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I have a circa 1980 baby crib that I've returned to my sister in the Orlando, Florida area. Unfortunately, a lot of the hardware was corroded or broken. Now I find out Simmons does not carry replacement parts for this crib any more. My sister is ready to stop speaking to me and make the whole...

hi all, my 9 year old son has over the last couple of years become EXTREMLY private to the point where i don't think he likes to be naked even when he's alone in the shower. so i have a battle with him every morning (on schooldays only -- i have backed off on the weekends) about him getting into...

I've read the trick or treat thread with interest. I'm curious about parental attendance while trick or treating. At what age do most of your folks think is acceptable/appropriate for kids to knock on doors with mom or dad? We live in a HUGE neighborhood where we know most of the people. It's...

Hello Parents! I am in a graduate school program and am conducting research on the extracurricular activities that your sons participate in during the school year. The research will be used to improve activities offered to school-aged boys, to get them to participate in wholesome activities that...

I posted this question in the financial aid thread, but I'd really like to discuss it further. Could anyone please give me some input on this? If one can (potentially, maybe) pay for instate, public university education *OR* private school (especially at the critical middle-school level), how...

We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My...

Jeff Utz wrote: I have also seen the consumer reports where they do bacterial or metallurgical analysis on bottled water. A good percentage of the time, the bottled water was not as pure or bacteria free as you would like. And some of the claims. I mean, oxygenated water? I oxygenate my...

Does anyone here have any experience with SuperCamp? I have an 11 YO academically advanced kid who lacks motivation (to put it gently) plus badly needs skills in overcoming writer's block, and I was wondering if this might be a good program for her. Any comments, positive or negative, would be...

Earlier this month, I asked folks' opinions on the safety of letting kids drink out of the garden hose. It turns out that our local tv station recently addressed this issue. The station's consumer investigator's main concern was the possibility of high lead content in sitting water. Of course,...

I just want to let you know that I really appreciate the input of everyone who responded to my question about (young) tweens and TV choices. It gave me a lot to think about. This morning, my daughter asked me about a show she wanted to watch; the title made it sound horrible, but I sat down with...

When is the age where you, as a parent, should start to give in and let the child make her own media choices, TV in particular, whether or not you agree with them (within reason)? I'm not suggesting letting The Kid watch "Debbie Does Dallas," but we got into a major row this weekend over "Pokemon:...

x-no-archive: yes There's a private school locally that I wouldn't mind supporting, and they've listed that they need volunteers, including committee members for a committee I'd be interested in. I wouldn't mind volunteering the time, but it is true that we're likely to want to apply to the school...

On a list I'm on, folks are discussing the book "Love and Logic." I've never heard of it, but I'm gathering that there is some controversy regarding it. I'm not looking for a review, really, just for information: I'd like to know what general principles the book espouses, as much out of curiousity...

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...

x-no-archive: yes Okay, here I go (grabs flame-retardant blanket). :) I believe my husband's and my obligation is to our child, not to the schools. We make sure our daughter gets to school fed and reasonably rested, prepared for school, having done her homework. We support her lessons at home by...

My daughter is 9 and is getting to a point where she wants to pick clothes for herself. We were in a hurry yesterday and she needed a few new tops and pants, so my husband and I took her down to Sears with express purpose of looking at the Lands' End stuff. Well, it's between seasons, and there...

I have a third-grade daughter. A classmate's mother is pushing me to buy training bras for my daughter, which apparently her daughter already wears. While it's true my daughter is starting to "bloom," she's still young and hasn't shown an interest herself. (I offered a while back.) My daughter...

Richard wrote: Bear in mind that there are alternatives for financing education, loans and work-study, for example, that do not exist for retirement. Also bear in mind that if you sock money aside for retirement, your child may not be able to qualify for needs-based aid or work study or a...

First, I want to say that describing our middle school as "inner city" is an overstatement...our city doesn't have an "inner city" as you might visualize one. The school is urban, it does have related drawbacks, and I do have concerns relative to this. But it's not as bad as all that, and I'm sorry...

Robyn wrote: We generally used a combination of working from home, flexible hours and vacation time to cover our children's illnesses, but it sounds like that may not be an option for you. These days, my husband is networked and can often work from home (my daughter is now of an age where...