Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / September 2005

The Story About the Toddler, Volume 27.
by Jeff Vogel
Our daughter Cordelia is three years and four months old. Raising a
three-year old is very educational. It is a chance to see what a human

Washington Post
September 30, 2005
Bennett Under Fire for Remark on Crime and Black Abortions
Democratic lawmakers and civil rights leaders denounced conservative

Few will be able to take advantage of child-support amnesty
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
By Sharon Emery and Steven Harmon
The Grand Rapids Press

I work as a children's librarian in a very multiculturally enriched area and
I regularly go out to talk to new mums with their gorgeous babies about
books, reading and libraries. It's a terrible job but someone has to do it
;-)

I have posted once or twice on this newsgroup but have been away from
the computer for quite a while.
My daughter is almost 2 and a half and hubby and I have just put her
into a big bed this week.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005
2005 9:18 AM CDT
DA pursues child support payments
By Bob Gibbins, Press Staff Writer

I have just started looking into saxophone lessons for my 11yo DS1.  Does
anyone have any idea what a 30 min. weekly lesson should run (approx)?
Just trying to get a general idea.  Also, my 7yo DS2 is interested in piano
lessons - does anyone have any ballpark suggested fees for ...

Hi - can anyone advise re weaning my 17 month daughter off her
pacifier? She only has it in bed at night and during nap times but I
would like to wean her off it soon, for the following reasons: she has
started waking us up a few times in the night asking for it when she

DD (2.5 yo) is regularly wearing big girl underwear and staying dry.
She's still scared of pooping in the potty but as far as peeing goes,
she's got it. In the daycare she's wearing underwear even during naps.
At night time I put a diaper on her because that's a 10 hour stretch.

For those of you with children old enough to be assigned homework, or
have had homework in the past:
How do/did you handle the issue of homework..... ie. requiring it be
done immediately after school, etc.  Why did you choose this method,

I have a serious case of this. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
The stuff is probably traded at the school playground. However some of
the items missing are of no value; they date back to my childhood
(sentimental value only, to me) so would be disposed of to punish me.

Hey everyone!  (please feel free to forward this!)
(EMAIL DiverseCastCall@yahoo.com )
I am helping cast a new show called PARENT COACH it's on TLC and I
would

We have a child trust fund voucher burning a hole in our pockets at the
moment, but can't work out where to invest it. Does anyone know of a good
website that can make recommendations? We don't have a lot of spare cash at
the moment so don't want to pay for an IFA if we can get ...

A Rachel Rutherford has been emailing me about this.  She took
objection to me saying the adults who were present were negligent in
letting Brianna near the water that fateful day.
Here are some of her responses to me.  I had to "talk rough" to her to