Illnesses & Symptoms: Preschooler, Puppets

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Need Air Travel Tips for Traveling with 4 Year Old

My husband and I are traveling to Washington D.C. with our 4 year old daughter to see his mother for Thanksgiving. I haven't flown since '94 and this is my daughter's first flight. I need any advice that will make things go smoothly at the airport for check-in and security and for the flight. I know we'll have to take the car seat as well as our umbrella stroller. She'll need a stroller since we'll be spending all day at the museums and walking back and forth from the Metro stops and I know she'll get tired of walking.

Allergies

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3 Year Old Boy Is Afraid of Animals and Characters

My three-year-old boy is terrified of most animals and anyone dressed up as a character. He's never been bitten, scratched, growled at, or jumped on by any animal. We have a cat that he does pet, but he runs screaming from my sister's. We had two shelties when he was born, which have since passed from old-age, but he was even scared of them. We did keep them behind a gate inside and in a kennel when outside to eliminate any risk of accidental toe stepping. Even our neighbor's tiny pug sends him screaming for the door. We have tried to...

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Play Time in the Bath

How long do you let you kids play in the bath? My husband lets our almost 3...

Vomiting

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Where to Find Puppets

I am looking for a store in the Sterling Heights/Rochester area that might sell puppets that I can use to help teach my 4 year old Sunday school class. I can't find any puppets anywhere. I have tried Lakeshore Learning (they had some but were for kids to hold -- too small for my hands), Toys R Us and the Family Christian bookstore. I was hoping to not have to buy one online. Anyone have any ideas?