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Adoptive and Foster Parenting Welcome to the Adoption forum. This forum was set up to meet the needs of and provide support to adoptive (and foster) parents who wish to practice NFL parenting. Parenting an...	The Wait ... Yesterday at 8:39 pm by babymouse	3,647	46,469
Blended and Step Family Parenting This forum is for discussing Attachment Parenting and Natural Family Living in a Blended or Step Family situation. It is for custodial and non-custodial parents. Its purpose is...	Where's Mrs. Darling when you need her?...Update, reply #10 Yesterday at 11:37 am by csekywithlove	2,603	32,666
Parenting the Gifted Child The Gifted board is a forum of support, respectful requests of information, and sharing of ideas and experiences. To uphold this purpose the board will not host discussions of...	DD supposed to be sleeping....reciting multiplication facts instead. Yesterday at 8:28 pm by boston_slackermom	3,485	60,655
Special Needs Parenting The Special Needs Parenting forum offers parents of children with special needs and parents with special needs, a safe place to find support, information, and share experiences....	At what age did you tell your child their diagnosis? Today at 12:08 am by fiddlefern	14,467	142,585
Parenting Multiples Welcome to Parenting Multiples! This forum is dedicated to the unique aspects of parenting twins, triplets or other multiples.	23 weeks pregnant with twins and I jsut start with dizziness and headache, cant be on my own feet for too long Yesterday at 3:59 pm by danelisa	3,907	48,509
Multicultural Families The variety of family structures at MDC lends itself to the term multicultural. Our community is made up of many nationalities, religions, ages, colors, ethnicities, philosophies,...	ISO non-traditional dolls 2/6/12 at 8:21am by queenjane	633	10,898

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MIL wants to come see the baby but I'm not so sure started by amyhulen (11/4/10 at 8:01pm) 1 2	Quote: Originally Posted by amyhulen Unfortunatly DH see's... 11/7/10 at 5:14pm by limabean	20	1,357
Making new parent friends started by Aufilia (11/6/10 at 10:43am)	If you'd like adult-time only, invite a couple or two over... 11/7/10 at 3:35pm by berry987	12	486
help with an injured/loose tooth in almost 5 yr old started by sesa70 (11/6/10 at 11:39pm)	I would assume that any dentist would tell you it's fine and... 11/7/10 at 3:14am by Contrariety	3	227
Should the babysitter feed my kids her food? started by IntuitiveJamie (11/3/10 at 3:41pm) 1 2	Quote: Originally Posted by lilyka oh, and as a daycare... 11/6/10 at 5:53pm by moondiapers	26	1,580
Kissing baby too little or too much? started by germin8 (11/5/10 at 8:33am) 1 2	As far as I can tell, DD knows she's loved by her whole inner... 11/6/10 at 5:36pm by Smokering	22	1,256
6yo DS having hard time with 1yo DD started by Still_Learning (11/4/10 at 8:13pm)	I agree - give it time. My kids are 3.5 years apart and dd... 11/6/10 at 10:35am by K1329	5	295
Gotta brag on my DH! (Ezzo's "Baby Wise") started by MrsJewelsRae (11/5/10 at 5:54pm)	Good for him! My DH did something similar at work when... 11/5/10 at 10:04pm by LilyRN	5	537
DDs candy-themed b-day, trying to figure out menu and more started by dauphinette (11/4/10 at 7:19pm)	Sounds great!! Quote: Originally Posted by dauphinette I... 11/5/10 at 5:41pm by crunchy_mommy	17	515
I Don't Feel Like Playing with DD started by nwatt (11/2/10 at 2:11pm) 1 2	Alright, don"t flame me for this, but feel free to take... 11/5/10 at 12:38pm by Xerxella	24	1,274
13yo boy babysitting 5yo girl? started by SweetPotato (10/29/10 at 2:13pm) 1 2 3…6	(no title) 11/4/10 at 10:10pm by Kidzaplenty	116	5,299
Babies in pools... started by cristeen (11/4/10 at 4:14pm)	if you know anything about safe water temps for babes, or... 11/4/10 at 4:14pm by cristeen	0	262
