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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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Re thinking how many kids you originally wanted started by JorgieGirl (1/7/11 at 4:57pm) 1 2	Yeah... We've waffled around too. I am a teacher, and since... 1/19/11 at 6:59pm by alexsam	37	1,586
Should I just let this go for now? started by dakotablue (1/16/11 at 5:31pm) 1 2	Sorry for the mini-hijack, but I had to respond to this. My... 1/18/11 at 6:33pm by Okapi	26	1,366
Which play kitchen if money were not too much of an object? started by Jackpackbaby (9/6/09 at 12:15pm) 1 2	We have this one too, and we're pretty happy with it. We... 1/18/11 at 8:09am by NicaG	28	1,755
Sad/disappointed with DH's reaction to having baby #2 started by bluedaisy (1/17/11 at 6:46pm)	DH and I both always knew for sure that we wanted 2 kids (and... 1/18/11 at 8:04am by limabean	7	640
BF on cue but meals/snacks on schedule? started by crunchy_mommy (1/11/11 at 11:43am)	We don't feed on a schedule at all. My oldest is 5 1/2. My... 1/17/11 at 6:40pm by Mama Mko	18	392
Skiing independently started by karne (1/16/11 at 8:06pm)	I think it would depend a bit on the area you're at. My kids... 1/17/11 at 3:35pm by BAU3	4	190
If You're an Atheist But Extended Family is Religious... started by not_telling (1/3/11 at 8:32am) 1 2	Best kids songs ever!! The animation on the DVD that comes... 1/17/11 at 12:03pm by Ambystoma	25	1,507
Do you ever have dreams/nightmares about your children? started by bcblondie (1/17/11 at 10:32am)	What do you dream? Last night I dreamt that I was on a trip... 1/17/11 at 10:32am by bcblondie	0	106
Would you do this? started by Eresh (1/15/11 at 4:34pm) 1 2	Is any part of you wanting to do this because it's good for... 1/17/11 at 8:36am by Linda on the...	32	1,443
Sports & violence started by crunchy_mommy (1/16/11 at 4:51pm)	Theres an old joke: We went to a fight and a hockey game... 1/16/11 at 8:07pm by Linda on the...	2	163
What to do about Friends? Adult friends started by mrsbernstein (1/14/11 at 3:05pm)	I'll think you'll find that friendships naturally evolve... 1/16/11 at 3:01pm by K1329	8	672
"good" praise versus "bad" praise started by sarahr (1/15/11 at 9:14am)	I like this article a lot, but I think it's important to not... 1/16/11 at 1:11am by LynnS6	3	321
Spin off of Chinese mother thread (sort of): How do you encourage a child to attain 'mastery' in... started by Cascadian (1/13/11 at 11:02am) 1 2	My sisters and I really (really) regret that my parents... 1/15/11 at 6:27pm by kfillmore	29	1,018
Toddler Anxiety started by McDowellMaMa (1/15/11 at 3:05pm)	Interesting, my DS seemed to do better when I cut out... 1/15/11 at 5:52pm by crunchy_mommy	3	163
What age guests would you give a party favor to? started by crunchy_mommy (1/14/11 at 5:27pm)	no, it would be VERY appropriate. I think it's a good idea to... 1/15/11 at 9:51am by Linda on the...	9	290
Remind me AP can be like this... started by AFWife (1/12/11 at 3:45pm)	I always say that if I only had DS, I would think I was... 1/14/11 at 1:16pm by skybluepink02	17	578
Too cute.... started by Petie1104 (1/12/11 at 2:01pm)	Awww, I remember one of my dd's being like that w/her little... 1/14/11 at 1:00pm by Chicky2	2	273
Disney Princess Alternatives? started by Turquesa (1/6/11 at 3:44pm)	I've seen Paperbag Princess dolls for sale, I think we even... 1/14/11 at 6:51am by ollyoxenfree	7	478
Can someone explain the plastic aversion..... started by Petie1104 (12/28/10 at 4:07pm) 1 2	I have a problem with the environmental aspect, the health... 1/13/11 at 12:24pm by weliveinthefo...	20	1,349
WSJ: Why Chinese mothers are superior started by maba (1/12/11 at 1:26pm)	We ask that the discussion of this article remain in the News... 1/13/11 at 8:49am by chaoticzenmom	2	317
What it's all not about started by peaceful_mama (1/11/11 at 6:52am)	I needed this right now. Thanks. I had an epiphany about... 1/12/11 at 10:02am by poorlittlefish	3	453
Talk to me about pre-school started by mamaluvs (1/10/11 at 10:21am)	We chose a co-op like this, too, although ours is 5 days a... 1/11/11 at 5:57pm by Spring Lily	14	424
Children will be 9+ years apart - worried about meeting the needs of an infant and a 9 year old... started by IdentityCrisisMama (1/11/11 at 8:51am)	My oldest is turning 8 this month and I have a 5 mo. old... 1/11/11 at 3:58pm by MJB	3	189
Are Chinese moms better than American moms? Weigh in after reading this article! started by rachelalfreda (1/10/11 at 6:14pm) 1 2	I'm locking this thread because this discussion belongs in... 1/11/11 at 2:26pm by chaoticzenmom	39	1,766
