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how to sensitively introduce disability issues before playdate

DaisyMay — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:33 +0000

" My son is 4.5 and has a new boy starting in his pre-school class who has cerebral..."

Keeping clothes clean...whose responsibility? How do you handle

dauphinette — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:41:01 +0000

" My little girl is 5 and by most respects cares about her appearance, likes her hair..."

Train Travel - Have you done it? Would you do it again?

AdinaL — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:53:15 +0000

" Two summers ago we took the train from Portland, OR to Denver, CO. I loved it. The..."

My 3 year old is freaking me out

newmamalizzy — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:28 +0000

"So, my DD is 3, and she wants to talk about death A LOT. This has been going on for..."

How do you all find a babysitter?

fizgig — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:40:58 +0000

" DH and I have been talking about starting a regular once or twice a month date night..."

Autism in Albuquerque?

jiggywithit — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22:05 +0000

" New to the forum We're moving to Albuquerque and I have a five year old..."

Advice for mom of highly gifted toddler

Esmeralda Rupp — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:45:21 +0000

" Hello, my name is Esmeralda. I would like some advice, if possible, from the fine..."

Does this sound like dyslexia?

tiqa — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:53:19 +0000

" We have never pushed early reading on our kids but DD did learn her letters in..."

My new 9-year-old step son is driving me bananas...

catzia — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:20 +0000

" I have a new 9-year-old step son that seems to have every behavior quirk and tick in..."

Neighbor touched my son's penis (3yo)

amandaleigh37 — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:03 +0000

" We have many little boys in our neighborhood, who play together outside nearly every..."

DH wants to send DSS to live with his mom :(

michelleepotter — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:09:47 +0000

"Ok, I have raised DSS as my own, and been his full-time caregiver since he was two..."

Parenting Step-daughters and my son full-time while fiance works away.

Taralynette84 — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:08:06 +0000

" My Fiance and I have been together now for 2 1/2 years and I have been raising his..."

Early Intervention for speech

MovingMomma — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:13 +0000

" My 22 month old (third child) needs speech therapy and we're getting started with..."

Early Intervention for speech

MovingMomma — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:55 +0000

" My 22 month old (third child) needs speech therapy and we're getting started with..."

First time posting here

DogMother25 — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:10:10 +0000

" I am a step mother. I love my little buddy with all of my heart. Now he is not my..."

End of school year -- feeling sad about saying good bye to the kids I work with

Linda on the move — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:23:52 +0000

" As some of you know, I'm a special ed teaching assistant in a Title I school. We have..."

Impact of DSM - 5 Criteria for ASD

Mirzam — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:37 +0000

" http://www.safeminds.org/impact-of-the-dsm-5-criteria-for-asd-community-update-may-20..."

Best Gift Ideas For Father On Father's Day

Sachi Shah — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:18 +0000

" I make this forum for getting best gift ideas for father on fathers day. So, every..."

Is my 3 year old normal? Cross posted

1stTimeMama4-4-10 — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:31:56 +0000

"Since the day she came home from the hospital, DD1 has been incredibly high needs. She..."

When did you start loving your second child as much as your first?

escher — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:23 +0000

"I'm curious to hear about when people started loving their second child as much as they..."

Thoughts on changing schools, explaining ex's poor behavior

LLSR — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:22:06 +0000

" I wanted to get some thoughts from the wise moms on here regarding a couple of..."

Fighting, verbal and emotional abuse in front of kids at Ex's- Help

mamakitsune — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:22 +0000

" Note: I severely edited this post- Mainly because the situation has drastically..."

Have you ever taken your family on a cruise?

mamazee — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:30 +0000

"I have always thought it would be awesome to go on a cruise. They're very family..."

Need advice- obsessed Grandma causing problems

Snydley — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:15 +0000

" Hi- My mom is divorced, lives alone, and while she does attend social activities..."

Fixing the world, one "mixed' baby at a time

ronart — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:13:21 +0000

" The best way to end the hate is to mix us all up. Of course keeping ones culture is..."

