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My 10 yr old daughter who lives with her dad and i only see her 3 days a week in the summer and 1 night during school jus told me before i dropped her off at her dads house that she did not want to come over next week and told me husband (her step-dad) who she adores very much ...that she did not...

My 9 month old son still sleeps with us in the bed and wakes up to nurse at least once during the night. He does not want to stay in the crib. He especially does not want to stay in the car seat, swing, or anything with belts. It is making us hard to travel. Please help! Neel

Does anyone have any suggestions for car seats. We have a two-year-old and we're expecting twins soon. We drive a Subaru Outback wagon. We'd like to put the toddler seat and two infant seats in the back seat, but we don't know which seats might fit in this arrangement. We'd prefer to find small...

My older son, for many years my "baby," will be heading off to college in the fall. I've not really had this experience before; his sister's "leaving home" was much more dramatic, and less positive. While he's going away, he's not going far; just to the Big State University about 80 miles...

Does anyone here have a kid (over 2 or 3 years old) who is dependant upon the yucky smelling/testing Pregestamil or Neocate Jr? By dependant I mean that if my son does not drink about 700cc of it each day, he will not survive (grow). He has special needs because of GI problems. We've tried all...

We recently launched a line of kids' photo storybooks and are in the process of submitting them to a variety of magazines for review. If anyone could take a quick minute of their time to let us know what magazines you count on for children's product reviews, it would be much appreciated! Thanks a...

I have a 10 year old who recently started taking my lighters when i laid them down by my cigerettes. So now i keep it all locked up. This morning i got up and he had burnt card board on our gas stove. Does anyone have any suggestions on what i can do or say to him to get him to stop i don't think...

Hello All, Please pardon me if this question has already been answered. My son is 15 months old. I would like to know when is the appropriate age (medically recommended) for putting him in a gym that would develop his muscles, height etc. Any link or info would be very much helpful Thank You in...

The 'S' is for 'Sweet'.... Evan (3yo) asked to watch his Barney video. I said, "Ok. Do you love Barney?" He replied, "I don't love *Barney*, I love Mommy and Daddy and Ryan and Matthew!" awww... Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) --

We eat dinner at 6 and bedtime is at 7:30 for our 4 and 5 year old. The 5 year old will start school in September. Any ideas or experience with evening routines that allow time for cleaning up toys that doesn't end in a round of whines and frustration? Karen G

Hi out there...my name is Maria. I have 2 kids ages 4 and 3. With in the last few months I have lost my job and am only working part time 2 evenings a week and one weekend day when DH can be home with the kids. I've worked full-time outside of the home since the children were born. We never...

I'm a journalist looking for anecdotes from people who've had trouble putting together things like strollers and cribs because the instructions are poorly written or because the item is more complicated to assemble than they had thought. If you have a story to share, please post or email me in...

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Hello, I'm a writer preparing an article on how to talk to your child when they are in an emotional state, such as during a bad argument or any other emotional crisis. The article will be mainly focused on children between 8-13, but anything close is fine. If you are a parent who has difficulty...

My 6.5 year old son has developed a habit of touching his penis area through his pants or PJs. We've tried to explain to him that its not polite behaviour and should be done in private. I'm concerned that he is having a hard time breaking this habit and will be ridiculed at school and in any case...

I am new to the world of new groups and I am enjoying them alot. This looks like a group the I would fit into well and could relate perfectly to me. I have two children. A 5 1/2 year old girl (Leah) and a 2 1/2 year old boy (Jaden). I am a stay-at-home mother for the most part. During the...

Hello: My colleague at the office is really upset these days. She thinks that her 9-year-old boy may have taken something from her neighbor's without permission. She has found the item on their side of the yard. In other words she has not found the item in his possession, so she is not sure if...

Older Son is packing up in preparation for his move to Big State U. We'll be moving him into his apartment on Saturday. I am not a sentimental sort. But this is way harder than I expected. I'm sure he will be fine. He's a good guy, with a good head on his shoulders, and a real desire to...

DS absolutely is enthralled by the olympics. I love it -- when he asks if he can watch, I can ask "Is your room clean?" No whining, nothing like that, he just cleans his room. I guess I'll enjoy it while it lasts. :) Scott, mean old Dad to DD 11 and DS 8