Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / November 2004

Good day,

family law.

Well, Nik was wrong & I was right when she claimed I'd pip both her and
Elinor to the post - but only just.  James Michael Vaughan was born at
4.33 on the 20th after 7 hours 25 mins of labour, and apart from a
losing-the-plot moment of my own when I totally failed to realise (due ...

does anyone in nsw know where to buy fresh (compressed not the dried stuff)
yeast for making bread? it's not in the supermarkets or health food shops.
i shouldn't be using the dried yeast from the supermarket for making my
bread as it has stuff DS is allergic to. (btw, we have found ...

I have three kids (13, 10 and 6), and they want all kinds of stuff,
but how about a list of the things we've bought over the years that
have proven to be winners in terms of solid and enduring play value.
Lets see, off the top of my head:

I had purchased a monsters inc pinata for my sons 4th birthday. When I
came home one night I noticed a HUGE box, at first I didnt know what
it was until I read the name on the outside. It was from pinata zone.
I thought the box was going to be filled with a bunch of shipping

My baby has a chronic congenital heart condition for which we are now
giving him medication via oral syringe 3x/day. The medication is being
compounded for us by the children's hospital pharmacy, as it it normally
only available in a pill format. Baby will take this medication ...

Hi I am interested in more information.  Where is the best spot?  You
can email me at any of the following addresses:                      
                                         Thanks, Sam      
sam_brandt101@samsroverdogs.com sam101@gantabot.com

none in here for ages then 3 all at once!!!
Lost

Can any one recommend some good english movies for for my 2 year old
daughter. I would like to thank you all for your help in advance.

Hello I am a teacher who sells children learning development software from
some of the biggest makers. I use some of this software in my curriculum.
Send me an email for a detailed list. From Toddlers, pre-schooler, first
graders, etc. by Jumpstart to Middle schoolers. I have over ...

My 20 month old doesn't eat much. Her main source of food is dairy.
Other than that and legumes, are there any "fun" sources of protein
that I can make her eat? We eat vegetarian diet so there's less choice
there. Can I give her peanut butter etc since we don't have nut

Yes, I know its early but I was wondering if anyone here sent their kids to
a private preschool? if so, did you like it? Obviously all schools will
vary, but did you find the religous education helpful, etc etc.
Also, those of you that sent you kids to public schools, did you have ...

We've just discovered our cat has started marking his territory (he is
desexed). Any good suggestions for getting rid of the smell??
Alsoafter some thoughts here about the cat, what would others do? We've had
him since he was s kitten, he belongs to ds7 who would be heartbroken if ...

My Mom passed along a great idea for my husband for Christmas...  a
shirt from The Yctus Company.  They offer polo shirts and other
clothes with the "Christian fish" embroidered on them (instead of a
polo player, etc.).

I'm at my wit's end:
My almost-3 year old won't help clean up. We have lots of games and
books and DVDs, and she loves to take the games, open them up, and
play with the parts. And she's only allowed to do so under supervision