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My children have received a couple of birthday party invitations now that urge attendees to donate to some charity as "admission." First it was a party at the roller skate rink, asking guests to bring a can of food for the Food Bank. Another wanted us to bring a bag of dog food or cat food for...

There has been some recent press about the new Evenflo car seat with "Sensorsafe" technology. It's supposed to help prevent hot car deaths. (Here is the product: http://www.evenflo.com/SensorSafe/) Basically it just sends you an alert any time the car seat's chest clip is closed and the car...

Every year for Valentines Day, most students makes cards for all their classmates, and sometimes give out candy or goodies with them. (I specify because I realize not all countries have this tradition.) For younger students, it's encouraged as a way for them to practice writing their names and...

I guess I'm not the right person to be posting this, because I'm the older sister, not the parent. But my 25-year-old baby brother just got his life together a year ago, in terms of getting a job, his own apartment, and his own vehicle. Before this, he lived in my parents' basement, working...

What does it mean when a parent says that their child is sensitive? I hear this reference as a positive thing. I just kind of assume that a "sensitive" person is one who is understanding of others' needs, possibly more than the typical child their age. But I think parents are using this as a...

What is with all the invalid threads? It looks like there are new ones in the "Hot Topics" box to the left every single day, but when you click them, they're invalid. Is there something inappropriate about these threads, causing them to be deleted, or is this a glitch? I'm kind of doubtful...

Where is bssage? I just noticed that it has been over a year since he posted anything. Seems kind of long for a regular.

Oh-oh, Parenting Forums got dead again! School is getting out in the western hemisphere, so I suspect it'll liven up soon enough as we all get our kids back full-time. I'm super excited. I think I'm more excited than the kids. (And not just because I'll be done with the twice-daily commute.)...

How far would you let a seven-year-old ride her bike alone? In the past, my daughter has been allowed to ride between two points, about 50 yards apart. That's because our neighbors have vicious dogs that they can't remember to restrain or pay any attention to, and I got tired of dealing...

We are winding down to the last quarter of the school year, and they are now taking requests for next year's teachers. I don't really have a preference for what teachers my kids get. I like all of them. I wish we could select classmates instead! It seems that my children's school tries to...

If you lived in an abandoned prison surrounded by zombies, would you even need a car seat for your infant? I mean, the only reason to leave the prison grounds is to go on supply runs, and you would never bring an infant along for that. Car seats are just a bulky way to carry an otherwise...

I didn't want to hijack singledad's thread with a carseat comparison, so I'm starting one of my own. I've owned lots of models and installed them in at least five vehicles, and I'm not very impressed. The South African ISOFIX looks like the U.S. LATCH system, according to the Wikipedia...

I'm starting to think that I'm not that great with kids, other than my own. It seems like when I spend any significant amount of time with other people's kids (outside of a structured setting, like school), it starts out great, then devolves into madness once they get "comfortable." I'm not...

I don't know if this is really the right forum for this, but it is "parenting," so I'll give it a shot. I debated putting it in the general category and might move it there, I haven't decided. Earlier this summer I learned about a mountain pass trail that I was interested in hiking, and I...

Here is the article: http://www.today.com/moms/errand-crime-parents-now-face-hard-consequences-leaving-kids-car-6C10584642[/URL] What do you think? Should violations be judged on a case-by-case basis, or should they all be prosecuted? If so, what should the age cut-off be? (For U.S...

I have a sweet little girl that just turned 2 in May, and she has been sleeping in a crib in her older sister's room since she was a year old. She is able to get up and down the stairs by herself, and initiate her own potty breaks, and I just think it's time for her to be in a real bed. So we...

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My oldest daughter is going through a grumpy phase. Any time I ask her to do something, or announce plans, I get an eye roll and an exasperated sigh. It's really starting to get on my nerves. I understand that it is summer, and she's been out of school for a whole week. School days are very...

As some of you know, I live in a very rural area with long commutes. There's no public transportation, and it's hard to find carpools because people are very spread out. The chances of finding someone who lives near you AND is going to the same area at roughly the same time on a regular basis...

What's going on in the New Member forum? All this random stuff totally unrelated to parenting. Not just that forum either. Newbies are sneaking odd posts all over and much of it doesn't even make any sense.