Help me identify this book? Hardback, with illustrations of towns & shops; lots of detail, kind of cartoony, escalators & stairs crossing. 1960s/70s? Know it's not much to go on, but it's all he gave me. Have at it guys.
posted by ulanbator3
on Jan 27, 2013 -
8 answers
My five-year-old son and I just finished reading
Bone, and we need a new comic to read together. I'd prefer something with an ongoing story, but good non-serial comics are also welcome.
posted by mokin
on Jan 21, 2013 -
19 answers
If you have experienced child sexual abuse and came to some sort of healing what do you wish you had known from the beginning? What words of advice do you have for someone just beginning to go down that path?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 19, 2013 -
17 answers
My son is now 15 months old, and I would like for him to have the best possible mathematics education. What should I be doing now and what sort of long-term plan should I have in order to help him both to learn and to love mathematics? (He doesn't have to be a mathematician when he grows up, but really knowing mathematics is non-negotiable.)
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posted by Jonathan Livengood
on Jan 17, 2013 -
48 answers
My husband and I visited a Montessori charter school today. We had a classroom observation as well as a tour of the entire K-8 school. After hearing such wonderful things about the school, we were ... less than impressed.
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posted by checkitnice
on Jan 17, 2013 -
20 answers
I have a very easy time picturing the ways in which having children would negatively impact my life and career -- I can imagine the exhaustion and the chaos and the drudgery with crystal clarity -- but the good parts are much more hazy. What great stuff does your kids bring into your life? What do you love about having had a family? What makes all the difficulties and sacrifices worthwhile for you?
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posted by Narrative Priorities
on Jan 15, 2013 -
87 answers
So I want to get my son into skiing, but I'm not sure the best method given that he's only 3. Pointers for those who have done it or suggestions that this is ridiculous and just to wait till he's older both welcome.
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posted by katers890
on Jan 10, 2013 -
35 answers
My son (12 months) has been sleeping through the night since he was 3 months old, but now...he hates bedtime (but naps are fine) and wakes up screaming and wanting to play (usually around 1 or 2 am). What's going on?
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posted by The Hyacinth Girl
on Jan 5, 2013 -
17 answers
My 5 year old granddaughter and I like this game and we'd like to know what the captions on the potions mean.
Is it Korean? Also, any other insight into the game, any of the characters you get when you make different potions?
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posted by Kazimirovna
on Dec 30, 2012 -
5 answers
What are some nursery rhyme compilations that are top-notch, musically speaking?
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posted by Liesl
on Dec 13, 2012 -
6 answers
If a child is immersed in a particular language on a medium-term basis (say, a year of preschool, or maybe two or three), and becomes fluent in it, but then the exposure is taken away, how much does this language stick? Can the child still understand the basics of the language a decade later? Or does it make the language easier to relearn later in life? ALSO: What does early exposure to a foreign culture do for a child, if anything? Is cultural uprooting and rerooting of this nature disorienting and/or destructive for a child?
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posted by UniversityNomad
on Dec 11, 2012 -
31 answers
How do I deal with the stress and drama caused by my emotionally manipulative live-in sister? The emotional welfare of her two young children is also at stake. Special snowflake details inside.
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posted by BrianJ
on Dec 3, 2012 -
18 answers
Asking for a friend who needs to commute to day care with a 3- and 5-year old and is really sick of kid's music. Can you recommend audio books for this age range which might keep the kids entertained for the ~30-minute trip?
posted by GenjiandProust
on Dec 1, 2012 -
19 answers
Did you grow up with parent(s) who loved you but were not around a lot?
How did that impact you and the person you are today? How did it impact your relationship with you parents? What do you wish your parent(s) did differently? Do you think it is every possible to have a healthy family situation with parents who are gone a lot?
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posted by seesom
on Nov 29, 2012 -
30 answers
How possible is going back to school as a single parent. Straight up; I need to know everything. How much did having children affect your attendance and grades and how did school change your relationship with your kids? Did you pass? Was it worth it? Would you recommend it?
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posted by tenaciousmoon
on Nov 28, 2012 -
31 answers
I hate being photographed and avoid mirrors because of emotional abuse in the past. How can I overcome this, and how can I make sure I don't give my kids messed up ideas?
