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My oldest (8.5 years) daughter has a unibrow that is both prominently bushy and will soon be dark. My husband thinks emphatically that I need to start waxing/shaving/whatever immediately. He thinks she will be laughed at and made fun of and she already has a lot of problems being sociable and...

So my previously fairly well behaved 4 yr old has turned monster... Before she would be kinda zoned out and non responsive. NOW she has taken to not listening at all, looking me in the eye and openly defying me, lying to me, saying she's doing something just because she wants to, and saying she...

Help! I need some de-stressing tips! Quick low down on my story: I'm a new step mom to a 4 and 7 yr old for the past 5 months. Lately I've become way too easily irritated and frustrated. Since this is my first time parenting, I haven't gotten to learn by doing over the years. I'm wondering if...

So I've decided that the children remember their "silly" songs really well and that would be extra cool if those songs were actually educational. So I came in here to the computer and typed in educational song CDs in hopes of finding a couple of good ones. I have been bombarded with a million...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm going to copy and paste the background info on my kids up front: The kids, ages 4 and 7, grew up in a household with no structure or discipline. Their mother passed away when they were 1 and 4. They were loved but, for the most part, ignored...

So my 7 yr old ( and now my 4 yr old) always says "That's silly, right?" every time she does something she isn't supposed to do. In her old house she always equated being silly and funny as good things but here, when she does something she isn't supposed to do she hears "Quit being silly and do...

My 7 yr old was born with nystagmus. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with anyone with nystagmus? What problems do you face with it? How do you handle those problems? It seems to affect her attention and ability to focus.

So, once again I state that I'm fairly new to all this. I've never looked like a slouch myself but I've also never really bothered to pay attention to fashion tips or anything. I've never really cared. But now that I'm taking care of the little ones, I want to make sure I get their fashion right...

My boyfriend of 3 and a half years and the father of the darling 4 and 7 yr olds that I've been posting about proposed to be Saturday evening during our first camping excursion! Oh, and I said YES! He was going to propose in front of the huge crowd of people dancing around the bonfire at the...

I dunno if this is the right place for this or even if it is ok to post since it isn't really parent/child related. I just really need to vent right now. Ok, here's the story and I apologize for the length. My boyfriend moved in about a year ago. At the time, we were both basically slobs. Our...

I'm about 3 weeks into being a new parent to a 4 and 7 yr old. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice or book suggestions on how to get the children to focus, listen to what I say, and pay attention? They both ask the same questions over and over again, no matter my answers and the...

Let me begin by giving some background on my story... I'm dating a man that has two wonderful little girls. They are ages 4 and 7. They grew up in a household without their dad and without structure or discipline almost their entire lives. Two years ago their mom passed away. Since then their...

Hello everyone :) I'm here with a fairly specific problem involving eating issues.