Mixing Cough Syrup with Milk?
First, dairy increases mucus production. If someone has a problem with a cough, you dont want that. If my son doesnt like the medicine, I have a cup of water in the other hand to give immediately and wash out the taste. If you cannot find a cough medicine with...
Disposable Diaper Tips
An unfortunate, but necessary cost of children. I found WalMart to be far less expensive than any other store, even the Costos, Sams, etc. My experience was never good with cheaper brands. They seemed to run much smaller and leak. Guess it depends on each child...
Creating Special Memories With Your Child?
One thing I did when my 2nd child was born. Everyday, when the baby slept, I set a timer for 30 minutes and gave my older son my undivided attention. He got to choose what we did and we called it Mommy/Danny time. Danny is now 15, my middle son is 12 and my...
Child Sucking Thumb?
This worked like magic with my 4 year old! I told him the more he sucked his thumb, the greater the chance it would start to taste yucky. Then, when he was sleeping at night, I painted on that nail polish for stopping nail biting onto his thumbs (I did both...
Creative Potty Training Ideas?
I had a friend who went through this. Her daughter would hold it for days, then when she finally went, it was painful and she would hold it again....a terrible cycle. Add fiber. Break up little pieces of mini wheats and sprinkle wheat germ and other fiber into...
