(I'm asking this question in an effort to up the on topic, non-cross posted quotient in m.k.) Has anyone heard of a math program called Trailblazers? Apparently, our school system is planning to start using it for elementary school. The little bit of research I've done has shown some anti-program...

NEEDED: Children staying in a battered women's shelter beg you to please help them out by sending any "left-over" children's craft and/or art project items you might have, including 1/2 boxes of crayons, partially used paints, etc, etc, that they may use during a weekly "arts-n-crafts" hour....

DS complained that mummy smokes cigarettes in bed. While I thought it an irresponsible fire risk I did't feel in a position to confront my ex on the issue... so I asked what the problem was. Apparently she smokes them in *his* bed and he has asthma. He is eight years old and she sleeps with...

A pediatrician friend of mine is considering making a booklist available to her patients. It wouldn't be pushed, but it would simply be made available in the waiting room as one of the fliers that they could take home. It would include some recommended titles in different areas (Basic Baby,...

There is great new CD out right now that was made specifically for parents and their young children. The CD "Mommy and Me" is filled with great children's songs that encourage learning and is a fun and nurturing activity to share with you kids. Some of the classic children's songs included on...

We have a 1-month old son who is working out rather well. We have a 900-mile (each way) car trip coming up in three weeks, and a 2000-mile trip in two months. My question is how well infants handle all-day trips when stuck in a car seat. Do they pretty much sleep through it all? About how much...

Article showing research into baby names: http://www.hoosiergazette.com/News/news009.htm

This is to let you know that there is currently a policy assessment going on in the group misc.kids.family-life. If you would like to check out the discussion (or the group) please feel welcome. You need not be a regular poster to ask a question or express an opinion. Any issue you want can...

THE BIG BOUNCE A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): 1/2 THE BIG BOUNCE has the bounce of a beach ball with a six-inch hole. Never have I heard such loudly vocal and universal complaints from the people

THE PERFECT SCORE A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): * 1/2 In THE PERFECT SCORE, six actors several years too old for their parts play high school students suffering severe cases of SAT anxiety. I don't know

Just a quick hello to everyone. I cam across this site by accident and it looks really good. Look forward to reading all your posts. Lisa xx http://s3.invisionfree.com/MumstheWord

I only use this e-mail address on misc.kids. Someone sent me (and about 100 other people) an item of child porn. What if someone's child opened that kind of message ? Perhaps some people don't like what I have to say, but their tacticts won't be winning any arguments today !

On 16 Dec 2003 20:27:08 -0800, (Greg Hanson) wrote: parentinginjesusfootsteps Giving up on your ATHEISM, Kane? Would you assume that relious people and I are not on speaking terms? Or could not cooperate on some issue we agreed upon? I'm sooooooo glad you aren't in Iraq...

Hi, My husband and I aren't tall so it is no surprise that our 23 month old daughter is short. I am 5' 1" and my husband is 5' 8". Here is the problem: I have all my childhood records and at 23 months old I was 2 inches taller than my daughter is now. She is only 31 inches tall and 24 pounds. In...

I was surfing and came across this... http://www.auntbsdiapers.com/store/index.asp?one=94 some tribute... :( LaTreen Washington -------------------------------------------------------

YOU GOT SERVED A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): * An 8 MILE wannabe, Chris Stokes's YOU GOT SERVED follows the world of competitive street dancing (think break dancing). During the ten percent of

I have a friend whose infant will be requiring open heart surgery to correct an AV canal defect (the baby does have two discrete AV valves) sometime in the next few months. He's a month old now and doing fine as far as feeding and growing goes. We (my friend and her family and me) are all wondering...

Not to start a spanking debate - I swear! On another forum there is a thread about spanking. Someone mentioned paddling in schools. Apparently this is still doing done?! At the beginning of the year when parents are given all the usual forms to fill out, there's also one to give permission or...

Hi all, When my mom went to dental school (I was nine when she started, 13 when she finished), she bought me a dollhouse kit to work on, because I was nine years old, and it was going to be our first summer apart. This was the summer of 1978, and the kit cost around $75. At nine, I really wasn't...

On 17 Jan 2004, Kane wrote: Discipline (a parent decided somewhat imprecisely where "spanking" ends and "abuse" begins). Doan could have helped him discover the "reasonable standard" measure, but somehow didn't come forward in time....Doan? Doan? Where are you Doan? LOL! Still showing...