Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / November 2006

I first posted on misc. kids over a decade ago.  Where has the time
gone!  I don't think that I've posted in a couple years, but my little
one, Hypatia, is now as old as Andrico was when I started posting, and
she's saying the same sorts of hillarious stuff as her older brother

Been reading a lot of the threads..  Have a boy that we starting
training in Aug 06.  We've gone back and forth.  He was peeing on the
toilet for about 2 weeks and then stopped.  In Oct he started pooping
in the toilet but peeing mostly in the pull-up.  Now in Nov, he's back

For a number of reasons, my 6 yr daughter has not adjusted very well to
school, and we are not especially happy with the schools response to
her problems. We are therefore considering a number options ranging
from simply changing schools through to home education.

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(11/11/06 - FOREST CITY) - Three young sisters found inside their mother's
car Friday died from heat-related causes, authorities said Saturday.
Their 4-year-old sister, Anieniya Miller, was unconscious when the three

The CPSC has issued a warning informing consumers that Learning Curve
and The First Years brand toy keys have been recalled due to a possible
choking hazard.
According to the CPSC site, the colored top portion of the keys can

Why do male victims of statutory rape (where the rapist gets pregnant
and bears a child) have only two options:
1. Pay child support to their rapist for 18+ years
or

I had an interesting experience. Some girl that I had a couple hot
nights with came back a few years later saying that I had a son. I had
told her I did not want to have kids until I was married and had a
stable job. I guess that didn't matter to her as long as she got the

My name is Dr. Nancy J. Eckstein and I am a family communication
researcher who studies the phenomenon of parents who have been
verbally, physically, and emotionally abused by their adolescent
children. I have published numerous articles and have produced a

"Influenza vaccination seems to be ineffective at any age. It is therefore
strange that people still attempt to prove that the useless vaccine is
safe."---- F. Edward Yazbak MD  http://www.whale.to/vaccine/yazbak_flu.html
http://www.whale.to/vaccines/flu.html

I started off my day with a hike, and then after I went to vote. I
showed up to the polling place with my Pro Bush and Anti Democrat
shirt. But the Democrats working there (Democrats are everywhere here
in the SF Bay Area) I was asked to leave, or to take off my shirt. So I

Tell me - -
......do MALE incoming Speakers of the House get referred to *decorators* for
their new offices in public speeches!!
Arrrgggh..

We currently have a Britax Duo Plus Isofix car seat, which has been
excellent, but is now getting too small for DD (3y3m).
I tried looking around for a suitable booster seat, with Isofix clamps.
My searching has turned up nothing so far. Obviously I'm keen to obtain

Hi, My baby is 7 months old and I have breasefed her exclusively for 6
mon after which i started solids (in breastmilk)... Now I want to wean
her. She is allergic to milk based formla and I am giving her lactofree
formula.but it stinks so much that its been hard to get her started ...

Help - why oh why did I volunteer.
In DS' nursery class (2 3/4 - school age - oldest is just 4) the topic is
"people who help us". They wrote out asking for volunteers to talk to the 2
classes about 'their role as a mummy or daddy'. I volunteered to go and talk

I pick up few books every week from library to read to my kids. So far
I've been borrowing random books from the kids "easy" collection. Kids
(ages 2 and 3) and I spend about 20 min after dinner reading these
books. I want to know what you typically read to these age groups. Do