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From: vicki@mathcs.emory.edu (Vicki Powers)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: tape players for a 2.5 year old
Date: 17 Nov 1992 16:01:06 -0500
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
NNTP-Posting-Host: emory.mathcs.emory.edu


A couple of weeks ago, I asked for recommendations for a tape player for
a 2.5 year old and also for tapes.  Here's a summary of the responses I got.
Thanks to everyone who replied, I'm trying to send email to everyone but it
may take a while - I got lots of responses.

There were 7 votes for the Fisher-Price player.

There were 3 votes for the Disney player.

There were 2 votes for the Sony.

One family got their son a Sony Sports, not specifically designed for children,
and said it can take hard knocks.

Two people said that their child didn't like the Fisher-Price player because
the buttons were hard to operate.  One person complained that the door on
their Disney player jammed several times.

The Disney player is for younger children, 6 months and up, and the child can
only operate the start and stop buttons.  Everything else must be done by
an adult.

Several people said that the F.-P. player seems to be indestructible.  Also,
although it is rated for 3 and up, it seems lots of younger kids can operate
it - one person said their 16 month-old can manage the buttons by herself.

A couple of people didn't like the built-in microphone on the F.-P. - kids 
can make loud (annoying) sounds with it.  Also, one person mentioned that their
son was able to erase tapes on the this one (it has one button recording).

One person recommended buying a player that turns off automatically at the
end of a tape, otherwise it will wear out the batteries fast.

Next posting:  Recommended tapes for children

Thanks everyone!!!!

   Vicki

-- 
Vicki  Powers       |  When a student reads in a math book that there are no
Emory University    |  absolutes, suddenly every value he's been taught is
Dept of Math and CS |  destroyed.  And the next thing you know, the student
Atlanta, GA 30322   |  turns to crime and drugs. - Mel Gabler
From: judyd@rosebud.CNA.TEK.COM (Judy E. Drake)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: >>>> a new fun thread??..kids looking like parents
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:16:35 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Redmond,  OR.

In article <ssimmons.722455522@convex.convex.com> ssimmons@convex.com (Steve Simmons) writes:
>
>>My 3 1/2yo son has blonde hair, a fair complexion, and hazel eyes.
>>I'm of Japanese ancestry - both of my parents are Japanese (born in

I work with a man who is half Japanese and you could never tell by
looking--he is about as All-American-Boy as you can get.
 
>Actually, the straight black Asian hair is also a recessive gene. Same
>with the typical black pupils. I am just curious if he has single or 
>double eyelids??? 

This is interesting--I am half Asian (mother from China, father from
Maine), and out of three kids in my family, none of us has my mother's
hair.  We all have shades of brown, two are wavy and only one is straight.
We all do have brown eyes, though.
 
>Most Amerasian kids have American hair and eyes, dark yellowish complexion,
>double eyelids and the bigger American build.  In fact, the American 
>facial features also dominate although there does tend to be a slant in
>the eyes. Well, I get to find out next week. My wife is expecting 1-Dec-92. 
>She's from Hong Kong and I am from Connecticut. 

What are single and double eyelids?  In my family, the American and
Asian features have combined in strage ways.  Only one of us really looks 
white (me).  My brother looks Semitic (he married a Jewish woman, they had 
a very large wedding, and her relatives were thrilled upon seeing my brother 
that Amy was marrying a Jewish boy).  My sister looks Native American.  
However, in our own peculiar ways, we do look like both of our parents.

Judy Drake

Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: AMY.UHRBACH@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Amy Uhrbach")
Subject: re: graphics for tv
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:55:57 GMT

