Hope you soon feel better. Just off to pick #1 up from pre-school! Debbie

#1 (age 7 1/2yo)has a close best friend. She'd been best friends with her since they were 4yo. They got put in separate forms when they went to school, so they're not together as much as they could be. As the time has gone on, #1 is basically friendly with most of the girls in her form, but...

#3 decided today that he'd start signing (milk). He's gone from 1-2 daytime feeds to about every half an hour. Now I'm thirsty... and I must make sure no one teaches him to sign "chocolate", that was a big mistake with #2. Any idea for the sign for "healthy foods" anyone? :-) Debbie

#1 and #2 are doing all day (10am to 3pm) ballet school. #2 is thrilled because she thinks she is really "big" doing it. It's meant for from age 5yo but the teacher said she'd take her too. #1's pleased because she's just been told she got a merit in her ballet exam. I don't really know what...

I thought I'd try and generate a debate or two as this group seems to have gone fairly quiet barring the spam. I'm going to raise a couple of senarios, that I've been in as a child or a parent or a friend. This one is about pocket money. Three children, two born at the start of the academic...

Three children appoximately 3 years between each of them. #1 and #3 are tall, #2 is small. All use their bikes, although perhaps at that time #3 uses the bike slightly more round the garden. The bikes are not bought new, second hand, and then passed down the family. #1 has just moved onto a new...

#3 had grommets put in yesterday. A couple of hours afterwards he was running a mild temp (37.5C). They told me if it got worse to see theGP, which I've done today. She's prescribed antibiotics for infection, which I've started. He's now got a raging temperature, and the external ears are both...

#2 is pretty sociable, seems to have lots of friends and greets people with great enthusiasm. However today she received her first party invite since before Christmas, and I heard a couple of parents of other girls commenting that they'd had a lot recently. I was a bit surprised as I'd got the...

I took #3 to the doctor on Friday morning as he had a temperature. Suggested it was probably his ears (as it usually is, more often than once a month, although seems to have been better since grommets) but said it could also be chest/throat as he was coughing. GP gave very thorough examination,...

Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling away often and crying, pulling his head back. When I tried the other side he tried to bite me, but wouldn't feed. Shortly later he did a huge poo,...

I had tonsilitis over the weekend and felt pretty grotty. But on Monday morning I woke up with my jaw in the wrong place. It's basically too far back, and I can't bite, so can't eat anything solid, and I can't open my mouth very wide. In pregnancy my jaw sometimes dislocates overnight, but it...

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dd#1 started school this September. She's gone in with a lot of people she knows from pre-school, in fact nearly all the girls in her class were in her group at pre-school. However her best friend has gone into the parallel class. At the moment the two classes play a lot together, particularly the...

Has anyone got suggestions for games that could be played at a cat themed party? Most of the children will be aged 4-5, with a couple of 6 year olds. So far we have: Sleeping cats (sleeping lions) Pin the tail on the cat Cat treasure hut (put a sticker on a map where you think the mouse...

Just wondered if any of the medical people on here could throw any light on this. My 8yo has just been diagnosed with pneumonia. (Not swine flue related) after complaining of a sore shoulder. The infection is in the top left lob, which according to the doctor is unusual. What I'm wondering is...

I let #1 have her ears pierced at the beginning of the summer, and I had mine done at the same time. Most of the time her ears have been fine, but just now one (which was okay until a couple of days ago) has flared up and is red, a bit swollen on the lobe, slightly sore and giving off some...

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