my son will be 6 on Dec4 and is only in the 30% percentile for his age. He has always been around 50% or so now it seems like he's not growing.

THE CAT IN THE HAT A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): 1/2 What is the movie version of THE CAT IN THE HAT about? Set decorations and dirty jokes. A perversion of the book, it stars AUSTIN POWERS's Mike Myers,

(Greg Hanson) wrote in message ... grandparents unhappy about how grandchildren are being raised. Bobb wrote Quite an admission by caseworkers. Could it be there is a new breed or reformed thinking? For ...

(Greg Hanson) wrote in message ... How 'bout you stop snipping what yer responding to. I usually do quote what I respond to. Liar. What a trio, LaVonne, Kane and you. When one has an itch does another scratch? ...

Ho Ho Ho, do you really want to know? From USA Today: A 2002 study of applicants for jobs as mall Santas or Santa's "helpers" reveals that 7% had misdemeanor or felony convictions within the past seven years. Among offenses: indecent exposure, harassment, assault and soliciting prostitution. ...

Hello, I have a year and a half old son. I still nurse him, he sleeps in bed with us, never had trouble sleeping at night for at least 7 hours. But recently, he's been waking up every three hours, and stays up for about 2 hours, then only is ready to go back to sleep. Fortunately, I'm a...

Hello I'm new to Newsgroups but what I've seen so far is pretty impressive. Just a comment on the validity or otherwisew of IQ tests. As other contributors have stated, IQ tests are not necessarily an indicator of future success. But they are useful in that they can give some idea of a person's...

TIMELINE A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** In TIMELINE, Paul Walker from THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchise, trades in his fast car for a fast sword when he time travels back to 1357 France.

X-posted Recalls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The May Department Stores Has Recalled Girls' Hooded Fleece Jackets Reason: The zipper pull could detach from these jackets, posing a possible choking hazard to young children. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/p/02/p0013392.htm a...

A few nights ago Henry (11 yo) was studying spelling with my husband. He was having a harder time than usual with it. Out of nowhere, he began removing most of his clothing, saying that he was very hot. Then he began vigorously scratching himself all over his body, saying he itched. He became...

About a month ago, I posted about being overrun with kids' toys and feeling like I couldn't get rid of much. Well, this weekend, I went through all the toys and got rid of three kitchen-sized trash bags full of stuff. You all would have been proud of me, I'm sure. It was *very* cathartic! We still...

The latest "Notes" can be found at www.windowsill.net/vol11.no7.html. Reviews include _Moominvalley in November_ by Tove Jannson, which is finally back in print, and a favorite new picture book, _Big Momma Makes the World_. Please note that our address has changed; it is now...

Is it generally advisable, when a child is in the early stages of drawing, to teach or model what might be a proper way to hold a pen/pencil/crayon? Or, is this something that they generally figure out for themselves, making it best just to let them be? Thx. P. Tierney

Not sure if you remember me but i was here 2 yrs ago:) My name is Cindy SAHM. DH is Jay and we have 2 daughters 10 & 12 and a 15 month old son.

LOVE ACTUALLY A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** 1/2 Thank you Universal for the perfect holiday gift, LOVE ACTUALLY -- one hilarious poem of a picture to the joy of love!

Until recently my 2 year old son has been a perfect baby; we put him to bed at around 8pm and he would sleep quietly right through to 8am. Now though he's up and restless until nearly 9pm (perhaps we need to cut out his afternoon nap) and when we put him to bed he lies awake screaming for about 15...

I am getting a new carpet in my new apartment sometime early next week. Lets say, I will have 3 days between the new carpet installation and baby crawling on it. Q. I have heard concerns about new carpet fumes being harmful to infants, etc.. I am wondering if it is really "harmful" or just...

Wendy wrote: My son's pediatrician suspects I might be starving him. Big sigh. I've got three children. I've got a normal sized 12 year old who has no health issues, has had menarche, stuff like that. She's slim but not skinny. She exercises regularly. I've got a 10 year old son...

THE HAUNTED MANSION A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** 1/2 THE HAUNTED MANSION is the third Disney movie based on one of its theme park rides. The first (THE COUNTRY BEARS) was a real dog, and the second

From: (Shane) So child abusers should not go to jail? Has anyone spoken to Michael's father & asked him what he did to cause his adult child to grow up with such obviously deep-seated issues?