Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / November 2005

what are some good games for a 7 yr old. Im not talking educational.
She has those and says most games she has now are babyish.

We've discovered our indoor-only cat has fleas.  I have no idea how
she got them, and I guess that isn't important.  I did notice a stray
male outside and I have no doubt he's infested, but she hasn't been
outside.

We have added a new board to our 'Menkaura' forum and invite all
budding Moderators to
firstly have a look and secondly to start and/or participate in
parenting topics.

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   Does anyone have this product?  Is it any good?  Is it
different (for better or worse) than the Pad?  With weekend
sales starting, I was looking at both.
   OTOH, one side of me does wonder if it's good that

My aunt has asked me to help her buy Christmas presents for her
grandkids. We have no idea what to get them as she hasn't and probably
won't ask for a list. I haven't seen the kids in years and my aunt only
sees them once (maybe twice) a year so we have no idea what their

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I was surprised to

I found it very interesting and indeed chilling
about a news report both on the local and
national news(27 Nov 05)....a piece of the figurine holding the "Scales
of Justice" broke-

I think Santa is considering bringing one of these for Alli this year. Any
recommendations?

Baby's room has a big window that faces the street. This room is
usually a bit colder than the other bedroom. I put her PJ's on, close
the window and blinds and turn the fan to the lowest speed just for the
white noise. Still she wakes up in the middle of the night. Since she's

Verbatim (verscriptim?) from a note home from day care today.
'Also, [DS1] was making ATOM BOMBS and TRAIN BOMBS with the blocks today,
would you be able to talk to him about this.'
Talking to him so long after the event seems to be the world's least effective

I am traveling very soon to Dominical Republic (all inclusive Riu Bambu
resort) with my 17month old baby. Anyone could share their experiene in
similar situation?
Flight 4 hours, I cannot imagine my baby sitting still.

Or anyone that has been through this. TIA.
Hi Ericka,
We are going through the process of having Kara (DD3) tested formally
through the school for any hidden learning disabilities. I have went through

We're thinking about "Avery" for our boy due in May. He'll be our 2nd;
our 1st is Eric. Eric will be about 2.5 years when our 2nd is born.
I see that although Avery was once more popular as a boy's name than as
a girl's name (USA Social Security data), its popularity as a girl's