I babysit for my mother's coworker. Her kids are adorable. A little 3-year-old and 6-year-old. I love them to death but they have very poor hygene. I don't recall having good hygene when I was 6, either, but it has really begining to take a toll on me. Everytime I go over there I get sick. They do...

I believe a while back I might have asked this already... but I can't seem to find it and IIRC, there wasn't too much that I had originally read (but again, can't seem to find it) I talked to my next door neighbour yesterday and asked her if any of her girls babysat. She said both girls are at...

I was wondering what the going rates are for babysitters these days (just occasional sitting, not a regular daily thing). My ds is 4 months old and the babysitter will be a 19 yr old young woman. I live in a midsize city in Ohio, if that makes a difference! I know what people pay babysitters...

I am babysitting the child of a friend of my husband, whom he works with. I have been doing this about a year. Last summer, the father of the children had an accident and was off work the summer, so they did not need a baby sitter. The father did the sitting. This fall he was back to work and...

I just found this site and I think it sounds great. I think Erika wrote about an exchange before, but I didn't think I could start one myself and manage it, but his sounds doable. I am looking for people to join my group now (so excited). Has anyone used this...

Hello, We have a babyswing to give for free. It is up to 25lbs (cca 11kg), the brand is Graco. If you are interested, please, contact me by email: Cheers Urban Eva

For the record, I have read the Babywise book by Ezzo but I am NOT "doing" Babywise nor do I plan to. But, for those of you who are familiar with the book, I have one question about something. The author of this book claims that if you don't follow a "feed/wake/sleep" pattern during the day then...

Brand new in your choice of colors! $75 plus shipping Back Friendly Kid Carrier, from the UK The Hipseat was developed to allow adults to carry their children on their hip without the usual strains on the back. Specifically designed to address one of the root causes of adult back

We're back from our vacation in Kyoto, and after a day off battling jetlag, the kids are back to school. Both girls maintained their journals while we were there, and I'm so glad I encouraged them in this because what they wrote is absolutely priceless! DD12's journal is longer and quite...

http://www.buckleupamerica.org/booster/index.php I found this site and just wanted to share. you enter your child height , weight and years to get recommendations of what kind of seat to use. jojo

Hello, Anyone have a good laptop recommendation for a high school student? Computer will be used for school work of course, but also playing CDs, DVDs, a few games and a whole lotta Internet stuff. We have a wireless network. Thanks, Sandra

Do anyone have kids that are going back to school soon? I found this website www.cindysporch.net that has a 14 day back to school challenge to get the kids ready. They have the first day posted already. They are starting by cleaning up the mess in the kids bedroom. I am going to need this.

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I'm not sure if this is the right newsgroup for this, but maybe someone here will be able to help me. My daughter is going to a new school this year that requires uniforms, in her case grey slacks or grey plaid skirt. The skirts have pleats, and as my daughter is on the short side for her...

This weekend some friends and I will be taking apart a large wooden swingset/fort playset and moving it to my house where (hopefully) we will set it up again. I was wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions that might help me survive this 'project'! Are there any gotchas that I should be on...

Back-seat driver: Teen drivers at risk over summer season By Tony Bizjak -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Monday, May 16, 2005 The upcoming 100 days between Memorial and Labor day weekends are said to be the deadliest on the road. That goes especially for teenage drivers getting their...

Summer vacation is nearly over and the little ones are going back in school at last. Thank Goodness for that! Sending the kids back to school is more of a mixed blessing than ever this year, since even more severe budget cuts have changed the face of education more than ever. There are still...

Summer vacation is finally over and the little ones are back in school at last. Thank Goodness for that! Sending the kids back to school is more of a mixed blessing this year than ever, however, since severe budget cuts have changed the face of education more than ever before. There are still...

We're going on vacation in 6 weeks, and want to get a backpack carrier to carry DS around for when the stroller isn't the best option. DS is now 8 months old and around 22 pounds and is too big for a Bjorn, as it makes my back sore to have all that weight in front. I am hoping to find a used...

Since destination and usage seem to relevant to the choices here, I'll elaborate a bit so maybe there are more suggestions for me. This is the first time we're going on vacation with DS, and I'm trying to plan well. We are flying from Los Angeles to Vancouver BC. We're staying just one night and...