Tell me about how your three-year-old's behavior started by KLM99 (1/11/11 at 11:11am)	My son is very difficult quite often, but he's been like that... 1/11/11 at 1:36pm by BarefootScien...	2	131
How/Do I tell the mother started by Notyet11 (1/6/11 at 3:53pm) 1 2	I think this is great. You put your boundary in place... 1/10/11 at 4:44pm by chaoticzenmom	27	1,912
Inherently unhappy child? started by CoBabyMaker (1/2/11 at 8:12am)	Sounds like my 6-year-old. You know the type: surprise him... 1/10/11 at 2:21pm by Jugs	14	1,071
Talk to me about sleep-overs for the 8-10 year old set started by HollyBearsMom (1/9/11 at 12:50pm)	We do sleepovers for our kids, usually as a birthday party,... 1/10/11 at 9:44am by annethcz	5	326
Families with 4+ children - what is your babysitting arrangement? started by 4Marmalade (12/28/10 at 5:29pm)	Thanks everyone. I talked to the mother of the girls last... 1/10/11 at 5:37am by 4Marmalade	10	545
Television: What do you think? started by sssheri (12/27/10 at 6:14am) 1 2 3	I have totally changed my position on owning a DVR. I have... 1/9/11 at 7:20pm by peaceful_mama	53	1,766
Tell me everything great about having (only) 2 kids! started by NicaG (1/9/11 at 6:55am)	I'm so sorry about your loss! My situation is kind of... 1/9/11 at 4:32pm by mammal_mama	4	249
Train Table recommendations started by khanni (3/1/10 at 7:08pm)	We got an espresso colored one by Kidcraft (from Costco) last... 1/9/11 at 1:14pm by kittykat2481	18	872
Paying for babysitting when two sisters are coming together??? WWYD?? started by hopefulfaith (1/7/11 at 7:26pm)	Thanks for your help, everyone! Dh and I were gone for 4... 1/9/11 at 10:27am by hopefulfaith	5	447
Wooden toys suck!! started by cristeen (1/6/11 at 10:26pm)	I'd add those little rubber grippy things that they sell to... 1/9/11 at 2:08am by WindyCityMom	8	435
Surro Moms? started by akichan (9/16/10 at 1:29pm)	Hi did barb do a homebirth,through a agency? 1/8/11 at 11:04pm by jmr	15	1,205
Cake and ice cream only birthday party? started by gbailey (1/5/11 at 10:34am) 1 2	(no title) 1/8/11 at 2:46pm by ChristyMarie	24	1,294
When the Dad doesn't agree with AP principles started by maba (12/25/10 at 10:20am)	I worried DH would be the same, so I was proactive during... 1/8/11 at 11:48am by LDSmomma	14	789
The thread: Sad for a friend started by Maluhia (1/7/11 at 9:22pm)	Has been removed and will not be returned. 1/7/11 at 9:22pm by Maluhia	0	90
Superhero birthday party - need favor ideas! started by busymama77 (1/5/11 at 9:39am)	Best Super Hero Book Ever for 5 year old boys: Super Hero... 1/7/11 at 7:37am by jen in co	10	762
Were we wrong to tell MIL we don't want moving talking bottle-fed white doll for DD? started by blake201 (12/17/10 at 11:48am) 1 2 3 4	I understand your problem. We dont do gifts for me or DH... 1/6/11 at 2:48pm by newsolarmomma2	69	4,436
Am I hindering her communicative skills? started by sosurreal09 (1/5/11 at 11:11am)	I know what you mean. I am constantly trying to remain... 1/6/11 at 2:46pm by dakotablue	12	405
Trying to find a normal, healthy sibling relationship started by 3xMama (1/6/11 at 7:32am)	My boys share most toys--they are ages 3-7, and play together... 1/6/11 at 1:46pm by cappuccinosmom	3	231
Wondering what I have done started by coyotemist (1/2/11 at 5:29pm)	It is very normal, as children get older, to ask ourselves if... 1/6/11 at 9:22am by Lisa1970	3	586
Reusable snack bags started by busymama77 (12/10/09 at 7:56pm)	Hi, I purchase my reusable sandwich and snack bags from... 1/6/11 at 6:36am by thewiseguides	11	924
Wood, felt or plastic play food? started by petitchou (12/17/09 at 6:10pm) 1 2	We do wood. My 2 yo son isn't really interested in the felt... 1/5/11 at 4:09pm by altoidmandy	29	1,779
How to improve siblings relationship started by 4Marmalade (1/4/11 at 4:50pm)	I found the book "Siblings without rivalry" to have some good... 1/5/11 at 2:22pm by K1329	1	105
finally did it-- used TV as a babysitter! started by newbiemama09 (1/5/11 at 7:38am)	Yeah, even my mom noticed how dramatically cleaner my house... 1/5/11 at 1:48pm by newbymom05	4	321
What expensive baby gear are you glad you went ahead and spent money on? What are you glad you... started by KLM99 (12/15/10 at 12:58pm) 1 2 3	LOVE: Ergo and Beco Chariot-we do a lot of cycling in the... 1/5/11 at 1:26pm by nkintzel	48	2,230
Would your kids do something like this? started by onlyzombiecat (1/2/11 at 10:43am)	my kid wouldn't because she's 14 mos old ;) but honestly,... 1/5/11 at 7:27am by hildare	8	583
How many birthday parties do you do? started by crunchy_mommy (12/21/10 at 2:35pm)	All his friends have been having kid parties & birthday... 1/4/11 at 9:26am by crunchy_mommy	19	581