We have the My First Sony tool for the TV - the one for static pictures, not
animation.  It was a gift from my sister, the "indulgent aunt" :-), and she
bought it full price from FAO Schwartz.  The cheapest I've seen is $119, so
the price you found at The Wiz is great.  My son loves it, and so does my
sister when she visits (and she's 30).  So did all kids up to age 13 who visit
- it's great for keeping all visiting kids occupied together and quiet :-).
Of course, no one can watch the TV when it's on. BTW, it's recommended for age
5 and up - no small parts at all, but maybe they figure it's complex.  My
2-1/2 year old works it just fine.  THE ONLY thing he can't do is set the TV
to VCR (actually he probably could, but I refuse to let him find out :-)).  My
only real complaint is that you can't print out the results, to hang on my
fridge, etc.  Saving it on video tape is not the same, and requires that our
TV and VCR be set up in a way incompatible with cable.  I suspect Alex will
soon be doing computer drawings on the real thing instead.
From: advax@reg.triumf.ca (A.Daviel)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: RE: Government and sleepwear
Date: 19 Nov 1992 15:25 PST
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: reg.triumf.ca
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <3208@ncr-mpd.FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM>, chrisw@chopin.FtCollins.NCR.com (Chris Whitley) writes...
>Exactly why is it important that children's sleepwear be 
>flame retardant?  I just don't get it.  Is it that

I think it is one of those things where legislation got brought in to fix 
one particular problem, as a kind of knee-jerk reaction. I vaguely remember 
that there were some types of nightdress (rayon??) that would ignite
like a roman candle, partly because the dress hangs vertically with ventilation
both inside and outside, ideal for fast vertical flame propagation if it catches
fire at the bottom.


--
 Andrew Daviel, Vancouver, Canada
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: choi@win48.nas.nasa.gov (Diana Choi)
Subject: Baby spitting up
Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:25:54 GMT

A friend of mine has a small baby who spits up LOTS after eating.  He's
only about 3 months old and has been doing this for a while.  The doctor
says he looks fine...seems to be gaining weight but poor mom gets
drenched after almost every feeding.  (He's breastfed).  Anyone else
have that problem?  Is this something to worry about?

diana
From: donna@wyse.wyse.com (Donna Diloreto x2231 dept302)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: >>>> a new fun thread??..kids looking like parents
Date: 23 Nov 92 22:22:39 GMT
Organization: Wyse Technologies San Jose, Ca

(Steve Simmons) writes:
>Actually, the straight black Asian hair is also a recessive gene. Same
>with the typical black pupils...
>
>Most Amerasian kids have American hair and eyes, dark yellowish complexion,
>double eyelids and the bigger American build.  In fact, the American 
>facial features also dominate although there does tend to be a slant in
>the eyes...

My children are 1/2 Filipino and 1/2 Italian.  Both have the dark brown
(almost black) hair, and dark brown eyes (there father has brown eyes and
dark brown hair, too).  The only hint of Asian in them is in their eyes
when they are asleep -- no slant, but a little hint of something Asian.
They both have the olive skin (tans beautifully).  Many people couldn't 
guess their nationality.

OTH, we have other friends with 1/2 Japanese and 1/2 Italian children.  
Their children have more of the Caucasian features -- light hair and fair
skin, with the Japanese eyes.

I guess Filipino genes are more dominant than Japanese genes when mixed
with Italian genes?  

Donna

Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: guthrie@nb.rockwell.com (Karen Guthrie)
Subject: Re: Nuts and Raffis ?
Organization: Rockwell International
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:36:00 GMT


I think my pediatritian said 5 years is a safe time for nuts.

Raffi is a Canadian? singer that can get on ones nerves if done to excess.

Karen
From: dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Diane Lin)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Crib to Bed Transition--New FAQ File
Date: 20 Nov 1992 21:47:19 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu
Summary: experiences, advice needed; please e-mail!
Keywords: FAQ, crib, bed


As the keeper of the FAQ File Index, I was chagrined to find that
there isn't an FAQ file on this topic!  I know that there was a lot
of discussion in this newsgroup a little while ago on transitioning
a child from crib to bed, so if someone kept any of the articles,
please pass them on to me.  I am also willing to compile the
responses into an FAQ file, so *please e-mail* me your comments on how
best to make the transition.  All responses will be placed in the
FAQ file, along with names and e-mail addresses, so if you want your
response to be kept anonymous, please state so explicitly.

