I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

Hailey B

My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!

Answer
Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

will a nissan rogue fit three car seats?

raeann k

I have a 6 and 5 year old in two booster seats and just found out i'm expecting.. Will a 2011 Nissan Rogue fit 2 boosters and an infant car seat comfortably or should i start looking around for something bigger

Answer
Congratulations!

It totally depends on what seats your children will be riding in and in what positions.

Many parents have successfully installed three car seats across as shown here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=33226

I would look into the Chicco Key Fit 30 infant car seat as it is typically narrower than other infant car seats. Usually the KeyFit works best when installed in the center. Another option is using a convertible car seat straight from birth. Look at the lowest bottom slots measuring about 8 inches or less to ensure the harness straps can be adjusted at or below the baby's shoulders.

The Diono Radian is the narrowest car seat on the market that measures about 14" across the thighs and 17" wide at the shoulders. It is typically outgrown around age 3-5 rear facing and another two to three years forward facing. This means that it will be the last harnessed car seat your child will need. It is spendy, but it is indeed worth it. The Radian R100 can typically be found on sale on amazon for around $207: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diono+radian+r100

A newborn needs their car seat in at at a 45 degree angle to keep their airway open and the Radian does take up a ton of front to back space in the vehicle. You could try installing it in the center seat and have the top part of the Radian fan between the two front vehicle seats. Or you could have the Radian installed behind the passenger seat, but have no one sit in the front passenger seat until your baby gets some head control. When your infant is older, you can always used the angle adjuster by Diono to get the seat more upright.

You can always use the Chicco KeyFit 30 then get the Diono Radian later so you don't have to eat the dashboard. It is completely up to you =]

But I have to warn you- boosters can be difficult to buckle in a three across situation. You might get some scraped knuckles, but it is indeed do-able.

Also, if you do install in the outboard seating position for the infant seat, installing with the seat belt generally gives you more room. When installing it with the seat belt, the car seat can be scooted closer to the door. The seat just needs to be installed with less than an inch of movement. The KeyFit 30 has a built in lock-off to aid seat belt installs.

My best advice for you is to go to Toys R Us and try out car seats and different combinations. If you are installing a car seat in the center position in the back seat, LATCH cannot be used as they aren't reinforced in the center (unless your vehicle manual says specifically that they can be used in the center). The lower anchors on the side seating positions are connected by a metal bar; this is (usually) not found in the center.

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Anyone drive a 4-door car with 2 car seats?

in wit

How do your carseats fit? We are thinking about ttc sometime next year and right now I drive a 2007 Mazda 3. It will be paid off in April 2011. We don't want to trade it in until its paid off, but if we can get 2 car seats to fit in there, then we won't have to get a new car right away and I like the idea if not having to pay a car loan for awhile.

Right now DD is in a Recaro Signo that is in the middle. I also have a Combi infant seat that we used to have in the middle. My hubby is tall and if we put the Recaro in back of the driver seat, he won't be able to drive unless he drives really squished against the wheel. I am wondering if it would fit with the infant seat rear facing in hte middle and the Recaro in back of the passenger. I havent tried it yet. I guess if I have to, I would rather but narrower car seats then have to buy a new car

Answer
we are getting ready to have this same dilemma. I am going to have to put my sons convertible carseat behind the driver. Bc my husband has to have the seat back further. The infant seat in (less than 5 wks) is going behind the passenger side seat. This is only way we can fit in our 4 door explorer. I wish I had two middle seats bc I would feel much better about where my boys are seated. I havent really seen to many ppl try and put infant seat and convertible car seat right next to each other. You can try and see if they are safely installed that way. Im just afraid my toddler might try to hit or throw one of his toys in the baby seat if hes that close to his brother.

Baby registry and purchases before your baby shower?

Married an

I have not started my registry nor do I plan to until probably around Thanksgiving time. I am just curious what everyone bought before their showers. I am a big CraigsList surfer but haven't purchased much yet. I think you can find great stuff on there for fractions of the price. I was thinking I would buy used a video baby monitor, cloth diapers (to find my preferred type/brand) and dresser and crib set (once I check out the recalls, etc). I have also been given a bunch of stuff from my sister in law like bouncy chairs, bassinettes, infant swing, clothing, baby tub, stroller & carseat (not sure about it's safety rating though) and a bunch of other stuff I have no idea what it is.

What is left for my baby registry?

Baby #1 due February 1, 2011 and shower is only 2 weeks before the due date!
Having the shower so close because that's when my sister (has time and) offered to have it for me. I would prefer to have it after the baby is born that way out of town people could meet the baby and we don't know what we're having yet!

