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Time for true confessions here - name a time when you did something that is not on the list of Best Practices as a parent. Here's one of mine - drinking a Bud out of a paper bag in the parking lot during my daughter's trombone lesson. It was just one of those days, and it did taste so very...

I have a 2yr old boy that will be 3 in April. He is not yet potty trained and I am having a hard time training him. I am open to any advise and tips on how you potty trained your kids. Thanks K L

I am writing in hopes that I can get some advice. My DD is ten and is sociable and likes having her friends around. She has a few friends, not a lot, but this does not seem to bother her. I always encourage her to invite her friends over, which she does. The thing is that they do not invite her...

This is sort of a grumbly vent. My daughter's school has a yearly talent show-- actually, 2 since so many students (about 1/2 the school) participate in some way or another. In Kindergarten last year, most of my daughter's class sang and acted out a song together. They were very cute :-). This...

does anybody have kids with ADHD

Hi, I was wondering whether anyone can advise re my DH's parents - grandparents to the baby girl I have just recently had. I find them incredibly interfering - they keep offering unwanted advice like their word is gospel, and seem to delight when I do something wrong. My DH is always on the phone...

My nearly 3YO son has been sleeping on the floor for about 9 months now. We've discussed it with his pediatrician who says as long as he's sleeping it's no big deal. In fact, his pediatrician (who has a wonderful dry wit) said that he will certainly outgrow it, by the time he's married at...

I went through this with my girls. Both of them are quite slim to the degree that buying clothes has been a huge challenge. At 3 and 4, my shopping woes are coming to an end as the clothing designs are more in line with their size. Now I am facing the same problem with my son. I find this more...

We get up in the morning and it takes her 10 minutes to decide what she wants to wear. Add the 10 minutes of her getting angry at her sister for wearing the clothes that she was considering and it takes 20 minutes just to get our of her room. Then we start the breakfast routine. It takes her...

Dh asked the 5yo if she wanted a "white Christmas with snow everywhere". She considered for a moment and said "no, not everywhere. Just snow outside." -- Penny Gaines UK mum to three

Some of you may recall the RFD's and eventual pair of CFV's regarding the creation of the lightly moderated misc.kids.family-life. The vote to create the group in the Big 8 did not pass. The creation team that worked to develop the group set up a list, however, where the group can be read...

Last night Henry (11 yo) was studying spelling with my husband. He was having a harder time than usual with it. Out of nowhere, he began removing most of his clothing, saying that he was very hot. Then he began vigorously scratching himself all over his body, saying he itched. He became...

Banty wrote: At my 10 year old son's insistence, and my being able to fund it, we're going to London, England the latter part of this month for about a week. Hotel is arranged. I wanted to tap the experience here as to any advice for a lady with her son. He...

My little boy has a difficult time going to sleep at night. It seems worse when he has something exciting like school or swimming lessons the next day. what can I do? It is really frustrating sometimes when in our house we have all had a very busy day and I just want some mommy time. Somebody...

Just wanted to know if anyones children had underwent any major surgeries??My son was born with a heart defect and has had three major heart surgeries since.(he is only three) We have at least one more coming up in the distant future,and just wanted to hear how anyone coped with these.

STMD=sly things moms do Like many boys his age, Henry is into wearing his jeans low with a generous portion of underwear showing. It doesn't help that his stocking stuffers this year were designer boxers that he's proud of. Sigh. He got in trouble often at home for having them too low and twice...

Late this afternoon, after working for hours and hours on a big project for school, DD wanted to go to our local pizza place for a couple of slices. This isn't an unusual occurance, in fact she's a regular there as it's on her way home from the school bus. The pizza place is all of two blocks...

Younger DD took a bad fall in PE yesterday and broke off one of her front teeth. Permanent tooth, of course. There is temporary bonding material on it now, and they will put on the permanent stuff to build it back up to full size in several weeks. On our estimate for that visit, there is a line...

Has anyone purchased and use the Asian collectors edition of the Baby Einstein videos here in the US without problems? Any compatibility issues with the DVD players in the US? Apparently they come with Chinese sub-titles that can be suppressed. A set of 10 cds costs about $ 30!! Seems like a...

A one year old will not remember their birthday in the future so IMHO I would save the party for when they are a little older. For my DS#1's first birthday we had one of his friends around for tea (a fairly regular 'date' anyway) and had cake and other stuff. He didn't really notice the...