My almost six-year-old son has fallen in love with the
Step In Time (youtube) ensemble dance scene from Mary Poppins. What other movies should we get for him? Remember, he's not quite six years old.
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posted by alms
on Feb 25, 2012 -
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Happy DINK having doubts: How do you discern between real change in baby-making opinion and just temporary hormonal brooding?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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I am seeking ideas on guidelines for internet usage and privacy for a 12-year-old girl. She is pretty internet-savvy but not publicly sharing info yet (just email), and I'd like to guide her well as she begins to do so.
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posted by marble
on Feb 11, 2012 -
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How do I explain to my six-year-old that different is good? (And do damage control until the lesson sinks in?)
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posted by missrachael
on Feb 9, 2012 -
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The other day my 13 year old received an application for a Discover Card in the mail. At the time, I dismissed it as junk mail. Trans Union mentions that receiving applications may be a sign of a problem, and even has a site related to the issue
here. While diving into a fraud investigation request for one application seems overkill, how common is this, and at what point does one start monitoring all this?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2012 -
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Looking for a very specific book of yoga positions for children - it was simply written and the illustrations were black ink line drawings on white paper, usually of young people and adults doing introductory yoga positions.
My mother used the book with my brother and myself regularly in the 1970s, but looking through the various kids' yoga books on Amazon now I'm not finding it. Anyone who grew up in the same era, or who raised kids in the same era, find this familiar?
posted by luriete
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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I'm stumped for active games I can play with my 3 year-old that require no props, or only simple props, like a single ball. Parameters inside.
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posted by xo
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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Can you please help me get my 5.5yo daughter to tidy her room without me loosing my temper and getting mad every time?
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posted by hollyanderbody
on Feb 5, 2012 -
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Can anyone help my 8 year old daughter remember a particular children's book that made an impression on her?
I don't have much to go on, but the story seems to revolve around a boy (and possibly a dog) who live in a village(?) at a time when bombing is happening (suggesting WWII?). The boy spends a lot of time watching trains (skipping school to do so) and dreams of going to his grandmother's house until he eventually runs away on one after some problems at home (possibly involving the police).
While on the train he meets a family *on the top*(?) of the train and befriends a girl who is like a servant/slave to the family.
She thinks she read it in the last year or so and I guess it would be appropriate for her age.
Any ideas what the book might be?
Thanks in advance!
(note that I suspect the book is by a British author)
posted by oclipa
on Jan 28, 2012 -
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It may sound silly but I am desperately looking for DVD's of a kids show called Catscratch.
I emailed the network and haven't heard back. I can't find them for purchase, and they aren't available for downloading.
Any thoughts or ideas?
posted by risaroni
on Jan 23, 2012 -
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In a bid to prolong bed-time, my four-year-old just asked me, "What is electricity made of?' I told her to close her eyes and go to sleep, which has bought me 9-10 hours till she wakes me up and asks me the same question again. What's the most accurate answer I can give her that she will understand and not be bored by?
posted by Hogshead
on Jan 22, 2012 -
22 answers
Fears about the future interfering with the now? Or: how hard I should try to convince him to give us another shot.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2012 -
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What are the best books for young kids? I have two nephews and a niece (two 1 year olds and a 5 1/2 year old), and I've resolved to get them books for their birthdays and other gifting holidays. I realize that makes me the lame aunt, but I think it's important to surround them with as many books as they can get their hands on!
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Jan 18, 2012 -
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How can we help a precocious, highly curious 4-year-old who gets really anxious and frustrated if he can't channel his energy towards doing something?
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posted by divabat
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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I'm hoping to visit German or Austria in the summer of 2011 and would like my two children, aged five and eight, to enrol in a language course while we're there. The Internet isn't turning up much, at least on English language searches. Any ideas/recommendations for schools/locations would be gratefully received.
posted by Holly
on Jan 4, 2012 -
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Looking for computer/internet recommendations for my 10 year old friend. What are the coolest, most interesting, and least consumerist activities, websites, and other digital/virtual things that I can introduce this kid to? What did you like to do with computers / the internet when you were that age?
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posted by bubukaba
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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I'm not a kid person. Never been around them, never liked them. Complicating factor: My two new best friends are a 3-year-old and an 18-month-old. Teach me how to interact with them.
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posted by mudpuppie
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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(asking for a friend) - Looking for eductional/fun activities for different kids age groups 5 - 12 using GPS units...
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posted by foxhat10
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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What are some informative self-help books and other resources (preferably online or UK-based) for adults dealing with abusive parents who have undiagnosed cognitive deficits and are emotionally stunted?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 1, 2012 -
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Asking for a friend: What is the best thing a typical person could do to combat food insecurity in children in the United States?
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posted by reren
on Dec 30, 2011 -
14 answers
How can I write a film review for children? Which writing samples would be useful to emulate?
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posted by Knigel
on Dec 27, 2011 -
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This is not going to be pretty. I need to know if there is any way for me to maintain a life with my children if I cannot maintain one with my wife.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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So I'm visiting my wife's family in Portland and just discovered that the electronics surplus wonderland known as "Wacky Willy's" went out of business several years ago. It was sort of like Archie McPhee's for Maker types. Are there other similar places that I can take my budding geek 12-year-old that are similar to Wacky Willy's?
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posted by craniac
on Dec 22, 2011 -
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What are some gifts for pre-schoolers that will make them feel like grown-ups? I'm thinking along the lines of fancy snap change-purse for a girl, for example (what are those called anyway? the ones with a metal snap), and other things that children don't need but LOVE to have.
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posted by midnightmoonlight
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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I am looking for a book or a movie geared at younger kids (mine is 7), that would start a conversation about things not always being as they appear. Kinda like how toys on TV never end up to be as cool as they look, or how some people make promises that sound good, but they just don't deliver. I'd like to help my daughter start to develop the intelligence and skill set to truly discern the difference between substance and smoke.
posted by lakersfan1222
on Dec 1, 2011 -
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Are there such things as Mutual Adoption Clubs as imagined in Aldous Huxley's novel,
Island? I'm looking for something like this, also similar to a Kibbutz or Co-op where a few families that are close friends live near each other (Sharing a house, being neighbors, living in the same apartment building, or maybe just in the same neighborhood). Families share child-rearing responsibilities primarily. Does anyone do this in a more-or-less structured fashion?
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posted by cman
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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What indoor games or activities would you recommend for entertaining a small group of younger kids during a dinner party?
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posted by rube goldberg
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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Looking for resources for understanding low-level (or is that high-functioning?) spectrum disorders related to children/toddlers.
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posted by cavalier
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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