Answer
Well, i have a 7month old and i'm still finding things i need. I suggest getting some sort of toybox/storage system...i really like those cubbies and fabric bins. you won't really need it for a while, but i'm already tripping over all her toys! a hamper. i have a little 3drawer plastic office organizer for her headbands and clips, it's nice for little odds and ends. I agree with a previous comment, it's better to buy a new carseat if you are able to. A soft lamp, so when you go in to feed/change/check on baby you won't wake them up too much. you'll need a finger nail clipper. again, i agree w a previous person...a diaper warmer isn't necessary, just hold it in your hand for a minute. blankets, lots of socks (they always go missing) pacifiers and a CLIP, don't forget a clip to attach it to the baby or car seat. one little gadget i was given, and loved was this timer (from babiesRus or target i think) it has a few timers for last diaper change, feeding, medicine administration, how long they've been asleep. it helped me alot in the beginning to wake her up for her feedings instead of letting her sleep thru them.

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Are you going to circumcise your baby boy?

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Proud Momm

Why or why not?

Answer
No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.

If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"

Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.

It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.

Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.

Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.

Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html

Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html

www.NoCirc.org



•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.

•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.

•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.

•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.

•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.

www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org

I have dream catcher tattoo on my arm, what should i add around it? Pics inside?

xo_caitlin

I have a tattoo similar to this one: http://peachytattoos.com/peachy-tattoos-blog/2011/11/2/dreamcatcher-tattoo-native-american-tattoo.html

and I want to add something onto my front shoulder, I was thinking of more roses running across and down a little but what other good options could i do?

NEED SOME IDEAS
Okay for the ignorant people I am actually half Native American.... I didn't know words could show someone's ethnicity ?

And a dream catcher is a lot more than a baby's decoration toy, there are many meanings behind it. If you're going to be shallow please don't even comment because your wasting my time, thanks

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Do you know what a dreamcatcher is? It's a infant's cradle decoration, like a crib mobile. nothing more. It has no magic powers or special meanings. It is laughable how white people have become obsessed with dream catchers, and adults all want to own them.

So you have a tattoo of a baby's toy? Why not get a pacifier and a baby bottle to go with it?

or the words- "white girl who knows nothing about native culture but wants to appropriate it anyway" ?

Oh, wait, you don't need the words, the tat says it all.

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Are you going to circumcise your baby boy?

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Proud Momm

Why or why not?

Answer
No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.

If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"

Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.

It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.

Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.

Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.

Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html

Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html

www.NoCirc.org



•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.

•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.

•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.

•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.

•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.

www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org

I have dream catcher tattoo on my arm, what should i add around it? Pics inside?

xo_caitlin

I have a tattoo similar to this one: http://peachytattoos.com/peachy-tattoos-blog/2011/11/2/dreamcatcher-tattoo-native-american-tattoo.html

and I want to add something onto my front shoulder, I was thinking of more roses running across and down a little but what other good options could i do?

NEED SOME IDEAS
Okay for the ignorant people I am actually half Native American.... I didn't know words could show someone's ethnicity ?

And a dream catcher is a lot more than a baby's decoration toy, there are many meanings behind it. If you're going to be shallow please don't even comment because your wasting my time, thanks

Answer
Do you know what a dreamcatcher is? It's a infant's cradle decoration, like a crib mobile. nothing more. It has no magic powers or special meanings. It is laughable how white people have become obsessed with dream catchers, and adults all want to own them.

So you have a tattoo of a baby's toy? Why not get a pacifier and a baby bottle to go with it?

or the words- "white girl who knows nothing about native culture but wants to appropriate it anyway" ?

Oh, wait, you don't need the words, the tat says it all.

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Unreported news...again. Anyone want to help?

what is on my babys skin?

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ViRi

everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

Answer
If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

Why are San Fran Liberals wanting to Ban Male Circumcision?

vin

The Board of Supervisors just banned toys in Happy Meals, which drew worldwide attention.

Now the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco is on male circumcision.

A proposed ballot measure for the November 2011 ballot – when voters will be electing the San Francisco’s next mayor – would amend The City’s police code “to make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.”

Doing so would result in a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year in jail, according to the proposed measure submitted to the Department of Elections.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/Ban-happy-SF-targets-male-circumcision--107073653.html
Are they seriously mentally challenged? Do they not know the serious Health risks of Not getting Circumcised?

http://www.circinfo.net/benefits_outweigh_the_risks.html

Answer
Did it occur to you that it just might be the conservatives that don't want their tax dollars and insurance premiums being wasted on an unnecessary elective surgery?

And what "serious health risks" result from not being "circumcised"?
Have you ever heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Pretty scary to new parents. It kills about 120 infants each year in the US. Well, "circumcision" kills about that same number of boys in the US each year. Add to that many boys will find that their equipment has been ruined by the amputation, instances where the glans has been amputated along with the foreskin, where the penis is badly damaged by infections after the surgery. Why do the European nations that do not mutilate their baby boys have better health stats than the US for all the baby maiming that is done here?

The only real risk is to the "doctors" that depend on easy income to pay for their Porches, they may have to get side jobs to make the payments, I would suggest they apply for Wal-Mart Greeter.

Do you know how morris and wiswell (your sources) come up with their numbers that show a benefit from male genital mutilation? When a boy is examined prior to surgery the "doctor" might determine that there is a problem with the penis so the child is deemed to be "not a good candidate for surgery" then when the "study" was performed these surgery rejects were included in the "uncircumcised" group and guess what; the "uncircumcised" boys had more infections and other problems than the mutilated boys had. Because the group also included the boys that the doctors would not operate on because they had other problems with their penises.

