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Took DS hiking last weekend. Went to Harriman State Park here in NY. Drive is about 45 mins form the city. We hiked 3 miles (roundtrip) in about 4 hours - including a bunch of stops to check our rocks, streams, funny looking things, and about 40 mins for lunch. He had a good time looking for...

My older son is timid at the playground. He holds on to the monkey bars the first 10 to 20 mins when walking through the set. Eventually he'll walk through the set, but will still hold on to the bar when going down a step. I know, he'll break this mold eventually; is there anything I can do to...

Thanks for the reply Lorelei! That's what I was looking for. With all the hoopla over school admissions, even for pre-k, I'm confused about what in the world these fancy schools expect... he's only four! I'm reading "what a kindergarten teach knows" and it's nice to know that even though the...

My son is four and when asked to eat his dinner tonight or go to bed he said "mama, no, I don't love you now!", eventually he ate his dinner and said "mama I love you" right before bed.

Liam started with dog - he loved that dog. Evan is mama nuts - even calls me mama LOL.

Unreal. One thing I can't stand is having to watch my shopping cart like a hawk when I'm at Home Depot, Target or K-Mart. People don't even bother to look around. I take mine off mine for a second and it's gone... You can be best you can be, doesn't mean everyone else will play by the rules.

Before the kids - Culebra in Puerto Rico - oh man, a huge beach and just me and the wife - WOW. After the kids - Oralndo - Disney rocks.

I do my best to teach Liam as much as I can without boring him or pushing him too much NOT because I want to feel proud or because I want to show him off, but rather because I'm SCARED to death. The world is tough place. I want to give him the tools necessary to pursue whatever his heart...

Disney had a phone like that a couple of years ago. As long as you hit a cell tower it's possible to figure out where you are. Of course, it didn't the ease of use of Google Maps. I think it's neat. I try not to think about all the little gizmos that now give away so much information about me...

I would have told him off and really don't care about the what affect it would have on the holidays. I get pretty annoyed when another kid picks on mine - when adult picks on mine - watch out. Of course, the guy could have just lost it. Some little kids have the habit of driving adults nuts...

Never. There are so many people facing financial ruin these days - we need to bail families out too. I would gladly pay more taxes if it meant people who were facing tough times would have time to adjust to their reduced incomes or find new employment, all while knowing they can put food on...

I didn't watch - was working. I did read the speech in the afternoon paper and watched it on youtube later that night. It was a very good speech, nothing like his DNC speech a few years back or his "yes we can" speech. But, those had a different purpose. They were meant to excite people. This...

I go through what you go through a lot with regards to expectations - I find that it is useful to reevaluate those expectations from time to time. Remember that you can not control everything. Your job as a parent isn't to hold your kid's hands through everything in life. Your job is to teach...

I think you need to define "spanking", LOL. Is it a slap on the hand or on the botty? Or is it like that episode of "Different Strokes" where Mr. Druman is going to pull Willis' pants down and give a few good hard wacks? My wife and I have different parenting approaches, and really, we opearte...

Liam would not hold my hand during the early days and it drove me a bit nuts. I wanted him to walk, but holding my hand please..... I'd give him some room in open areas but would pick him up when we were on narrow sidwalks, and of course, when crossing the street. Eventually, it became no big...

What can I say? I'm cheap :) No, kidding - I dunno, $65 for good seats seems steep to me, family of four is $260. If we make the trip, we'll eat out, so tack on a few more dollars. All this for a show that will last, what, 90 mins, and they won't remember it (my kids anyway - too you) in a...

All right, I hate peddling products, so I won't - but, you can go to your local bookstore or library and thumb through a book title "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld. The idea itself is nothing new - sneak varying pureed veggies into all sorts of traditional foods - but the recipes...

Two times a week, sometimes three. It is usually tied to being out for a bit. We did pizza once a week for a while, but haven't done so in a while.

Yeah - me too - way to many. The occasional swear has crossed my lips... "no no no, I didn't say that I said "muck" like on bob the builder." Works all the time.

Yeah, Liam does not seem to like basketball all too much, LOL. He's made a couple of new friends and likes running around. He doesn't dribble - he just throws the ball - no one minds. He's not their to learn basketball :) One thing I thought about initially is that the sessions weren't...