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Our family has established its Harry Potter policy: Here's ours. We pre-purchased 3 copies. No one is allowed to spoil anything for those further behind. No one is to disturb anyone else's reading, or sleeping. No one is to neglect other duties. LOL, my family knew from the...

I'm wanting ideas for future toys and games to get for my child. When I look in toy stores, I don't see much that I think would appeal to her. I'd like to hear: 1. how old your child(ren) is/are right now, and 2. what their favorite toys, games, and activities are right now. I want to know...

(Crossposted to mkm) I haven't an inkling how to search for this on Amazon and I can't find anything locally in Israel... I'm looking for a simple book, suitable for a kindergartener, to help me introduce my daughter to the idea of personal safety. She starts school in the fall and for the first...

Hi, I am new here, and have a 6 year old son who is having some problems at school with behaving, listening to his teacher, and being nice to the other kids. When the school year first started, he was doing just fine in this area, but over the past couple of months, it has just really gone...

Sigh. it was bound to happen. I knew it would. Now it is. Our wonderful next door neighbors are in their early 80's. He is starting to get a bit forgetful and is very hard of hearing. She has had a few odd spells and been hospitalized with them twice in a year.

Hello all... DH started back to Uni today. I am also doing a short business course for the next 5 weeks. With both DH and I back at school, DD is really excited by the idea of school. On the way home from taking DH to the train, the idea of DD having school at home. DD will be 3 in June. I...

I've read the trick or treat thread with interest. I'm curious about parental attendance while trick or treating. At what age do most of your folks think is acceptable/appropriate for kids to knock on doors with mom or dad? We live in a HUGE neighborhood where we know most of the people. It's...

At what age did you feel OK letting your kids go on sleepovers at the houses of their friends (as opposed to the houses of your friends or of family)? I know all my kids' friends parents to talk to, and I have a good feeling about them -- I think they're nice, decent human beings who have...

I used to have a nice quiet, moderately gentle little boy. Now he is 9yo, something has changed! He is now doing French at school, and had to decorate a binder with pictures of France. He drew the French flag, the Eiffel Tower - and then three pictures of Frankish knights beating the other guys...

Over the weekend, at a neighborhood party, I learned that 4 of DD's classmates had been suspended, and maybe expelled for smoking pot in the boys' room (during the last class period!). If such a thing happened in your kid's school, would you expect some kind of notification from the principal...

Hello, My son is a HS sophomore who is capable of doing better than his 3.2 GPA indicates. I've been considering rewarding him with money if his report card GPA is higher than 3.20, but I'm not sure if that would help. Then I think that if he doesn't improve his grades, I'll cut back his TV time,...

Hello, With Thanksgiving being yesterday, somehow the BIG TOPIC of the day among all our relatives was why our 3.5 yr old daughter isn't potty trained, and my what a travesty it is that we are such lazy parents, how she "runs the show" in our house, and boy, aren't we going to have fun with her...

dragonlady wrote: The bad news is -- it's fairly prevalent. You are going to encounter this from time to time. Hell, even I have to fight that attitude in myself, and I do know better! In my defense, it is helped along by the people who ARE snobs who put their...

Hi, Any tips on how to wean her? I've tried before, and nothing is working. Thanks! Theresa

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...

"Sandi Jones" wrote in message ... Many patients are given a Dx with FAR less testing that it sounds like you have gone through. Again, please provide citations for this specific claim. I know people who have gotten the...

Hi, My dd is having a Maisy/Gymnastics birthday party for her 4th birthday. We only have 1/2 hour for the actual party (refreshments) and then an hour for the gym part so the party/activities parts are taken care of. I'm drawing a blank on the party favours, though. I do have one idea -...

Since I seem to have the special ed folks attention (thankyou for all the great help so far!), and at least one has mentioned speech therapy, I have a question about that too. My daughter (6yo) might need speech therapy. She pronounces all sounds right but has a fluency issue where she pauses in...

Our family is tentatively planning a trip that will involve flying out to the west coast (of the US) and then doing some driving around visiting various different areas (including the Canadian Rockies). There are 5 of us and we don't travel light, particularly for a trip that will involve a good...

Hi, Thankyou to every one who has posted a reply to my bedwetting questions. (Please keep any suggestions you have comeing.) This post is about my three year old son. Well, he's not 3 yet but will be turning 3 soon. He is in early intervention for a mild gross motor delay. When he turns 3 he...