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 Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:28 pm
I browsed about and didn't see a parental introduction thread anywhere, and thus I was inspired to strike one up. If there is one, feel free to terminate this thread whenever necessary.
I thought that it would be enjoyable for those of us who are parents or simply have every day contact with a child to tell a little bit about ourselves.
Quote: Name - Current age - Age of your child(ren) - Names of your child(ren) - Location - Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) - Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) - Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - (example: If you're planning on having an epidural or other pain medication, try not to wait too long to go to the hospital. If you arrive late into your labor, you run the risk of no longer qualifying for those drugs.) Current parenting milestone - Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? -
Ect, ect. If anyone comes up with anything else that they think may be interesting to read about, let me know. =3
Also, if you're an aunt, uncle, day care provider or other individual who loves to chatter about the children they care for, feel free to edit as you see fit. This is just a generalized introduction, after all.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:36 pm
Name - Kal
Current age - 21
Age of your child(ren) - 3 1/2
Names of your child(ren) - Riley Adrian
Location - South-East Michigan
Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) - I'd have to say that my ultrasounds and nursery construction were the best. I had so many sonograms during my pregnancy that I basically watched her grow, which was fantastic.
Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) - It wasn't really weird - I just went from hating pickles to eating them constantly. xD.
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - Despite any extreme drowsiness you may have, make sure that the anesthesiologist removes the epidural needle from your back if you receive one. I had the unpleasant experience of having one left in for over two days.
Current parenting milestone - My daughter is terrified of pooping on the toilet. She's been potty trained otherwise since shortly after her first birthday. We've tried every approach known to man, and she just refuses. We're also taking her to communication and speech classes at the local children's hospital to help her catch up with kids her own age, as she had a severe hearing loss for her first two years of life. Surgery mended the condition.
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? - For toddlers I recommend decks of cards (kid cards come with all sorts of animals, cartoons and other fun things on them) to play memory/match with. Also finger paints and a lot of newspaper to spread on the floor of the work area. For infants, electric singing swings and soft mirrors. Baby Einstein was fantastic as well. ^^. My daughter loves her V-Smile game system, which has somehow taught her math that she resisted when I attempted to teach it to her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:41 am
Name - Andrea
Current age - 22 in a week
Age of your child(ren) - 3
Names of your child(ren) - Jake
Location - NC
Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) - Ultrasound, and heart moniter I went into false labor at 6 months and I got to here his heart all night
Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) - corndogs with grape jelly
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - Dont help them further medical science I said I would and they stuck a tube in me with a bulb full of water to open my cervix and I had 11 people in the room when I gave birth including a helicopter pilot.
Current parenting milestone - the terrrible 3's
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? - toughy....I would suggest roald dahl and leapfrog and geotrax trains
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:28 pm
Name - Most people on Gaia call me Loki
Current age - 24
Age of your child(ren) - 4 y/o son and 3y/o daughter
Names of your child(ren) - Son: Sean and Daughter: Loren
Location - Alabama, USA
Best pregnancy experience - Both my pregnancies were hard on me, but i always enjoyed the first (and subsequent) ultrasounds! And of course, holding the new baby for the first time!
Weirdest pregnancy craving - Popeye's cajun rice, spearmint peppermints, and orange juice. I was sooooo addicted to spearmint peppermints that I actually broke a tooth from eating os many of them.
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - Prepare for anything and everything!
Current parenting milestone - Getting my kiddos ready for school
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? -
V-Smile game console. I'm a gamer myself, so getting my little ones interested in video games was a no-brainer for me. They LOVE playing it and it's educational!
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:58 pm
That system is great. She (my daughter) doesn't spend too much time on it, and it has truthfully taught her so many things that it's just unbelievable. There's only so much you yourself can drill into a child in a day, and different learning possibilities are almost always embraced by toddlers. They like a variety, and V-Smile definitely gives it to them.
The Dora game is set for 5 year olds, but my two year old plays it with ease. I was really afraid it would be too advanced, but they make it so that the content can be learned, and not overwhelming.
Glad someone else likes this stuff as well. ^^
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:37 am
Name - Katrina
Current age - 18 (19 in 3 weeks)
Age of your child(ren) - 3 months
Names of your child(ren) - Jason
Location - southeast PA
Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) - the first ultrasound and heart listening thing...i was amazed...and having a belly shelf to rest my hands on
Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) - double cheese burgers from McD's and turkey hoagies from Wawa
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - exercise your arm and back...a did the mistake of beliving a friend when she said all you use while delivery is your legs but in reality you dont even use your legs...wasted push
Current parenting milestone - smiles and coos...trying to crawl
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? - puppets...i have a monkey puppet my son just loves
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:25 pm
Name - Lunashock
Current age - 23
Age of your child(ren) - 3 1/2 year old son.
Names of your child(ren) - Logan
Location - Texas
Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) - My first ultrasound was NOT what I expected and it really was a huge bummer because of the way they did it. The second one was awesome and it was great. Although I have to say my best part was feelign him kick for the first time.
Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) - Oh boy, lol. Uhm, I craved Ivory soap (had PICA) and pretty much everything that is a no no during pregnancy like raw food, steak, etc.
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - Have a birth plan, don't go in with unreal expectations
Current parenting milestone - Speech therapy, the 3s
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? - Leappad
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:56 pm
Oh wow. Yay.
Luna, your three and a half year old also attends speech therapy? I'd love a chance to talk to you, if I may. I'm curious as to why he's going, how he's doing, what sort of activities they do with him and whatnot. My daughter, who is the same age, has only been going for a few months and it has helped her tremendously already. I confess, I'm just utterly curious. You're the first mate I've heard of doing the same thing as myself.
On a random note:
Leap Frog learning systems are amazing, I agree. =3
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:47 am
Name -April
Current age -24
Age of your child(ren) -8,6,& 4
Names of your child(ren) -Billy,Jacob,& Alyssa
Location -NV
Best pregnancy experience(for the mums and dads) -feeling the first kick
Weirdest pregnancy craving (for the mums or even the dads) -penutbutter & chesse whiz on salmon
Short and sweet advice for labor and delivery - in my oppinion natural is the best way to go
Current parenting milestone - completing potty training (no more daipers),learning to read &write, and learning how to spell their names and getting dressed on their own
Toys/books/ect you'd recommend for other children/parents? - simple toys are the best you dont have to spend a fortune on toys with flashing lights and things like that the best toys for kids are the ones that you can sit down and play with them and help the learn my boys love logos so i bought the big ones and we all sit down and build things togther
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:04 am
Kalandra
Oh wow. Yay.
Luna, your three and a half year old also attends speech therapy? I'd love a chance to talk to you, if I may. I'm curious as to why he's going, how he's doing, what sort of activities they do with him and whatnot. My daughter, who is the same age, has only been going for a few months and it has helped her tremendously already. I confess, I'm just utterly curious. You're the first mate I've heard of doing the same thing as myself.
On a random note:
Leap Frog learning systems are amazing, I agree. =3
my oldest goes to speech and he has been going sence he started school(for 3 years now) and sadly it hasnt helped him all that much i mean when he first started attending i could see a differnce after about the first week and then he kept on improving greatly for the first year he was in it and then after that he didnt really show much improvement at all and as far as the teachers go they keep me out of the loop as much as they can the only time i hear anything is if he gets into trouble but then again he also gose to resouce for his reading and writing and the teachers who work with him there are great they send home progress reports once a week and they actually send home things for him to do that way he can continue learning at home
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