"Sue" wrote in message ... Allison, my 11-year-old asked me tonight where people's last name originates from. She doesn't mean from our ancestors, but wants to know how last names got started. I have to admit that I...

Hi there, I've been looking for an appropriate forum to post to and thought I'd try this one. I have a 3 1/2 yo girl and though she is the light of my life, lately I cannot take the little darling *anywhere* without her causing a scene. I have yet to take her to the bank, grocery store,...

Any recs about Camp Carolina or Camp High Rocks?

If you wanted to join the Parents of Food Allergic Kids mailing list, there's a wait right now...guess there are too many people out there with food allergic kids! :-) Still, go sign up anyway, and they'll add you in turn. And if you have an extreme problem, it sounds like they'd add you...

Hi -- I'm hosting a party for a bunch of 2-year-olds (and their moms) a week or two before Christmas. I'd like to give the kids an opportunity to make some tree ornaments or other decorations. Suggestions? Salt dough that the kids can paint and bake? Chains made of colored paper? What...

At a used place, we bought a nice House of Hattan/Beautiful Beginnings dress that included an undershirt. It's a nice solid t-shirt, long sleeve, somewhat high neck, quite warm. It's a designer brand, I think, and one that I can't find online. I'm not sure if I would want too, given...

(Kenpangborn) wrote in message ... From: (Charles Nemo) Newsgroups: alt.true-crime Chuckles the clown said: ...as the authorities slam him good! Maybe you missed it Chuckles, that...

Hi everybody, I have a special request for people who live in the US. My son is doing a project at school where his stuffed animal is supposed to travel around the country and send him postcards and information about places he visited. This project is supposed to be going on the entire school...

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My DS is 13 months old. He has eight teeth with a molar coming in now. He will not let me brush them and will/can not brush them himself. First, I tried an age appropriate tooth brush with infant/baby tooth paste (no fluoride) He hated the taste. I left it alone for a week then tried with a...

For my mines, I need cheap slaves , kids are the cheapest!

I got to chaperone the K1 field trip today (hay ride to the pumpkin patch at a local farm, lots of fun) so I got to meet all of the little ones (kindergarteners are the best!) . I got a kick out of their names, all fairly traditional. This is a Catholic school, btw. Anthony (2) Johnn (yes, 2...

We have birthdays and holidays coming up. We know good toys for young kids, i.e., brio trains/matchbox cars/legos--the kids played with these from age 2 on, each kid gets nearly 5 yrs regular use. But what are the good toys, what gets played with the most, over time, by kids OVER 5 or 6 yo? ...

I am not sure if it was in this newsgroup, but somewhere recently I was reading a discussion about homeschooling and what sorts of things fall under that definition. Serendipitiously the subject of homeschooling also came up when I was talking to some colleagues the other day...

RUNAWAY JURY A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** 1/2 The marvelously entertaining RUNAWAY JURY reminds you how much fun going to the movies can be. Based on a John Grisham novel, it is arguably the best

Whenever Kivi got upset, I would say "Honey" or "Oh, honey" in a sort of (what I thought was) a commiserating tone of voice. Now, whenever she gets upset, she says "Honey, Honey" to me, in a sort of whine, but very similar tone of voice. We just spent a week with some childless friends, and after...

"Ignoramus4027" wrote in message ... I have a 2.5 year old son and sometimes I tell him about Iraq, just to keep him informed about the latest developments. To avoid grisly stuff, I just mention to him that soldiers were sent...

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I know that screaming is quite normal behavior in toddlers. Vernon's screaming doesn't generally bother me, and it's mostly of the good-natured, happy squealing variety (although we do, of course, get the occasional temper-tantrum version as well). The reason I'm posting is because there are two...