My 4yr9mo son often flaps his hands when he is excited. Although flapping hands is a symptom of autism, we don't think he is autistic, since he does not exhibit other symptoms. We would like the reduce the frequency of his hand flapping over time. Any suggestions?

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I thought this article was amusing. Of course raising children costs money, but I don't think parents should be discouraged from having more than two, unless they are on welfare. One of my wife's sisters even suggested abortion when my wife was pregnant with her 3rd child, just because three...

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1. If your kids hate the home work. Get them to eat 1 spoon butter 1 spoon sugar and 1 glass room- temperature water in the morning followed by rotating both-arms anti- bowling (like cricket but opposite direction). This will give them more strength, they will concentrate more easily, and become...

DD is 4yo and walks almost exclusively on her toes. I've read that needs to be evaluated. I mentioned it once to her ped a while back and he said she didn't have cerebral palsy, but I know there are other concerns besides that. I am messaging her ped again, since it's been some time since our...

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We have a 9 week old son (3 weeks corrected age) who weighs just under 13 lbs. He always puts on quite a show when pushing a BM or gas. It looks pretty painful!! He grunts, flails, and cries sometimes. This typically occurs within an hour of eating and will last 5-20 minutes. After he seems...

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Anyone else out there heard of "native reading"? I was interested in starting to teach my oldest to read early, and was googling around and found a website called nativereading.com. It has two chapters of a book online where the author makes a pretty compelling argument that kids should begin...

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New Support Group for child care providers in and around Central Alabama. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leecohomedaycare/ Monthly meetings in Lee County. All are welcome to share experiences and ideas.

Does anyone have any personal experience on surgery for exotropia (lazy eye) in children?