Hey, here's a great new link for entertaining the young'uns
This really is great for young kids, it's the Boohbahs.
I think they are Aussie just like the wiggles.
Them Aussies are great at children's entertainment.
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http://www.boohbah.tv/zone.html
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instead of this being a whole thread just for one link, maybe some of you great parents can share your links and/or this can become a thread to share parent stuff, kids pix --whatever.
Comon-ya got any great kid links?????
don't go getting addicted to it yorself,
you've already got a commitment here.

Woohoo!!! This is just what I need. Thanks Scion.

Come on guys, I've only been a dad for 2 weeks. Give me some pointers!

Stu,

A.I hated them so, but now I know.
Teletubies is actually EXCEllent for babys--
seriously, I think they should be required by law.
B. You never win with cheap brand diapers.
C.surf the net and join all the baby clubs.
Be surprised what kinda free stuff pampers and others will send ya.
D. Just sit back and watch the kid like it was tv or something.
Babys are hilarious.
E. "Healthflow" munchkin sippy cups are so good you can switch the
kid off the bottle as soon as he can hold it himself.
-the harder suction of baby bottles is real bad for developing teeth and gums.
F. Toddler swing can easily be hung in the bedroom doorway with two standard screw hooks.
G-crying baby- gas,diaper, or hungry--babys really feel hunger pains.
ok first stuff to come to mind

wow that entertained me for a bit haha

Stuey:

1) When a diaper says 6-12 pounds, it's not the amount of baby poo it can hold, that's the size of the baby it's designed to fit.

2) Buy only clothing with prints; baby spit-up is hard to match with most clothing and prints act as a sort of camoflague.

3) Elmo = good; Barney = Bad.

4) I don't know what the hell was up with that acid-trip site Scion posted, but don't EVER take Sean there. PBSKIDS.ORG is a GREAT site for kids.

5) Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants are cool if you just give them a chance.

6) Bugs Bunny still reigns supreme in the Saturday morning cartoon venue.

7) If you don't know how to play either Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon battle card games, LEARN. This is VITAL cool dad information in about five years, and if you don't know what you're doing some six year old is gonna wipe the battleground with you. It's embarrassing; don't be that dad.

Generic is just as good as brand, it just costs a whole lot less. And yes, this even applies to diapers.

9) You will NOT, and I repeat NOT spoil your son by picking him up when he cries over the next 4-6 months. This is how children bond with their parents, by knowing on some very basic level that their needs (which they can only communicate through crying) will be met, and met consistently by people that love him.

10) Perhaps the most important of all these hints: READ TO YOUR CHILD!!! Start now; make it part of his routine. Whether it's before naptime, at dinner or before bed for the night, get in to the habit of reading to your son. The benefits are so great, they're hard to judge.

I am at a loss for words.
Stu,
In all loving kindliness, one dad to another--
out of love for a beautiful child-
follow your heart and make thoughtful
loving choices in everything.
The goal is to raise someone you find to be
better than yourself-one way to sum it all up
I'm obviously not gonna agree much with Square here,
but must warn you-seing as you arent americAN AND MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH pbs.
PBS is great if you for some reason think it is important
to have toddlers deal with issues of liberal politics, a godless universe and
gender identification.
I believe childrens programming should be educational , challenging,
uplifting and assist the parent in teaching a child self confidence--
the issue of "social issues' and when and how
they should be presented to children IMHO should be the parents responsibility.

well pardon you for being a sh*t on what should be a nice, uplifting, welcome-to-parenthood thread. I got news for you Scion....we didn't have cable television growing up, and PBS was what provided the only non-mindless entertainment available through the TV.

Why are ya mad--
we're not in the seventys btw.
here-- you just wrote that--so I went over to pbs to get an example-- it just took a minute but here's one
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Mary from Groton, CT, writes:

I have a four-year-old girl and an 18-month-old son. My daughter's jealousy of my son is sometimes palpable. They both were (and are) incredibly smiley infants and he gets so much attention when out in public. My daughter then regresses and babbles like a baby, I assume to get attention. I wish she would just be her charming self and still smile and not be so concerned with her brother. Lately there have been incidents in which she has kicked him-gently, but intentionally-when he's tried to play with her.

Dear Mary:

Some children feel profoundly threatened by their new sibling and as you say, their jealousy can be palpable at times. Here are some suggestions for alleviating the intense jealousy your daughter feels:


Try to emphasize how different your two children are and your daughter's competencies: "Look at 'Tony'--he can walk and throw the ball but he can't draw like you do and put his shoes on. You're big and you can do so many things!" --------
that's from there parents advice section-prominantly linked on their parentrs page-
ok read that thoroughly again-----
welcome to the next fifteen years -or maybe a lifetime of the older child
thinking they are special and better in so many ways than their younger sibling.

Try to emphasize how different your two children are WHAT??????
wasn't trying to argue with ya- just pointing out that we have opposing views on the matter--
and that's ok

ScionShade............Mister Rogers incarnate!!!

Oh yeah?? YOU wanna fight???
HA!
HEY great idea Square!!!
Does anyone know the biography of Mr.Rogers???
Do you think he's a kind of efeminate-a wierdo or anything like that?
You'd be surprised---when i get a chance i'll find a good bio to link here.
Mr.Rogers was one badass dude.
( I see I shouted the PBS american thing--that was just capslock-sorry-guess
that makes it look all emphatic and stuff )

(To squares next response--nonono- I mean it-- Mr. R was a seriously
awesome dude-- war hero and all-- I'll find
some stuff on it)

Yo scion......don't be messin' with the sweater-wearin', shoe-changin', sage-advice-givin' MISTER ROGERS!!!

First off, congratulations on your new child. Here's some advice for the first few months. The first few weeks suck. But then again, you probably already know this. I mean, all the little one does is eat, sleep, cry, and make waste products. Not even a thank you smile to show for it.

But after about 2 months, things begin to change. At that point they develop "social awareness" which basically means they can start reacting to the presence of other people and can recognize familiar faces and objects. That's when it starts to be fun instead of just work. At that point you'll want to take your little one out for a tour of the house and get him/her used to spending some time out of the crib.

So if you can survive the first couple months, just remember it gets easier and your baby will start to sleep for longer stretches of time, instead of just two or three hour naps throughout the day. My son was 7-weeks-old when he began sleeping through the night. I hope you have similar luck.

One website that I'm subscribed to is www.parentcenter.com. They give you advice timed for the age of your child. They have tons of really good articles as well as product reviews. Then there's www.parenting.com (geared toward moms though) and www.about.com/parenting . There's no shortage of parenting websites out there.

What Square said in her reply is right on the money. Especially about Barney.

Best of luck to you in your new adventure!

I don't know what you guys are fightin' about... around here the boobah's are on PBS.
I don't let my kids watch 'em though, they give me nightmares.

forget all the PBS stuff though Stu, Nickelodeon is the only way to go.
Blue's Clues Rocks!

my kids cant get enough of this place
http://www.hallcross.co.uk/