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  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 07/01/2013 02:06:19 EDT

    Poppy - don't go back to the crib - she's too old. It may have something to do with her baby brother having a crib. Personally I'd ignore it. I went throught a phase where it took about 30 minutes for more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 07/01/2013 10:09:20 EDT

    Mine both dropped the second nap at 13 months. It's a drag at first, but then they get the hang of the new schedule and it's much easier than the two nap day. Mine dropped the afternoon nap so I had t more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/28/2013 09:44:17 EDT

    There is a great book called "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" and she offers up the lie down with them option as one of her suggestions. And she points out that before long - they won't want you to read th more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/28/2013 02:24:51 EDT

    There is nothing wrong with lying with your child while they fall asleep. I find it the quickest and easiest way to get them to fall asleep. It usually only takes about 10 minutes. Of course there are more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/26/2013 12:28:23 EDT

    My kids started camp on Monday. So far they are loving it! They go at 8:30 and it ends at 1:00. They are eating lunch there and they have a swim lesson every day. And I have 4 hours!!!! Which I need s more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/24/2013 09:25:48 EDT

    I'm with CT-DC on the car seat question. Under age three and only 27 pounds should still be in a full 5 point restraint IMHO. And my pedi said to keep them in those as long as they will tolerate it. I more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/24/2013 03:26:06 EDT

    KAM - congrats on surviving the in-laws! What a relief to have your life back. The director at my kids school admitted it's a matter of capacity and numbers. To her it's simple - DD is a special needs more »

  • Forum Post: Stomach bug and toddler

    Posted 06/23/2013 01:04:59 EDT

    When my twins got sick at that age they wouldn't eat either. Sometimes just plain water is all they would take. I also bought Stonyfield smoothies and thinned them down with water. Yogurt can be easie more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/23/2013 12:00:35 EDT

    I love, love, love, Gentle Giant. I've used them for all sorts of jobs. Both our big move from Boston to the 'burbs (out of a 6 story walk up!) and just this spring to take all the junk out of my base more »

  • Forum Post: autism spectrum disorders - DS

    Posted 06/20/2013 03:56:45 EDT


    Yeah STefani - I'd check again with the public preschool. My public preschool took in kids all during the year as they'd reach age three. My children's class started with 12 kids and ended up with 15.

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  • Forum Post: autism spectrum disorders - DS

    Posted 06/19/2013 09:34:50 EDT

    Stefani - I'm sending a huge hug your way. When I read your post it sounded just like me four years ago. When my twins were both diagnosed with moderate hearing loss at three weeks old, I thought thei more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/18/2013 09:05:57 EDT

    Thanks Summer - the length of school day is not mentioned in either of my kids IEPs that I got for this year. (The placement letters are separate from the IEPs) It does explain which extra services th more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/18/2013 03:20:07 EDT

    The crazy thing is last year when I enrolled them I specifically asked, "What happens if next year one still has special needs and the other doesn't?" The director said to me, "We always take everyone more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/18/2013 12:57:03 EDT

    KAM - good lord, it sounds like your inlaws are a real piece of work. Hang in there. I'm glad your Dh appreciates all that you are doing to keep the peace. I have my own new rant (I seem to be full of more »

  • Forum Post: Non Compliance in Preschoolers

    Posted 06/14/2013 08:20:31 EDT

    I'm ready to ban Calliou - my DD has started whining in his exact voice (I don't WANT to go to bed!). And she pretends to be Rosie too. "Kitty pretty!" she yells in a whiny voice. It makes me totally more »

  • Forum Post: Tipping at a kids birthday party

    Posted 06/13/2013 03:09:54 EDT

    Thanks Poppy. I did post about it both here and on my Mother of Twins board. No one said, "Run right back and pay those poor girls immediately you cheapo!" so I'm letting it go. If anything i'm tempte more »

  • Forum Post: Advice re: grandparents

    Posted 06/11/2013 09:18:35 EDT

    Purplecow - you may be the most negative person who ever lived. No one is saying that the child is evil and the grandmother is dumb. My children are more than capable of telling stories to any care gi more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/11/2013 02:57:42 EDT


    I would not leave my children in a daycare center with unlocked doors. Period. My children's public preschool is totally locked and parents can only get in through the front door with the keypad.

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  • Forum Post: Activities and Supplies?

    Posted 06/11/2013 01:14:14 EDT

    My kids also like it when I give them construction paper, a glue stick and stuff to glue on - pompoms, confetti, pipe cleaners (which are now called chenille sticks). They also like sticking the pipe more »

  • Forum Post: Advice re: grandparents

    Posted 06/11/2013 01:06:16 EDT

    There are always trade offs when the Grands are around. I think we can all agree that we appreciate the help, but get a bit upset for various reasons when our schedules and other directives aren't fol more »

  • Forum Post: Advice re: grandparents

    Posted 06/10/2013 09:07:59 EDT

    Write it all down and hand it to her. "Mom - this is DD's schedule. If you don't follow it she's a nightmare in the evening and we can't get her down to sleep. Please don't let her con you into doing more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/10/2013 03:15:47 EDT

    We get our sand at Home Depot. Make sure you buy the bags marked play sand. You don't want builders sand. You can get it at Toys R Us too, but it costs 2x as much! It's heavy! If you have a wheel barr more »

  • Forum Post: Activities and Supplies?

    Posted 06/10/2013 03:11:17 EDT

    for rainy days we like Play-doh - and I got some simple plastic cookie cutters - they love having me roll out the dough and then they cut shapes. We also use Crayola paint - it is available at CVS and more »

  • Comment on: Head Start to lose more seats than expected to the legacy from sequestration - News Local Massachusetts - Boston.com

    Posted 06/10/2013 08:59:20 EDT

    Gotta love the Democrats - how is it the GOPs fault that the IRS is having parties to the tune of $50 million, dead people and drug dealers are getting EBT cards and here in MA we're building trains t more »

  • Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers

    Posted 06/10/2013 08:30:06 EDT

    My kids LOVE their wagon. They also love their crabby sandbox (slightly bigger than the turtle). They love the water table too, but I'm not a big fan - they always end up soaking wet! TC - having two more »

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