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Time for true confessions here - name a time when you did something that is not on the list of Best Practices as a parent. Here's one of mine - drinking a Bud out of a paper bag in the parking lot during my daughter's trombone lesson. It was just one of those days, and it did taste so very...

I was recently offered a job over 1300 miles away but I'm not going to move there. I want the job and my family understands, but I've never been in a situation with a "1000-mile commute". I have one six-year-old. This job would allow me to save money so I can spend more time with him when he's...

I need your help, Please! If you or your partner are pregnant, then please click on the link below where you will find two questionnaires, one for moms and one for dads. These questionnaires are part of my Psychology Bsc Single (Hons) Degree theses. I need 150 dads and 150 moms to complete the...

My son is 4 years old and when at home he has no problems.. he tells us & does it well.. In school, he tends to do it in his pants and stays that way.. doesn't inform his teachers.. We did try changing the places and his classrooms also.. still the same behavior The day care he used to go to had...

I'm doing some work involving children who have asthma, and have come to develop great respect for those of you who live with this challenge day to day. One of the things I'm finding is that most of the materials are aimed at the parents, rather than the children themselves. This does make sense,...

I recently went to a child's birthday party that requested no presents, but a dish of something yummy to share instead. Well, out of 8 moms invited, I was the *only* one who did not bring a gift. Did I miss something? I admit that I am new at the mommy thing, but to be the only one who did as...

My daughter is 2.5 years old. We started potty training about 2 months ago. She would go to pee on here potty every now and then. One day, she had to poop in her potty. And she smelled it. Since then, she has not used her potty. Any suggestions? Thanks

It's hard to let go of one's children after taking care of them from conception and then on through their schooling. Our offspring learn from a variety of sources which become more varied as they grow older. For parents it has to be a case of allowing the independence while maintaining the love. It...

I am new to the world of new groups and I am enjoying them alot. This looks like a group the I would fit into well and could relate perfectly to me. I have two children. A 5 1/2 year old girl (Leah) and a 2 1/2 year old boy (Jaden). I am a stay-at-home mother for the most part. During the...

Subject says most of it, but here it is again in more detail: Is there a website that has mp3's of different kinds of baby cries and their meanings? I realize we may not be able to pinpoint a cry's meaning precisely, and that children will vary a bit, but maybe someone has tried to come up with...

I have two teenage boys, twins actually, age 14. Over the summer they have been responsible for cooking dinner for their siblings one a week (each). Unfortunately this experience has turned into a "how little can I do" exercise. I am looking for suggestions about how to get them to be...

APS writes: Our six month old daughter won't go to sleep anywhere but on one of us. We're not doing AP--Laura Nathanson's advice suits us best--but we're not going to consider CIO until at least 4 months, if at all. I don't understand what this means. If your daughter is 6 months...

Cute, yes -- but we're working on piracy issues ;-) Henry: "I wouldn't say my Titanic project was copied from Ashton. It's more 'loosely based' on her project." -Dawn Trying hard not to crack up while I explain the importance of doing one's own work...

Hi everyone, A very close friend is having a rough time with what seems to be post- partum depression/anxiety. I'm looking for ways to help long distance. She gave birth to her third child, a girl, in September, bringing that baby home the same day her oldest daughter started Kindergarten. ...

My 12 year old son has attention deficit. He has never had an IEP and up until now has been able to be successful in school. When he began having difficulty at the beginning of middle school last fall, I visited the assistant principal to talk about an IEP but was discouraged from doing that...

STMD=sly things moms do Like many boys his age, Henry is into wearing his jeans low with a generous portion of underwear showing. It doesn't help that his stocking stuffers this year were designer boxers that he's proud of. Sigh. He got in trouble often at home for having them too low and twice...

I need some help from the POOKs out there... We're blessed that Henry has an active, comfortable and healthy social life. He has a good group of friends that contains some "regulars" and then another element that seems to come and go. They hang out at each other's homes (we make sure parents are...

Hello all... DH started back to Uni today. I am also doing a short business course for the next 5 weeks. With both DH and I back at school, DD is really excited by the idea of school. On the way home from taking DH to the train, the idea of DD having school at home. DD will be 3 in June. I...

I have a 10 year old who recently started taking my lighters when i laid them down by my cigerettes. So now i keep it all locked up. This morning i got up and he had burnt card board on our gas stove. Does anyone have any suggestions on what i can do or say to him to get him to stop i don't think...

HI We live in the evergreen area of San Jose, California. We are looking for a preschool for our 3 year old daughter. She is a bright, active kid and learns things fast. But she gets distracted easily and has problem with staying focussed on anything for more than a few minutes. Maybe she is just...