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I have not seen the original post (which was not posted to google), and accordingly cannot -- and do not intend to -- comment upon the question posed or language used by the original poster in the text of her question. However, I am asking if the moderators could address the civility issue as...

I need a little help in explaining the differences between a gay relationship and a close friendship to my 9-year-old, who is needing a little more information at this stage. Does anyone have any books they might recommend, preferably ones we could read together? I'm looking for something...

My husband went to the bookstore today and picked me up the book "It's So Amazing!" by Robie H. Harris. I'd read about it on Amazon, and a couple comments from folks here suggested that it would be on target. I've already flipped through the book with my kid, and it looks like it will be perfect...

Hello Everyone. I am new to the group. I have a 6 y.o. son (who will turn 7 in May) and a 19 m.o. daughter. I was just reading on some of the topics and thought I would share what's going on right now with my son. He's been on & off of Augmentin (antibiotic) for about 2 years. A year ago January,...

Hi all, My wife and I recently purchased a 2001 Subaru Outback wagon. We have a dog and want to purchase the Subaru factory model pet barrier/divider for the rear cargo portion of the wagon. We have been advised that this model is the best shape and will fit the best for our wagon. However I have...

Our twin boys were born five weeks and a day early nearly five weeks ago. For being premature, they've done terrific, breastfeeding well, gaining weight at a terrific clip and becoming more alert and active all the time. Our problem has been getting them to sleep in a crib. They'll break out of a...

Just wanted to let everyone know I was just curious about this thing, that's all... that's why I turned to this newsgroup, purely out of *my* curiosity. I'm definitely minding my own business as the parents would never know I'm even doing this. I understand that kids develop at their own stages,...

Hi everyone. I know a kid who is 2 years, 3 months old and this kid does not speak any words *yet*. All this kid does is grunt when they want something or to show you something, etc. This kid appears to be pretty happy and is adorable. My kid was jabbering up a storm at 6 months old to 1 year...

Hi, I am a bit confused of late and wondered if anyone can advise? I am just about to have my first child, I am incredibly excited and looking forward to raising her, seeing this as a more important `job' to me, than `going out to earn a living'. Having worked in a variety of jobs/careers for the...

Hi all, I need a book recommendation. As I have mentioned we are going on a vacation to the Canadian Rockies (and also Glacier National Park in the US) this summer. We will be doing a lot of hiking while we are there. To make this more intersting for the kids, I wanted to get them a field guide...

Being from generation where if you did something wrong or behaving badly, we got spanked or had our mouth washed out with soap. What exactly is a time out and how is it effective. Thanks

Am I expecting too much? My 5 year old is still doing quite a number on her clothing. I expect a certain amount of dirt, paint, and other "fun" stuff to get on her clothes, but it seems like she should be making some progress with food. I found her favorite shirt stained with something brown and...

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(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...

We have been down this road before. U.S. troops sent to war half a world away. American foreign policy controlled by an arrogant elite, bent on projecting military power around the globe. A public misled into supporting an unconstitutional war founded on deceit and fabrications. As the death toll...

When I was young (was I young once?) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a top 40 hit with a song called "House at Pooh Corner." It's also been recorded by Kenny Loggins (who wrote it, I think) and it's been covered by the Indigo Girls. I read something today that reminded me of the song, so I downloaded...

Hello to MKM. Apologies for posting a non-joke today. My daughter would like her first bicycle for her birthday this spring. My wife and I think this is a great idea. We'll probably buy bikes for ourselves as well. So which one should we choose... Disney Princess Bike? My Little Pony Bike?...

"Richard" skrev i en meddelelse ... Our 18mo daughter still wakes once at night for a glass of warm milk. We've done nothing to try to change her sleeping habits. She dropped all of her other night feedings on her own, but this last one just...

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...

Hi all, I am co-authoring a book about parenting and guilt/stress. As part of the book, I am conducting a short Internet survey. It takes less than 5 minutes and asks parents about the areas that cause them stress (and also about the job of parenting --like time spent on childcare tasks). The...