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posted by 5_buck_sock_pup
on Nov 19, 2012 -
19 answers
It's time to switch my kids from regular car seats to booster seats and I can't figure out which to buy or what features I should be looking for. If you've gone through this, can you please share your experiences to help me make a decision?
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posted by zarq
on Nov 18, 2012 -
8 answers
My SO wants kids and would make a great dad. The trick is, I don't want to be "the mom."
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2012 -
60 answers
Please help me take a first-time Cub Scout on a group camping trip with family in tow.
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posted by Tanizaki
on Oct 23, 2012 -
26 answers
Please help me keep our 4.5 year old insomniac daughter from crawling into her parents bed in the middle of the night before I lose what's left of my mind from sleep fatigue.
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posted by zarq
on Oct 22, 2012 -
52 answers
Can you recommend an excellent board game (preferably involving some skill and thinking, and not an e-game) and an excellent illustrated book with a girls' sports theme (preferably soccer but not necessarily) as gifts for a 4 year-old girl?
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posted by Dansaman
on Oct 19, 2012 -
8 answers
Diagnosed 3 months ago with incurable (but treatable) lymphoma. Deciding on children - Has anyone decided to have kids post cancer diagnosis?
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posted by inquisitrix
on Oct 15, 2012 -
21 answers
Volunteered to hover around company Halloween event & take pictures of cute kids in costume. Turns out that I am Designated Photographer. Help me take some decent pics!
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posted by Currer Belfry
on Oct 15, 2012 -
14 answers
I have one daughter, she is 5.5. We always planned on having 3 children, but spacing turned into fertility issues turned into daughter will likely be 8 by the time we actually manage to have another offspring. Help me figure out the various pros/cons of having 2 more kids v. having 1 more kid/adopting a school age kid/ having 1 more kid/ leaving well enough alone.
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posted by dadici
on Oct 15, 2012 -
33 answers
For the last two years my (now) 6.5 year old has been begging for a Nintendo DS. I've resisted this long but with the holidays around the corner I'm starting to bend. However, as I look at the options I'm torn. I play casual games but have never been a gamer. What should I buy, if anything?
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posted by Cuke
on Oct 14, 2012 -
20 answers
My Titanic-obsessed son is turning 7 in a couple months. I want to throw him a party he'll remember forever. I have the cake planned -- a friend is baking a Titanic-shaped masterpiece. For the rest, I need AskMe's help.
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posted by Professor Horatio Hufnagel
on Oct 12, 2012 -
27 answers
I'm looking for recommendations for childrens' educational book series. It's for a 4-5 year old, but writing level is not important, as long as it has good pictures we can talk about (e.g. the DK Eyewitness series). Preferably, each volume is devoted to a single subject (no encyclopedias), and be available cheaply second-hand. Thanks!
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posted by carter
on Oct 6, 2012 -
9 answers
How old was your child when you first started leaving her with babysitters who weren't relatives? How long would you leave them for?
posted by gerryblog
on Oct 3, 2012 -
31 answers
I want to write a children's picture book, submit it to a publisher, and get it published. Now what?
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posted by booksherpa
on Sep 26, 2012 -
10 answers
Help us fine the right dog for our son and family, who has a few specific requests and a few special needs.
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posted by rumposinc
on Sep 23, 2012 -
39 answers
Looking for child development milestones, with an emphasis on experiments, neural processing goobles, and mad science shenanigans! Tell me what weird experiments I can conduct with my child....
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posted by amanda
on Sep 20, 2012 -
8 answers
AdviceFilter: What life experiences (or fun things) should my partner and I make time for, before having a baby?
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posted by amoeba
on Sep 19, 2012 -
19 answers
I'm building a baby registry. a) What was your absolute most-used, wouldn't-survive-without-it thing you had on your baby registry? b) And what were you absolutely certain you'd use all the time that just gathered dust?
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posted by davebug
on Sep 18, 2012 -
67 answers
Are there grants or financial aid for my 8 year old daughter who has Tourettes Syndrome and ADD? I need money to put her in a tutoring center and to put her in physical activity programs.
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on Sep 15, 2012 -
4 answers
Looking for lists of memes, themes and repeated elements in children's stories that I can use in entirely new stories I'm making up for actual children.
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posted by booksherpa
on Sep 13, 2012 -
8 answers
