David on April 19th, 2008

Our home has just recovered from several days of the stomach flu.  All four of us had it to varying degrees of severity, but our one-year-old had the worst of it.  Sadness all around.  On Thursday, I was home with said one-year-old, and I happened to see Spencer from Little Green Men.  I tried not [...]

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David on April 11th, 2008

When our first child was born, one of the things that amazed us was how much stuff came into our house with the new baby. Stuff we bought, stuff people gave us, stuff to feed, clothe, diaper, clean, soothe, sleep, entertain the newcomer to the house. Stuff we needed and stuff we didn’t, [...]

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Lina on November 27th, 2007

So now that cold medicine is off the shelves for kids under 6, what are your strategies for easing your kids symptoms?
David of Washington, DC writes:
>>Remember that apple juice, in addition to being useful for stopped-up kid-plumbing, also helps turn the nose into a leaky faucet. E.g. if your kid has got a stuffed up [...]

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