kristib0213

@kristib0213 (20)

United States • Age 48

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Teaching kids to read.

bumslayer @bumslayer (22) • Philippines 10 Jun 11

I have a 5-year old daughter and my wife and I are teaching her how to read. She knows her ABCs now, and she could write her name with our supervision. I would appreciate tips for making reading more fun for her, if only to...

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kristib0213 I agree with the other responses...you don't want to conflict what they will be teaching her in school. Based on personal experience with my daughter, some things you CAN do are the following: Make sure she knows BOTH the uppercase and lowercase letters and...

10 Jun 11

Book for 1 year old boy

annetungcab @annetungcab (5) • Philippines 9 Jun 11

What are books can you suggest that I can read to my 1 year old boy?

baby

books

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kristib0213 I am a Child Development Specialist for my state's Early Intervention Program and I would recommend books with simple pictures/photographs on each page...nothing too busy or overwhelming. Don't get too caught up in reading the words on the page right now. Talk...

9 Jun 11

What to do to take my mind off something

LilacFaye @LilacFaye (204) • Philippines 8 Jun 11

I'm thinking about many things lately, and I can't sleep. I'm also angry with someone and I want to forget about it. There are so many things to do but today I just want to sleep and relax. But I can't do this. What can you...

relax

take a break

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kristib0213 I often have trouble sleeping also. I fall asleep easily at first, but if I wake up in the middle of the night, I can't get my thoughts quiet enough to fall back asleep. I agree about the exercise. Excercise is a good stress reliever and will definately help...

8 Jun 11

Why do you read?

SusanLee @SusanLee (1920) • United States 8 Jun 11

Do you read for edification or pleasure? I read for pleasure. It's an inexpensive way for me to go on vacation without ever leaving my chair. I don't buy magazines or stuff like that. If I'm going through the grocery line...

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kristib0213 I really enjoy Nicholas Sparks novels. Some of them have been turned into movies now, but I always enjoy the books more. I am embarrassed to admit it, but I also really liked the Twilight series. Twilight is not the type of fiction that I typically like, but...

8 Jun 11

General Hospital...day time soaps are loosing it fast!

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 1 Jun 11

Last of the good ones...but now I am falling asleep during General Hospital! I swear, by 15 minutes into it, and I am fighting to keep my eyes open! By the half hour mark, I fall asleep till about last 10 minutes. I had hoped it...

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kristib0213 I have only watched GH twice in the last three weeks and I have not had any trouble keeping up with the storylines. I don't think I have even missed anything. I LOVE General Hospital...I have been wathing since I was in elementary school about 25 years ago. I...

7 Jun 11

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What are your views on using COUPONS? For products when their on sale or not?

Michelle @infatuatedbby (94909) • United States 30 May 11

What are your views on using Coupons? For me, I believe coupons is smart shopping because you're saving money plus the store is getting reimbursement anyway. NOW, What are your views about using coupons when products are ON...

coupons

product on sale

view

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kristib0213 I shop at CVS a lot and I only use coupon on the sale items and most of the time I get things for free or less than a dollar. Sales people are funny though, they act like you are stealing or taking money out of their pockets or something. CVS coupon policy can...

7 Jun 11

How to manage the time???

sua006 @sua006 (160) 7 Jun 11

I am very busy i am working as a freelancer, and also running a shop,i can't give time to my family. How to manage the time, i want to spend the time with family but can't because of the work. At weekends my salesmans are not...

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kristib0213 My husband runs his own business as well and he does not have much time to spend at home with us. We try to schedule family outings on Sunday afternoons and the kids have a little bit of "daddy" time each evening usually only for about a half hour because he...

7 Jun 11

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I heard on the news that the United States...

lindaharding627 @lindaharding627 (1442) • United States 6 Jun 11

is doing away with the traditional light bulbs in 2012. They said that these bulbs cost too much to manufacture. We will be forced to buy halogen bulbs or the cone shaped dangerous energy efficient bulbs. I am not happy about...

light bulbs

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kristib0213 I hate CFL light bulbs!! We built a new house last year and I tried to put CFL's in all our light fixtures, but I cannot find one that I like. I have tried every single one that our local home improvement store sells. Most of them take a long time to reach...

