Soothing & Comforting: Teddy Bears

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4 Year Old Always Says "I'm a Good Boy"

Hi there... this is totally new to me... so please be patient. I have recently started babysitting my 4 year old godson. My issue is that he is CONSTANTLY saying things like "I'm a good boy" when I am punishing my 4 year old as well as other kids I babysit. He has done this type of thing for as long as I can remember. Even when he was just 2. He is always repeating himself, like for example... for fighting this morning I took the boys fav teddy bears away for a set amount of time. My son got mad... but my godson says (about every 5 mins or...

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School Shooting :'(!

So I have been watching all day about the school shooting. Parker my son who...

Baby Swings

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Ways to Store Large Baby Items

Ok Moms. I am a very organized person, so maybe I am overthinking this. But I wanted to know if you have any good ideas on how to store the big baby items (swing, car seat, bouncy seats, exersaucer, etc) so they don't get dirty, dusty and ruined by the time you want to use them for the next baby a few years down the road. Unfortunatly I don't have a lot of storage in the house, so they will be stored in the garage. Please let me know what has worked for you. Thanks.

Bouncy Seats

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2 Qs...Bouncers And Teddy Bears.

SOOOO.... 2 questions... 1~ My DD is 3 months old. Is this too young to get her a bouncer? I want to get one of those activity bouncers...She can sit on her own (she needs help getting there... but once she's sitting she is good.) and has excellent head control... She also loves to "stand" for up to 5 minutes at a time. (she is standing on her own, just uses us for balance. lol) She has a floor gym that she likes... but she gets MAD if she is laying down too long. She wants to be sitting or standing. We put her in her bouncy chair, but...

Nap & Bedtime

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In Need of SLEEP

I am having a hard time getting our six month old to get to sleep. We normally rock him to sleep for a couple minutes and he would sleep for 4-5 hours at a time. Now he tends to wake up 20-40 minutes into his sleep. I know he is at the age and needs to learn to "self sooth" however I am not a fan of the Babywise method. Any other techniques that have worked would be greatly appreciated :)

Overstimulated

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Daughter's 1St Birthday

My daughter's 1st birthday is in November,and I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions on thems? Keeping simple. It's close family about 13 adults and 8 kids from 2 yr - 12 yr.

Pacifiers & Thumbsucking

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How Hard Should It Be to Get a Baby to Take a Pacifier?

I would like to be a able to use a pacifier with my 2-month-old daughter, but she usually spits it out. My mom had some success with getting her to take it in the first month and after she left, I tried to continue with it with mixed results. Now my baby seems to reject it every time. When my son, who is now three, was a baby he acted like he was going to gag on the pacifier, so I stopped using it pretty quickly. This caused him to be more dependent on me and wanting to breastfeed constantly. I'd like to try to avoid this with my...

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Loss of a Child

I was wondering what I should send to my friends family. They recently lost...