wrote in message ... My local coffee shop has a Boy-Scout sponsored "Giving Tree." for needy kids in the community. The ornament I chose said "Harry Potter Stuff" for 9 year old boy. Not knowing anything...

My 13 year old son crys at night. One of us gets up and rocks him to sleep. We put him back in his crib. A few hours later sometimes immediately he gets up crying again. This process is repeated over and over all night. What are we doing wrong? At what age did you transfer you baby from a crib to...

I need to buy iron-on labels for DD's clothes. Does anyone know of any store (not online) in US that sell these.. Thanks.

One of the biggest problems I am facing with my four year old is when it comes time to leave various places. He either does the "limp noodle" (where he pretends his legs give out), starts to cry, or simply refuses to go. This happens when we are at his cousins' house, at school, at his...

We are raising our 4yo DS with positive parenting principles. He is affectionate, bright and I think well-balanced, but sometimes lacks belief in himself and his abilities. He is reluctant to try new things even if they are fun. Has anyone used 'positive affirmations' for a 4 year old, in...

My son has started hitting kids in preschool for no reason. He'll just be sitting there and smack someone unprovoked. My husband and I will be getting a dissolution in about a month, so I realize tension is there, but it's not been a really messy dissolution. We have tried everything from giving...

In article , fgoodwin says... David Hare-Scott wrote: "fgoodwin" wrote in message ... Why Don't Kids Do Chores Anymore? They do round here

JessHC wrote: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote: Jeff wrote: "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" wrote in message ... (...) If there is no progression toward a new species, there is no evolution according...

Instead of comparing homosexuality to skin color, how about the more accurate comparison of "same-sex adults sexually attracted to each other" to "adult siblings sexually attracted to each other". With such a more accurate comparison, it's clear that the BSA policy makes complete sense. magilla...

I am trying to build up our home library and you know, books aren't cheap anymore, especially if you want to buy a lot of titles! I think I paid around $9 for Goodnight Moon. That's ok but I have a long list of books I'd like to get. I know there are a lot of book clubs out there, such as a...

I'm interested in hearing how other parents regulate kids television watching, and if you use tivo (or another dvr) to help ensure kids only watch higher quality shows while filtering out commercials. My wife and I hardly watch any tv. For a long time we didn't even own one. Now we allow videos...

DS is 2 1/2 and DD just turned 1. In the last few months he's been hitting her. He's been hitting kids at the playground also. What do I do to stop this? I put him in time-out each time he hits his sister but that doesn't seem to work. He's very possesive of a few of his toys so I'm working...

what are all you getting your kids for xmas im getting my 5 & 6 year old cell phones

I'm a teenager and I always wear my sneakers without socks. Does anybody else or their kids go sockless as well?

Greetings, all; I just spent quite a bit of time trying to find a pattern to make simple shoes for my baby/toddler. Although I did find some patterns, they weren't quite what I wanted, so I finally ended up drafting my own. The shoe this pattern makes is very similar to some of the...

I've been seeing my mom now and then. I think she will be there for DD's b-day next month. She doesn't say hi to me when we meet, even when I greet her. She just pushes past me to get to DD. FWIW, I've noticed she also doesn't greet nor attempt conversation with DH and SIL and SIL's DH and...

She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. @ Home doesn't work as we have a small home and big dogs. In the past we've done: 9-Cirque-Eloise (Similar but smaller than Cirque'D'Soliel) 8-Roller Rink 7-Bumper-Bowling 6-Jeepers (indoor rollercoaster + bumper cars was...

We have tried many school fundraisers with little profit margin. I was wondering if anyone knows of any good fundraising companies? We have only found one that we have had success with and we are trying to raise money for a new school library. If anyone is interested it is www.yourschoolsource.com....

Boo has a dental appointment tomorrow for fillings & a cap. he's 5.5 years, has some oral sensitivities & more aural sensitivities. the work is all on his upper teeth. he had all 4 lower molars 'wiggled out' in December without a problem (and those are the ones where novacaine is 'iffy') he went in...

I just started taking the tags off of Micah's new PJs (shorts and shirt), and noticed the bright yellow tag: "...This garment is not flame resistant. Loose-fitting garment is more likely to catch fire." I've done a quick google search on flame resistant PJs and have come up with 1) don't get them;...