pdp5419

@pdp5419 (43)

United States • Age 69

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picky eater!

amoreco @amoreco (180) • United States 23 Jan 07

My son is 15 months and is not gaining much weight.He eats, but not too much..I give him vitamins, but i don't know what to do to make him eat more!can you suggest something?Is this normal?What do you feed your child?

picky eater

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pdp5419 Dear amoreco, Have you voiced your concerns with his pediatrician. My youngest daughter was a picky eater and grew into a healthy adult and is still a picky eater. I was concerned too when she was a baby and her doctor said don't worry she is growing just...

23 Jan 07

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On line dating

pdp5419 @pdp5419 (43) • United States 23 Jan 07

I have received a lot of emails about meeting people online. Does anyone have any experiences with this, successes, horror stories. I was just wondering. pdp5419

online dating

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My kids never went to daycare or preschool. How about yours?

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 22 Jan 07

I never believed that daycare and preschool were necessary to my children's development. I know some kids need to go to daycare because of parents working and such. I was a stay at home mom, and if I had to go out I had a sitter...

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pdp5419 Dear kbkbooks, I was a working mom and my children attended child care in a private home. I was a Speech Pathologist in several schools, elementary to high school. I chose to work in public schools so that my children and I always had the same schedules....

22 Jan 07

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Do you prepare breakfast for your kids each morning?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 22 Jan 07

Here in the United States, most states have a 'breakfast program' that is federally funded. This was created because so many of our children were going to school with no breakfast. They say breakfast is the most important meal...

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pdp5419 hockeygal4ever, I am a working mother and my children knew they could depend on mom making real breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays. During the week there was cereal, toast, pop tarts, oatmeal (the fruit kind you added hot water to), fruit, yogurt,...

22 Jan 07

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Babies

UmmZahid @UmmZahid (324) • United States 22 Jan 07

I read in this article that your shouldnt let your babies and small children cry for more than 10 minutes at a time, because its can cause brain damage. This happens due to the fact that when they are crying it cuses stress on...

babies

children

health

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pdp5419 UmmZahid, I have worked with small children for more than 20 years and have heard lots of things, but this provided me with some much needed comic relief. Does this article include the kids that just like screaming. Crying is an infants first...

22 Jan 07

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what is the hardest part being a parent?

suzyangel08 @suzyangel08 (616) • United States 22 Jan 07

i can not say... i have no kids, yet i still wonder...

parents

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pdp5419 Dear suzyangel08, I am the mother of 3 daughters, 2 I gave birth to and 1 I adopted. Each one is completely unique. I also have more extended family children than I can count. When you carry them, nuture them, teach them, learn from them, protect them,...

22 Jan 07

How do you feel about Kid Leashes???

mzbubblie @mzbubblie (3839) • United States 18 Jan 07

I have a topic about pet peeves, and I came across a responder that said she didn't like to see parents that put their children on leashes????Now maybe I'm crazy, and no offense to anyone that may possibly do this, but, why put a...

kid leash

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pdp5419 Dear mzbubblie, Have you ever noticed that the children on the end of these child restraints are usually very active. People have various reasons for using them, but I think they can be just as effective as seat belts in keeping children safe. While you...

19 Jan 07

Am I a bad mother? What is wrong with me?

CheckNitout @CheckNitout (853) • United States 19 Jan 07

I am a stay at home mother of a three year old and a two year old. I love them dearly and usually we play and learn all day. Lately I just find everything they do sooooo annoying. My son doesn't have much of a vocabulary yet...

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pdp5419 Dear CheckNitout, You are not a bad mother, you are a mother of 2 kids under the age of 5. The fact that you can say they can be annoying is extremely Healthy. Like everyone has said you just need a break and with children under the age of 5 Absence does...

19 Jan 07

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Telling children they have a disability. When and how?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 19 Jan 07

I was curious.. my son is only 3. He has Autism- he's high functioning, but there are some delays, and some obvious behavior issues. Although it's impossible for me to read his mind, it seems hard for me to believe he would...

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pdp5419 Dear sylviekitty, I am the mother and an educator and have been working with children that have various learning disabilities for over 20 years. I am also the mother of very intelligent daughter with attention deficit and hyperactivity issues. I was ofter...

19 Jan 07

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Gift Suggestions please....

chiyochan @chiyosan (30184) • Philippines 12 Dec 06

guys, my friends are i will exchange gifts this christmas time, and i want to give them a wish list so they will get me something i really like. can you help me please? i can't seem to decide what to write on our wish list too......

beach towel

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pdp5419 chiyosan, why don't you list your favorite stores and suggest everyone get gift cards for your favorite store. They have gift cards for almost everything, books, coffee, cookies, music, toys, electronics, fast food places, restaurants, candy, You name it...