Halloween decorations gone too far? started by Lisa1970 (11/2/10 at 12:15pm) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by Storm Bride My personal hate... 11/3/10 at 10:06pm by kittykat2481	46	1,732
Overheard at park today started by red and lulu (11/2/10 at 8:49pm) 1 2	Aww. I recently took DD to the toy library, and a whole... 11/3/10 at 9:47pm by Smokering	25	1,484
Etiquette on what to call grandparents? started by HRJ (11/1/10 at 10:17am) 1 2	As long as the name is not rude in some way, kids should call... 11/3/10 at 3:03pm by 2xy	33	1,193
Coping when your values just don't seem to fit in with society... started by Bena (11/1/10 at 11:14pm)	Quote: Originally Posted by Kelly1101 You bring up your... 11/3/10 at 12:53pm by sewchris2642	9	745
so embarrassing, social workers detained me in the subway threatening to call the police started by contactmaya (11/1/10 at 12:54pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Wow, thankyou everyone for acknowledging how difficult... 11/3/10 at 12:51pm by contactmaya	86	4,733
What is...(parenting styles) started by Petie1104 (11/2/10 at 2:15pm)	http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/ I would say I am a free... 11/2/10 at 7:27pm by AllisonR	3	310
What do your kids call their great grandparents? started by texmati (10/30/10 at 12:33pm) 1 2 3	I used to call my great grandmother "Gramma Great." 11/2/10 at 5:06pm by fillefantome	44	1,061
Trick-or-treating age cutoff? started by SilverLace (10/20/10 at 12:14pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Quote: Originally Posted by ancoda I just read on yahoo... 11/2/10 at 3:50pm by Dr.Worm	95	3,203
AP with a partner not totally on the same page started by kismetbaby (11/1/10 at 3:32pm)	I was very fortunate that DH feels as strongly (if not... 11/2/10 at 12:32pm by ErinYay	13	535
Frustrating situation. started by tireesix (11/1/10 at 4:19pm)	I would continue what you are doing.Testify for the dads... 11/2/10 at 10:55am by mattemma04	4	467
SIDS and cosleeping rates by country started by Honey693 (11/2/10 at 2:50am)	Hmm. The stats might be hard to get - cosleeping is probably... 11/2/10 at 8:20am by Smokering	2	655
Name spin-off...Do your kids' names "match"? started by Bena (10/20/10 at 6:40pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Nope We have 3 kinda "out there" names, and 3 pretty average... 11/2/10 at 2:09am by SnowSparrow	95	3,423
My kid is not the favorite grandson started by jammomma (10/29/10 at 11:56am) 1 2	Quote: Originally Posted by jammomma And I think our... 11/2/10 at 12:01am by lilyka	31	1,634
children talking to people about smoking started by earthmama369 (10/31/10 at 2:17pm) 1 2	It is not appropriate under any circumstance for my kids to... 11/1/10 at 7:33pm by lilyka	35	942
Do you buy Christmas presents for your friends' kids? started by crunchy_mommy (10/29/10 at 10:04pm) 1 2	It depends on the friend. We certainly don't expect people to... 11/1/10 at 4:46pm by phathui5	26	968
Laugh? or cry? started by BellaClaudia (10/29/10 at 10:50pm) 1 2	Loved it! Quote: Originally Posted by Bluegoat I thought... 11/1/10 at 1:54pm by Mulvah	27	1,050
Age appropriate discussion of menses started by DeerMother (10/30/10 at 11:28am)	Well I've been very upfront with DD since I was pg with DS.... 10/31/10 at 6:28pm by Norasmomma	10	483
Mums of Many it's October! started by baltic_ballet (10/1/10 at 4:47am)	Hi Ladies The new November thread is up and ready to... 10/31/10 at 5:52pm by baltic_ballet	18	815
Does your child have friends? started by VisionaryMom (10/28/10 at 11:01am) 1 2	My ds misspeaks names a fair bit. He'll call me dad if he has... 10/31/10 at 1:11pm by 4evermom	30	1,176
