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Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
Price : $25.00 Too low to display
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: - Phthalates and BPA free
- Facilitate baby development
- Numerous parts to chew and play safely
- Made of 100% natural rubber and food paint
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Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes
Price : $9.99 $3.98
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: - Large easy press button toggles through 7 high quality classical melodies
- Colorful lights dance across the screen to each song
- Colorful Baby Einstein caterpillar handle is easy for little hands to hold and take anywhere
- Off/Low/High volume switch
- Promotes auditory development and music appreciation
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Manhattan Toy Winkel
Price : $12.99 $5.26
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: - 4.5"
- This mesmerizing maze of safe, soft, continuous tubes is perfect for a teething baby to chew on
- For ages 0-24 months
- Safe, teethable plastic loop
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Engage and amuse your baby with the fascinating Winkel. Babies will have a ball playing with this tangle of bright colors and fun textures; or parents can refrigerate the Winkel to turn it into a cooling and soothing teether. Measures 4.5".
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Baby Einstein Bendy Ball
Price : $6.99 $1.99
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: - Soft, flexible plastic make this ball easy for little fingers to bend and squeeze
- Recognizable Baby Einstein caterpillar character on center band
- Colorful rattle ball inside for additional sounds and visual stimulation
- Attractive, fun toy to play with
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Sassy Bathtime Pals Squirt and Float Toys
Price : $7.29 $4.25
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: - Set of 5 characters
- Perfect for bath time
- Sized for little hands
- Easy for baby to grasp and squirt
- Variety of colors and textures
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Question : We have a new puppy and a 7 month old. How do we allow them to co-exist safely?
The puppy is 3 months old and our son not sitting up yet. Puppy gets very excited and licks our sons face and jumps all over him. It doesn't worry our son but concerns me. We also have a 3 and 6 year old who he nips, jumps up on and steals their toys and destroys. He has been doing puppy preschool, but so far to no avail. We want him to be a member of the family but at the moment he is spending a lot of time in our laundary to seperate him from the kids. But he is a beautiful little dog and we love him very much, and want us all to happily co-exist!!! Apart from keeping my son in a porta-cot for protection (which I don't want to do), I don't know what else to do. He is a cavalier king charles spaniel. I bought him as they are renowned as being great with children!!!????? Is this just a puppy phase he will grow out of, or if not do other parents have any ideas on how to happily co-exist with babies and pets??? Thanks!!!
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Your puppy will definitly grow up to be a wonderful companion if not a best friend to your children. My Cavalier King Charles is 14 months old and we feel comfortable having him around our nine month old neice who wants nothing but to hug and pet our little King. But a puppy is a puppy no matter what breed. At three months, a puppy looks at young children as puppies themselves and just wants love and affection, along with a playmate their size. So although Cavaliers are in the Toy group, they mimic more the sporting/hunting group of fellew spaniels such as the Springer Spaniel. The AKA is actually considering moving the Cavaliers into the Sporting group. This means your Cavalier needs ample exercise. They need to run and play and exert their energy outside with a tennis ball or frisbee. Although it may be excessive to manage three children and a dog who needs outside time, it is necessary for a happy, healthy household. Baby gates don't hurt either. It's not a crime to baby gate your Cavalier into the kitchen with a few chew toys and plenty of water. Or if your back yard permits, have the older kids run your puppy around and wear them all out together. So don't let anyone tell you a Cavalier is like a small dog and will never grow out of this state. My Cavalier is my best companion who travels everywhere with me and was also the hit of halloween. He greeted all 80-plus of our trick or treater swith a gentle lick and a big smile. So if that doesn't prove something positive for the breed, I don't know what will.
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Question : Hyper or Advanced? 2y/o baby girl...HeLp!!!?
I have a two y/o girl that is just the funniest baby. She's super smart and does and says things that I have noticed other two y/o's don't do. She speak very clear and nine times out of ten says certain big words the proper way, and w/o the slight bit of baby talk. She's always in and exstatic mood. Oh the other hand she can be hard to deal with b/c of that. She never wants to sit down, and relax. It's not being hard headed b/c she will listen at times, but she just never never put on her breaks. Normal preschool toys and stuffed animals has no intrest to her, and she always looking for a higher level of entertainment, which could wear you out. My mom wants me to take her to the Dr. to see if she has hyper activity, and I say Hell no.....No medication for a 2 y/o. If things progress w/ her in a few years or so then I may consider a Dr. opinion. What do you think? Could she seem Hyper, or in need of Advanced mental stimulation?
