Hi all! I'm new here, but I needed a place to rant about my family, and I wondered if anyone else goes through this, or if it's just me. Am I being selfish? I am 25 years old, and I have 3 great kids, aged 4 1/2, 3, and 17 mos. My in-laws live about 25 min. from my house, and I don't know...

THE INCREDIBLES A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** THE INCREDIBLES isn't. Don't get me wrong. It is a good movie, well worth the price of admission, but it isn't the incredible type of picture we've

http://www.washtimes.com/familytimes/20041106-102520-2119r.htm A start in life In the Washington area, there are Girls on the Run clubs at 21 locations in Northern Virginia and 11 in the Baltimore area. The program costs about $150, but most locations offer scholarships, says Rebecca Anderson,...

We should not tolerate lies. Not in our homes, not in society and not in courts -- perjury! Why the hell was this father punished? The boy should be punished! ========================== Attorney charged with child abuse By The Associated Press

My 8 yr old has had a moderate fever for 5 days now. It's been consistenly around 102 without letting up aside from taking 200mg of Advil or Tylenol around the clock. She has no other symptoms other than a runny nose which she had for about 2 weeks prior to getting the fever. Neither of the other...

"I can teach anyone how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." -- Mark Twain "Today people in America can become whatever they want. Trouble is most don't know what they want." -- Earl Nightingale What do you want? Are you sick of the...

We need voices, opinions, theories, tips, rants and confessions for a new book BY new moms FOR new moms. If you have any free time (we know it's precious!) please go to http://www.thenewmom.com and check out the "tell us" page or post on our discussion boards. If you've already written something...

I need some help in getting my 7-year-old to stop lying. It's to the point where she lies about everything and I certainly cannot believe anything she says anymore. I can tell most of the time when she is lying and I will rephrase questions not as acqusations, but in a way where she has to tell...

FINDING NEVERLAND A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** FINDING NEVERLAND has to rank high among the disappointments of this holiday movie season. Except for a good but inconsequential performance by Johnny

background: My son is 26 months. We bought a potty chair at 18 months and set in the bathroom. We really did nothing more. At 22 months he moved up at daycare to the 2 year room. They don't push potty training, but they do have potty breaks through the day for those who want to go. My son jumped...

Can a child do that? L is good at being in underwear at home (haven't run errands with him yet in underwear) but at the daycare he holds it until he has an accident. The teacher thinks he's probably the kind of child who prefers to go at home, so running errands for an hour or 2 he'll be...

I'm having a problem getting my infant seat to fit in the center rear seat of my 1998 corolla. Actually, the firemen (trained in installing seats) are the ones having the problem as I didn't even dare attempt to install it. I have an Evenflo Portabout 5 for my 3 month old. The problem apparently...

Hi all, I'm 18 and had an IUD fitted 3 weeks ago. (I decided against the pill due to family history.) 2 weeks after fitting (a week ago) I started to get what can only be described as 'period pains' for 5-10 minutes every afternoon at about 4pm. Sometimes it comes back half an hour later for...

I can't figure out how long an ideal nap is for Ollie. Left on his own, he'd nap three hours. He doesn't sleep well at night -- he wakes up every two or three hours, nurses for a few minutes, then falls back asleep -- and I don't know how his long naps contribute to this. If I wake him up after an...

My 8 month old son just got into his crawling grove a week or two ago. Yesterday we noticed the tops of both his feet were swollen. It doesn't seem to be causing him any pain and he is not scratching it as if it were itchy. Is this something normal for a baby who just begins crawling? Thanks

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger), that lovable loser and plump klutz who brags that she can find happiness even though her "bum is as big as two

You are all so right! My daughter is only 7 months old but ever day we start out singing to Play House Disney. She loves most all of the shows her favorites being Wiggles and Higglytown Hereos. They are the greatest shows and real teach kids how to interact and help them in learning as they grow. I...

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** Reuniting AMÉLIE's director Jean-Pierre Jeunet with its star Audrey Tautou, the aptly named A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANÇAILLES),

My baby (2.5 mo) has poor drainage in one eye. I blot it with warm soft cloth once in a while. They eye is not red or anything but the surroundings of the eye are always a teeny bit swollen and irritated. Because of this that eye looks a bit smaller than the other eye. I understand that this...

It's time for Ollie's first hair cut. He has curly hair, which should be pretty forgiving: http://tinyurl.com/4mg2e I'd like to give him haircuts myself, if I can do it without making him look ridiculous, just because it would save so much money over the years. Seeing as he'll barely hold still...