Is it possible to have a great, Carribean, resort vacation with an 18 month old toddler in tow? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2008 - 7 answers

What are your favorite family games? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2008 - 24 answers

Is there a blog that would allow me to blog about my daily activities and my kid within the same blog? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 5 answers

What do you do once you have a kid and family problem stakes seem higher, i.e. you're concerned about exposing your child things that go against what you believe? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 27 answers

my wife and i are both at the life junction that we have to decide if we want to have kids, ever or never, due to our age, also due to peer and family pressure. the problem is that we both are not that enthusiastic about introducing someone addtional into the family or in between. recognizing the highly private nature of this issue, we still want to do a quick & unscientific poll to to see if it will help us move a bit closer to a decision: 1. for those couples who made a conscientious decision to stay kid-less: how long have you two decided on this issue? any regrets so far? 2. for those couples happily living with kid(s): if you can have the kids bearing and rearing experience all over again, will you do it again? please, no rants or raves on how great or how nightmarish kids are. heard too much of that already. thanks,
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 65 answers

I'm looking for ideas for things to give my daughter before I go away for 3 weeks. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 26 answers

Looking for positive experiences where single parent and young child(en) were separated by great distances. Specifically, I am curious to know how it was made to work. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 9 answers

Imminently divorcing parents, naive and idealistic father, playing therapist to adults - the works. Help me not hate my family! [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 23 answers

Family and extended family vacation in Tulum area of Mexico? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 6 answers

Relationshipfilter: I'm agnostic. She's Christian. We've been dating for four months. We fit eachother well and are very happy together, but of course clash over our deeply-held ideologies. Should we worry about the ideological clashes now, or be happy with eachother now and worry about how to raise the kids if/when we have kids? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 76 answers

Local secrets to family entertainment in Seattle? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2007 - 9 answers

Montreal in the summer, with kids... looking for family friendly stuff. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for suggestions for a list I'm making of things that I want to enable my kids to experience while growing up. Kind of "life experiences" or education that isn't the kind of thing they'll learn or experience in school. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 63 answers

Those with two or more kids: if you had to do it all over again, would you do so, or not? Not counting outside factors like the state of the world and so forth. [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 46 answers

When do you know that it's time to move on to a new stage in life vis-a-vis settling down with one person and starting a family? [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 12 answers

Polling all grandparents - would you be willing to move/spend part of the year in a different city in order to spend lots of time with, and provide daycare for, your grandkids? [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2006 - 11 answers

My kids like listening to the stories on TLA when we happen to catch it in the car. I was going to grab a few off of Audible.com for an upcoming road trip. Kind of a subset of this question (http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/20670). Any suggestions?
posted on Jun 14, 2006 - 16 answers

Kidjokefilter: Help me make my nine year old cousins laugh. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 70 answers

ParentFilter: I've a 17 mo old child, and I'd like suggestions as to activities to educate and entertain him. [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2005 - 14 answers

NashvilleFilter: Help me reconnect with my family in Nashville, TN. [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2005 - 8 answers

Advice wanted on how to use a carrot (instead of a stick) to reduce a bunch of very frustrating behavioral issues with our 5 year old... [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2005 - 11 answers

We'll be camping with the kids (5 yrs and 18 months) for 2 nights, with a cooler full of ice and a tiny sterno stove. Got any suggestions for no-cook (or very-little-cook) family meals - besides cheese and crackers and baby carrots?
posted on Aug 11, 2005 - 17 answers

What can you tell me about your experiences giving/raising/being an adopted child? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2005 - 13 answers

Do you regret not having children?
posted on Sep 21, 2004 - 61 answers

Round 2 - On Wednesday I posted a question asking about living outside the US. In the responses, I got scolded for not providing enough background for people to offer good advice. Here's the original question: "I've been thinking about exposing myself and the family to the salutory benefits of living overseas (we live in the US now). The key question, of course, is where? I've heard some people speak reverently of New Zealand, but have never been there myself. Your suggestions and reasoning behind them would be welcome...
" with the crucial [more inside] tag
posted on Dec 19, 2003 - 7 answers