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On occasion I will get notifications from people who would like to advertise or investigate things about parenthood or children etc.

I normally admit to it, but just keep in mind that:

While it's probably all together innocent, we cannot prove that it's anything but legit, should it be. Remember that you do not need to participate. It might end ( Read more... )

My 11 month old daughter was born healthy via csection. Over the months we noticed she does this quick shiver/shudder like twitch. I kind of shrugged it off as if she just got the chills, but it happens a lot. Atleast a couple times a day...even if in the summer when it was warm she did this. I plan to bring this up to her dr. but I was ( Read more... )

My son will be 2 on Saturday, and for the first time in 24 months he has been projectile vommiting tonight. We are time number 3, but between throwing up he is pretty much "fine."  I mean you can tell her is not feeling good, but yah know. He usually whines and moans, and then just gets sick. Is this normal with the stomach bug? He is warm, but ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm not a parent yet, but it's not for lack of trying. LOL. I do, however, take care of a 13 month old girl. She's extremely bright and happy, but she likes to get into things she shouldn't, and is very sneaky about it. I'm just wondering what age it would be appropriate to start using time out as a punishment. Is she still too young? I ( Read more... )

This was a post in my journal that I thought might benefit some folks here ( Read more... )

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Voices of Autism, scheduled for release this month, received its first rave review from Library JournalThe fifth entry in the Voices anthology project from the Healing Project, this work includes over 40 different stories and vignettes written by parents, teachers, and people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) that showcase how families and ( Read more... )

Positives:  movie night (with popcorn), story time, art time, board game time, get ice cream

Negatives: toy removal (barbies, dora castle, bears), clean garage, empty trash, clean room

Since tomorrow is Earth Day, I thought I would share some sites I wrote about cloth diapering in case any of you mamas are considering going the cloth route.

Simplifying cloth diapers for those starting out: Cloth Diapering Your Baby
And how to launder your cloth diapers: Cloth Diaper Laundry

Let me know what you think! Thanks!