Please feel free to structure your response in any fashion you wish.
However, the following questions might help you in formulating your
comments:

(1)  What age was your child when you transitioned him/her to a bed?
(2)  Was the transition motivated by the arrival of a new sibling?
(3)  If the answer to (2) was no, why did you decide to move to a
     bed at that time?  (Aside from the obvious sign of child 
     climbing out of his/her crib, what factors conspired to make
     you decide to transition your child when you did?)
(4)  How did you go about preparing your child for the transition,
     and did you find that the preparation paid off?
(5)  Did you encounter any problems with your child wandering out of
     his/her room in the middle of the night or early morning?  If
     so, how did you solve the problem?
(6)  Did moving your child from a crib to a bed result in any
     changes to his/her sleep routine?  (Specifically, my husband
     would like to know if sleeping in a bed will encourage our son
     to stay in bed longer in the morning :-0.)
(7)  Did you make the transition from a crib to a toddler bed or to
     a regular sized bed (please specify what size)?  Were you happy
     with the decision (i.e. crib to toddler bed)?
(8)  If you had it to do over again, would you have made the
     transition earlier, later or at the same time?  That is, did
     you feel the timing was right for your child?
     
Thanks in advance for any input.  Again, PLEASE E-MAIL your comments
to me at dlin@weber.ucsd.edu.  
-- 
Diane C. Lin			"Live now; make *now* always the
dlin@weber.ucsd.edu	         most precious time.  Now will 
(Dylan's mom, 23 months)	 never come again." (ST:TNG)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: judy@locus.com (Judy Leedom Tyrer)
Subject: Things my parents did right, personal.
Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Los Angeles, California
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:36:38 GMT

This thread was fun, but quickly degenerated because it was filled with
large generalizations like "They never spanked me" or "they always played
with me when I wanted".  While these are nice, I was wondering if people would
share more intimate moments about the things their parents did right.  I have
one moment that stands out for each of my parents.  I'll start with my Mom.

My mom lived with her mother until her mother died.  There was a brief 10
year marriage but even then my grandmother dominated my mother's life.  While
raising 2 small children she needed my grandmother's help.  But none the less
she always felt trapped by her life.  Mom wanted to make sure the same thing
didn't happen to us.  She used to take me out in the evenings to mail letters
at the airport.  I can remember she would always say, "Do you see that 
airplane?  It's going somewhere.  Don't you wish you were on it?"

While my Mom didn't have the strength and courage to break away from the life
that had entrapped her, she did have the wisdom to teach us not to make this
mistake in our lives, but to see the world and make our own way in it.  She
not only let us go, she practically shoved us away.  I will always thank
her for that.

-- 
Judy Leedom Tyrer

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"	- William Blake
From: ivy@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Ivy Griffiths)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:32:37 GMT
Subject: Re: flower girl dress needed
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA
Newsgroups: misc.kids

Yes, try thrift stores in upscale neighborhoods.  The store I buy all my
daughters clothes at (for $.89 to 3.59) has some "worn once" party dresses
for $12-20.  I'm sure LA has some great finds.  Just check the yellow pages
under childrens clothes, used.

Girls clothes are super easy to get at thrift stores.  They usually get alot
of pretty clothes that they grow out of quickly so the stuff is great.  My
kids go to the free-play, expressive, get dirty type of preschool, so I 
don't want to spend money or emotions on their clothes.

Ivy Griffiths
From: steph@cardinal.ics.uci.edu (Stephanie Leif Aha)
Subject: $5.00 off Oriental Trading Company Certf.
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 22 Nov 92 17:59:38 GMT
Distribution: usa

Stephanie
ps: If you see this message after Monday Nov 23, 1992, it's
already gone.


Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: steve@crc.ricoh.COM (Stephen R. Savitzky)
Subject: Re: Any tips for Kaiser delivery ...
Organization: RICOH California Research Center
Distribution: ca
Date: 20 Nov 92 17:08:35

Congratulations; our last kid was born at Kaiser Santa Clara last
March.  It's a good place, IMHO.

