I am expecting my first DS at the end of August. My thoughts on getting him circumcised was that I wouldn't because it serves no health benefit to him. However, I just went out to a site that showed pics of adult men w/ intact foreskins and it raised a question of aesthetics in my mind. These...

How do gifted/talented/ACE programs work in your area? I'm interested in elementary school. When do they start? Is it a pull out program or in-class program? How many hours/days of the week? How are the students evaluated? I understand these vary a lot. I'm curious to know how they work in your...

When are children capable of holding a knife and/or fork properly? DS1 is 4.75. I was trying to teach him how to hold his fork and knife this evening, and what I took as lack of cooperation, DH saw as confusion. Anyone got any tips on how to teach eating with a knife and fork? -- Chookie --...

Hey, My son is invited to his cousin's sleepover. Cousin lives convieniently right down the street. He is balking on going. He gets along well with his cousin, and a mutual close friend of our family and theirs will be going. Someone he likes very much. It is a couple other invitees he has...

Hey guys It has been awhile since I posted. Anyway I have to say I am way stressed. My 5 year old daughter is going through some kind of crazy kid phase. It is doing a number on me and my relationship with my husband. She is acting up, crying, tantrum throwing. An example would be

we went to the pediatric dentist. it was quite cheery & Boo was good for the exam, but... for regular appointments they don't allow parents in the room with the kid. Boo said no way (& i tend to agree with him. maybe NT kids don't need thier parents advocating, but this guy was *totally*...

Donna Metler wrote: I tried to give Alli (8 months) some of the YoBaby stonyfield farms yogurt today. She's trying to self-feed, so I'm doing the "feed the baby, wash the baby" method right now. Well a little bit into feeding she started to SCREAM. Everywhere the yogurt fell and hit skin or...

What do you people think, is it a good idea to teach 5-6 year old children to buy stuff at garage sales and sell them on eBay for profit. I think that it teaches some useful "american style values" as well as provides quick education about numbers etc. i

Where is John ? And or Robert I think it is ? They always have lots of information about vaccines. Nic "Weezie" wrote in message ... Hello Everybody!

So what do you think? ;o) Marie

Bonnie cut her hair again. I am of coarse getting blamed because I must have handed her the scissors and told her to go wild. I realised they where not where they belonged when Jeff went down the hall and she had a fit.. her usualy I did something wrong but I dont want you to know what it was...

Just curious what the big name gifts are this year - for the kids, yourself, etc.. Kaylie wants the Winter Wonderland Bratz dolls. I got her Dana and Cloe. And Neopets are really big for her too which I got her 2 of. And clothes, already! From Limited too (ack!) Noah wants a Game boy advance (got...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/education/29stress.html A Principal Who Cracks Down on Stress By Sara Rimer New York Times October 29, 2007 I wonder what people think about this article, in particular efforts to reduce stress in high school students. I oppose every specific measure (other than...

I'm truly saddened at the turn of events. The master debater of alt.parenting.spanking, holding sway all these years, has failed us. Failed me. I gave him a chance to prove a simple but long accepted premise that he, and others who have come here, hold as a given.

For those who are able to put some money away for the future of their young children, what are the investment choices that you have either made or recommend? A grandparent gave our newborn a nest egg, and we're trying to decide in stocks (market correction coming, I read?), mutual funds, CDs,...

We've had our 4 1/2 month old son in what we believed was the highest quality day care we could afford for about 6 weeks. It has "everything" going for it -- great referrals, excellent physical condition, caring staff, a low staff-child ratio (~ 2:5), and, naturally, high prices. It's located in...

Do you think there is criminal intent in this case? Tragically dumb but no criminal intent. I might see it differently if the parents were high, drunk or clearly educated to know better. 8.5 years for this? Assenine. On Jun 20, 11:23 am, spd wrote: Police: Baby dies...

Ron, if something applies to Termination, doesn't it apply to every court process leading UP TO Termination as well? Do you think a Termination can suddenly use higher standards and refer to court process and documents that do not? What would they USE in a termination hearing if they didn't refer...

My 9 year old son was recently assigned the book "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It is set in the future when population control is a big enough problem that families are only allowed to have 2 children. Third children (like the main character) must be hidden away to protect them....

What do the "terrible twos" look like? I'd like an observational description of behavior that could be considered normal/typical of the phase. What are the extremes of normal behavior? How does one tell the difference between normal "two-ness" and a serious problem? I would appreciate informed...