I live in Bucktown in Chicago with my six year-old daughter. Since her dad left several years ago, there have been various projects around our home that just haven't ...
My two year old always seems to have a gunky, throat-clearing cough. It's not constant, but at least a couple of times a day I hear him coughing up mucus/clearing his...
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My son just turned 3 in April and we are taking this weekend to potty train him. We spent the day following the directions in the "Potty train your child in ...
My daughter is in kindergarten this year, and complains she doesn't want to go to school because her legs hurt from having to sit criss-cross for long periods. She ha...
We have lived in our house for one year and one of the bedroom's often smells especially after the door has been closed all night. The room is our 11 month old's bedr...
My 7 month old is moving moving moving! I need something to pen her in. I think we need a gate. I think she would be pissed if I put her in a playpen. New gates are s...
If anyone enjoys finding good bargains at garage sales, we are having a garage sale tomorrow (Saturday - August 5th), from 7:00 to 11:00 am. Some of the items we will...
My son is probably ready to give up the nap. He isn't getting to sleep until too late (about 9 or 10) and then is up at 6 or 7. He usually sleeps from 12-1:30 during ...
We recently started doing time-outs with my 18 month old son. The actions that result in a time out so far are hitting, and throwing objects/toys that shouldn't be th...
I can't say I'm totally certain our daughter is "ready" to be potty trained...she'll be 2.5 at the end of this month and has shown some interest but is mostly pretty ...