7 Jun 11

Extreme couponing

wosorno @wosorno (26) • United States 17 May 11

So I decided to try and use coupons again and one of our local supermarkets had triple coupons up to $1 this past weekend. I only had a couple of hours notice to pull together an order based on whatever online coupons I could...

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kristib0213 If you don't have many stores in your area that double coupons, your best bet would be shopping at the stores that combine manufacturer coupons and store coupons like Target and Walgreens. This morning I went to Target and got a Degree Deoderant and a Nivea...

7 Jun 11

Extreme Couponing

msmonkeyfeet @msmonkeyfeet (789) • United States 3 Jun 11

I'm not sure that this would fit into the category of "make extra money" but rather "save extra money" but I figured I'd throw it in here to see what people had to say. So I'm sure many of you have seen the extreme coupon shows on...

coupons

free stuff

saving money

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kristib0213 I am having trouble getting enough free coupons as well. I just started to coupon again. I have done it on and off for a few years now. There are several good websites that I joined for free...Deal Seeking Mom, Money Saving Mom, and I few others I can't think...

7 Jun 11

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Being a good wife.

mrsbean31 @mrsbean31 (58) • United States 4 Jun 11

I have been with my husband for 6 years but we have only been married for 5 months. I love being a wife. things have changed for the best. Any good advice to keep thing on the up and up?

good wife

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kristib0213 I have been with my husband for 10 years and we have three kids. The biggest change in our relationship came when we had our first child. It was a huge adjustment for us and we really let our marriage suffer. Our first child was very needy and took up all of...

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how to become a good and responsible mother?

neillie @neillie (3) • Philippines 5 Jun 11

I'm 34 weeks pregnant and is so excited to deliver my first baby boy on the last week of july. I always imagine myself caring and nurturing my baby and at the same time feeling nervous thinking that if i could give the best care...

baby

caring

mother

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kristib0213 Don't worry at all about being a perfect mom and doing everything exactly right. Parenting is a learning process. Get a few baby care books, or look online at some of those parenting websites. Parenting is mostly common sense and practice. One of the biggest...

7 Jun 11

Being a mother is not easy, Do you agree?

kaye1989 @kaye1989 (47) • Philippines 6 Jun 11

I am 22 yrs old, and a mother of 6 month old baby girl, I find it really hard to take care a baby who is always crying when she wants something, and guess what my baby always cry, because she want me to bring her outside our house...

being mother is not easy

mother

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kristib0213 I am a mother of an 8 year old and 4 year old set of boy/girl twins...I can definitely relate to lack of sleep. I averaged about 4 hours of sleep a night when the twins were babies. Being a parent is the most difficult thing you will ever do, but it also has...

7 Jun 11

being a parent

trinsmom777 @trinsmom777 (35) • United States 3 Jun 11

anyone can be a parent but not everyone can take care of one it takes a real parent to raise a baby anyone agree

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kristib0213 I completely agree with you! I have a good friend who recently had a child and from the moment that baby got home from the hospital, she has let other people do all the work for her. The baby's grandparents take him home and keep him at night so my friend can...

3 Jun 11

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Your baby can read

Babygirl1984000mx @Babygirl1984000mx (218) • Canada 2 Jun 11

Is anyone aware of this program your baby can read. I was thinking of purchasing it but I would like to know the truth about this program as its quite pricey. Has anyone tried this on their child and how did it work out. Is it...

your baby can read

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kristib0213 I think a better question is...why do you want your baby to be able to read? I am a child development specialist for my state's early intervention program and I often wonder that when parents tell me about purchasing that program. Depending on their age, young...

3 Jun 11

How do you avoid playing favorites among your children?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 1 Jun 11

I have two daughters and I adore them both. But my first daughter is a bit more "challenging" when it comes to disciplining. My younger daughter is more well-behaved and is simply a darling. Sometimes, I can't help but prefer...

favoritism

parenting

siblings

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kristib0213 I have three children; a daughter age 8 and a set of boy/girl twins age 4. I often have the same feeling about playing favorites. I feel like my son (who is the demanding, everything must go his way type) often dominates family outings and my girls suffer...

2 Jun 11

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