Is it dangerous to have a mirror reflecting sunshine coming in from the window, in your child s bedroom? Particularly if the there are cuddly toys around? *Dangerous meaning, wo …

To follow up on this question: Children and email - how to best approach this? I read a blog posting somewhere some time ago (I can't find it at the moment...) which talked about …

I have a sneaking suspicion that this question may be too argumentative, so let's try to keep things civil around here. A relative of ours on my wife's side had a baby two months …

If you were introducing your first child to computers and had your choice between Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or something else, which operating system would you choose, and why? I' …

I'm thinking ahead again. When I was a kid, I had a chemistry set. You may not even be able to get those anymore. I was wondering, what are some good, safe, science experiments …

I just came across an article about a therapist called David Code's who's written a book arguing that putting your childen second to your marriage is better for them: Today's n …

I hate somber questions such as this, but I think these questions are what this site was built for. What are some ways grieving parents can cope with the loss of their child? Doe …

When our firstborn arrived 4 months ago we faced the need to buy a baby thermometer. After some deliberation I decided to splash out and buy a ThermoFlash LX-26. I'm very happy wit …

I work part-time and my husband works full-time so our baby is usually in daycare a couple of hours every day. However, we are still struggling to figure out what to do when our b …

My husband and I are interested in going camping and/or backpacking with our child in the spring (when he'll be just over 1 year old). We live in Colorado so even in full summer n …

My 7 year old girl is very sensitive but strong. My problem is that when she gets upset (which doesn't happen often) She cannot break the cycle & calm herself down. She keeps o …

Growing up, my grandparents were my daycare. I spent everyday with them for 4 years before starting school and then spent half my summers camping with them. To this day, I am very …

This is a lovely clip for Dads and their babies. Co-sleeping

Our seven year old finds it hard to concentrate for any length of time. Examples include failing to get dressed for half an hour because, "oops I forgot and I was reading a book" o …

We are a couple of 25 year olds just finishing our college degrees. We've been together for almost 7 years and my girlfriend just got pregnant. She had an abortion the first time, …