Even if you finish last in the class they still call you doctor.

Male infant or child genital mutilation is a human rights violation.

Should this measure actually make it to the ballot, some of my Mid-West conservative dollars will be sent that way to support it.

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will a nissan rogue fit three car seats?

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raeann k

I have a 6 and 5 year old in two booster seats and just found out i'm expecting.. Will a 2011 Nissan Rogue fit 2 boosters and an infant car seat comfortably or should i start looking around for something bigger

Answer
Congratulations!

It totally depends on what seats your children will be riding in and in what positions.

Many parents have successfully installed three car seats across as shown here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=33226

I would look into the Chicco Key Fit 30 infant car seat as it is typically narrower than other infant car seats. Usually the KeyFit works best when installed in the center. Another option is using a convertible car seat straight from birth. Look at the lowest bottom slots measuring about 8 inches or less to ensure the harness straps can be adjusted at or below the baby's shoulders.

The Diono Radian is the narrowest car seat on the market that measures about 14" across the thighs and 17" wide at the shoulders. It is typically outgrown around age 3-5 rear facing and another two to three years forward facing. This means that it will be the last harnessed car seat your child will need. It is spendy, but it is indeed worth it. The Radian R100 can typically be found on sale on amazon for around $207: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diono+radian+r100

A newborn needs their car seat in at at a 45 degree angle to keep their airway open and the Radian does take up a ton of front to back space in the vehicle. You could try installing it in the center seat and have the top part of the Radian fan between the two front vehicle seats. Or you could have the Radian installed behind the passenger seat, but have no one sit in the front passenger seat until your baby gets some head control. When your infant is older, you can always used the angle adjuster by Diono to get the seat more upright.

You can always use the Chicco KeyFit 30 then get the Diono Radian later so you don't have to eat the dashboard. It is completely up to you =]

But I have to warn you- boosters can be difficult to buckle in a three across situation. You might get some scraped knuckles, but it is indeed do-able.

Also, if you do install in the outboard seating position for the infant seat, installing with the seat belt generally gives you more room. When installing it with the seat belt, the car seat can be scooted closer to the door. The seat just needs to be installed with less than an inch of movement. The KeyFit 30 has a built in lock-off to aid seat belt installs.

My best advice for you is to go to Toys R Us and try out car seats and different combinations. If you are installing a car seat in the center position in the back seat, LATCH cannot be used as they aren't reinforced in the center (unless your vehicle manual says specifically that they can be used in the center). The lower anchors on the side seating positions are connected by a metal bar; this is (usually) not found in the center.

Are you going to circumcise your baby boy?

Proud Momm

Why or why not?

Answer
No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.

If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"

Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.

It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.

Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.

Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.

Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html

Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html

www.NoCirc.org



•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.

•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.

•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.

•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.

•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.

www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org

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what is on my babys skin?

best infant toys for 2011 image

ViRi

everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

Answer
If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

Why are San Fran Liberals wanting to Ban Male Circumcision?

vin

The Board of Supervisors just banned toys in Happy Meals, which drew worldwide attention.

Now the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco is on male circumcision.

A proposed ballot measure for the November 2011 ballot – when voters will be electing the San Francisco’s next mayor – would amend The City’s police code “to make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.”

Doing so would result in a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year in jail, according to the proposed measure submitted to the Department of Elections.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/Ban-happy-SF-targets-male-circumcision--107073653.html
Are they seriously mentally challenged? Do they not know the serious Health risks of Not getting Circumcised?

http://www.circinfo.net/benefits_outweigh_the_risks.html

Answer
Did it occur to you that it just might be the conservatives that don't want their tax dollars and insurance premiums being wasted on an unnecessary elective surgery?

And what "serious health risks" result from not being "circumcised"?
Have you ever heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Pretty scary to new parents. It kills about 120 infants each year in the US. Well, "circumcision" kills about that same number of boys in the US each year. Add to that many boys will find that their equipment has been ruined by the amputation, instances where the glans has been amputated along with the foreskin, where the penis is badly damaged by infections after the surgery. Why do the European nations that do not mutilate their baby boys have better health stats than the US for all the baby maiming that is done here?

The only real risk is to the "doctors" that depend on easy income to pay for their Porches, they may have to get side jobs to make the payments, I would suggest they apply for Wal-Mart Greeter.

Do you know how morris and wiswell (your sources) come up with their numbers that show a benefit from male genital mutilation? When a boy is examined prior to surgery the "doctor" might determine that there is a problem with the penis so the child is deemed to be "not a good candidate for surgery" then when the "study" was performed these surgery rejects were included in the "uncircumcised" group and guess what; the "uncircumcised" boys had more infections and other problems than the mutilated boys had. Because the group also included the boys that the doctors would not operate on because they had other problems with their penises.

Even if you finish last in the class they still call you doctor.

Male infant or child genital mutilation is a human rights violation.

Should this measure actually make it to the ballot, some of my Mid-West conservative dollars will be sent that way to support it.