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I would try and find play groups for her to further her stimulation and nurture social play. She might just be itching for more stimulation. Keep an eye on all sugars she eats, that goes for juices too, they hide a LOT of sugar.try to eliminate all natural reasons for her high performance before putting her on drugs. kids are way over medicated.
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Question : HELP! I need legal advice for a ring worm situation at a preschool I work at.?
We have had a situation with a child in a class I assist in who has ring worm. We have gone back and forth with his mother who claims one day he has ring worm (so don't let him play in the sand) but then when we say he can't come to school, all of a sudden he doesn't have the ring worm anymore. The woman in charge of the preschool center in our elementary school wants nothing to do with keeping him from coming to school so she doesn't have to deal with the mother (who yells at anyone that suggests her son can't come to school) or loose out on the money they get everyday that he attends class. We have asked the mother repeatedly to take him to the doctor and figure out what exactly is on his scalp since we have no proof it's ring worm, and now we ask that she get a doctors note for the new outbreak on his back. We finally got the doctors note stating yes, it's ring worm on his scalp and it's finally being treated. So now that it's being treated we cannot legally force him to stay home. He is suppose to keep his scalp covered up, but his mother sends him to school with NO covering for his head what-so-ever. The lady in charge of the preschool keeps trying to find "the right hat" for him, but he is developmentally challenged (our kids have autism, behavioral issues, down syndrome and such) and he will not keep any hat on no matter what hat the lady finds. We use lysol up the ying yang, but all the children in our class are still at risk at catching the ring worm. Not to mention the plays outside on the playground that is used by all other developmental children, preschool, head start and other 1st-3rd graders. They do not sanitize the playground after every use, if at all for all I know.Also, the outbreak on his back was not identified by a doctors note or stayed to being treated.To sum it up, none of the teachers want anyone to catch the ring worm. We have been lied to by the mother, jerked around by out superiors and me personally, I am still breastfeeding my baby and I am tired of gagging myself spraying every single toy and piece of furniture in our class room after school trying to kill any type of ring worm infection. He grabs so much stuff and rubs it on his head! We always just throw it away and waste many things. He scratches his head and plays with other kids hair, clothes, etc.Is there anything we can do to keep this kid from coming to school? I mean the mother has lied repeatedly, she does not properly cover her son's head before he comes to school (which he is suppose to have, by law as long as it's covered he can come to school but his mother never covers it!) and it puts EVERYONE in the school who uses that playground at risk! There must be something I can do. So please, only FACTS and references all advice so I can make my case firm.unfortunately medical neglect is only acknowledged when it is a life threatening emergency type situation. like i said, the child is allowed to come back to school AFTER treatment has begun on scalp ringworm and the doctor writes a note, but is there anything i can do when the mother neglected to keep her child out of school and the lady in charge of the preschool neglected to keep the child out of school UNTIL treatment was administered by the doctor? he obviously had ringworm long before treatment and even the mother admited at times (again when it was in her favor) that the child had ring worm, but she neglected to give us doctors notes. one day it's ringworm and the next day he took a shaver to his head (according to the mom) and the latter is obviously a lie. there is nothing but lies and deceit going on and someone could have gotten infected. he is suppose to wear a covering, but the mother NEVER sends him with a covering, it's left up to us. and if she does not do his treatments
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I would call your licensing agency and make an anonymous complaint. Then, keep the areas covered. Use plenty of whatever you need to cover the affected areas and frequently request more supplies from your director. Sooner or later, she will get tired of buying more and more first aid supplies, and licensing will show up to inspect, and she will decide to enforce your agency rules.
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Question : What Natural cleanser do you use to sanitize your baby/children's toys? ?
