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sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 17 Feb 07

My children are 3 and 4 1/2. I cannot tell you the number of times people have sent my kids things (even through the mail) that I just shook my head at, because they made no sense for a young child to play with. I remember a...

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tenthingsfarm My parents are the worst about this! Our daughter is 16 mos. old today...and for Christmas they send her a 'fur real friend'....it's a 'robot' dog that is for kids 5 and older. She doesn't understand how it works, really...though she can get it to howl (which...

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sripriya @sripriya (450) • United States 15 Feb 07

Iam in US now but will soon be returning to India.In my country lot of things are taught to children at a very early stage in their school.Iam preparing my kid to cope up the studies there.She is 4 years old!How will I teach my...

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tenthingsfarm The idea of using 'things' is a great one! You could even put numbers on cards (one number per card) and line the 'things' out beside them so that your child can see that 'three is more than two', etc. It might look like: (card)(things) 1 * 2 * * 3...

16 Feb 07

ryleesmama @ryleesmama (560) • United States 16 Feb 07

Do any of you stay at home moms feel like you are constantly working 24/7 and your husband gets 2 days off? I understand tat when my hubby comes home from work he want to relax, or on his days off he wants to just hang out, but I...

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tenthingsfarm Oops...I came back to add something else! I do, sometimes, feel like I'm working 24/7....but really, I do get to sleep (some, hee hee) and when the baby is napping, I have a little quiet and I can do some things I want/need to do. It took me a while (she is 15...

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ryleesmama @ryleesmama (560) • United States 16 Feb 07

Do any of you stay at home moms feel like you are constantly working 24/7 and your husband gets 2 days off? I understand tat when my hubby comes home from work he want to relax, or on his days off he wants to just hang out, but I...

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tenthingsfarm Well, my hubby has a job where he works three 12 hour shifts, and gets paid for 40 hours a week. So, he's home 4 days. He sleeps in, surfs the 'net, plays nintendo, and leaves dishes in the sink (sigh). Even HE is starting to notice that I'm busy all the time,...

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ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 10 Feb 07

This question just popped into my head. Although I love all types of pies, pumpkin pie is my hands down favorite. This pie is typically only made around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why is that?

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tenthingsfarm I make the pumpkin pie filling fairly often and bake it in a glass dish - no crust. My daughter (15 mos) loves it as a treat, it has lots of vitamins and minerals too. I reduce the sugar in it too, so it's healthier.

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margieanneart @margieanneart (26423) • United States 11 Feb 07

After you make your macoroni and cheese, do this. Add 1 and 1/2 cup brocolli floretts Then take 1 cup stuffing softened in 2 tbs. butter and sprinkle on top of it. Bake 350* 10 to 15 minutes. Opt. add bacon bits.

marcoroni pasta

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tenthingsfarm That sounds really good! Do you steam the broccoli first, or just add it raw? I wouldn't want it to be overcooked, but I have a toddler, so I don't want it too 'hard' either. Then again, with a toddler, maybe I should just keep things separate - often,...

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Jude68 @Jude68 (34) • United States 19 Jan 07

For 7 years, I've been on various meds for hypertension. None of them controlled it. Without the meds, I was 160/95. At best, with meds, I hovered around 145/85. I never wanted to start taking the meds in the first place and when...

blood pressure

hypertension

weight loss

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tenthingsfarm Losing weight helps with blood pressure. Regular exercise helps tremendously. If you can find time to walk 20 minutes every day at a brisk pace, you'll see numbers go down...but if you stop walking regularly, they'll start to creep up again! Another thing...

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firechick72 @firechick72 (167) • United States 9 Feb 07

anyone have any idea on how to get my 8 year old to help keep his room clean? he is terrible at just putting his close in his draw where they belong. I understand his room can not be spotless or anything but gezzz I would like to...

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tenthingsfarm If you limit the amount of 'stuff' he has to deal with, maybe it won't be so overwhelming. For clothing, have a shirt drawer, a sock/underwear drawer, a jeans/pants drawer. If something needs to be hung on a hanger, can he reach the rod to hang it up? If not,...

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nangkasuy @nangkasuy (83) • Philippines 9 Feb 07

I love flowers but practically wise I'd rather be given something tangible or have a date. I told my husband, that I love flowers but I'd prefer a date or Cake for Valentines. How about you?

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tenthingsfarm I think flowers are really pretty, but I hate to waste the money on something that will just last for a few days....and I hate that the prices go up so much at Valentine's day! Often, my husband gets me some flowers in plant form - a begonia, or a miniature...

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firechick72 @firechick72 (167) • United States 9 Feb 07

ok another quick question ladies. can anyone help me create a daily schedule or weekly schedule for my children so we can get things a little more organized and I don't feel like I am running ragged all day? any ideas on the...

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tenthingsfarm How old are your children, how many children do you have, and what sorts of responsibilities do you want them to have? Mine are pretty young, but we already have a routine. When we wake up, there is some snuggling and changing of diapers while we all get...

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