Raven7317

@Raven7317 (691)

United States • Age 53

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The terrible twos are here!!!

kemak28 @kemak28 (724) • United States 20 Mar 13

My daughter is 22 months old and has gradually been having more and more temper tantrums. As of lately she has a few of them daily with the typical screaming, throwing toys, throwing food, trying to hit me. I have been trying to...

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Raven7317 AHHH - the terrible twos! LOL I remember those days! My son is 7 1/2 now... What I did with him worked well then and holds true now. Anytime he whined, yelled, carried on - I gave him a warning. If that didn't work, he was sent away from me. The warnings...

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Moms meeting other Moms?

UtopianIdealist @UtopianIdealist (1604) • United States 22 Jan 13

We have moved a lot, and even before, I did not have a lot of friends. I try to be as friendly as I can when out and about, I meet some new people here and there but then never see them again. At one time, I did not really care if...

moms meeting moms

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Raven7317 Try mommy & me classes! Attend the PTA meetings and/or events at school... It does take a while to break into the tight-knit groups of school moms, but once you get one, you find it easier to get more... Or if your child is older, invite his friend and mother...

22 Jan 13

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How do you manage cold weather??

mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 17 Jan 13

What are your best tips for staying warm in the winter? I am so not a fan of winter, I dislike bundling up but I also dislike running my heat all the time. I think my house is set at 68. Typically it doesn't hit below freezing...

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Raven7317 We get alot of 20 degree or less days here too... we don't over run our heat either because it can get costly...We keep our house set to 62 most days and we just blast the heat for a bit a few times a day just to get the chill out of the house. Our tricks...

17 Jan 13

Pt. 2 Almost 2 1/2 and still not talking

Cricket127 @Cricket127 (548) • United States 29 Nov 12

Hello all! I know I have posed this topic before and please bear with me but now others are wondering if my son is autistic or has any other speech impediment that may be delaying his speech. Still not one word. He is very...

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Raven7317 Hi Cricket, Yes, I had this same issue with my son... I brought him to Early Intervention who helped get him into preschool at age three for speech therapy. I also got him private speech therapy, both individual and group. Luckily, there was no physical...

3 Dec 12

How do you get kids to drink their medicine?

astreadido @astreadido (608) • Philippines 13 Sep 11

Our kids (2 girls; 3 yr old and 1 yr old) had fever, cold and cough last week and we are having difficulty in making them drink their medicines. We tried talking to them, begging them, on how it will make them feel better, but...

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Raven7317 If your pharmacy is able, ask them to flavor the medication. You could also try putting it in their drinks/food. This worked for me! Good luck!

13 Sep 11

I need some ideas for organizing the toy room....

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 22 Jun 11

my daughter is the only grandchild on both sides and therefore both sets of grandparents give her entirely too much stuff. All of the stuff is in good condition and at my child's developmental level. She still uses 99% of the...

children

organization

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Raven7317 My fav method of organizing is baskets and tall plastic drawer units. Right now, my son's play room has one of those cube units, and all but 2 cubes have those square canvas baskets. The 2 empty cubes are for anything! I bought one of those 9 drawer storage...

23 Jun 11

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What kinds of decoration that you want to put onto your Christmas tree and why ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 14 Dec 10

Christmas tree is just so lovely for everyone and we all love to see it in our home and our city as well. I haven't set up my Christmas tree yet and I am noy sur if I have time to do so for this year.But I whope you can tell me...

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Raven7317 Since we have only had a tree for the last 4 years, we don't have a huge assortment of decorations... I only bought one when my son came along - never went to the bother before! We like lots of lights, and I really like ornaments to be sparkley, so ones...

14 Dec 10

Do you allow your child to yell when she gets angry?

christian1 @christian1 (134) • Greece 9 Dec 10

When your child gets angry and starting to yell, what do you do? do you alow her to express her feeling by yelling on things or to you either? how do you deal with this situation?

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Raven7317 We have always encouraged our son to express his thoughts and feelings openly... He knows that he can tell us anything, ask us anything, express anything; AS LONG AS HE DOES IT WITH RESPECT! He is allowed to get angry and yell and carry on, and/or throw...

9 Dec 10

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I Want That. I Want That

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 1 Dec 10

The Christmas season is definitely upon us and with it comes the onslaught of commercials for the newest and greatest toys. Everytime my son sees a commercial for a toy he has to inform us that he wants it. My daughter, on the...

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Raven7317 Good Mornning! Well, having finished my shopping already, and knowing that I will not be buying anything more, my response to my 5 YO is usually something along the lines of, "We'll have to put it on the Santa List" or "We'll have to see what Santa comes up...

