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So the phone rings at 12:15 AM; it's the sherrif's department, wondering why one of our cars seems to be left overnight at a boat launch. I explain that my 20 yo is supposed to be spending the weekend jet skiing and camping with friends -- but the car isn't in the campground, it's at the boat...

Have any of you tracked down narrow shoes for kids recently? My preschooler is almost 5 and wears a 11 1/2 N shoe. I have been able to get a few styles from Ked's and Nordstrom's carries a few styles. All of them cost a small fortune though. Any suggestions? For the record, the Narrow shoes...

Hi We've got a 14 months old baby boy that periodically turns his left eye in. He has been doing this since birth and most people told us he would outgrow it. He was born premature and for the first few hours of each day, the eye does not turn(or turns very little). I took him to the eye doctor...

My niece, Chloe, who lives with me, is 3.5 years old. We've been working slowly on potty training for awhile. About two months ago, she asked to wear "big girl" underpants to church. We let her, and after an accident on the second day, she's been doing great. She still wears a pullup to sleep,...

Hi I have just re-found this group. I used to subscribe to misc.kids hundreds of years ago when the internet had hardly just begun and my kids were just babies. Now, firstborn is almost 15 and life is pure hell. She's in trouble at school (truanting, being temporarily excluded, failing, low...

I've got two stubborn kids, who can be relied on *not* to do something just because everyone else does. The other kid is showing strong tendancies of following the crowd. We are concened about this - for instance today It was insistant that because Sibling had told It to "get lost" during an...

Hi folks, Hypatia is almost 3 (can you believe that???) Anyway, for about the past 3 months, she has repeatedly insisted that she is a boy. She will, at times, get angry when I say things like "what a nice little girl you are" and will say, loudly, "no, I'm a boy!" Anyone think this is...

Hello. I am new to this group but looking at some of the posts I hope someone may be able to help. I am struggling with knowing what to do in a situation that is difficult. My 14 year old son is taking more and more of an interest in women's clothes, even mine. I have always let him play with the...

AOL now doesn't have newsgroup access, but I wanted to come back to misc.kids once more; I frequented it years ago when there was no need to moderate it. I'm using the name I rarely use but that is used for IM'ing and such right now. The reason I post is because I have begun a campaign to get...

Hello, I have a 4 1/2 year old son who is pottied trained but gets lazy and doesn't want to poop in the toilet. He rather go in his pants and not say anything about it. I have tried everything to get him to stop doing this. I have punished him, by spanking, time out, taking the tv or playing...

Hi folks, Hypatia Gertrude was born this past April, the day past her due date. 7 lbs 9 oz, and 21 inches long. We are very blessed. She is healthy, alert, and has great big smiles! Andrea Baker

My doctor kindly called today to say that all three kids have undetectable levels of lead. Yay! --Helen

(Also posted to misc.kids) My 11 yr old son had to have a Tetanus shot in order to enter school in the fall. It's a state requirement and they let me go all last year without the shot, but we were told in no uncertain terms that he HAD to have the vaccination before the first day of school this...

I guess this is an age-old problem. Here's our version of it: My 8 YO loves "trouble". He is extremely bright and curious and has always sought knowledge of all kinds, including and especially that of the forbidden sort. He is utterly fascinated by sex, curses, and the like. He has just started...

"Penny Gaines" wrote in message ... Do all boys go through this stage? It may not just be boys. Rose definitely went through a Viking stage, where she ran around the house in a plastic breastplate and helmet. She removed the horns...

Hi all - This is a hard subject especially for my son, who has "always" had periodic bouts of bedwetting - dry for weeks/ months, then wet for a couple of days. It causes him loads of upset around camp/ school trips/ stay overs etc. He was dry when prescribed some medication from the doctor, but...

My 16 year old daughter has really pale skin, I'm wondering if she could be deficient in something? Any answers would be greatly appreciated

Hello All, Please pardon me if this question has already been answered. My son is 15 months old. I would like to know when is the appropriate age (medically recommended) for putting him in a gym that would develop his muscles, height etc. Any link or info would be very much helpful Thank You in...

Hi there! My best friend is due to have her second baby in November. Her first son in three and making her slightly crazy. This pregnancy has made her very sick, more than the last. I'd like to give her a special present. Any creative ideas out there? Sarah, mom to N 5 and T 3

Our daughter is now almost seven months old. She is increasingly trying to communicate with us by utterances or gestures, which we usually don't understand. So we would like to start teaching her sign language. The question is - which one? We are both German but live in England. So for her it's...