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My 1 year old wakes up at 4 am and screams, and he won't stop until we get him. How can I make it stop.?

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Wardinger

Answer
Did GSU *REALLY* just call your child a pet? Your child is not a pet. Don't follow that advice and treat it like one. How insulting!

Don't leave your child alone when they are screaming at night. The reason the child might stop is because they have lost trust in you. Why would you want that?

The first stage of Erikson's theory on development is "Trust vs. Mistrust." The infant and toddler stages are a time for the child to realize that, when they need you the most, you are going to be there for them. If you loose that developmental stage at this point, it will carry through for the rest of their lives.

Let me say that again - If you loose that developmental stage at this point, it will carry through for the rest of their lives.

What kind of toys does your child have in his crib? A stuffed animal and a toy similar to these:

http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2011&e=detail&selcat=bgtoys&pid=34168

may help him if he wakes up. He may be able to keep himself occupied and not become as afraid.

If you wear perfume, try lightly scenting a blanket with it and leaving it in his crib. Smell is the strongest association senses. That may help him quite a bit.

Does he have any lighting or is the room pitch black? Try a night light as this may help him feel more comfortable.

Remember that, at this age, if a child cannot see you, they might think you are no longer there. They do not necessarily have a concept yet that if you're not in their vision or sight of any of the other senses, you still exist. He is crying out of fear sometimes that he is alone. Give him the reassurance every time that you are there when you hear him. It is a LOT!!! of work, but the payoff is there in knowing you are doing what is best for your child.

I hope the other suggestions help some.

Matt

will a nissan rogue fit three car seats?

raeann k

I have a 6 and 5 year old in two booster seats and just found out i'm expecting.. Will a 2011 Nissan Rogue fit 2 boosters and an infant car seat comfortably or should i start looking around for something bigger

Answer
Congratulations!

It totally depends on what seats your children will be riding in and in what positions.

Many parents have successfully installed three car seats across as shown here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=33226

I would look into the Chicco Key Fit 30 infant car seat as it is typically narrower than other infant car seats. Usually the KeyFit works best when installed in the center. Another option is using a convertible car seat straight from birth. Look at the lowest bottom slots measuring about 8 inches or less to ensure the harness straps can be adjusted at or below the baby's shoulders.

The Diono Radian is the narrowest car seat on the market that measures about 14" across the thighs and 17" wide at the shoulders. It is typically outgrown around age 3-5 rear facing and another two to three years forward facing. This means that it will be the last harnessed car seat your child will need. It is spendy, but it is indeed worth it. The Radian R100 can typically be found on sale on amazon for around $207: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diono+radian+r100

A newborn needs their car seat in at at a 45 degree angle to keep their airway open and the Radian does take up a ton of front to back space in the vehicle. You could try installing it in the center seat and have the top part of the Radian fan between the two front vehicle seats. Or you could have the Radian installed behind the passenger seat, but have no one sit in the front passenger seat until your baby gets some head control. When your infant is older, you can always used the angle adjuster by Diono to get the seat more upright.

You can always use the Chicco KeyFit 30 then get the Diono Radian later so you don't have to eat the dashboard. It is completely up to you =]

But I have to warn you- boosters can be difficult to buckle in a three across situation. You might get some scraped knuckles, but it is indeed do-able.

Also, if you do install in the outboard seating position for the infant seat, installing with the seat belt generally gives you more room. When installing it with the seat belt, the car seat can be scooted closer to the door. The seat just needs to be installed with less than an inch of movement. The KeyFit 30 has a built in lock-off to aid seat belt installs.

My best advice for you is to go to Toys R Us and try out car seats and different combinations. If you are installing a car seat in the center position in the back seat, LATCH cannot be used as they aren't reinforced in the center (unless your vehicle manual says specifically that they can be used in the center). The lower anchors on the side seating positions are connected by a metal bar; this is (usually) not found in the center.

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I have dream catcher tattoo on my arm, what should i add around it? Pics inside?

best infant toys for 2011 image

xo_caitlin

I have a tattoo similar to this one: http://peachytattoos.com/peachy-tattoos-blog/2011/11/2/dreamcatcher-tattoo-native-american-tattoo.html

and I want to add something onto my front shoulder, I was thinking of more roses running across and down a little but what other good options could i do?

NEED SOME IDEAS
Okay for the ignorant people I am actually half Native American.... I didn't know words could show someone's ethnicity ?

And a dream catcher is a lot more than a baby's decoration toy, there are many meanings behind it. If you're going to be shallow please don't even comment because your wasting my time, thanks

Answer
Do you know what a dreamcatcher is? It's a infant's cradle decoration, like a crib mobile. nothing more. It has no magic powers or special meanings. It is laughable how white people have become obsessed with dream catchers, and adults all want to own them.

So you have a tattoo of a baby's toy? Why not get a pacifier and a baby bottle to go with it?

or the words- "white girl who knows nothing about native culture but wants to appropriate it anyway" ?

Oh, wait, you don't need the words, the tat says it all.

I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

Hailey B

My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!

