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I just did this on the weekend. I was making a fig to be me when my son asked where "he" was. Then I had to to do the family and now I may have to do the neighbours tonight. (URL) Ted ... Sean(6) ... Brigid(2.5)...Jacquie(who says it makes her look (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, FTX)
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(...) I feel your pain! This is what has been somewhat successful with my six year-old. First, I start out with the reminder that the bulk of the mess is his. If he doesn't help clean up, he will not be allowed to play with them. Since he plays with (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents)
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In lugnet.people.parents, Kelly McKiernan wrote: (snip) (...) Well I have an idea, but it takes a bit of planning. I *love* having my kids help with sorting, but truly I don't think it's fair to expect their help like the expectations set forth for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents)
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(...) It takes some preparation and thinking ahead, but I suggest you make some kind of game out of it. Work with a bell as in boxing matches, that signals short "treat" pauses. Be crative with the "treats". Put something tastefull in a bidon and (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, FTX)
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My wife, who is into creating scrapbooks, was looking through her massive collection of pictures to do a new album last night. I sat down and started going through them too, remembering when my boys were toddlers. It's a trite phrase, but "that (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, lugnet.general)
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