I have been using a vinegar and water solution. Most of the time I just spray it on the toys and let it dry all on its own. I do this about once a week, sometimes more. When I worked at a preschool, we used a bleech water solution. And we would just spray the toys and let them dry. Im hoping it works the same way with vinegar? But I can't find any articles to confirm this
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Vinegar is totally fine and gets everything clean ...I'll find some links hang onhttp://happyslob.blogspot.com/2006/09/does-vinegar-kill-germs-and-mold.htmlhttp://www.motherearthn ews.com/Natural-Health/1990-07-01/Organic-Cleaning.aspx
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Question : what are you getting your baby for christmas?
i am getting my 14 month old a noah's ark shape sorter. i am also making him a blanket....and its coming out SUPER cute.i wanna get my 4 year old a xylophone (a real one, not those colorful baby ones) and this cool skipping thing i came across http://www.amazon.com/I-Play-Preschool-Super-Skipper/dp/B0007PAQCA/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UT F8&qid=1291014123&sr=1-2what about you?
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My baby will be 7 months old this christmas, she is getting one of those glow worm dolls that glow and sing lullabys. Im hoping it helps settle her at night. She is also getting a few things which will pretty much sit in her room looking pretty until she is old enough to play with them (things like barbie etc). Shes my second baby and I already have so many rattles and baby toys and they play with them for such a short time so I thought it a waste of time to buy her more things like that instead Im getting her things for later. Alot of her presents are shared ones with her big sister. They are getting a dolls house as their main gift this year. I am also making my baby a blanket. =) im hoping it is done by xmas to make one of her presents. Im knitting it so its taking a while
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Question : nasty preschool children,4 year old daughter,what should i do?
hello, ive come on here to get an opinion(or two) on this situation because im not sure what to do.This is my only child in preschool, this was her first year,she's never been before.Firstly i want you to know katelyn is the usual four year old who will argue with another child over a toy or a chair or a bike but she is not a *nasty* child,she would never pick on a child or call them names or make them cry with mean words..i would never allow her to treat anyone like that and she has a kindness in her that wouldnt allow herself to anyway.Once when i dropped her off at preschool i was early and two girls called her to play and they were playing chase around the play ground...i saw them head over out of site and i got curious so i thought i'd spy lol as soon as they were out of grown ups view they stopped and the first girl said to the second girl "am i your best friend" and the girl said "yea" then i watched my daughter say "and am i your best friend?" and the girl pushed her head against my childs head and pushed her back with force,then when my child didnt fall all the way the girl shoved her in the chest down to the dirt and stood over her yelling "your not my best friend i dont like you get lost"my daughter just looked confused and dusted herself off and i yelled before i realised i was going to do it and the teacher said "we dont play like that here" (they didnt see it, i told them when they came to see what i yelled at" after that for a while my little girl said she didnt want to go to school because this girl hurt her when the teachers wern't looking. Today,when i dropped my daughter off two different children were playing and my little girl tried to join in...she went down the slippery slide and said "owch" when she got to the bottom,she turned to the two girls and said "be careful on that slide its sharp at the bottom and one of the girls said "your not allowed on this equiptment,we dont like you get off and go away, my daughter looked confused and didnt say a thing then the girl scrunched up her face and said "get lost your naughty"My little girl ended up sitting in the middle of the sand pit all alone playing with a cup of sand while about 7 other girls chased each other around on the other side of the play ground...i looked at my daughter and whet i wanted to do is smack the kids in the head and take my daughter home but obviously although it would have felt great it wouldnt have been the best thing to do lol....i ended up balling my eyes out all the way home.she has also mentioned on a few occasions a particular boy who picks on her.I know some people say "kids will be kids" and i agree when it comes to fighting over toys and things but i feel like these things happening go beyond "kids will be kids" they are nasty brats.my partner wants me to pull her out of that preschool,i'd love to but part of me feels like i cant rescue her from every bad situation like that because she will be starting real school soon and then she might think i can rescue her from any mean children,but i dont want to leave her there to be treated like that.....im not dishing out money each week to have my child treated like that....what would be the best way to handle this situation...think if it was you watching your baby be treted like that and with a devestated look on their face.add** also she only goes to preschool one day per week,also...after the first child hurt my daughter i asked the teachers how my daughter treated other kids and they said she was fine towards all the children! she also gets picked on by children of friends...and i see the whole thing..most times she's totally innocent..have i made her to kind and soft...can the other kids detect a pushover?