Answer
Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

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I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

best infant toys for 2011 image

Hailey B

My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!

Answer
Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

what is on my babys skin?

ViRi

everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

Answer
If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

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I have dream catcher tattoo on my arm, what should i add around it? Pics inside?

Q. I have a tattoo similar to this one: http://peachytattoos.com/peachy-tattoos-blog/2011/11/2/dreamcatcher-tattoo-native-american-tattoo.html

and I want to add something onto my front shoulder, I was thinking of more roses running across and down a little but what other good options could i do?

NEED SOME IDEAS
Okay for the ignorant people I am actually half Native American.... I didn't know words could show someone's ethnicity ?

And a dream catcher is a lot more than a baby's decoration toy, there are many meanings behind it. If you're going to be shallow please don't even comment because your wasting my time, thanks

A. Do you know what a dreamcatcher is? It's a infant's cradle decoration, like a crib mobile. nothing more. It has no magic powers or special meanings. It is laughable how white people have become obsessed with dream catchers, and adults all want to own them.

So you have a tattoo of a baby's toy? Why not get a pacifier and a baby bottle to go with it?

or the words- "white girl who knows nothing about native culture but wants to appropriate it anyway" ?

Oh, wait, you don't need the words, the tat says it all.

Original Question

I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

Q. My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!

A. Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

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what is on my babys skin?

Q. everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

A. If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

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what is on my babys skin?

Q. everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

A. If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

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Why are San Fran Liberals wanting to Ban Male Circumcision?

Q. The Board of Supervisors just banned toys in Happy Meals, which drew worldwide attention.

Now the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco is on male circumcision.

A proposed ballot measure for the November 2011 ballot – when voters will be electing the San Francisco’s next mayor – would amend The City’s police code “to make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.”

Doing so would result in a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year in jail, according to the proposed measure submitted to the Department of Elections.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/Ban-happy-SF-targets-male-circumcision--107073653.html
Are they seriously mentally challenged? Do they not know the serious Health risks of Not getting Circumcised?

http://www.circinfo.net/benefits_outweigh_the_risks.html

A. Did it occur to you that it just might be the conservatives that don't want their tax dollars and insurance premiums being wasted on an unnecessary elective surgery?

And what "serious health risks" result from not being "circumcised"?
Have you ever heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Pretty scary to new parents. It kills about 120 infants each year in the US. Well, "circumcision" kills about that same number of boys in the US each year. Add to that many boys will find that their equipment has been ruined by the amputation, instances where the glans has been amputated along with the foreskin, where the penis is badly damaged by infections after the surgery. Why do the European nations that do not mutilate their baby boys have better health stats than the US for all the baby maiming that is done here?

The only real risk is to the "doctors" that depend on easy income to pay for their Porches, they may have to get side jobs to make the payments, I would suggest they apply for Wal-Mart Greeter.

Do you know how morris and wiswell (your sources) come up with their numbers that show a benefit from male genital mutilation? When a boy is examined prior to surgery the "doctor" might determine that there is a problem with the penis so the child is deemed to be "not a good candidate for surgery" then when the "study" was performed these surgery rejects were included in the "uncircumcised" group and guess what; the "uncircumcised" boys had more infections and other problems than the mutilated boys had. Because the group also included the boys that the doctors would not operate on because they had other problems with their penises.

Even if you finish last in the class they still call you doctor.

Male infant or child genital mutilation is a human rights violation.

Should this measure actually make it to the ballot, some of my Mid-West conservative dollars will be sent that way to support it.

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Unreported news...again. Anyone want to help?

Q. I have often seen answers here where people have wanted to help Native Americans on reservations. Here's your chance.

I found this article in the Hocak Worak (Newspaper of the Ho-Chunk Nation) June 24th edition. As usual, the national media fails to report on Native issues and the government fails to provide for people in need right here within the boarders of the United States. Had this tragedy happened anywhere besides an Indian Reservation, it would be all over the news and the government would be bending over backwards to help.

CROW NATION STRUGGLING TO HELP TRIBAL MEMBERS IN NEED
Sara L. Peterson
Staff Writer
As storms sweep across the country during a tumultuous spring that will go down in the record books, tribal nations are struggling to find residents left stranded after flooding devastated the Crow Reservation in northern Montana on May 25, 2011.

Most of the state of Montana had been under some sort of flood advisory, as workers frantically fill
sandbags and search crews are searching for those still unaccountable. “There are families and elders still isolated and stranded in their homes,” said tribe spokesman Donald Spotted Tail on May
26, 2011. “There’s no way for them to access basic human needs such as food and water.” There is also the warning of water supply contamination in the region of the Little Bighorn River.

Tribal officials said the flooding has damaged at least 75 homes and about 150 people from the reservation remain at the Montana State University-Billings, along with 43 people from outside
Billings, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs....

Donations are still needed for those that were displaced after the storms and flooding. Many of these people were left without any clothes, food, or shelter.

To date the terribly poverty stricken tribe has made over
150 layoffs and is working to just get people back into homes on the reservation. The tribe is quickly depleting its funds in the effort. “We have never been a rich people: we’ve always struggled, but we’ve always survived. That’s what we will do now”, Old Crow said.

