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Re: Candyland Goes to Time Out Land

tinch72 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:06:20 -0000

Thank you!! I enjoyed writing it!

Re: Candyland Goes to Time Out Land

tinch72 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:06:19 -0000

Carole, thanks for the comment! small world huh! also, taking me forever to
reply to the comment from Feb! anyway, do you remember which parenting
blog??

Re: Candyland Goes to Time Out Land

AventIsis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:03:53 -0000

This is quite an interesting post, I just loved reading it!

Re: Took Our Kids to Playhouse Disney Live!

Burdick — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:05:19 -0000

I never heard about www.wachoviabank.com like this before. Thank for this.

Re: Buy Target Brand Formula to Save Four Moolah!

Gaurav11 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:07:23 -0000

Am gonna be a father soon.Thanks!! I will use your formula for sure :D.

Re: Look Honey I Won This Swingset For the Kids! | Daddy`s Toolbox

chocolover — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:01:30 -0000

That swingset is so wonderful. So are you planning to rent a movers to bring those into your house?

Re: I’m Living a Groundhog’s Day

Medelafreestyle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:18:51 -0000

I could understand you problem, the case is exactly the same here, mine is a 3 year older and a two years older, I am truly sleepless most of the times!

Amber

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

tinch72 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:27:09 -0000

babbo - thanks for the comment! great thought. yes, I agree, i shouldn't
shelter my son from these words or actions. but like you suggest, teach
*him* how to deal with it and if things bother him he should learn how to
react, ignore or if things get too 'scary' or 'over the top' then bring
those incidents to me, a teacher or someone.

appreciate the read and the comment! now I need to find that extra time to
keep on blogging! someday I'll be back.

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

daddybrain — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:24 -0000

It's unfortunate that the teachers were not on top of this. Isn't that their job?

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

daddybrain — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:30:59 -0000

I can se why you're upset. But I think this is an excellent opportunity to open a dialog with your son. The problem lies with the other kid's parents who have taught him (or allowed him) to behave in a very poor way.

I have a similar issue with a couple of kids from my son's Pre-K class. I take whatever opportunity I can to teach him about integrity, virtue, and being true to who he is. Don't let your desire to protect your son stop you from empowering him to protect himself from these types of people.

Good luck!

babbo
www.daddybrain.wordpress.com

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

AventIsis — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:21:55 -0000

This is really weird, I would immediately report that, I can't take it any more for my kids!

Rina

Re: Suggestions for Screaming Toddlers that Won’t Stop!

Medelametrobag — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:56:25 -0000

This makes me laugh, you seem to be quite a sufferer, I mean who can come up with such good post as this apart from a sufferer self! I am a sufferer as well, my toddler also does the same, it takes a great effort to get him to stop screaming!

Debra

Re: Took Our Kids to Playhouse Disney Live!

jazs27 — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:37:09 -0000

nice post

Re: Mother’s Day Gifts that Will Make Mommy Cry

Medelametrobag — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:04:56 -0000

Mother's day this year was so special for me, I never knew my kids and hubby had already planned a surprise party, I was so over whelmed to see the great love that my kids and hubby have for me!!

Debra

Re: Increase Your Child’s Math Skills with Board Games

david_black — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:14:12 -0000

Kids' math skills can be improved at home by board games.
Give them a chance to get ahead !
Dr.David Black
www.blackchiropractic.com.au

Re: Teach Your Kids About Nature - Start By Counting the Birds

AventIsis — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:31:51 -0000

Indeed it's great, I am totally impressed!

Rina

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

dead beat daddy-o — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:08:28 -0000

Homeschool. That's my advice.

We've given up a decent income for the ability to interpret to our children the "negative" messages the world provides them. They won't go a day, a week, or a month walking around with ill-perceived notions of something as dark as death or as risque as sex.. I'm not so ignorant as to believe that I can always be right there by their side, but I want their early years defined. I want certain lines drawn and certain ways of thinking incorporated.

My six year old and I can play quite violent sometimes, but I am there to provide that buffer between dream world and reality. I have regular talks with him about what he's seeing in the world and I'm able to communicate with him so effectively because I witness everything he witnesses. To me, it's all about building a strong foundation and I would find that hard to accomplish with the rest of the world having an upper hand on my efforts.

Good luck.

Re: Mother’s Day Gifts that Will Make Mommy Cry

Swarovski chaton — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:47:50 -0000

Think about things that will make mom to be life a little easier while she is growing a ... Together we can laugh and cry and rejoice in the fact that we are moms! ...

Re: Teach Your Kids About Nature - Start By Counting the Birds

Bonsai pictures — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:00:23 -0000

The bird count is a good activity to make kids get attracted towards nature and it is also quite unique activity to make them learn the color of birds.
This is a quite unique website giving helpful information to dads.

Re: Buy Target Brand Formula to Save Four Moolah!

freestyles — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:09:28 -0000

4 moolah is good saving!

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

Sondra LaBrie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:03:20 -0000

Our son's school has a very strict "no-violence" rule. Guns (pretend) are not allowed and neither is this kind of language. In fact, one of his classmates was SENT HOME when he told another student that he was "going to kill him."

I definitely want to know what happened when you contacted the administration. If that same child were ten years older, this kind of language would be viewed as a threat. Children need to learn now, at an early age, that it's not OK to say these types of things.

Does your school have a parent education program?

Re: But Daddy….Bears Eat Honey

Medela — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:13:23 -0000

Hey Joseph, certainly it isn't! Thanks for the post, I liked reading it, your son is so good at the age of just 4, lots of kisses to your son!

Lisa

Re: 3rd Installment of Bringing Home Baby

Medela — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:29:49 -0000

I just loved reading it, Keep posts like this one coming you rock totally!

Lisa

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

tinch72 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:01:43 -0000

Magali, thanks. I'm glad I acted on this. We emailed the daycare and
followed up with a call. The school director was alarmed, and is going to
sit during circle time with the kids to review good words and those words
which are never appropriate. I like that approach as my kids definitely
LISTEN better to the teachers than Mommy and me.

so we're making progress

Re: My Son Picked Up Inappropriate Words From Daycare | Daddy`s Toolbox

Magali — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:26:59 -0000

If only more parents took this type of thing as seriously there would be a lot fewer prisons in the world.