My daughter LOVES to cut paper, but it gets REALLY old for me to be standing over her supervising until she gets bored with it. I'd like to be able to be working on something else nearby (keeping an eye on her, but not watching like a hawk to prevent the removal of digits!) So... I'm looking for...

I have a (long) thought here that I'm wondering about. How much do you change your parenting styles for the kids in your family? I have an almost 4 yo dd, who's bright, self-sufficient in many ways, helpful, verbal, etc etc. I've essentially stood back and let her figure things out for herself,...

I just realized that my three-year-old son is at the weight limit of his car seat -- whoops. I hate researching these things, so I'm tempted to go with the Consumer Reports "quick pick" of the Evenflo Chase DLX Booster Seat, which is supposed to go up to 80...

Some advice for parents shopping for teens and vice versa By Christopher Caskey -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PST Saturday, December 10, 2005 Story appeared in Scene section, Page K1 It's time to shop for the impossible-to-buy-for. Moms and dads, you don't exactly make it easy for teens...

A class of twenty-five grade 7 students is looking for a neat science related gift idea for this year's holiday season. The class has undertaken a project to learn about the benefits and joy of gift giving. Part of this project is to donate gifts to members of a family with a limited income. The...

Donna Metler wrote: At what age do the footed sleep and plays become inappropriate to wear outside the house during the day? Alli is pretty skinny, so pants tend to either be too short or fall right out of her when she crawls, and it's far too cold for her to not have something on her...

The Story About the Toddler, Volume 29. by Jeff Vogel As of this writing, our daughter Cordelia has just turned 45 months old. (A bit over three and a half years, for those who don't care enough to work through the math.) She is just reaching the point where the exact number of months doesn't make...

My little guy is 3....going on 13. He is advanced (I HATE that label) but he is..more on the 4-5 level. He started prek this year and has done excellent. He genuinely loves school! It is not stressful, but it is structured. Something he does very well with. So...the problem. This formally sweet,...

Hi all We have a developing topic at our forum with the title 'Men Hunt and Women Nest Build ... ' at http://www.menkaura.com/Forum/index.php?topic=300 It's all about that age old disjuncture between the sexes. All are welcome to join in. We love to hear your views and receive your constructive...

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I'd like to get one of the little laptop models before our flight over Christmas. It needs to have long enough battery life to get through a 3 hour flight (not that I expect my daughter to watch videos that whole time, but I don't want it going dead mid-video either). I'd like it to be able to...

Anyone have any input on what age is safest to have your kids sit in the front seat? DD told me today that she is embarrassed sitting in the back seat when I bring her to band practice. I told her that I'd think about it and get back to her. First I told her to call my sister and my sister told...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/12/06/kids.behaving.badly.ap/index.html Just curious of what people think of this. I personally applaud it. However, I also think that there needs to be a balance out the Near the end of the article it says ""The rights of any one individual -- whether he or...

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Why do teens wear short pants and short sleeves in winter? It was 24 degrees out today (-4C) and as I drove by the bus stop, out of 6 middle/high schoolers, 2 were in shorts, and a third had on a t-shirt with no coat. All were huddled, hunched over and looking miserably cold. I just don't get...

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Hi folks, We're getting ready for a long road trip (about 14 hrs total, over two days), and I wanted to download some audio books onto our iPod for DS1, 3.5yo. I'm looking for suggestions... He's enjoyed having some of the illustrated classics read to him (Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Around the world...

Hello - I haven't been posting to or reading misc.kids for years - my kids are teens. But now I could use suggestions. My son, age 15, has a classmate who for years now calls my son frequently to ask him what the homework is or how to do something. The boy just doesn't write down assignments and...

Hello. I am an assistant professor in the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. I am conducting an on-line survey about parents' attitudes about television and parenting. Whether you use the television to keep your children busy while you fold laundry or...