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Has anyone purchased and use the Asian collectors edition of the Baby Einstein videos here in the US without problems? Any compatibility issues with the DVD players in the US? Apparently they come with Chinese sub-titles that can be suppressed. A set of 10 cds costs about $ 30!! Seems like a...

Would you mind a private email regarding the modifications you have for your daughter? Found out today that my daughter's teachers are considering her use of the FM System as optional....math teacher asked me today--does she have to use it all the time, because we havent been? Meanwhile her...

I could really use some guidance. Here's the background (I'll try to be brief): Our son is 12 and has been diagnosed with ADD (no H) since age 9. He's been on Strattera for about 2 years. Beyond that, we've never asked for or received any formal accommodations in school. He is very bright and...

does anybody have kids with ADHD

Hi -- The thread on reading the classics brought to mind my current dilemma. When I read aloud to my kids, I aim for books that they're not quite able to read independently, usually because they lack the vocabulary, but sometimes the the kids lack historical context. Recent successful reads have...

Lately, DD has taken to IM-img (Instant Messaging) her friends. In principle, I suppose, I have nothing against this, although I prefer it when she emails, at that leaves a virtual trail that is lacking with IM. I'm just curious what others' have done as far as restricting IM. DD has a friend...

Following are some of the acronyms, subject tags (abbreviations that appear in brackets in some subject headers) and Usenet terms you may see in misc.kids.moderated. SUBJECT TAGS misc.kids.moderated currently uses a few subject tags to helps readers navigate the newsgroup more easily. These tags...

(revised 3/28/2001) Welcome to misc.kids moderated! This is a moderated newsgroup for parents and other people concerned with raising children. Following are the posting guidelines for this newsgroup. This message includes the following sections: 1. Topics and posting policies from the...

Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? Tia, Michael...

I have a 3.5yo son. He is not only not potty trained, he is not even remotely interested in potty training. Whenever anyone mentions potty, he insists that, "I just like diapers." This kid is a complete control freak, and has a history of wittholding his urine to an extreme that we definitely...

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...

I have unexpectedly found myself with the assignment of leading two dozen children, ages 8-11, in a cookie-baking project at a school party this weekend. (I volunteered to help cook. This is not what I had in mind.) The project will involve making and decorating cookie-cutter sugar cookies, to be...

1. I'm assembling a tool kit for a young person who is about to leave home. I already have some of the contents, and I have ideas for more, but I wanted to invite your creative suggestions. 2. Is it really true that you don't need to finish the edges of polarfleece (for scarves)? 3. Would a...

A variety of articles with forged Approved and From lines have been spammed to newsgroups across Usenet, including misc.kids.moderated. Some old net.vandalism software appears to have been revived for this attack. The actual target of the attack is the newsgroup to which the forgery set...

Does anyone know of a introductory Track & Field video for kids? I do NOT want a training video; I want a video that goes through each of the events and gives a short explanation of the event and then shows video of athletes performing that event. Kids understand the concept of a race, but it...

is what there is for us to learn FROM children. their world is beautiful and they don't exactly live in the same one we do. most parents would be scared of their own babies if they realized just how intelligent and perceptive they really are. pay attention to their wonder and some of it may...

DS has a pronounced overbite. We joke that he got my skull and my wife's jaw, and they don't fit. So we've always known that orthodontia is in our future with him. Monday he had a consult at the dentist (who wierded the BH out -- so we'll be getting a second opinion and any work done will be...

This is sort of a grumbly vent. My daughter's school has a yearly talent show-- actually, 2 since so many students (about 1/2 the school) participate in some way or another. In Kindergarten last year, most of my daughter's class sang and acted out a song together. They were very cute :-). This...

Hello, I have a terrific kid. His age is two years and two months. He is healthy and very active. He loves to watch kids cartoons, outing like any healthy child. However, he hasn't started to use language. He is not even using words like Mama and Baba. My doctors say some kids start to talk very...