A foster child came to me asking for help... started by nextcommercial (10/22/10 at 12:54am) 1 2 3 4	Quote: Originally Posted by mumm Why is the fact she is a... 10/31/10 at 12:09am by sapphire_chan	69	3,553
Girls and boys have to be in separate bedrooms?? started by liliaceae (10/24/10 at 11:10am)	Quote: Originally Posted by lynsage I believe apartment... 10/30/10 at 4:46pm by thatgirliknew	17	2,904
S/O: Were YOU raised "crunchy"? started by ErinYay (10/26/10 at 9:49pm) 1 2 3 4	I was raised by 5 different family members (I literally went... 10/30/10 at 4:32pm by thatgirliknew	72	2,212
Does your family look 'crunchy' or are people surprised? started by frontierpsych (10/26/10 at 11:27am) 1 2 3 4 5	i don't think we come off as looking overly crunchy, but i... 10/30/10 at 1:50pm by fyrwmn	95	3,401
1 bedroom & 1 playroom, or 2 bedrooms? started by mran (10/27/10 at 1:05pm) 1 2	I've found that I needed to be flexible. I love having a... 10/30/10 at 1:12pm by Bluegoat	28	1,271
A very nice it takes a village story to share started by gbailey (10/29/10 at 5:01pm)	Thanks for sharing! There are plenty of nice people in NY,... 10/30/10 at 9:48am by Latte Mama	4	308
Materialism - Should dd get the doll? started by marsmom (10/25/10 at 11:32pm) 1 2	Thank you so much for all the support and thoughtful... 10/30/10 at 1:56am by marsmom	32	1,322
Does your Mom agree w/ your parenting choices? started by sammymama (10/27/10 at 6:14am) 1 2	So many wise mamas on here! Thank you all so much for sharing... 10/30/10 at 12:04am by sammymama	36	964
Do you ever feel genuinely envious when you compare your kids to others? started by loraxc (10/26/10 at 11:40pm) 1 2 3 4 5	I have 2 boys with autism spectrum disorder. I often feel... 10/29/10 at 6:55pm by Lisa1970	80	2,906
Did anyone have a positive experience with breastfeeding while pregnant and tandem? started by kfillmore (10/28/10 at 9:27pm)	It would be helpful to know what you define as "positive." I... 10/29/10 at 4:44pm by Tigerchild	10	412
Gifts started by dakotablue (10/23/10 at 12:42pm)	Our budget generally does not allow for large, new purchases... 10/29/10 at 2:06pm by just_lily	14	613
Am I the only one that doesn't smoke pot? started by cymbeline (10/19/10 at 6:59pm) 1 2 3…8	Quote: Originally Posted by east carolina I have friends... 10/29/10 at 11:08am by sleepingbeauty	150	5,998
How do we ask non-relatives to be guardian? started by germin8 (10/27/10 at 12:28pm)	Subbing because we are considering choosing friends (but not... 10/29/10 at 11:06am by crunchy_mommy	6	287
do you think you prevented HG?? started by kfillmore (10/28/10 at 9:29pm)	this thread talks about how a woman did completely prevent it... 10/29/10 at 9:15am by la mamita	3	281
Does having a routine help behavior problems? started by COgirl19 (10/28/10 at 12:08am)	Transitions and change can be really hard, adjustment periods... 10/29/10 at 6:44am by east carolina	16	455
Choosing a place for DS's bday party - how to convince him started by busymama77 (10/25/10 at 5:41pm) 1 2 3	OMG, sooo been there. My son wanted Chuck E. Cheese birthday... 10/28/10 at 6:25pm by SubliminalDar...	40	1,306
Taking away the pacifier started by jgmn (10/24/10 at 9:43pm) 1 2 3	Rose, my Russian MIL was pushing very hard to get us to use... 10/28/10 at 1:54pm by Lady Lilya	41	1,251
Confession.... started by Petie1104 (10/27/10 at 11:15pm)	really, its ok. For sanity's sake its great to have something... 10/28/10 at 8:24am by dakotablue	3	308
How much freedom for an 8yo in a quiet suburban neighborhood? started by Ruthla (8/27/10 at 2:10pm) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by honeybee I guess I don't... 10/28/10 at 2:28am by bluesky2010	51	2,289
Easy dance routine resources? aka Talent Show Help! started by LynnS6 (10/26/10 at 10:59pm)	Quote: Originally Posted by Tigerchild I would back off for... 10/27/10 at 2:01pm by LynnS6	4	797