had one due to pregnancy and breastfeeding (my baby is 15-months-old) for 2 y...
- We're made to have periods for a reason...when you mess with nature it can come back to bite you. I ended up in the ER thanks to birth control pills. I had prolonged...
- I had the same situation. When I first was put on the pill I had them but gradually went to hardly having them if I even did. They then switched me to the Depo shot & ...
Large 1St Bday Party Venue
Asked by J.L. from New York
on December 28, 2008
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Hi helpful mommies!
I am starting to plan my son's 1st bday party. There will probably be around 35 kids ranging from ages 6 months - 7 years. There will be a large a...
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- If you're really having a party with that many kids, I would rent out a large room in a hotel or the gym at the YMCA. Consider hiring some babysitters to help with ch...
- In October, I had a large party for my son's first birthday. We had about 30 kids and about 95 adults come. We did it at the American Legion Post at Flint Park in La...
- I had my party at the Avalon on the Sound East "Top of the Roc" banquet hall. It is a stunning room that holds 137 people. Its located in New Rochelle, NY. Its on the ...
