First off, happy early birthday to Jaden! Are you having his party this weekend? We are having Eva's on Sunday along with her baptism, I'm a little sad, last first birthday party! And Sophie starts preschool on Wednesday, I just can't believe it. I was wondering what you decided to get for...

Hi all - This feels like mission impossible. I've scoured five local sports stores and countless mall stores looking for soccer shoes for a smaller four year old boy. He's a size "9" for whatever it's worth. No one carries a shoe that small in-store. I'm forced to order on-line sight unseen...

A friend of mine has a baby boy who is 7 weeks old. Just the other day, he started screaming and then they realized he was kicking arms and right leg, but not his left. It was as if he could not straighten it out. He seemed to be in pain at this point. They took him to the hospital and the...

I'm looking for yet another carrier. I have a Bjorn that I use for short trips, but I've heard prolonged use is hard on the baby's spine. The Maya Wrap pouch cuts into DD's legs. It did the same to DS. I loved the Ultimate Baby Wrap when DD was a newborn, but now that she's turned outward, it...

My oldest DD will be 6 very shortly. She's been potty trained for over 3 years. She had a couple accidents at the very beginning, but it seemed like when she made up her mind to be potty trained, that was it. She's been totally independent in that department since then. She just spent 3...

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THE BROWN BUNNY A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): * 1/2 Whereas writer, director and star Vincent Gallo's BUFFALO '66 was merely bad, his THE BROWN BUNNY is artistically awful. A pretentious and

This is a call for advice from all New Jersey-ites and NYC-ites. We'll be travelling with our almost 3yo from Boston, MA to Washington, DC and figured a good place to stop for the night would be somewhere areound the Newark area. Now, I've heard Newark is not a very attractive place. Are there...

Toddlers walking: My daughter is a great, active 22-month-old who is just starting to talk well. We live in a city neighborhood that has pedestrian-friendly sidewalks along with a lot of maniacal drivers. My daughter can walk along the sidewalk without heading toward the street very often. But,...

Twelve states have passed laws banning obesity suits against restaurants. I generally agree with this move towards individual responsibility, IF it goes with a full disclosure requirement, wherein the vendor is required to disclose the caloric content of their entrees (which generally they do not.)...

I am a single father. My seven week old son is extrememly fussy and very gassy. He eats Good Start DHA & ARA soy based formula. He eats every 3-4 hours about 6 ounces at a time. HE has no concept of night and day. He lets out the most god awful screams out of no where. I know he is colic and I need...

I just returned from a Calgary - NYC - Calgary trip with my daughters on NWA and was not asked for a letter from my husband allowing international travel with our children. In this case, my husband did not accompany us on the departure. When I was asked for the letter on the return flight last...

We have a 3.5 year old daughter that has been potty trained as far a pee is concerned for several months. She has full control of her body bladder and bowels; she wears panties all day and at night, too. However, she refuses to poop, or even sit on the potty. (She will ask for a diaper when she...

Hello, For nearly 3 years, dd napped like a dream. In the last year, she's napped for 3 hours every afternoon, about 1pm-4pm, no problems. On her 3rd birthday, she graduated to a "big girl bed", and from that day on has not taken a nap - cold turkey. It's been over a month now, and the change...

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Hi everyone, I have a 3 month old boy that has had symptoms of colic since he was born. About four days ago a friend of mine informed me about a very safe clinical research study taking place in the Los Angeles area having to do with colic. At first i was reluctant to participate but after i talked...

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Thanks to all my friends who sent me such important emails in 2004! It's so wonderful that you included me in your quest to inform! Because of all of you: I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that