I'm new at this, so I'm reading some books. The consensus seems that after a year of age you change from formula to milk. When reading about iron, the books say "use iron fortified cereal". The baby cereal and the formula are both iron fortified. However, I'd rather start moving into whole grains...

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and many blessings in the New Year. Some of you might like this poem I found: http://www.christmas-time.com/ct-wicked.htm -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the...

It's been a long time since I posted (note the new user name, I used to be "Usenet Fan"). DS is 1 year old now and we're having some major sleep problems. He used to sleep fine in his crib, wake once during the night, nurse and go back to sleep. He didn't necessarily demand a feeding, but I did...

I noticed today that Alli seems to be making noises, smacking her lips, etc in time to recorded music (I have been playing the "Rhythmically Moving" CDs quite a bit-this is a set designed for use in teaching movement to children, and is really nice mostly instrumental folk songs). I've also been...

How old was your child before you left them in the tub unsupervized? DS is 5 and still too young, but I was curious when others felt it was safe to let their little ones take a bath without someone in there watching. dragon

I was referring to the original post being an advertisement in an informal, friendly tone, not the person who asked for help. -Weezie

1. I have a 2.5 year old who is normally very happy & well adjusted. He rarely gets tantrums, but the time that he will typically get one is at nap & bed time. I have been also told by my family that he should be in a toddler bed by now because he might climb out & hurt himself. If you have had...

Do any of you have any meal suggestions or recipes for food that'll please a picky toddler? My 18 MO just started turning down almost everything I serve him. He can't survive off of mashed potatoes, applesauce & mac & cheese. Thanks!

What are the views of having a 12-year-old having access to instant messaging with their friends? -- Sue (mom to three girls)

I have been wracking my brain to come up with a couple of suggestions to give my son for making a Christmas present for his granpdparents. I cannot ask him an open ended question -- what would you like to make? Because *I* am not very crafty and I have to help him make it. I had thought of...

This is about a Christmas ornament. A precious Christmas ornament of great sentimental value. My sister and her kids sent us a homemade Christmas ornament. It consisted in an ice cream cone (yes, a real ice cream cone), with some tinsel and a little stuffed bear in it. The bear has a Santa...

Hi, I am a Mum to an 8 yr old only. She is the light of my life and I wouldn't be without her for the world. For a LONG time I never wanted another as I found the toddler stage particularly difficult and I did not want to have to do that again, having to watch them every second of the day, the...

"Dudhorse" wrote: On 15 Oct 2004 03:55:28 -0000, (Robert G Allen) wrote: 420-Pound Teen to Get Free Gastric Bypass (snipped) .... as one who has been morbidly obese for years I know in the vast

Both of my boys have very poor handwriting (ages 9 and 13). Some of their teachers comment on it, but some don't. My older son occasionally misses some points on tests because the teacher can't read his answers. Now that he has started more advanced math, he also misses negative signs, forgets...

Have reached an agreement with ds1 that at age 4 1/2, he will stop nursing. This will be around thanksgiving, when a lot of holiday/kid oriented theatre and music events start for the season. I thought it would be nice to take him to a "big boy" event, just him and mommy, to celebrate/mark the...

Im trying to find a nice, warm, dry pair of boots for my daughter. The reason Im having a hard time is, she, being nearly 9 wants the Ugg boots. Or lookalikes. Which, is fine. But are they suitable for winter? I know the actual Ugg ones are designed for warmth and if I need to fork out the $...

Hi all, For the last 10 days, dropoff at preschool has gone from DS crying a little to hysterical screaming and clinging, and I'm hoping someone has some tips to make things easier on DS and me! He is 3 years 2 months. He has been in the same center part time or full time since he was 4 months...

Cheryl -- I've been thinking about you, and hope you're doing well. I ruined my old computer and got a new one in September, so I can't find any of my old emails/info. from anytime before Sept.! I tried looking through Google for recent posts from you, and I couldn't find any -- nor anything...

Hi - I think Debbie's response (point out how *everyone* is different in different ways, including personality) was terrific. Kids go through a stage of noticing and labelling differences, so you need to deal with this in a developmentally appropriate fashion. In our house, this means teaching...

The series has just finished here in Oz. I only saw the last 2 programs, but I'm impressed at the result (and horrified at the muck the kids were eating before!). I wasn't surprised to hear that behaviour had improved with better nutrition, but the comment that the asthma medication had gone down...