Hey Mamas!!! Help this Papa out...

ronart — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:52:38 +0000

" I want to do something special for my wifey. Could some of you Mamas provide a..."

My screaming child, and a helpless papa...

ronart — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:29:31 +0000

" For the last several nights our little one (2 years) has woken up screaming. We..."

It's not fair!

suddenly6 — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:30 +0000

" Waa...waaa....waaa. Ok, now that I've got that out of my system, I really am..."

My adopted son went back to his bio family.

krisnic — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:13:24 +0000

" My greatest fear has come true. My son, that we took in at 14 and adopted at 15,..."

Woodcock Johnson, Kaufman, Wechsler Achievement Test Resources & IQ testing

Jaimee — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:11 +0000

" Dd's school is going to administer one of the following to help us fill out the Iowa..."

Introducing a budget to SD

WorkingMom30 — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:54:06 +0000

"My SD is coming to stay for the summer. She is going to babysit my kids to make some..."

infertility research opportunity

ashugoll — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:32:40 +0000

"Hello my name is Arielle Shugoll and I am a psychology doctoral student at JFK..."

Would you risk sedation for an MRI in this situation?

Gryphonn — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:58:07 +0000

" Hi, hopefully I've got this in the right section. We have a daughter, now 6..."

transgender sleepover?

purplerose — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:34 +0000

" I really don't know how to word the subject. I have four daughters, the 16 year..."

Blending families question

minasmom — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:02:23 +0000

" Hi Everyone, I'm brand new at the blended family game and will have a million..."

parenting gifted toddlers- advice/experiences pls

bidica — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:30:21 +0000

" i was a gifted child, albiet one whose iq plain was v up and down due to adhd, but..."

Harry Potter concerns

TinyMama — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:39:06 +0000

" I'll start this off by admitting that this is silly, in some ways. I know that..."

Decorating kids' rooms - give me some ideas!

mamazee — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:29:33 +0000

"My 4-year-old and 11-year-old have shared a room, but the 11-year-old is desiring a..."

parents of children's with TOF?

Katelynn 129 — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:52:06 +0000

"My daughter has TOF. They almost didn't catch her heart defect. Luckily, she had..."

Any BTDT advice for the first few weeks with newborn twins?

ilovemygirl — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:22:39 +0000

" My twins are due in less than two weeks. I'm really concerned, actually terrified-..."

Behavior at paid activities - Am I asking too much?

ilovemygirl — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:51:54 +0000

" Is it unreasonable to expect children to behave "well" at paid activities and..."

Best Chocolate For Mother

Himali Patel — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:36:50 +0000

" my mothers like chocolate so much so i want to buy for her so can you tell me which..."

Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome

Sarah Banks — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:11:13 +0000

" Hi! I am a grade 12 student at Earl Haig SS. I am currently taking a family..."

What would you do if you suspected your pediatrician of being a pedophile?

ProtectingThem — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:12:54 +0000

" In the past year we recently switched our family to a new pediatrics practice that is..."

Is my child gifted or just faster than average in milestone

aurorasea — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:49:18 +0000

" I am just posting this to ask for mummies' opinions. if my child at 15..."

Death- how much info do you filter out of books for your gifted 4 year old?

Thing1Thing2 — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:09:59 +0000

" Not sure if my child is gifted, but he shows a few interesting qualities. He is..."

Unusual baby names

Cynthia Mosher — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:40:51 +0000

" So, we've been tossing around an idea to put together some sort of resource for baby..."

So you have twin babies....

Adaline'sMama — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:45:40 +0000

" Here's the thread for us. There's lots of us now. Answer some questions and Ill make..."

Expanded definition of 'autism' goes astray

Mirzam — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:01:42 +0000

" This is an opinion piece by James Terminiello in NJ.com. Terminiello has an autistic..."

Overexcitabilites and diet adjustment

Mom2010 — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:29:34 +0000

" My DD: (almost 3) Extremely active and an extreme extrovert. Very talkative, very..."