Summer Childcare: Arms Reach

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Do You Stay with Your Child at Pool?

T.S. asks from Washington DC

Hi Mamas, I'm curious about public/community pool norms. When there are lifeguards on duty, are parents expected to follow their children around the pools or is i...

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Need Help with Playards...

T.F. asks from New York

My first question is: does anyone know up to what age before an infant/baby can start sleeping in a bed and you can use a playard for them to sleep in up until then? ...

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Best Age to Start Overnight Stays

M.K. asks from Chicago

Hello Moms! How old was your child when you first allowed her/him to stay overnight with other family (i.e. Grandparents)? At which age did you feel your child was ...

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Are Swim Classes Worth It? If Not, How Do You Teach a Kid to Swim?

S.S. asks from Los Angeles

My 4 year old doesn't know how to swim yet and I'd like him to learn this summer. I initially thought I would enroll him in swimming classes but now that I know they...

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Am I Selfish Because I Don't Want to Go in the Pool?

G.C. asks from Dallas

I'm 19 weeks pregnant and my MIL has a country club membership with 2 pools that our 27 month old daughter loves going to. The thing is, I feel like a big fat pregnan...

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Swim Floats?

H.H. asks from Hartford

well, I am wondering what I should do any suggestions would be great. I live on a lake and my dauther and I go swimming pretty much every day when it is hot. we went ...

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No Sibling Coming

J.R. asks from Saginaw

My husband and I always thought that IVF would be an option to have another child, but recently learned due to my medical issues, having another child will most likel...

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Advice: Freaking Out About Recent Infant Sleep Study

H.J. asks from Washington DC

So i just saw that there is a recent study that found that infants and babies that get less than the recommended 12 hrs of sleep per day have a 50% higher risk of obe...

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Considering Giving up Breast Feeding?

M.I. asks from Chicago

I have been breast feeding my beautiful son for a month since he was born. It has been going well in terms of him latching on, etc. However, I am frazzled. He seem...

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Age for Unsupervised Play?

A.A. asks from Philadelphia

i'm a mom who watches her kids pretty closely, and definitely a lot closer than most other moms i've seen. i know many moms who are really laid back. sometimes it se...