The main tip, which applies to places other than Kaiser as well, is
that it helps to know as much as possible about what kind of care you
want/need/expect to need, both for yourself and for the baby.
Recognize that the staff are busy, and don't count on them to
instinctively know what needs doing -- TELL THEM, if you think you're
having a problem.  (We noticed that Emmy was turning yellow before
they did, for example, and had them do the bilirubin test.  Got her
under the lights a couple of hours earlier than otherwise.)
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Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: cma@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (christine.m.dakes)
Subject: Re: What do you do when your kid things Metallica is cool?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 19:34:18 GMT
Summary: concert

In article <9430267@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>, jean@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jean Jasinski) writes:
> To digress a bit, what do you do when your HUSBAND likes Metallica?
> Actually, it's only a problem when he goes to concerts and everyone
> thinks he's a narc.  He's only 32 but pretty bald and he has a "mature"
> face.  He can strike up a conversation about music with any teenage boy.
> 

Over the summer, we went to a Metallica concert, I'm 26, hubby was just
a couple weeks shy of 32.  He too lamented about being the "oldest"
guy there.  While there, I looked around...saying "See Honey? There
are guys your age or older here."  He looked around and said
"Yeah, but they're here with their kids!"

Guess you had to be there, it was funny......


Christine
head banger under construction due 1/19/93 or thereabouts
From: chrisw@chopin.FtCollins.NCR.com (Chris Whitley)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: RE: Government and sleepwear
Date: 18 Nov 92 16:24:48 GMT
Reply-To: chrisw@chopin.FtCollins.NCR.com (Chris Whitley)
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO

Exactly why is it important that children's sleepwear be 
flame retardant?  I just don't get it.  Is it that
if there is a fire in your home at night and you have to 
hold the child and run through the flames to safety, you'll
be glad the sleepwear is flame retardant? (This can't be 
right!)  Is it the protection, then, for when they are _not_
sleeping?  Maybe for when they get up in the morning and 
are hanging out by the stove while Dad frys bacon?  If this 
is the case, then it would make more sense that non-sleepwear
be flame retardant, as it is worn much more often when the
child is exposed to potentially flammable situations.  I just
don't get it. 

---------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Whitley            email: Chris.Whitley@FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM
NCR Microelectronics     Phone: (303) 223-5100 ext. 314
2001 Danfield Court        Fax: (303) 226-9556
Ft. Collins, CO  80525
From: RABINOWITZ@BEAR.COM (Ari)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: I dislocated his arm!
Date: 17 Nov 92 18:26:35 GMT
Organization: BEAR STEARNS & CO.
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <1992Nov16.182840.15465@octel.com> cathy@octel.com writes:

> In article <3181@ncr-mpd.FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM> sdavis@khan.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Susan Davis) writes:
> >
> >Well, I found out the hard way how easy it is to accidently pull Ryan's
> >elbow too hard.  
> 
> Boy, did I find this out too!  I really wasn't aware you could even
> do this, as I remember games where our uncles would swing us around
> by our arms, and though there were twenty or so of us first cousins,
> not one had this problem.  However, my story...


This seems to happen so often that at my daughter's day care center they
have a poster on the wall explaining how to pop the arm back into the
joint.

Just last week a friend of mine was late coming over to pick up some
toys because this happened to his son.  The boy was hysterically crying
as they brought him to the doctor's office.  They had to wait a few
minutes before they could see the doctor and during this time the boy
saw a new toy in the waiting room.  Without thinking he reached for it
with his 'bad' arm, and it popped right back into place.  I'm not sure
if the doctor charged for the visit or not :-).

Ari
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From: amy@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Amy McNulty)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Update on my preterm labor: bed for the duration
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:55:18 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: blueheron.pubs.stratus.com

Sorry for the "wasted" bandwidth; my e-mail bounced....


Tracy,

In misc.kids article <1ebcumINN1v3@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> you wrote:
> Well, I'm still in bed.  And the way it looks, I'll only get out of 
> this bed before Christmas if I do it to give birth.

I've been following your postings and keeping my fingers crossed that
everything would be ok, and now I figured that since you're stuck in
bed, you would probably enjoy getting some e-mail. That's great that
you have a net connection; reading News must help the days go by
a little faster....

When I read your last two postings, I couldn't help but think about how
unfair life can be. As you may remember, I've had my share of tragedy
too, but my heart aches at the thought of everything you've gone
through. I truly hope that the contractions will settle down and all  
will be well now that you're bedresting.

> You will probably hear from me again.  I hope I don't get too
> repetitive.