Items that are needed include:
• Non-perishable Food
items
• Milk, Juices, etc.
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Bottled Water
• Infant Formula and baby
Food
• Diapers
• Personal Hygiene Items
(this includes items
such as soap, shampoo,
toothbrushes and
toothpaste, and toilet
paper.)
• Plates and Eating Utensils
• Blankets and linens
• Laundry Soap
• Coloring Books
• Clothes (must be clean
and in repair if not new)
• Kids Toys
• Dog and Cat Food
They are also accepting gift
cards to Wal-Mart, Costco,
Target, Sams Club, etc.

Donations can be sent to:
Donations for Flood Victims
of the Crow Nation
8645 South Weaver Drive
Crow Agency, MT 59022
c/o Little Bighorn College

A. nie:wen for posting this Sarah. Lets hope a lot of people pitch in to help them.

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what is on my babys skin?

Q. everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything

A. If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.

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Why are San Fran Liberals wanting to Ban Male Circumcision?

Q. The Board of Supervisors just banned toys in Happy Meals, which drew worldwide attention.

Now the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco is on male circumcision.

A proposed ballot measure for the November 2011 ballot – when voters will be electing the San Francisco’s next mayor – would amend The City’s police code “to make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.”

Doing so would result in a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year in jail, according to the proposed measure submitted to the Department of Elections.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/Ban-happy-SF-targets-male-circumcision--107073653.html
Are they seriously mentally challenged? Do they not know the serious Health risks of Not getting Circumcised?

http://www.circinfo.net/benefits_outweigh_the_risks.html

A. Did it occur to you that it just might be the conservatives that don't want their tax dollars and insurance premiums being wasted on an unnecessary elective surgery?

And what "serious health risks" result from not being "circumcised"?
Have you ever heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Pretty scary to new parents. It kills about 120 infants each year in the US. Well, "circumcision" kills about that same number of boys in the US each year. Add to that many boys will find that their equipment has been ruined by the amputation, instances where the glans has been amputated along with the foreskin, where the penis is badly damaged by infections after the surgery. Why do the European nations that do not mutilate their baby boys have better health stats than the US for all the baby maiming that is done here?

The only real risk is to the "doctors" that depend on easy income to pay for their Porches, they may have to get side jobs to make the payments, I would suggest they apply for Wal-Mart Greeter.

Do you know how morris and wiswell (your sources) come up with their numbers that show a benefit from male genital mutilation? When a boy is examined prior to surgery the "doctor" might determine that there is a problem with the penis so the child is deemed to be "not a good candidate for surgery" then when the "study" was performed these surgery rejects were included in the "uncircumcised" group and guess what; the "uncircumcised" boys had more infections and other problems than the mutilated boys had. Because the group also included the boys that the doctors would not operate on because they had other problems with their penises.

Even if you finish last in the class they still call you doctor.

Male infant or child genital mutilation is a human rights violation.

Should this measure actually make it to the ballot, some of my Mid-West conservative dollars will be sent that way to support it.

Original Question

Unreported news...again. Anyone want to help?

Q. I have often seen answers here where people have wanted to help Native Americans on reservations. Here's your chance.

I found this article in the Hocak Worak (Newspaper of the Ho-Chunk Nation) June 24th edition. As usual, the national media fails to report on Native issues and the government fails to provide for people in need right here within the boarders of the United States. Had this tragedy happened anywhere besides an Indian Reservation, it would be all over the news and the government would be bending over backwards to help.

CROW NATION STRUGGLING TO HELP TRIBAL MEMBERS IN NEED
Sara L. Peterson
Staff Writer
As storms sweep across the country during a tumultuous spring that will go down in the record books, tribal nations are struggling to find residents left stranded after flooding devastated the Crow Reservation in northern Montana on May 25, 2011.

Most of the state of Montana had been under some sort of flood advisory, as workers frantically fill
sandbags and search crews are searching for those still unaccountable. “There are families and elders still isolated and stranded in their homes,” said tribe spokesman Donald Spotted Tail on May
26, 2011. “There’s no way for them to access basic human needs such as food and water.” There is also the warning of water supply contamination in the region of the Little Bighorn River.

Tribal officials said the flooding has damaged at least 75 homes and about 150 people from the reservation remain at the Montana State University-Billings, along with 43 people from outside
Billings, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs....

Donations are still needed for those that were displaced after the storms and flooding. Many of these people were left without any clothes, food, or shelter.

To date the terribly poverty stricken tribe has made over
150 layoffs and is working to just get people back into homes on the reservation. The tribe is quickly depleting its funds in the effort. “We have never been a rich people: we’ve always struggled, but we’ve always survived. That’s what we will do now”, Old Crow said.

