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| bio | website | edarcs.blogspot.com |
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| location | Atlanta, GA | |
| age | 32 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
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High school biology teacher, mommy, wife, and black hole of fairly useless information.
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May 15 |
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What light colors will help calming down before bedtime? We have the exact same pink flower lights in my daughter's room! They are fantastic! If I have to go in there for some reason in the middle of the night, I can turn them on and disturb my daughter very little. |
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May 15 |
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Games mentioned in “Baby Talk” by Sally Ward @Vicky: Those are terrific! I'm going to try to remember them for my kids who would STILL love them! |
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May 4 |
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How to a talk to my 4 1/2 year old daughter about death? Yikes! I hadn't thought about other people inserting religious connotations. It's not really a problem for us, but if you're not religious but other family members are it could be very confusing! Yeah, if a kid isn't accustomed to sitting through services, a funeral service might be a bit taxing for them. My 5-year-old could handle a decently lengthy funeral, but he sits through church with us every Sunday. My 2-year-old could most definitely not handle more than about 1/2 an hour. |
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May 4 |
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10 months baby started liking for chocolate Absolutely! This is much more of a boundary issue than a health issue. Sometimes it takes something drastic for grandparents to take parents seriously--can't tell you the arguments my mom and I have had surrounding boundary issues. |
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May 2 |
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When should an infant stop needing milk through night? I have read anywhere from 6-9 months if the child is also eating well during the day. Our daughter was a TERRIBLE eater and didn't start going all night without a bottle/sippy cup until very recently and she's 2 1/2 YEARS old! We figured out that it was all comfort associated and it didn't take long to break the comfort association. Our son, however, was very easy and broke himself of night-feedings with no help from us whatsoever. |
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Apr 30 |
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15 month baby never sleeps through the night In our experience, it was way more difficult to sleep train both of our children in the 15-18 month age bracket than it was to train them later. It was even more difficult to sleep train our oldest when he was in the 6-9 month window. Maybe some kids are easier to train when they're younger, but ours were not. And my daughter (our second) was ridiculously more difficult to train than my son. However, I also firmly believe that if a child is not responding to your attempts at sleep training (however you choose to go about it) after about a week, then he/she is probably not ready |
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Apr 29 |
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Teaching responsibility/thoroughness *AND* life balance If you find the answer to this, please let me know! :-D |
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Apr 25 |
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5.5. month old not eating as well anymore I haven't had this particular situation, but I do think it's important to remember that kids go through cycles in their eating habits. Is he LOSING weight or failing to GAIN weight? Does he have any other signs or symptoms to make you think he's sick or not feeling well? If not, then he's probably ok. Keep on eye on him, monitor his eating, make sure he's not exhibiting other signs of illness, but if he's happy and healthy otherwise then at his next growth spurt it will probably pick back up again. |
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Apr 25 |
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Our 6 years old son doesn't follow instructions very well, bad listening skills, I need help teachers I know have moved on to a behavior scale that is more of a fluid continuum--meaning kids can move up and down the scale throughout the day instead of only down. |
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Apr 25 |
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Our 6 years old son doesn't follow instructions very well, bad listening skills, I need help I suspect that "pulling a card" is a behavioral tool used by his teacher. K-2nd grade teachers used a similar system when I was a kid. Each kid started the day with a "good" card, but if we misbehaved during the day the card was changed to indicate our varying levels of disobedience. In first grade, my teacher used a green/yellow/red light system. Everyone started with a green card at the beginning of the day, but the card could be changed to yellow and then to red if a student misbehaved or failed to follow directions throughout the day. This is a little archaic. Most elementary school |
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Apr 24 |
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3.5yr old pre-schooler cannot deal with frustration @deworde: I can't speak for Vicky, but now that we've crossed over into age 5 with our oldest, things are suddenly getting a lot better. I say 5 is hands-down better than 3 and 4. |
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Apr 21 |
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3.5yr old pre-schooler cannot deal with frustration I agree with the "soul destroying" part. You can't take it personally. He's not doing it because you're a bad parent, he's having tantrums because he's 3 and that's part of what 3-year-olds do. Step back, take a deep breath, and remind yourself that you are a good mom/dad. You will get through this! |
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Apr 19 |
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How long should a 3 year old be sent to his room? I actually like this a lot. I might steal it and try it on my 5-year-old :-D |
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Apr 19 |
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neighbour's Marijuana effects on infant Sounds like he's a less-than-stellar neighbor even without the marijuana smoking. |
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Apr 18 |
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Preschooler can't sing, but sings anyway - loudly! @Erin: I was wondering the same thing. Plus, he's 3. Three year olds excel in NOT doing what they're told or asked to do. |
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Apr 17 |
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At what age can we expect a baby to be carried in a back pack baby carrier? Bending over to do practically anything is difficult as well. Even if you support the baby while you're bending. Still, we used a Moby for both our babies and found it invaluable up to a certain age. |
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Apr 11 |
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Learning to propel oneself in a swing My son is 5 and STILL hasn't figured it out. I'm not sure if it's because he just prefers to be pushed or simply lacks the know-how. I am fairly certain I had mastered it by the time I was his age, though. |
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Apr 10 |
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What precautions do I need to take in the event that my baby is born with Hemophelia? +1 for using the health savings account as well as a flexible spending account if it's available. Max is out and use it. |
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Apr 4 |
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What should be the ideal sleeping posture in the third trimester of pregnancy? I think that it's believed that sleeping on the left side puts less pressure on the vena cava as well. But some articles are now saying it doesn't really matter which side you sleep on, while at least one article I ran across said sleeping on the right can perhaps increase the chance of stillbirth. I think, though, when you're 9 months pregnant, the reality is that you can only sleep on one side for so long before you have to roll over and get comfortable again. FWIW, I broke my left shoulder when I was pg with my daughter and couldn't sleep on my left side at all, and she's fine. |
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Apr 4 |
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Strategies to reduce computer game interest +1 for the reminder. Having that built-in prep makes things so much easier for a 5-year-old. You can even take that 5-10 minutes and say, "Can I help you get to a stopping place?" |
