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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...	foster parents in need of help with four year old foster child Today at 1:19 pm by LovingMyKids4	3,707	47,313
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...	Seriously? Yesterday at 1:30 pm by aricha	2,654	33,173
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...	Frustrating school situation Today at 7:27 am by ollyoxenfree	3,562	61,698
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....	Autism, SPD or just speech delay? Today at 12:45 pm by therapist	14,661	144,164
Parenting Multiples Welcome to Parenting Multiples! This forum is dedicated to the unique aspects of parenting twins, triplets or other multiples.	Hold back twins a grade Yesterday at 9:43 pm by GrandmaA	3,968	49,218
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,...	Including some majority language in a parent-childhood relationship that was minority-language only Today at 3:46 am by sky_and_lavender	650	11,068

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flu question started by e&tsmom (1/20/12 at 7:06am)	Just wanted to reiterate this. The flu shot will not stop... 1/22/12 at 12:02pm by TiredX2	9	146
On dealing with an overly involved, overly critical grandma. started by ShyingViolet (12/28/11 at 8:37pm)	it's passive aggressive. intended for your ears, not the... 1/21/12 at 3:39pm by tropicana	14	609
toddler fell and hurt her knee... is it serious? started by mercii (1/21/12 at 9:47am)	Thanks everyone. As the day has progressed she is using it... 1/21/12 at 12:29pm by mercii	5	207
What do you wish you had done/known? started by stardogs (11/24/10 at 8:33pm) 1 2 3	More than anything, I wish I had researching breastfeeding... 1/20/12 at 8:21pm by tooraloora	55	2,229
Howcan I help DD started by Triniity (1/16/12 at 8:05am)	Man, I want to cry just hearing you describe this... 1/19/12 at 3:12pm by BroodyWoodsgal	7	301
do you 'miss' your children? started by meemee (1/17/12 at 12:12am) 1 2	gosh i can relate to all of you sooo much. THIS!!! so totally... 1/18/12 at 11:21am by meemee	23	448
Those of you who don't use anatomically correct terms with your children started by mommy212 (1/14/12 at 9:21am) 1 2 3	We use "penis" and "vulva" here, though ds and dd have... 1/18/12 at 6:48am by pianojazzgirl	45	1,010
How often to bathe/wash hair??? (Help me settle this disagreement with my husband...) started by ekh (11/28/11 at 5:26pm) 1 2 3…6	I think it depends on the kid and the circumstances. My 3... 1/17/12 at 1:53pm by AbbyGrant	108	3,242
Boundary issues with other parents started by Piggyman4 (1/16/12 at 9:46pm)	I am the parent of an 11 yo and a 7 year old. 1/16/12 at 9:46pm by Piggyman4	0	231
Why can't I figure out the "right" way to feed my kid? started by earthgirl (1/8/12 at 8:29am) 1 2 3	That was a neat video, from one of my favorite TV... 1/16/12 at 8:45pm by journeymom	46	1,281
Deleted started by Vrai (1/14/12 at 11:03pm) 1 2 3	lol... so maybe instead of calling mine 'thing 1' and 'thing... 1/16/12 at 5:13pm by minkin03	40	1,252
Pulled in different directions started by Vrai (1/8/12 at 1:57pm)	Homesteading with these children of mine has been a greater... 1/16/12 at 9:57am by BroodyWoodsgal	11	357
sibling issue started by kathymuggle (1/14/12 at 4:58pm)	Hmm. Good questions. It was an older sister, BTW, and as an... 1/16/12 at 7:13am by ollyoxenfree	7	143
Does she need her own room? started by Triniity (1/7/12 at 12:04am)	I'm open to the idea of a child having her own room, but I... 1/15/12 at 4:24pm by Aliyahsmommy	12	342
How do you handle sweets in your house? started by crunchy_mommy (12/21/11 at 3:53pm) 1 2 3	We don't keep sweets where the kids can reach them. Mostly,... 1/15/12 at 6:20am by Fillyjonk	49	860
All natural and safe baby shampoo? started by jstpmm (12/27/11 at 7:10am)	We tried all the natural baby shampoos ... and Weleda's... 1/14/12 at 2:21pm by Subhuti	15	376
Help! Need adjustable waist pants for super skinny, tall 10 year old started by LynnS6 (11/30/11 at 9:05pm)	The problem isn't so much the waist, because we can get... 1/12/12 at 2:51pm by LynnS6	16	408
What is the worst/dumbest thing anyone has ever said to you about parenting stuff? V started by AFWife (12/21/09 at 3:36pm) 1 2 3…53	I started both my kids off on egg yolks (the allergy concerns... 1/12/12 at 1:49pm by ziursrm	1,043	98,001
moms of many - how can the baby get quiet time ? started by Triniity (1/7/12 at 12:28am)	My 3 yo is watching PBS kids right now for this very reason. 1/12/12 at 8:56am by ~Amy~	9	160
Can you help me talk through sleep space for a few kiddos? started by DeChRi (1/11/12 at 7:31am)	Thank you again for the suggestions. I am stewing on all of... 1/11/12 at 9:08pm by DeChRi	6	128
Discussing Smoking with DD started by 3xMama (1/5/12 at 5:06pm)	I can understand this as I ended up likely the gum more than... 1/11/12 at 2:09pm by Caneel	19	312
What did you get your LOs for Christmas? started by mommy212 (12/25/11 at 12:41am)	DD got pajamas, an Archie comic, horse cross-stitch set, and... 1/11/12 at 3:40am by treemom2	12	169
