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How do I get my soon to be third grader to practice math before school starts?

jerry w asked:


We have five more weeks of summer left and my daughter hates math. Everything else is fine however I can see her having trobule this year if she doesnt learn what she should have last year. I have bribed with treats or toys and even said you cannot do this or that if you dont practice im dreading when school starts

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Good present idea for my 1 yr old girl?

Kat0312 asked:


My daughter is turning one in July, and she’s plays a lot with her brother’s toys, but maybe some other mothers can help me come up with some ideas on what to get her.. She loves learning toys, and pretty much anything else.. Thanks for the suggestions in advance!!
I’m not really looking to introduce dolls yet.. I want her to get into that in her own time!! Thanks

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What should I get my son for his 4th birthday?

Proud asked:


I refuse to buy more toys. He has more than enough. He is VERY into Spiderman and other comic book heroes, so I have gotten him a life size Spiderman decal for his wall as well as two packages of the smaller wall decals. Other than that, I have no idea what to get him. He’s so tough to buy for. Any suggestions? I don’t mind toys as long as they are educational.

Thanks in advance.

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Were the guidelines of this Disney subsidiary company misleading?

Emi asked:


I work at a new child’s educational toy company called PenPal Notes (http://penpalnotes.com/) that submitted our product for the iParenting Media Awards Program (http://iparentingmediaawards.com/). We paid $250 for our submission, hoping to benefit from the reviews they promise:

Three outside evaluations (evaluation sites may include: an expert, a family and a childcare setting);
Review by the iParenting Media Awards Executive Committee;
A snapshot of the evaluator feedback from the three outside evaluator sites.

Instead, this is the sum total of what we received:

I would condense the facts on each president to numerous cards, maybe have a practice test at the end of each presidents reign to test the facts, or add a few word games to make it fun. The place mat was a good idea but it did not come packaged I would suggest a tube packaging to store it.

The only things I would do is try to make the item less bulky so it can be stored easily or travel well. I would also make the cards laminated and put an expo marker with it for reuse. Lastly, I would make the stickers those reusable types.

I would make the post cards more sturdy, I found that they were very easy to tear if not held properly and taken care of. It might be nice to have them laminated like the place mat that came along with the set.

While their description led us to believe that the reviews would be quite comprehensive, they were in fact quite careless and did not even look as if they had been proofread! We contacted iParenting, and their response indicated that they did not think that there was a real problem. Do you think that we should pursue this matter further?

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Ant farm for a 6-year-old – good idea or bad idea?

lilbosoxfan asked:


I have a 6 1/2 year old cousin, and he LOVES bugs! I try to get him toys that are semi-educational. Is he too young for an ant farm? Or is it a good gift idea?

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