Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004

Has anyone else noticed that that stupid mouse is the whiniest brattiest
*child* on TV.  Every show she is wimpering about something and usualy it
would just be cleared up if she asked about it before she went arround
pouting and whining and complaining.  If we had more then 1 ...

I changed my sig to "glunk" a while back. I am Stephanie. I try to hang out
here as much as I can, though time is short so I do not get to contribute as
much as I would like. I am the same Stephanie as before. I know my name was
in my sig, but I cannot remember exactly.

how do i get biro off the matt acrylic painted wall before DH gets home?
help!

A friend of mine is a mother of two daughters (ages 4 & 6) who are in
need of speech therapy.  I would like to know if there are any books
out there that you can recommend that would be specially suited for my
friend to obtain for reading to her daughters -- or books that these

ok. i have just spent the last 1.5hrs looking at boys clothes on ebay and
found heaps cheap i like for DS. and there are heaps more to look at! i
could go forever. so many items, so little time.........

That's what I've been doing all yesterday and today. A real head cold -
caught off both DH and DD :-(
However tonight I seem to have the luxury of the house all to myself! DH is
spending the night (probably) at a friends house having a "boys night in"

Lemme guess... The Target sale!
I expect full reports :)
bimbette

I know this isn't very PC and bordering on child abuse..
But, can we start a child swapping program??
I am kind of over my kids on this raining inside kind of day... We have read
books, played a zillion games.. They are a bit over it and me.. So I thought

I got an early birthday pressie off hubby today....we went pas the jewellers
a few weeks back and I pointed out a Celtic Cross type pendant to him. I
love Celt stuff but usually what I like is in silver not gold. Anyway hubby
went back today and bought it for me for my birthday... ...

I'm just getting ready to go off to bed to a heat pack on my toes, a good
book, some Port and some yummy dark chocolate when I went in the bathroom.
THERE ARE ANTS EVERYWHERE!!!
All over the bath and shower recess mostly. It's like a scene out of a

Im sure Ill regret this but Im really curious.
Boby all Ive read so far from you is everything you dont agree with.
Honestly Id like to know what you think is the"right" way things should be done
if a man and a woman have a child together and part ways one way or another?

My DD is 3 months old. Although she seems to be thriving, she's my
first and I'm nervous about her development (and future development).
My question is: How much interactive playtime with me does my baby
really need and how much time should she spend playing alone? I spend

My 15 month old daughter's appetite has cut to half since a week or so and I
am looking for tips on getting it back. She was eating biscuits, cereals,
fruits (mostly other sweet stuff) and some rice, soup etc. This was probably
twice a day. I was in the process of increasing her ...

The Story About the Toddler, Volume 16.
    by Jeff Vogel
My daughter Cordelia is now two and a half years old. Or somewhere in that
area.  After a certain point, you are allowed to stop keeping track.

ok i admit it. i have an addiction. i can't stop buying the thomas the tank
engine die cast engines for DS. he loves them & i love to collect them too.
yesterday the total was 20. i bought 2 today from kmart that i was going to
buy. then i saw some in myers & had to buy another. i ...