allyson
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Moving to the country?
I'm curious what other people's thoughts are on moving school-age kids from the suburbs to the country (likely changing schools but only ~10 miles away). We are the type of family whose lifestyle would be better-suited to country
Asked on 22nd February 2010 | 3 replies
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My 23 year old sister moved in last week. She lived with a friend over the summer and with my parents before that. My parents are temporarily in a small duplex while they build a new house, so we offered our spare room to my sis. I am married, 31, with 2
Asked on 12th August 2009 | 4 replies
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Alright ladies, I have a question for you! My husband and I have a 5 1/2 year old and are wanting to have another one (our son really wants a brother or sister also) but do you think we waited too long? Do you think they will be too far apart in age?
Answered on 24th July 2008:
My kids are exactly 7 years apart, which your could be too if it takes a few months. It works for us. Obviously it is a different relationship than siblings that are 2-3 years apart, but they do enjoy each other & the older one is a helper. The little one is so proud when he can do big-kid things.. Just be aware that you are doing it all over again. . .forever, not just the baby stage. You'll be going to baseball games and band concerts for one, and then when he's in college, you'll still be doing it for the other. My sister and I are 8 years apart, and my mom has talked about how she feels like she's been raising kids f-o-r-e-v-e-r. And basically, it has been for her because I am 30 and my sister still lives at home and will finish college this year.
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my three year old daughter refuses to use the potty. For a week when she was two and a half I thought we had it. She was doing well and using the potty about 75% of the time. Then one day she said "mama Dora needs to go potty" and we went to the b
Answered on 24th July 2008:
I had the same problem with my 2nd. He was into it for about a week when he turned two. We could not cajole him into using the potty again until he was about 2 yr 9 mo. What worked for us was just to back off the bribery, pleading, demanding that he "try to go", and such. It is way too much pressure on everyone. Once it was his own idea, it was easy, and he responded to us when we asked him to try instead of just sitting there because we made him. Kids change a lot at this age, and while she may not want to potty this week, maybe the turnaround will come in 3 weeks or 6 weeks. I guess I would just advise to relax for a couple months and see what happens.
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Flag as inappropriate Posted by mamajama on 3rd July 2008