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natalie_1982

Christmas Presents

Going on from Karmgirl's thread below.... what is the funniest present you have received? Here's mine... One Christmas my great aunty gave me a coffee jar full of cotton wool balls, my mum a plastic...

lil123

Rights at work

My childminder as just informed me that she is hardly going to work over the xmas and new year period. My job requires me to work most of this period. Where do I stand if I can't get any childcare and...

FredaD

Child Benefit

How long after baby's birth should my daughter receive child benefit - she rang number listed but was then told to ring another another at ?1.50 per minute! She sent birth certificate when the baby...

ethanryan

the word no

hi i have a 2 year old who will be 3 in may and at the moment will not listen to a word me or his dad have to say, all we ever getr off him is no. how do you all deal with it to try and stop it....

ethanryan

childcarwe voucher scheme

i was just reading spanners post and they spoke about childcare voucher scheme. what is this and how is it different from claiming childcare fom tax credits. who can apply? thanks

6758

childminders pay???

Hi there all.... just wondering what the going rate is? I have 2 boys aged 13 & 11 who go to unregistered childminder for 7 hours a day, 3 times a week... What do you think is a fair rate to pay? I...

gina32

any registered childminders?

and if you are please can you tell me how long it took from applying to being registered and what went on inbetween, many thanks

Finance Guy

Baby does not like having his face washed!

Can anbody help? Our son gets really upset when we try to wash or wipe his face. He is one next month and a generally a very placid, happy child in every way. He loves baths, does not mind being...

ecrs2300

Party

Can you think of a good birthday party for a 13 year old girl? We don't want anything like a cinema trip, disco, pizza hut e.t.c. We want it in the house and we want something different

Potatoman

Sims 2

Hi all - a really quick question - What is the point of this game? How is it completed?

sunflower68

childminder

Our neighbours moved in at Christmas; since then we have struck up a good friendship. However I have 2 problems - firstly she is a childminder but sometimes her partner takes the children to the park...

betty3000

Wedding days

I haven't been to a wedding before so don't really know what the day entails which is why I want to ask peoples opinion on this situation. I have been invited to a wedding at which my boyfriend is the...

lauralane

Pyjamas and Pants

Can someone settle a completely silly argument me and my friend are having. She says her son who's three should wear underwear under his pyjamas at night. I say he shouldn't. Can anyone help settle...

Belfast

Childcare costs

I'm soon to become a single parent, all being well. Can anyone tell me how much childcare is likely to cost me, because I'd need to go back to work full-time after 6 months maternity leave? Also, is...

Warhorse

Bed wetting

Can anyone please give a very frustrated Mother any ideas to stop her Daughter of 6 from wetting the bed, She says she wakes up but cant be bothered to get up I am asking this on behalf on my friend...

imajenarry

childminder costs

does anyone use a childminder.will start using childminding services soon and just wondered what the average charges are.thankyou.

lynneylou

christmas

Hi, my daughter will be 13 this year and we have always gone ott to make sure we leave presents from santa and stockings etc, even moving a few coals from the fire onto the floor and sprinkling...

welly_2003

Tax credits

Hi All, I am entiltled to tax credits but was just wondering if any oneknows if i get help with child care costs. The reason i ask is that my parents look after my child while i work. As they are not...

yinyang

going out to play?

Hello. I just wanted to get opinions from other parents on what age they let their children out to play on their own. Round here ( and it's not a 'bad' area ) about nursery age i.e 3 - 4 seems to be...