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I would be as devastated as you are! It is very nasty and there are some cruel children out there, and unfortunately it does start so young. I got a shock too when my daughter started Kindy as I just didn't expect to see it so young. I mean, that's highschool stuff!I would be inclined to look for another Kindy as that one sounds particulary mean. I know we can save them from everything, but those children don't seem the normal 'mean', they are extreme. My daughter's kindy they are selective of their friends and they might say 'you're not my best friend anymore' but they don't deliberately go and hurt someone else or say really bad things. It's more innocent mean things. i think that is all normal of that age (sigh) but what you daughter is dealing with are kids who must be treated badly by their parents or older kids to be acting that way. They are not normal. my daughter can stick up for herself luckily so she is ok. The boys there do say to the girls (except my daughter) that they are not allowed on the fort, but they don't be nasty if the girls get on there anyway. Can you find another kindy your daughter could try? maybe you're just gone to the wrong one. The last thing you want to do is turn your nice sweet girl into a bully because she is treated that way and mistakes it as the right way to treat her friends. There must be another nicer one out there. The teachers at your one mustn't be watching enough either to not be aware of what's happening and stopping it.
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Question : What are some good items to buy for a preschool?
I want to purchase some stuff for my son's preschool class. I've heard of Melissa & Doug toys. There is a set of wooden magnetic dress up dolls (like paper dolls) that I want to get. I have quite a few ideas already and have been browsing eBay like crazy! Does anyone have any other ideas? Do you know of some good sites to go to to order stuff?Maybe some curriculum? Toys?Dollhouses? Dolls and babies?Educational stuff?Fun stuff?I really wish I could come across a decent but cheap wooden dollhouse. All they have is a the Fisher Price home and it's dirty and old. I want the girls to have a nice one.AGH! IT'S SO HARD TO PICK A BEST ANSWER! lol. I'm going to have to leave it up to the voters or the community because you all left great replies.
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the ideas you have are wonderful and i'm sure will be greatly appreciated. idea: how about organizing some other parents (secretly) and raising funds to buy things for the center for christmas or get things donated? you'd be amazed at what an organized, enthusiastic group of parents can accomplish. maybe ask the director for a 'wish list'. and see what you can do?
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Question : What is a creative toy for kids?
what would be a great safe and fun toy for kids ages baby to preschool? be creative!
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The large duplo legos are great, they are large lego blocks.
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Question : How do your kids handle going to daycare/preschool after being a full time stay at home mom?
My son is 2 and has never been away from me besides to stay at his papaws which he loves. He is shy, he will hide his face when he meets people and look at them from between his fingers..Woman can mainly win him over with some tickles although he has his select few he doesnt like, but men usually he Stays away from period.I'm not looking to put him into daycare as I am a full time stay at home mom but I do think he needs other child/adult interaction - I would like to put him in preschool when that time comes So I know I need to start getting him use to other children/adults & get him away from his shyness some. I'll admit I'm a big baby when it comes to my son - I hate the thought of him going to daycare or preschool & him wanting for anything, and I know its horrible to be that way. He has a speech delay & I know it will be harder for people to know what he wants, as he has his own way of telling you. Once we tried leacing him at our local YMCA nursery so I could work out & I asked the worker to NOT change his diaper because if you just leave him be to play with the toys and try to play with the other kids he would be ok. Well she didnt listen and he started to hyper ventilate and I had to rush to him as he was going crazy.How do/did you moms deal with this?I am thinking about taking him back to the YMCA nursery but going in with him a bunch of times, and do this just so he can have some interaction with other children his age and adults...What do do you think?Any suggestions? Tips for a shy child? Tips for a struggling mommmy? Thanks!I wanted to add the nursery at the YMCA has a 2hour limit, I expected my child to only sit in the nursery for 30minutes to an hour. I knew he had not had a lot to drink before going in, he had a FRESH changed diaper, he's regular with his "pooping" so I know he wouldn't have done this at this moment as well. My SIL has also had problems with this nursery changing her sons diaper the second he pees in his diaper, they went through 3 of her diapers in 2hours! Thats Ridiculous, They should respect my wishes and know as mom that I know what I am doing. It would be different if he had pooped in his diaper, thats a different story.
