How much television ( if any ) do you let your toddler watch?

I’m doing a paper on the subject, your input will help. Feel free to include age(s) of the your children,( although I’m trying to keep it to the 1-4 range)what and/or when you let them watch television, and finally how you feel it effects them and you. Although I’m focusing mainly on the effects of [...]

What are some good items to buy for a preschool?

I want to purchase some stuff for my son’s preschool class. I’ve heard of Melissa & Doug toys. There is a set of wooden magnetic dress up dolls (like paper dolls) that I want to get. I have quite a few ideas already and have been browsing eBay like crazy! Does anyone have any other [...]

Parents: What’s a good gift for a 1 year old?

I’m buying a gift for a baby boy who is turning 1. I need to find a really cool gift for him. From your experience with your 1 year olds, what are some really cool gifts you’ve received or what did you wish you had received? Someone suggested a ball pit and while it looked [...]

could my sister have a mental disorder?

well she grew up like a normal child but when she was 9 she changed. hung out with the wrong girl (a neighbor who was 14 and acted bad) she called this guy sexy and put up pictures of him and 2 of them were him without a shirt (it was a celebrity) then at [...]

will your 3 year old sit and have a conversation with you?

my little boy will be 3 years old tomorrow.. he was a late talker, but he is a very smart little boy. he is very in to learning, loves any and all educational toys. he knows all of his ABC’s and can count to 100, knows all of his colors, and shapes, can count by [...]

How to address someone telling you what is wrong and right with your parenting?

I have a friend who recently became pregnant and all of sudden thinks it’s okay to put in her 2 cents about how my husband and I parent our son. We give him fruit as a snack (banana and orange) and she tells us that fruit should only be a dessert because of how sweet [...]

should i call child protective services?

my friend is a single mother of a one year old boy, and she recently had another baby whom she had to give up for adoption, but her aunt adopted him so she could still be a part of his life. but i’ve been noticing her one year old does not have any educational toys [...]

how can we stop the child protection agency from taking r child when no protection need?

our child has food shelter toys educational devices medicine attention love ect……they came to my home and said that my child was in danger because there were 3 blankets in his crib.What gets me is half these workers don’t even have children please help me im so scared and worried any advice to stop them [...]

How would you feel if as a kid your parents only let you?

watch educational shows and play with educational toys. I was just thinking about this because a couple of weeks ago my grandmas 3 or 4 year old neighbor came over and asked me to push him on our swing so of course I did. I was talking to him and he was talking about all [...]

What is the best toy for a boy 3 y.o?

I best friend’s son is 3 this weekend. Since i don’t have children myself i ave no idea what to give him for his BD. I ask my friend she said – just give him some russian cartoons (she’s Russian and she wants her son to speak Russian, but there is no enough practice since [...]

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