Lina on June 18th, 2008

Our kids love going to the toy store (who doesn’t?) but its really hard to find toys or treats that a) they can afford with their ‘own’ money; b) are not a huge commercial brand; and c) are made in America.  We really don’t want to take the wonder and excitement out of toys for [...]

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Lina on May 20th, 2008

Its old news now that a lot of the plastic things on the market, especially baby things, have the chemical BPA in them.  BPA has been linked to causing all sorts of ugly stuff – cancer, diabetes and behavioral changes like hyperactivity.  One of the things I’ve been fretting about is my son’s pacifiers.  I [...]

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Lina on March 4th, 2008

My mom makes a good point about the incessant “why’s” that come from my daughter (2.5 years old) – its the perfect way for my toddler to hold up her end of the conversation. She doesn’t have enough words to have a smooth conversation with me but if she says “why”, I’ll keep talking.
So [...]

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Lina on September 22nd, 2007

David Brunton of Washington, DC points out that its never too early to start insisting your child say please or thank you.
Children are never too young to hear us say please and thank-you to others, and should start getting reminders themselves around the time they are a year old. By the time they can [...]

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Lina on September 19th, 2007

My daughter Zoe is 2 but sometimes, does what she knows is wrong, smiling and watching us the whole time to see what we will do. Here’s what’s worked for us so far (emphasis on the ’so far’) :)
Here’s how we do time outs. 1 minute for every year they are, so for Zoe, its [...]

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