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Ok, well first of all, don't worry about your child not 'socialising' very well yet. At the age of 2 they really learn apropriate behaviour from their main caregivers - i.e. you. When my mum began teaching, her first class of children had 48 kids in it, and all had come from a home environment and hadn't been to any nursery/daycare or particularly mixed with other kids until they started school at the age of 4, going on 5. Yet, all those kids were able to listen to the teacher, and were able to get along with other children as they had been taught by mum/dad/Gran how to share and take turns. By the time my mum retired from teaching a couple of years ago she could pick out the kids that had spent the most time in nursery/daycare when they started school, because they were generally the naughty ones, who thought nothing of hurting other children and doing what they wanted. Not always, obviously, but very often. Just lumping kids in together does not teach them how to get along together. They need a loving, caring adult to teach them how to get along. Your best bet would be to join some parent and toddler groups, where you stay with your child while he plays so that you can help him to interact appropriately with other children, and so you are there to help if other kids get boisterous, or take toys off him, or whatever. And I wouldn't worry about him being shy. From the time my brother was a couple of months old until he started playgroup at 3 and a bit he would not go to anyone apart from our mum and dad. My mum could never leave him with a babysitter or anything, as he would just cry and cry. When he started playgroup aged 3, after my mum had stayed with him for a few times and he liked it, she told him mums weren't allowed to stay after the first few times and if he wanted to go back he would have to stay on his own. He was bright, knew that he had fun at playgroup, and accepted this. After that he gradually got a lot better, and now as an adult is very sociable. So don't worry about your little one being shy. The world is an overwhelming place - it's no wonder he wants to stay with mummy for as long as possible.
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Question : Does it sound like my son has got ADHD?
He became quite challenging just before he turned 2 and it just seems to be getting worse.at this age i put it down to flustration as he had a speech delay but his speech is now around adverage for his age,he has non-stop energy, cannot concentrate for more then 5 mins, throws tantrums or gets aggresive is not all the attention is on him, he rarley follows instructions, even simple sinple ones such as hold on a second or come here, he has very little sence of danger either,he appears not to listen although i had his hearing checked last year on request of the day nursery he was going to and it was fine,His emotions seem to be all over the place he tells people he loves them one minuite and the next he doesnt like them, the only person he seems to be consistant with is his baby sister as hes nice to her alll the timehe forgets things and is very eaisily distractedhe cannot play quietly and cannot stay in his seat even for dinner,he has a lot of trouble in turn taking games, he does random things like tipping out his blocks then just walking away or painting his t-shirt instead of the paper,he enjoys playing with baby toys,recently he has become aggressivethis is not only at home its at preschool, home and grandparentsits really starting to get me down as i dont like taking him anywhere and avoid taking him to his friends birthday partys incase he plays up and i know most of the parents at his preschool blame me as their children are always saying how he is hitting them but when i ask him he either denies it or makes up a story even when the teacher has seen it and told me. i really dont know what to do, im thinking he has adhd but not sure how to go about it, his pre-school have asked me to get his hearing checked again but i dont think it that, he start full time school in september and i really want it calmed down a little bit by then. i mean he does have his good days but thats only when he gets his own way all day and has a day packed with activities but day to day the above is his normal behaviour.he does have a good diet and sleeps 12 hours a night, when he is naughty he gets disiplined such as a treat that was planned being taken away, bed early, no dessery, toy taken away ect....... but nothing works.
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I am not a doctor, but I recognize the symptoms your describing in your son as the same my sister had with her son at that age.He was labeled at 3 with a high functioning Aspbergers syndrome. Not communicating (or in your case he is) Aggression and mood swings. Have no fear of this, you can learn ways to deal very easily with this. After my sister put him in school we seen a 110 percent change. Have him evaluated by your local Intermediate School District (ISD) you can usually find that by asking the school district about their "special education" preschool programs. This school is usually free and these paraprofessionals are trained in teaching children with problems such as his on how to deal appropriately with them they teach them skills to over come some of the behavior issues you are having. I had 2 of my children in an ISD school for language issues they were having. They go until the services are no longer needed. Than they go to regular public schools as if nothing happened. You will get through this, just get ahold of the right people to get the right help. Every school district has to legally have an ISD or at least have access to one out of district and they have to transport. Think of it as preschool, only they are learning things that are far more important than scribbling right now. Good Luck!
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