Hello All I have a 16 month old . He walks and immitates a lot of things ( like recently he started "typing" on the PC keyboard and pretends to move mouse and looks at the monitor. Well having said that all he says is "da-da" , duck ma-ma ca-ar, etc. and all the babbling. but he does not speak...

a friend has invited me to a (high school) graduation party for her daughter. is this the sort of affair to which one is essentially required (by etiquette) to bring a gift? i have no clue! -- Vicki. Married DH May, 1995. Ima shel Stubborn, born 11/99; Chatty, born 5/02, and Snuggly, born...

Just want everyone to see the new pic I got of my baby boy :) http://img204.echo.cx/my.php?image=img21551ix.jpg if that didnt work, i will try this. http://img204.echo.cx/img204/6357/img21551ix.th.jpg

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Hi! My daughter is almost 7 month now and in September I need to be back to work and she will be with a babysitter during the day (most likely the whole day, about 10 hours). I am a first-time mom and so is her babysitter (babysitter's son is 1.5 months younger than my daughter). The babysitter...

Hello everybody :-) maybe some of you thought about hosting an au pair to take care of your kids...I was an aupair myself 5 years ago and now volunteer as a community counselor. I just created a website for the girls and host families in my group and thought it might be of some interest for you...

Hello everybody :-) I am a community counselor, used to be an au pair 5 years ago and I just created a website for the girls and host families in my group. There are some info that I think you might find useful :-) www.geocities.com/eloeuraucc take care Elodie

Hi! My daughter is almost 7 month now and in September I need to be back to work and she will be with a babysitter during the day (most likely the whole day, about 10 hours). I am a first-time mom and so is her babysitter (babysitter's son is 1.5 months younger than my daughter). The babysitter...

Remote retreats TV or no TV? It's no longer a question: Most kids' rooms have an array of electronic entertainment By Alison apRoberts -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Saturday, June 11, 2005 "Go to your multimedia center!" No matter how you say it, the parental command just doesn't have...

I think most "naturally produced" kids are crap.Some are ugly, some defective, some are dumb, lazy etc.... This is bad.BUT science can help and I'm working on the perfect kid that will be good-looking, intelligent, strong and athletic and will do whatever parents want. So give up making kids the...

My 20 month old daughter is acting strangely lately. When DH goes in after she wakes, she cries and cries. She only cheers up when I come in the room. She also acts afraid of him sometimes just when we're doing our normal stuff, like hanging out in the living room. She runs to me crying like...

Kids have to worry..

Hi, I went back to work full-time out of the home when DS was 4 1/2 months old. In my line of work, I could work from home because its mostly faxing and emailing but I'd have to start my own business as the company I work for wouldn't let me telecommute. I went back to work because I needed the...

We are trying to get more information about an organization called People to People. It is a Student Ambassador organization that provides domestic and foreign-country trips for young people. Part of their missions states: We connect people across borders, cultures, and political systems...

Don't be one of those parents who lets your kid get like this! http://tinyurl.com/8t5eo Sometimes A Brat Is Just A Brat Who Needs A Spank May 3, 2005 By LOENARD PITTS Put the handcuffs aside. We'll get back to them in a minute.

I'm writing a funny book about Barbie, and I would love to hear from you if you have a true, funny story about some crazy thing your child (or yourself or a friend of yours, when you were little) did to a Barbie doll. Some kids give Barbie disastrous "beauty makeovers." Some kids try to turn...

There before him, a glittering toy no Star-Child could resist, floated the planet Earth with all its peoples. He had returned in time. Down there on that crowded globe, the alarms would be flashing across the radar screens, the great tracking telescopes would be searching the skies - and history ...

Hello, My name is Laura and I am a working mother of an almost 4 year old and a 4 1/2 month old. I've been married for almost 5 years. Most my friends have no kids and I'm always looking for new people to talk to.

Ignoramus15359 wrote: According to the Dr's office, which I am not quite sure whether to believe, our son is at the 50% percentile by height and 5% percentile by weight. My son does not look starved or anything. He may be small boned, as am I, that could account for part of his...