parents with 5 kids? started by LionessMom (1/7/12 at 5:29pm)	i have a chance to maybe get an 04 pontiac montana. it will... 1/10/12 at 2:57pm by LionessMom	7	129
Toxic In-Laws started by briansmama (1/8/12 at 11:36am)	I'm sorry...I've had major issues with MIL...I'm sure they... 1/9/12 at 10:32pm by dakotablue	18	528
DD not invited to friend's birthday party started by mamatoablessing (5/3/11 at 10:17am) 1 2 3…6	I so agree. The difference here is that they were friends... 1/8/12 at 4:43pm by Mamabliss1	105	7,942
Store or brand loyality? started by dakotablue (12/20/11 at 1:09pm)	To answer the original question I guess I shop brands (safe,... 1/8/12 at 8:47am by pianojazzgirl	12	236
What do you think about barefoot children, especially toddlers? started by Storm Bride (7/22/11 at 1:27pm) 1 2 3 4	We travel and most places, DD and I both are barefoot most of... 1/7/12 at 12:56am by Vrai	77	3,905
I got an ugly letter in the mail on Christmas Eve! started by EarthRootsStarSoul (12/24/11 at 9:53am) 1 2 3	I just came across this post and don't really have anything... 1/6/12 at 1:36pm by cat13	50	2,694
Step children are ruining my life. started by amicrazy (12/8/11 at 8:33am) 1 2	Time to borrow money from your parents again and leave.You... 1/6/12 at 1:09pm by mattemma04	33	2,131
Playpens started by coffeegirl (12/25/11 at 7:04am)	Oh yeah, I know what you're talking about. Totally. 1/5/12 at 9:14am by coffeegirl	18	466
Scolded in the toy store started by CherryBombMama (12/22/11 at 1:36pm) 1 2	I would not be able to hold my voice! That woman needs to... 1/5/12 at 9:01am by twinpossible	27	1,558
Co-bathing siblings! started by Altair (12/30/11 at 7:22am)	I misunderstood you -- I thought you wanted your baby in the... 1/3/12 at 5:25pm by LynnS6	12	269
Let's discuss siblings, rivalry, and roles started by Peony (1/1/12 at 11:09am)	My kids do seek out different roles -- but it's unclear to me... 1/3/12 at 10:50am by LynnS6	3	119
Mamas of lots of kids....what do I do with these ages??? started by DeChRi (12/31/11 at 8:31pm)	Your one year old sounds like a one year old to me. For a... 1/2/12 at 8:17pm by Just1More	4	183
Moving in Grandma started by tooraloora (1/1/12 at 4:15pm)	This is all very good advice. Velochic, I'm sorry to hear... 1/2/12 at 4:02pm by A&A	4	154
Kids killing bugs-rite of passage or not? started by Cukup (9/8/10 at 1:25am) 1 2 3	"I can't bring myself to care about insects" - well, this is... 12/31/11 at 7:07am by BroodyWoodsgal	44	2,578
In-laws that smoke started by SilverMoon010 (12/28/11 at 7:42am)	Ok, now I'm thinking autocorrect is to blame cause I KNOW it... 12/30/11 at 1:51pm by Peony	12	303
Bad influence from the kid across the street (long, sorry) started by leighi123 (12/29/11 at 11:59am)	I'm going to say we dealt with the same things. In the form... 12/29/11 at 7:13pm by Imakcerka	8	309
Shipped Presents started by Catwmandu (12/16/11 at 12:37pm) 1 2 3	Thats awesome. Honestly, if she had gotten that doll this... 12/27/11 at 11:50am by Adaline'sMama	51	1,736
talk to me about siblings...how to get off to a good start! started by tangledblue (12/20/11 at 7:22am)	My daughters (3 & 4) are great friends, but they also both... 12/26/11 at 4:03pm by kindchen	10	138
Long-haired BOYS...talk to me about them! started by MissAnthrope (12/2/11 at 7:07pm) 1 2	both of my sons have long hair, but it's super curly so you... 12/24/11 at 9:36am by lafemmedesfemmes	25	826
Would you hang up nude pics of yourself? started by Koalamom (12/18/11 at 8:09am)	Own it, mama! It's your bedroom and your body - display them... 12/22/11 at 4:43pm by aeterna	19	864
Overzealous Grandma... started by wehrli (12/20/11 at 6:31am)	My grandma was like this, bless her heart. I was my mother's... 12/22/11 at 12:49pm by WindyCityMom	13	494
More kids, how do you decide... started by neonalee (12/14/11 at 12:23pm)	Hehe, this is exactly what I said: either we have another... 12/21/11 at 10:36am by XanaduMama	11	310
How did/are you transitioning to a UP style with a preschooler (or older child)? started by ariatrance (12/17/11 at 1:29pm)	Unfortunately, I don't think you can expect kids that age to... 12/21/11 at 4:53am by mamazee	5	186
Santa and extended family started by bluedaisy (12/18/11 at 5:21pm)	We traveled at holiday time for years because of this very... 12/20/11 at 12:58pm by philomom	5	123
What age to go without a push chair at theme parks? started by leighi123 (11/26/11 at 10:02am) 1 2	It would be nice to be able to use a wagon (more to carry... 12/19/11 at 8:39pm by leighi123	29	456
You might be a 'crunchy' parent if... started by peaceful_mama (6/12/11 at 8:15pm) 1 2 3…11	Not as crunchy as some but, Your milk still comes in a glass... 12/19/11 at 9:58am by sahmof2girls	217	10,438
Kiddos super messes started by MommaLura (12/14/11 at 10:09pm)	If you can manage it, getting lots of outside play time can... 12/19/11 at 6:53am by ollyoxenfree	4	92
Grandparents, good intentions and too much stuff! started by petitchou (12/15/11 at 6:28am)	Yes it sounds like you need to become more callous about... 12/17/11 at 8:07pm by Shaki	6	272