Items that are needed include:
• Non-perishable Food
items
• Milk, Juices, etc.
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Bottled Water
• Infant Formula and baby
Food
• Diapers
• Personal Hygiene Items
(this includes items
such as soap, shampoo,
toothbrushes and
toothpaste, and toilet
paper.)
• Plates and Eating Utensils
• Blankets and linens
• Laundry Soap
• Coloring Books
• Clothes (must be clean
and in repair if not new)
• Kids Toys
• Dog and Cat Food
They are also accepting gift
cards to Wal-Mart, Costco,
Target, Sams Club, etc.

Donations can be sent to:
Donations for Flood Victims
of the Crow Nation
8645 South Weaver Drive
Crow Agency, MT 59022
c/o Little Bighorn College

A. nie:wen for posting this Sarah. Lets hope a lot of people pitch in to help them.

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Are you going to circumcise your baby boy?

Q. Why or why not?

A. No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.

If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"

Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.

It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.

Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.

Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.

Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html

Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html

www.NoCirc.org



•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.

•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.

•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.

•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.

•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.

•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.

www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org

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I have dream catcher tattoo on my arm, what should i add around it? Pics inside?

Q. I have a tattoo similar to this one: http://peachytattoos.com/peachy-tattoos-blog/2011/11/2/dreamcatcher-tattoo-native-american-tattoo.html

and I want to add something onto my front shoulder, I was thinking of more roses running across and down a little but what other good options could i do?

NEED SOME IDEAS
Okay for the ignorant people I am actually half Native American.... I didn't know words could show someone's ethnicity ?

And a dream catcher is a lot more than a baby's decoration toy, there are many meanings behind it. If you're going to be shallow please don't even comment because your wasting my time, thanks

A. Do you know what a dreamcatcher is? It's a infant's cradle decoration, like a crib mobile. nothing more. It has no magic powers or special meanings. It is laughable how white people have become obsessed with dream catchers, and adults all want to own them.

So you have a tattoo of a baby's toy? Why not get a pacifier and a baby bottle to go with it?

or the words- "white girl who knows nothing about native culture but wants to appropriate it anyway" ?

Oh, wait, you don't need the words, the tat says it all.

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I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

Q. My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!

A. Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

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Wouldn't it be great if we had more heroes like Christopher Christie?

Q. I think its time Politicians stand up to the millions of murders going around.

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie, who made his stance against legalized abortion known during the campaign, has remained relatively quiet about social issues, including the debate on abortion.
But Monday, during a rally outside the Statehouse marking the 38th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, Christie spoke to hundreds who weathered bitter temperatures, telling them "this is an issue whose time has come."
Speaking for five minutes without a coat, Christie said "every life is precious and a gift from God."
Christie discussed no changes in policy or altering the judicial system to try to undo state laws on abortions. Christie last year cut funding to women’s health clinics, most operated by Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion services. While some GOP lawmakers noted the link between Planned Parenthood and abortions, Christie stressed the decision was made to save money in a tough budget year. Democratic lawmakers blasted Christie for the decision, saying the money would not be used for abortions.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/anti-abortion_rally_marks_roe.html

What kind of a person cannot control his/her sexual organ anyway. Even if you screw up maybe its time to live up to your responsibility. Isn't that the way it was always done. I mean if you are that irresponsible and that horny just use a sexual toy lol.
Fake Ronald Reagan- I think it would be better if he cracked down on illegals and welfare fraud. Rather then hitting the public workers but you gotta remember this. Public workers get paid way too much and they retire at age 30 to 40. They have huge pensions and what not. I think the crack down should have been done a long time ago. You guys want the guy working for minimum wage to pay their salaries. Its not gonna happen. NJ should declare bankruptcy and lets see where they get their huge checks from.

I support unions but not abusive unions who ask for unreasonable pay and benefits.
Baraccoli - I agree with you too but he did cut SSI and he did stand up to the Liberals. His job is medium at best I mean those state workers are getting paid a lot of money.

A. 10-4. What Progressives do to the unborn infants, they did to blacks during slavery and Jews during their reign in Germany: dehumanize, use, and destroy. Madness has a name in the modern world and what was Nazism last century is Progressivism this century.

Christie has an uphill battle in trying to dismantle the progressive machine as entrenched as they are in the state of New Jersey... and restore America to a self-sustaining level... but I for one will back his play and I hope he exposes every ounce of corruption and every scam they throw at him.

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Why are San Fran Liberals wanting to Ban Male Circumcision?

Q. The Board of Supervisors just banned toys in Happy Meals, which drew worldwide attention.

Now the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco is on male circumcision.

A proposed ballot measure for the November 2011 ballot – when voters will be electing the San Francisco’s next mayor – would amend The City’s police code “to make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.”

Doing so would result in a fine of up to $1,000 and up to one year in jail, according to the proposed measure submitted to the Department of Elections.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/Ban-happy-SF-targets-male-circumcision--107073653.html
Are they seriously mentally challenged? Do they not know the serious Health risks of Not getting Circumcised?

http://www.circinfo.net/benefits_outweigh_the_risks.html

A. Did it occur to you that it just might be the conservatives that don't want their tax dollars and insurance premiums being wasted on an unnecessary elective surgery?

