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Where Do I Start?

February 8th 2009 05:31

My eldest son will turn three years old in a few weeks... as a mother I am very concerned with his development. He's not yet potty trained, he's still having his bottle and he couldn't speak a complete sentence yet. He does speak so many words but I feel that he still talks like a "baby".

I was hoping to get him potty-trained before he reaches 3 years old. However, until now we still couldn't get him to. I have tried presenting his potty to him a couple of times but to no avail. I am getting frustrated.

Help....

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Getting Ready for Christmas

December 1st 2008 05:43

Christmas time is almost here - time to share that Christmas cheer!

This is the first Christmas in my toddlers' life when (I think) they would be more appreciative of gifts. This time, they would be big enough to recognize opening of presents and letting out a "wow!" when they see what we prepared for them

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Think Before You Spank: A Sad Story to Learn From

October 10th 2008 03:45

We have all heard of different stories of young children being maltreated by their parents, guardians or relatives. In some countries like Australia, children are taught that hitting or shouting are forms of child abuse even if it is done by their own parents who are just trying to discipline them.

Debating on whether spanking as a form of discipline is acceptable or not is not my main focus on this post. I am here to tell of a story that I have read once in an email circular. Perhaps some of you may have heard or read of this story at some point in the past. The details may not be as it was (I don’t remember the exact details but the plot of the story has always stuck with me), but the concept is the same. Let’s just say that this is my revised version of the story

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Halloween Costumes on a Budget

October 8th 2008 03:30

Halloween is almost near and I bet your kids are excited to get all dressed up for trick or treat or for children Halloween parties.

However, with the credit crunch and rising oil and interest prices that seems to have affected everything else buying your son or daughter another new costume that they could only wear for one day doesn’t seem to be practical at all

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Terrible twos? Terrible threes? Or terrible teens?

September 21st 2008 06:45

I was in a meeting just last Friday and one of the girls in the meeting asked me how old my kids were (the last time I saw her was more than a year ago when I was a few months on the way of giving birth to my second child). I told her that my eldest is 2 and half and my youngest is fifteen months old. She commented that I have a child at its “terrible twos” stage. I laugh, confirming that I actually do. Then my boss, whose got a teenager said that he thinks it’s more of “terrible teens”.

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What my Kids have Taught me as a Parent

September 4th 2008 05:17

Parent-children relationship is a teach and learn, give and take bond. Parents teach, children learn and vice versa.

What parents teach their kids is something that is a common knowledge to everybody. But what is that kids teach their parents

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Kids' Activities: What to do on Rainy Weekends

September 1st 2008 10:21

Photo courtesy of cuporobots.com

Kids love weekends. Not only because mom and dad are not working and would be at home all day, but also because they could play all day to their heart’s content. They can run around outside under the sun. Play at the park. Do sports

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Our kids should have the best of us...

August 18th 2008 05:13

I heard a fellow working mom once said: “Our kids should have the best of us and not what is left of us.”

That left me thinking (and a bit guilty). I am working full time five days a week and (as all moms do) have daily house chores. There are also days that I have to do a bit of work from home. Weekday afternoons with my kids are a big challenge. I have to finish at most 2 hours of my office work the same time that I have to attend to my kids’ every whim and desire to get my attention

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August 16th 2008 04:10

I was watching a TV show (from a Filipino cable channel) a couple of weeks back and remember seeing this mom who is just dead worried about his son who is around 2 year old.

The mother says that his son isn’t as sociable as they hope he will be. Whenever kids come by their house, he would not play nor talk with them. He would stay far off where the other kids are and play by him self. He says very few words and would often times seem as if he is in his own little world. When his parents would call for his name, he would very rarely look their way as if he hasn’t heard anything. He plays with only one toy and most generally plays with make-shift toys. He loves stacking objects or neatly placing pieces of toys or any objects in a single line. When he falls into a fit of tantrum, he would bang his head on the floor or wall and would be screaming and crying

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