Please do keep up posted on your progress; I know I speak for a lot
of misc.kidders when I say that we wish you well and are thinking of
you and want to hear from you again soon. Even if everything is
"boringly quiet," please just write to let us know that! And if you  
just feel like "talking" with someone, please feel free to drop me a  
note whenever you want; I love to get e-mail and would enjoy hearing
from you!

Take care of yourself and your little guy; here's wishing you the
happiest Christmas ever with the new addition to your family!

	-Amy

______________________________________________________________
amy_mcnulty@vos.stratus.com  or  amy@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Amy McNulty -- Stratus Computer, Marlboro, MA
Stratus pays me to write, but not to write this!
From: cindy@berkp.uadv.uci.edu (Cindy Windham)
Subject: RE: Not limiting sweets
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Organization: University Advancement, University of Calif., Irvine
Distribution: usa
Date: 17 Nov 92 00:40:03 GMT

I agree with the "no bad foods" philosophy, but I have a son who becomes
a whirling demon whenever he eats even one small piece of candy, or
drinks as little as 4 oz. of soda.  His little brother doesn't have
this kind of reaction to sweets, so I don't have a problem with him
eating them.  How would you handle a situation like this?  He's not
just full of energy - it's a very negative type of energy.  He jumps
up and down on the beds, throws things at us (he threw a wrench at me
yesterday), spits, pushes his brother down, etc. when he's "under the
influence".  I've never seen anything like it.  I'm really beginning
to worry about him, and I'm considering taking him to see a psychologist.
He is beyond reason - it doesn't even seem like he can hear us at
these times. 

- Cindy Windham
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: kvt@willow.mitre.org
Subject: Re: BARNEY FANS - PERSONAL APPEARANCE SCHEDULED
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: USA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:44:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.144531.27004@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> laa@cbnewsm.cb.att.com  
(lu.ann.acerbi) writes:
> Just found out that BARNEY will be making a
> personal appearance at Tiny Tots on Route 22
> in Greenbrook on Saturday, November 21, from
> 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  For any other information,
> the store number is 908-968-0440.
> (There goes my Saturday morning !) 

Good Luck! Barney made a personal appearance here
in the Northern VA area this past Saturday at
a local mall.  The place was packed by 7 a.m. 
and the PA didn't even start until 8 a.m.
The Washington Post reported 25,000 people
showed up and more that 2/3 of those didn't
even get close to him in the 2 hours that he was
there.  Luckily, we knew enough to show up about
6:30 a.m. and were amounst the top ten in line!
From: jim@ (Jim Fare)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Christmas question
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:45:20 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd., Waterloo, Ont.

In article <1992Nov20.175232.24053@samba.oit.unc.edu> Tammy.Vandenboom@launchpad.unc.edu (Tammy Vandenboom) writes:
>
> I need some advice from the net.  My husband is very much opposed to the idea of 
...
>My question is, HOW????  Everywhere you look there is Santa this and Santa that.
...
Actually, it's not that hard.  That describes pretty much how I was brought up.
My parents didn't want me to believe in Santa Claus but my grandmother did.
From what I remember, my parents told me about the birth of Jesus being the 
meaning behind "Christ"mas and that there was a very good man called Saint
Nicholas who would give money to people who needed it.  Because this was 
a good example of the giving spirit, he came to symbolize Christmas.  Of
course he died a long time ago but people still like to remember this giving.
Many people don't think that kids can understand this so they still tell kids
that St. Nick is still alive.  Other kids parents' may tell them that Santa
is still alive so you shouldn't try to convince them that he's not (that would
hurt your friends); they will eventually find out in their own time.

In my family, we still addressed presents "from Santa", my dad occasionally 
dressed up as Santa, I still wrote letters "to Santa", I just always 
explicitly knew that "Santa" == "Mom & Dad".

My grandmother critisized (sp?) my parents for not keeping the tradition, 
but we did keep the tradition, we just threw out the myth part.

                                                          [J.F.]




Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: remer@cwis.unomaha.edu (Lynn Remer)
Subject: THANKS!  epi's
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:30:29 GMT

        I sawy my friend last night ans passed on all the advice i was
        given.  Thanks for all the responses everyone, i cant' write you
        back personally because i just dont' have that much computer time.
        Kathy is doing great..I was amazed at how easily she was walking
        and siting...obviously she must still be on her adrenaline high :)