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...

CAMP A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): * "A boy, an honest-to-God straight boy!" exclaims a shocked counselor about a singer at Camp Ovation, a performing arts camp. Yes, it's true. In a movie

Julie (2 years, 7 months) has suddenly become afraid of ghosts and owls. We're not even sure how she knows what a ghost is. Must have been from halloween. Anyway, she was up last night crying and afraid. It took a while to even determine what the problem was. Once I knew, I basically alternated...

A little while ago I posted asking for people's experiences of APetc. I thought posters might be interested to hear what I have done with the results. I left the whole issue for a while to give my brain some time to rest(!) and today I have gone back to re-read it in its entirety with a view to...

Does anyone know of a way to childproof touch buttons (such as on a microwave or dishwasher)? DD is driving me crazy canceling the dishwasher mid-cycle. Other than this issue, I have no reason to prevent her from being in the kitchen. Nancy

Hi Parents: It's not as bad as it sounds but I am trying to prevent that happens. Let me describe a little bit about my son. He is 8 year old, and will be in the 3rd grade next year. He is a sweet little boy who is very gentle, kind and working hard. He likes to make friends with everyone and...

How do Lobsters get in and out of the Lobster cages? They have bars around all sides of them. Ah, it's quite simple, really. Long ago, these native Gielinor lobsters were an ancient ancestor to the modern day Slimey and Cave Eels. They were known as "Ostres Eels" and were unique from...

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We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out on Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work on Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two time slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their opinions of...

A class of twenty-five grade 7 students is looking for a neat science related gift idea for this year's holiday season. The class has undertaken a project to learn about the benefits and joy of gift giving. Part of this project is to donate gifts to members of a family with a limited income. The...

On k12.chat.teacher, the admin posted the link below to the article. I also added my answer after that. What do you think? Are we producing a whole age-range of children incapable of dealing with conflict? The Ranger === wrote in...

I'm back to work (after two weeks paid time off), and am starting to hit the wall in terms of sleep deprivation. The schedule we largely worked out prior to my going back to work was for me to take primary duties for our son (we bottle feed pumped breastmilk and some formula) roughly after our...

Hi, We have a small problem and we're looking for any suggestions we can try... Our DD who is just turning 2 enjoys baths well enough, but HATES to have the shampoo rinsed from her hair...We bathe her in the sink, using a fold up infant tub that reclines a bit...using this we're able to get all...

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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, Dave U. Random wrote: http://patdollard.com/2009/07/is-the-mother-of-a-555-pound-14- year-old-boy-guilty-of-criminal-neglect/ Imagine you are going out for a drive. From your drive way you turn left. At the first light you turn to the right, at the next you turn left...

Does such a thing exist in the US? I can only find comforters that are sort of cotten quilts, not down duvets. When I see things called 'duvet' they're usually just what I'd call a comforter - lighter, cotten rather than down filled. We don't need anything outrageous, as it only gets cold for a...

I was reading about the Montessori philosophy and while it all made a lot of sense, I didn't understand why they avoid praising a child when it successfully completes an exercise. Can anyone explain this? Thanks!

My 7 week old son seems to have a rough time when he poops! He clenches his fist, turns red in the face, makes assorted straining noises, and cries. Poor little guy! This goes on for maybe 3 or 4 minutes, then he seems OK, and we know to change him. He normally poops twice per day. Is this...

Mercury and Tuna: Advice Leaves Questions A joint EPA and FDA advisory issued last year urged limits on how much tuna children and some women should eat. But those limits exceed safe levels for some people, judging by a mercury risk assessment that the EPA has produced on its own. August 1,...

My son, Logan, is currently in preschool 2 mornings a week. About a month into the year, he quit talking to his teacher or to any of the other kids in his class. He will still participate and do the activities, etc but he will not talk at all the entire 2 1/2 hours he is there. He won't even...