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Of all things to end our spring break. Everyone had been sick, but as we were checking into our hotel before reaching home the next day, our 18 month old started seizing in the car. I knew he had a fever, but I try not to overreact to childhood illnesses or other events so I didn't even have...

My baby is 8 weeks old and weighs 12 1/2 lb. She started showing a fever 2 nights ago - 99 to 100 degrees in the ear. It hangs around for a few hours and is gone by morning. I took her to the dr for a reg. checkup yesterday morning and they tested her for RSV. She was negative, so they gave her...

Just had our parent teacher conference for our 6th grade son. The story is pretty much the same as every year--bright kid but he can't sit still in class. Of course each year teachers are less tolerant of his fidgeting, twirling the eraser, pencil tapping, etc. But, like each year, the teachers...

No horror stories here, just a question prompted by the Fifth Grade Girls thread: It is likely that we will be moving to a new area (new school) the summer before my son enters 5th grade (about one year from now). When I tell people I feel bad about taking my kids out of their existing school,...

X-No-Archive: yes In a word: Ugh. DD has a friend who is trying to find out a "secret" about another, mutual friend (Call her secret-keeper). So the secret-seeker calls our house, cajoling,threatening, wheedling, to find out the secret. Meanwhile, DD told another girl about the secret (which...

Hi folks, A couple years ago I'd posted regarding washers, dryers, and a new addition to the family. Well, it appears that I'd jumped the gun, but now, about $13K later, I am finally expecting #2, a girl, due in April of 2004. -Andrea Baker

You all may recall posts from me about how stubborn DS can be when it comes to learning a new task, specifically riding a bike. Well, it has finally happened. Two Tuesdays ago, the BH bought him a new bike -- he was gargantuan on his old one. A week ago, I took him to our church, which has a big...

I recently checked out the web page of a private school where I am, and was surprised to discover that they make a difference in how they calculate family income for financial aid purposes if there is a stay-at-home parent. Essentially they use a figure for what the parent could in theory be making...

My kid is, at 31 months, not yet saying /k/, /g/, or /x/. Should I worry? Michael Hamm AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis Fine print: http://math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ ... legal.html

Hi everyone! I realize this is probably not a topic most of you are thinking about at this time of year, but I recently got a job as head coach of a summer swim team. I was an assistant coach last year but have never been a head coach before. The children on my team range from four to sixteen; I...

Hi, we have just moved and our 6 year old daughter is having a hard time. What is a good way to find friends for her? Tracey

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...

I just got email from CSU's pre-vet advisor. She said "I emailed one of the Associate Deans in the Veterinary Department. He has access to records dating back to the late 60's and told me that based on those records - we have admitted students from outside of CSU and Colorado. So, if it ever...

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...

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 have two boys and a girl (ages 14, 11 and 5). My problem is that they all like different foods. I insist on making them the same thing, which is often a battle but getting easier since I have not back downed once. I want to know if anyone has any kid-friendly dinner and/or suggestions for finicky...

Any suggestions on discouraging (ideally eliminating) these behaviors with a four and a half year old boy before I go insane. 1. Singing over everyone with some repetitive word (ma, ma being the most common). 2. Stomping and marching. Often this is happening with the first behavior. 3. ...

Dear all, I'm a researcher at the University of Plymouth (UK) and am currently running a trial of a flower essence remedy for temper tantrums in young children. We're offering free samples of the essence to any parents (UK only I'm afraid) with children aged between 2 and 5. The child should be...

hi, read somewhere that its ok to give children frozen peas, banana etc. Did anyone ever check with ped that this is ok? what other food can be serve this way? how long can we keep it in the freezer. do you give it to them straight from freezer or do you let it thaw for few minutes (10 min?). are...

I'm a journalist looking for anecdotes from people who've had trouble putting together things like strollers and cribs because the instructions are poorly written or because the item is more complicated to assemble than they had thought. If you have a story to share, please post or email me in...