2 Dec 10

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New Update... we're moving

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 7 Oct 10

Earlier this year my MIL passed away, and shortly there after FIL offered to let us move in with him, mostly because he needs help affording his bills, needs help with household chores, and shouldn't really be left alone at his...

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Raven7317 Hey Kat, so sorry about all the SH*T that's rolled down your hill lately! I think it could be a great move... if it's clear to ALL what is acceptable and expected... Maybe, to ward of the "this is MY house" issue, you could insist on paying more than...

7 Oct 10

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Do you think you could make up with someone you had a major argument with?

jet2r0cks @jet2r0cks (190) • Philippines 7 Oct 10

Hi everyone! I just wanted to ask for everyone's opinion - do you think you can make up with someone you had a major argument with? And by major argument, I mean you really arguing with someone, totally losing respect for each...

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Raven7317 I think the only way people can make up is if BOTH parties admit to fault, BOTH parties apologize and if BOTH parties never bring it up (or do it) again. I don't think you should do anything; it's between them. You don't want it to turn into a 'taking sides'...

7 Oct 10

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Almost like a single parent!

Robyn28 @Robyn28 (384) • Canada 7 Oct 10

I feel almost like a single parent. In the beginning when my baby girl was born my I guess fiance used to help out would change her diaper and change her outfit I soon realized he didn't care if she was clean. She'd be soaked in...

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Raven7317 I know how you feel... How long have you been together? My first thought is this is a sign of things to come... You can't change him. He is who he is. But to better answer: Have you had a fight? How old is the baby? Do you work or a SAHM?

7 Oct 10

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Do you change your child's diapers or leave the dirty work for someone else?

Christinelle @Christinelle (396) • Greece 5 Oct 10

I know mothers that usually ask the father/nanny/grandmother to change the baby's diaper. I was wondering if you do it yourself or leave it up to someone else.

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Raven7317 Heck no! I was so overly neurotic with my first/only baby I hardly let anyone do anything to/with him! I worried they wouldn't get all the pee/poop out of his little johnson, wouldn't put the right amount of powder on him, and/or wouldn't put the diaper on the...

5 Oct 10

Why am I still friends with these people?

saizo6 @saizo6 (2199) • United States 5 Oct 10

I consider myself to be a nice person and I'm always looking to make new friends. But sometimes I find myself asking why I'm friends with certain people. There are two people that come to mind whenever I think this. They aren't...

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friend

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Raven7317 This may be a good time to test if they are truly worthy of your friendship... During one of their "doing well" times, would they give you money if you asked? If not then you have your answer. I have several friends who's financial success varies; but the...

5 Oct 10

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marriage

alina @swissheart (6482) • Romania 5 Oct 10

do you wish to get married or you consider it useless.. just a paper that doesn't do anything for you, and you can live very well also without that paper?

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Raven7317 I think you can live very well without that little piece of paper... Well, I can anyway... some may not look at it the same way, and you know, what may be okay for me might not be for others... I've been with my partner for 13 years, this November. We live...

5 Oct 10

Last night my 3 year old daughter fall down from the stairs!

asxenon @asxenon (1440) • Malaysia 5 Oct 10

I was browsing the net as usual and suddenly i heard a loud noise followed by shout and cry. I was shocked that my daughter has actually tumble and fell down from the stairs. She was taking her balloon that i gave her and happily...

internet vs family

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Raven7317 Oh, I hope your little one is okay! It was an accident; don't beat yourself up over it, but remember to use it as a lesson... One thing we still rely on, even though our son is already 5 YO, we still have safety gates at the top of dangerous stair cases....

5 Oct 10

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What have you bought so far?

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 30 Sep 10

I am one of those people that starts my Christmas shopping very early in the year. If I find a deal on something, then I am going to buy it right then and there. I've already done a lot of my shopping for this year. I've bought...

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Raven7317 I actually have a lot hidden away for my son... I am a bargain shopper so if I see something that's a really good deal, I buy it and deal with it later. Last spring, I found a sweatsuit on the clearance rack at JC Penney, it was $4! It was a size 5. Naturally,...

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Profound moments

jwidman3 @jwidman3 (27) • United States 29 Sep 10

Alright parents, what have been some of your most profound moments in parenting your children? Maybe a lesson they taught you that you didn't expect or a characteristic they modeled in a certain circumstance that surprised you....

children

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Raven7317 I've posted about this before... it was a few years ago, when my now 5 YO son was 2 1/2. I was having a heck of a morning, already noon time, still in my nightgown, hair wasn't combed, breath smelling of coffee, and deep into year end processes of home...

1 Oct 10