And what "serious health risks" result from not being "circumcised"?
Have you ever heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Pretty scary to new parents. It kills about 120 infants each year in the US. Well, "circumcision" kills about that same number of boys in the US each year. Add to that many boys will find that their equipment has been ruined by the amputation, instances where the glans has been amputated along with the foreskin, where the penis is badly damaged by infections after the surgery. Why do the European nations that do not mutilate their baby boys have better health stats than the US for all the baby maiming that is done here?

The only real risk is to the "doctors" that depend on easy income to pay for their Porches, they may have to get side jobs to make the payments, I would suggest they apply for Wal-Mart Greeter.

Do you know how morris and wiswell (your sources) come up with their numbers that show a benefit from male genital mutilation? When a boy is examined prior to surgery the "doctor" might determine that there is a problem with the penis so the child is deemed to be "not a good candidate for surgery" then when the "study" was performed these surgery rejects were included in the "uncircumcised" group and guess what; the "uncircumcised" boys had more infections and other problems than the mutilated boys had. Because the group also included the boys that the doctors would not operate on because they had other problems with their penises.

Even if you finish last in the class they still call you doctor.

Male infant or child genital mutilation is a human rights violation.

Should this measure actually make it to the ballot, some of my Mid-West conservative dollars will be sent that way to support it.

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Unreported news...again. Anyone want to help?

Q. I have often seen answers here where people have wanted to help Native Americans on reservations. Here's your chance.

I found this article in the Hocak Worak (Newspaper of the Ho-Chunk Nation) June 24th edition. As usual, the national media fails to report on Native issues and the government fails to provide for people in need right here within the boarders of the United States. Had this tragedy happened anywhere besides an Indian Reservation, it would be all over the news and the government would be bending over backwards to help.

CROW NATION STRUGGLING TO HELP TRIBAL MEMBERS IN NEED
Sara L. Peterson
Staff Writer
As storms sweep across the country during a tumultuous spring that will go down in the record books, tribal nations are struggling to find residents left stranded after flooding devastated the Crow Reservation in northern Montana on May 25, 2011.

Most of the state of Montana had been under some sort of flood advisory, as workers frantically fill
sandbags and search crews are searching for those still unaccountable. “There are families and elders still isolated and stranded in their homes,” said tribe spokesman Donald Spotted Tail on May
26, 2011. “There’s no way for them to access basic human needs such as food and water.” There is also the warning of water supply contamination in the region of the Little Bighorn River.

Tribal officials said the flooding has damaged at least 75 homes and about 150 people from the reservation remain at the Montana State University-Billings, along with 43 people from outside
Billings, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs....

Donations are still needed for those that were displaced after the storms and flooding. Many of these people were left without any clothes, food, or shelter.

To date the terribly poverty stricken tribe has made over
150 layoffs and is working to just get people back into homes on the reservation. The tribe is quickly depleting its funds in the effort. “We have never been a rich people: we’ve always struggled, but we’ve always survived. That’s what we will do now”, Old Crow said.

Items that are needed include:
• Non-perishable Food
items
• Milk, Juices, etc.
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Bottled Water
• Infant Formula and baby
Food
• Diapers
• Personal Hygiene Items
(this includes items
such as soap, shampoo,
toothbrushes and
toothpaste, and toilet
paper.)
• Plates and Eating Utensils
• Blankets and linens
• Laundry Soap
• Coloring Books
• Clothes (must be clean
and in repair if not new)
• Kids Toys
• Dog and Cat Food
They are also accepting gift
cards to Wal-Mart, Costco,
Target, Sams Club, etc.

Donations can be sent to:
Donations for Flood Victims
of the Crow Nation
8645 South Weaver Drive
Crow Agency, MT 59022
c/o Little Bighorn College

A. nie:wen for posting this Sarah. Lets hope a lot of people pitch in to help them.

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Anyone drive a 4-door car with 2 car seats?

Q. How do your carseats fit? We are thinking about ttc sometime next year and right now I drive a 2007 Mazda 3. It will be paid off in April 2011. We don't want to trade it in until its paid off, but if we can get 2 car seats to fit in there, then we won't have to get a new car right away and I like the idea if not having to pay a car loan for awhile.

Right now DD is in a Recaro Signo that is in the middle. I also have a Combi infant seat that we used to have in the middle. My hubby is tall and if we put the Recaro in back of the driver seat, he won't be able to drive unless he drives really squished against the wheel. I am wondering if it would fit with the infant seat rear facing in hte middle and the Recaro in back of the passenger. I havent tried it yet. I guess if I have to, I would rather but narrower car seats then have to buy a new car

A. we are getting ready to have this same dilemma. I am going to have to put my sons convertible carseat behind the driver. Bc my husband has to have the seat back further. The infant seat in (less than 5 wks) is going behind the passenger side seat. This is only way we can fit in our 4 door explorer. I wish I had two middle seats bc I would feel much better about where my boys are seated. I havent really seen to many ppl try and put infant seat and convertible car seat right next to each other. You can try and see if they are safely installed that way. Im just afraid my toddler might try to hit or throw one of his toys in the baby seat if hes that close to his brother.

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