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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...

So, this morning I took Liam to his first toddler basketball class. The class is offered to kids 3-5 years of age, and Liam is two months from his fourth birthday. The first order of business is for all the kids to sit in a circle at center court, which Liam does for all of ten seconds before...

In an effort to get out boy exicted about school we're getting him a new backpack. He has a small old one, but we figured something new that he helps pick out will be fun. We saw a places offer embroidering the child's entire name on the pack. This sounded great until we realized the possible...

<r>So, my DS will be four in March and ready to start Pre-K is September. We're reviewing all the options, planning to attend open houses, and discussing schedules. <br/> <br/> Then I played the scenario through in my head... leaving my DS there, all alone, to fend for...

I've read a few posts on a education website I was browsing for info on NYC's Gifted and Talented program - they test 4 year olds... one hour, a bunch of spoken questions, no help, no second chances, no hints. Anyway, I read a few posts on that site about children who could read at 3 and I'm a...

When is the best time to start teaching a toddler how to swim? We have been taking our boys to the pool once a week for about two months now. Comfort level is building well. The center we go to offers affordable lessons - I'm thinking about signing up.

So, I've taken my son, now 3 3/4 years old, to the barber about five times. It's always an adventure, mainly with me trying to get him to keep still. Today's trip didn't go all to well because he got hair in his mouth and the only way to he could think to get it out was to start spitting...

Liam, my 3yr old son has been reading words and simple books for a few months now - yesterday he pulls "Harry the Dirty Dog" from me and says "I'll read it". I'm thinking to myself this is going to take forever... my jaw was on the carpet by the time he was done. Sure, he mispronounced some...

Is there anything I can do to teach my son to pay attention and listen? I have to repeat things a few times to get him to do something. He understands what I'm asking - he either doesn't care to hear me or doesn't want to do it. It usually involves him doing something wrong - stop running, don't...