Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / June 2004

Is there a purpose behind what you are doing here?  How old are your kids?  Why
not just learn to ignore John Wolf?  Making a entire website devoted to him
called the "John Wolf Fan club" is just a little too obsessive.  
Jake

I recently heard about this volunteer abroad program for teens (o I
thought I would pass it along).  Kids can go to Peru for a week in the
summer and help out in orphanages, etc.
There's a live chat with the kids volunteering now in Peru on June 22

Our health visitor has refered our daughter of 5 months to hospital with
what she thinks are signs of a slight squint, what are the treatments for
such problems, if any?

Bought the car (89 laser). Parked in drive. Will try to clean and wax it
soon. Very broke now.
Bought car seat $50. Will need to book an installation.
Applied for one position today. Might hear about a library job by end of

   The story below may explain the otherwise inexplicable decisions made by
family court judges.  The judge's mind may have been on other matters.
US JUDGE IS COURT IN THE ACT BY STAFF Jun 25 2004
Lawman denies sex aid claims

So as to equip oneself to make what should be a perfectly acceptable
parental decision as a result of religious, cultural or medical
considerations one sometimes has to plough through piles and piles of
increasingly one sided disinformation. Here is a chance to get a clear

Does anyone know of a way to childproof touch buttons (such as on a
microwave or dishwasher)?  DD is driving me crazy canceling the dishwasher
mid-cycle.   Other than this issue, I have no reason to prevent her from
being in the kitchen.

Can't believe she did it !!!!
MIL looks after Evan two afternoons a week and yesterday admitted that she'd
had a lift back from a relatives house in his car (they'd both caught the
bus over there - no problem with that).

I am trying to get my 11 month old daughter to use a sippie cup.  I
want to try to transition her from the Dr. Brown bottles to a sippie
cup.  Does anyone have a suggestion.  Right now she just bangs the cup
on her high-chair.  I have tried juice, water, and formula in the cup

We have a 4 year old boy has not yet learned or decided to BM in the
toilet.  He has been peeing in the toilet for a long time but just
doesn't seem to care about the BM.  He seem to hold it in until he
gets constipated or until it comes out little by little, 5 or 6 times

Some money if you can tell me where our digetal camera is ???
I have been clearning and sorting out toys and other stuff...and carn't find
the camera....
Normally its on the kitchen bench or dh's computer desk but both are turning

Anyone need baby food ?
Big Hint.... Search eBay for
30 baby food
I figure someone must be able to use it.

My 6 month old cannot fall asleep in her crib.  She needs to fall
asleep on me (or my husband), and then if I'm careful I can place her
in her crib.  This wasn't really a problem when she was younger, I'd
just nurse her to sleep, or lay down with her for a nap.  But now I

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Anyone seen the Kmart catty?? I went and bought the wireless kb and mouse
(optical) combo yesterday and very impressed. Was only $40 but my auction
finished at $96 so I desrved a treat lol!
Now to make sure no one steals my mouse!!!