Excellent article! (Reposting all of it, because some people may not have seen it--and top-posting, because it makes sense here g.) Jean B. Ignoramus6480 wrote: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107064544570187200,00.html

Anyone else awake at this hour ? My dear son has decided not to want to sleep anymore between 1am and 4 am odd :( Not happy :( Apart from lossing sleep I am slowly starting to pull hairs out of my head as I have no idea what is wrong with him or why he is doing it. He seems to want a feed...

i ) wrote: 2.5 years old is my target age. I need something that is more than a cookbook, but rather something that explains what is happening in their minds and how learning can improve them. thanks. Do you mean how the child's intelligence develops, or how...

Hi all, Some 'nice' person sent me a computer virus... Here is their mailing list. RU in it ? Where did they get my e-mail address from ? Could it be this NG ? Anyone else here had it ? Who are they targeting ?

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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:32:46 -0800, Doan wrote: I'm considering your field for my signature line. May I have reprint rights, and full citation? Thanks in advance. On 4 Dec 2003, Kane wrote:

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:59:42 -0800, Doan wrote: Take my dare, Kane! Just declare loudly that you have NEVER said that you were "never-spanked"! I DARE YOU! I DOUBLE DARE YOU! Hint: google, google, google! Come on, "never-spanked" boy! ;-) What an odd little post...

On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:09:05 -0800, Doan wrote: Ask the night sergeant, LaVonne! Here is a hint: it barks! :-) Have you forgotten you challenged me? "I dare you, I DOUBLE dare you." I'm ready for my humiliation, Doan.

I'm wondering about a few gifts and would like any comments from anyone who wishes. Thx. Little People -- We have one older "town" and would like another since it's popular, and imaginative. Any suggested titles? I hear that some are put together better than others. Drawing Area -- I was...

Our son Josh is having a rash that's even strange to the doctor. Basically, he got a rash two days after taking antibiotics for the first time (Amoxicilin). The rash looks like red small dots (see photos in the web page below). We stopped the antibiotics and it gradually reduced over 3 days. Then...

"Kane" wrote in message ... On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 00:13:55 -0500, "j j" wrote: "Kane" wrote in message ...

Do you buy them for your toddler's playmates/friends? It's probably a base question, but I don't know at all. I don't buy presents for anyone outside the family, while my spouse buys them for nearly every friend. So, we've got two different operating systems at work. Thoughts? Thx. P. Tierney

In the course of the x-posted thread, I came accross this article which brings some of the important things about children's nurturing into focus as it relates to the gender of the person who is nuturing the child. I suspect it might be of special interest to those here who are...

On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 17:24:44 -0800, Doan wrote: Then let's get rid of ALL punishments! Ban them all! Now you are talking. Natural consequences are more than adequate for children to learn, coupled with loving parents that actually care about their childs healthy development, and...

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 01:09:59 GMT, "Dan Sullivan" wrote: "Greg Hanson" wrote in message ... Frank: Is your anti-religion more important than fighting Lyme? For the good of the Lyme cause,...

I have two siblings. One is single, lives at home with Mom. The other has moved in with his g/f and her DD. My question is, in the case of siblings, do you spend the same amount on the single sibling and you would on the other siblings and his family combined? For example I usually spend $50 on my...

Burning up an occupied dollhouse and gazing upon roadkill? Uh................ ChrisScaife wrote: A kids job is to learn. Kids just can't wait to start their job each day. They constantly probe and explore their environment. They watch their parents and emulate what they see.

(Bob Dog) wrote in message ... Suzieflame wrote in message ... I only deal with real men. When you've grown some nads, and are capable of ...

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 07:37:58 -0800, Doan wrote: On 6 Dec 2003, Greg Hanson wrote: Doan: When Lemmings run over a cliff en masse, why stop them? When you challenge them it only curbs their insane excess. Actually, I am not. I want them to post more so that the...

Ignoramus15011 wrote: How would he a better person if I was beating him (the animal society way) instead of teaching him interaction according to modern principles of human society. Exactly. How would he be a better person if your were hitting him in the name of discipline? I can't think...