Birthday Party Preparation: Older Child, Melissa & Doug

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Toys for a One Year Old

B.C. asks from New York

First time mom here needs some help on ideas for appropriate toys for a 1 year old! Wondering what your child's favorite toy was at age 1. We try to stay towards nat...

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Till What Age Would a Boy Play with a Kitchen?

J.W. asks from Portland

Hi Ladies, Until what age will a little boy play with a kitchen set? I fell in love with a gorgeous (and expensive) children's kitchen set and am undecided about ...

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Looking for Educational Toys!

S.N. asks from Hartford

So with all of the toy recalls, I am nervous about buying toys for my sons this christmas! It is very upseting to my child to see a toy go back to the store! So I my ...

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Looking for Advice on Giving Allowance to School-age Children

A.B. asks from Los Angeles

I have two great boys, ages 6 and 9, and we are thinking about giving them a weekly allowance so they can learn about spending money wisely. I grew up with an allowa...

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Good Gifts for a 3 Year Old Boy?

C.G. asks from Los Angeles

i'm looking for some good, educational gift ideas for my son this year. he's 3 years old and loves cars, trucks, dinosaurs, sports and the like, but i'm hoping to exp...

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Appropriate Christmas Gift Ideas for a 2 Month Old?

V.W. asks from Bakersfield

My daughter is two months old and I am attempting to figure out what to get or suggest as gift ideas to like the grandparents and such. We got EVERYTHING that we cou...

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First Flight with Infant

E.A. asks from Austin

Next week, my husband and I will be flying for the first time with our 6-month old son. It's a direct flight, but it's not short. Do you have any tips or recommendati...

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Learning Colors and Shapes

V.W. asks from Tyler

I have been working with my son since he turned one on his ABC's and 123's. He could say all his ABC's and count to 15 by the time he turned two. While all of this is...

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Other Princess Options/ No Disney!

K.K. asks from Minneapolis

My almost 3 year old daughter has become very interested in princesses. We don't watch TV except for the occasional Mr. Rogers, but she has picked up "Disney Prince...

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Toy Question

A.N. asks from Nashville

This may seem a strange question...but is a play kitchen too girly for a little boy? My son loves to help me in the kitchen, so I thought that getting him his own tod...