Travel: Toddler, The First Years

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What Absenses Are Excused at Your Kids School??

My daughter will start kindergarden in the fall. MY husband and I were discussing vacations once we have a school age child. I think it is OK to take the child out of school for a family vacation. I think that the absense might even be excused by the school. I know that I have to talk to my school to find out what the policy is ..but I was wondering what other schools policy is..

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ADHD Type Issues

My son's 1st grade teacher, has just told me that she is sending home the...

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Private vs Public

Having read so much great advice on this site, I thought I'd post a question...

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19 Month Old Only Using a Few Words and Babbling at Times

Hello Moms- My 19 month old son speaks about 8 to 10 words at this point and the rest is babbling. Even the words he does say are a little unclear. The doctor was concerned at our visit today and said if there wasn't improvement by his two year appointment that we would go the speech therapy route. He tends to resort to pointing and the few signs he knows (milk, please, more, finished, etc). I point out objects and repeat several times. I talk about the things we see and do during our day. He understands and hears so I don't think it...

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Baby Travel Systems

My 10 week old boy is 17 lbs and 25 1/2". He is about to outgrow his...

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Travel Potty Seat

Any suggestions on a good travel potty seat (not chair). I have been...

Infant Travel Advice

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Car Seats and Travel Insurance for Plane Trip

We just booked our very first family vacation, complete with plane flight, with our 2.5 year old son. The flight will be about 3.5 hours. The first issue I'm considering is a car seat. I've seen people recommend one on the plane as they're more comfortable for kids to sleep in--we're flying during his usual nap time and are hoping he might be able to settle down for a short nap. He is super active and curious, and I thought the car seat might also help corral him and calm him down with something familiar. We could use the car seat in...

Traveling by Car

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Long Car Ride

Does anyone have any ideas and tips on how to keep my 2 year old entertained for an 8 hour car ride. I plan to do a few stops because I also have an 8 month old that I have to feed, but she gets very antsy in the car even for short trips. Thanks for the info!