12 Dec 06

Friends, Be Glad For What We Have

texasclassygal @texasclassygal (5305) • United States 11 Dec 06

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Here's to T-bone steaks,...

friends

relationships

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pdp5419 Dear texasclassygal, Thank you for sharing your story. I said I'll see you later to a very special person in my life. My grandfather was at my mothers side when I was born and I was at his side when went home to be with the Lord. He was with me for 51...

11 Dec 06

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Can you go into the bathroom without being bothered?

brokentia @brokentia (10389) • United States 11 Dec 06

I seem to be an electronic magnet to the point of walking through the bathroom door flips the switch to on! I will get constant traffic coming. Someone knocks asking to come in, my 5 year old just barges in on me, if I lock the...

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pdp5419 Brokentia, Hi, It's nice to meet another bathroom buddy. Yes, I got notes, pictures, questions under the door. Has it started with the phone yet, because that's next. I could sit for hours but as soon as the phone rang, kids would appear as if by...

11 Dec 06

Should children be given pocket money for completing chores?

megs85 @megs85 (3142) • Australia 5 Dec 06

Or do you think that this encourages an attitude of being "paid" or "rewarded" for helping others. I'd rather my child helped others out of their goodness of their heart rather than thinking they are going to get something out of...

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pdp5419 Dear Megs85, It was called and allowance when I was younger and it taught me to save my money for things I wanted to get on my own. When I had children our rule was that if they want to buy something they had to save half the money and I would supply the...

6 Dec 06

I got this type of email oftenly, Is this true?

Bakemono @Bakemono (26) • Indonesia 5 Dec 06

The email says: "Dear Friend, I am Mr ONWA JUDE,Bank Manager of Owena bank ltd,Lagos Branch.I got your contact from the world trade center (WTC) Regional office in lagos,Nigeria.Although the details of my intention was...

fraud

money

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pdp5419 Bakemono, This is a scam, my daughter was taken in by this and we had to report it to the FBI internet crime division along with copies of all the emails we had received. She wound up having to close her bank account and open another. It was a form of...

6 Dec 06

I need some advice!!

ScarletAlston @ScarletAlston (2693) • United States 5 Dec 06

here's the situation..my mother died last month and her apartment pretty much is now is my name..I decided that my father isn't going to be living here due to some of the things he did just before she died (stole her bank card and...

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pdp5419 Dear ScarletAlston, Just based on the information that you gave, I think you made a wise decision especially if drugs were involved. I know this was not an easy decision for you and you have had a lot to deal with. It must have been very hard to lose your...

6 Dec 06

How the "Politically Correct" Stole Christmas

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 4 Dec 06

I received another e-mail which I'd like to share with those of you who haven't already seen it. How sad, and how true! T'was the month before Christmas When all through our land, Not a Christian was praying Nor taking a...

christmas

politically correct

stole

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pdp5419 Dear sbeauty, Thank you for posting this, I love it and will pass it on to my friends. Oh and I agree, I don't really pay attention politically correct information and Merry Christmas, Happy Easter, God bless you, Thank you Lord, have never left my...

5 Dec 06

I am having a problem with the people building the house next door. HELP

mommygirlX4 @mommygirlX4 (675) • United States 4 Dec 06

Since they have been building the house next door my water bill has gone from $36 a month to $108 a month. I was just in the kitchen washing dishes and seen the builders come over with buckets (mine that have gone missing) and...

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pdp5419 mommygirlX4, If you feel uncomfortable confronting the builders, then let the water company do it. Call them and notify them of the concerns you have with your bill and that you will like to have an investigator come out and check out the problem. Tell...

4 Dec 06

Buy shares in the stock market to earn extra money

faisai @faisai (1138) • Hong Kong 12 Jun 09

Have anybody here got any experience in buying shares in the stock market? What is your result so far? Is it a earning or losing money? Could you share with us how do you decide what stocks to buy, when to buy and when to sell?...

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pdp5419 Have anybody here got any experience in buying shares in the stock market? What is your result so far? Is it a earning or losing money? Could you share with us how do you decide what stocks to buy, when to buy and when to sell? Would you listen to the advice...

12 Jun 09

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What is your opinion of hypnotherapy.

ElijahsRaven @ElijahsRaven (25) • United States 4 Dec 06

Hypnotherapy, although very old and seemingly esoteric, is a very powerful and practical tool in contemporary times. It assists with many things from the standard smoking habit, all the way to major phobias and anxiety disorders....

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pdp5419 ElijahsRaven, I don't know much about Hypnotherapy, I have had friends have good success with it. I volunteered once as a subject and it was not effective with me. I think you have to have a level of trust in your therapist that I am unwilling to give. I...

4 Dec 06

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My sister just had a misscariage

kristypants @kristypants (305) • Canada 29 Nov 06

What should I say to comfort her? I don't want to say the wrong thing. :(

advice

misscariage

pregnancy

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pdp5419 Dear kristypants, I don't know if there anything you could say, but you could tell her that I'm here for whatever you need. If you want to talk, if you don't want to talk, if you want to cry or just want to be. Just be there for her and know it will just...

4 Dec 06