http://www.minti.com/members/lindterbean/advice/ Most Recent Advice on Minti by lindterbean Copyright 2009 Minti en-uk lindterbean CVS is designed to test for certain genetic disorders during pregnancy, much like an amniocentesis, with the exception that it can be performed as much as one month earlier, a great deal of time when you are talking about fetal development. If your doctor recommends this test, it is very important that you understand the risks, benefits and ramifications before ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4397/Chorionic-Villus-Sampling-CVS/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4397/Chorionic-Villus-Sampling-CVS/ Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:51:08 -0800 lindterbean I have suffered from excrucitating motion sickness since I was very small, and a severe ear infection at around 12 years old only served to make matters worse. I have tried all kinds of things, some successfully, some not. Sit in the front seat if possible and look out the windshield, not the side window. Try to keep your ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4128/avoiding-car-sickness-for-kids-and-pregnant-moms/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4128/avoiding-car-sickness-for-kids-and-pregnant-moms/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:18:32 -0800 lindterbean I used to dread the pick-up and the drop-off. As a step-parent, I was thrown into the social driving circle with no education in pick-up safety or etiquette. Despite this trial by fire, I seem to have caught on to a few things that some other parents have not (from what I have seen). Here we go. . .The drop-off: ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4045/pick-ups-and-drop-offs/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4045/pick-ups-and-drop-offs/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:01:06 -0800 lindterbean Some quick advice on freckles and moles after a trip to the dermatologist.Most freckles and moles are no big deal. Some are cute, some are icky. But some are insidious, and these need to be watched. The good news is skin cancer in its early stages is usually visible and can almost always be taken care of if caught soon ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1662/holey-moley-keeping-an-eye-on-freckles-and-moles/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1662/holey-moley-keeping-an-eye-on-freckles-and-moles/ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:39:00 -0700 lindterbean Being a successful student is very different from guiding someone to be a successful student. Many times when we have to help our kids with their homework we are confronted with subjects we have already (and gladly) forgotten, ghosts of topics we struggled with ourselves, or frustration over the fact that our child is having so much trouble in areas ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1180/Math-homework-HELP/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1180/Math-homework-HELP/ Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:36:32 -0700 lindterbean When the refrigerator just isn't big enough. . . Kids' artwork is like wire coat hangers, if you leave it alone, it starts to grow exponentially. Pretty soon it starts to overflow drawers, Christmas trees, office cubicles and wall space. so what to do with all the bits of paper and plaster made for you so lovingly without investing in ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/914/storing-artwork/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/914/storing-artwork/ Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:33:57 -0700 lindterbean Our youngest is the slowest kid on the block - not on the field, but the tempo of her life is definitely Largo. Frustration being the stepmother of invention, we have come up with various tactics to light the proverbial fire. Here are a few choice battles that we eventually won:showering: Explain that if we let the water run ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/909/How-to-speed-up-slow-kids/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/909/How-to-speed-up-slow-kids/ Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:09:45 -0700 lindterbean We have often heard people referred to as 'babies' when they express a strong reaction to a little scrape, but if you think about about it, children (and even some adults) of any age could benefit from a little psychological first-aid to keep them calm and level-headed when accidents strike. Of course, keeping yourself calm and level-headed is the first ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/841/pre-first-aid-tips-for-minor-boo-boos/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/841/pre-first-aid-tips-for-minor-boo-boos/ Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:05:45 -0700 lindterbean As our little babies prepare to leave the nest, it amy seem like there is nothing they would like better than to be rid of us. But once the initial novelty of being on their own has faded (give it between 3 days and 2 weeks), they usually realize they miss home a lot more than they thought they would.Here ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/784/off-to-college-homesickness/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/784/off-to-college-homesickness/ Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:05:03 -0700 lindterbean Some dear dear friends of ours suffered a miscarriage, and like the amazingly considerate and resourceful people they are, despite their own sadness, they sent a letter to each of us before we could all descend on them. This letter detailed their condition and gently outlined how we could support them without being overbearing, and skirting faux pas. I for ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/708/support-for-friends-grieving-after-miscarriage/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/708/support-for-friends-grieving-after-miscarriage/ Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:22:56 -0700 lindterbean In this day and age, it is impossible to keep kids away from the internet. If they don't surf at home, they will in school, at the library, at a friend's house. And the internet can be a valuable resource, supplying access to different cultures, opinions, creativity. Many schools are even using it as a means to dissemanate homework assignments ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/707/children-and-internet-safety/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/707/children-and-internet-safety/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:55:14 -0700 lindterbean This is such an exciting time for many kids - leaving childhood behind and venturing into adulthood. . . and a chance to get all new stuff.Of course merchants take advantage of this, and any supply lists you get from the stores will have a million extra things you won't need and a million more you would never want your ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/626/off-to-college-dorm-checklist/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/626/off-to-college-dorm-checklist/ Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:43:58 -0700 lindterbean My 4 year old son came back from school yesterday and had some skin rash on his face. It's winter here at the moment. He never had skin rash in cold weather before. The rash gone overnight, but when he went out again today he got rash again. Is it just atopic eczema? Typically, at any age, the dry air ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/621/atopic-eczema-dermatitis/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/621/atopic-eczema-dermatitis/ Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:02:34 -0700 lindterbean Our 2 1/2 year old often wakes crying with pain in her legs. I put it down to growing pains but when we took her to the doctor to get her checked out he said there is no such thing as growing pains it is a term used by previous generations for aches and pains that couldn't be explained. ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/604/growing-pains/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/604/growing-pains/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:48:28 -0700 lindterbean As the world grows smaller and smaller, we find boundaries within the international community continually blurring and overlapping. Over the internet we can correspond, shop and learn in another country with more ease than we could twenty years ago across our own city. Even our children are becoming more and more international, and are learning to blend within their day-to-day ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/572/Grands-International-what-to-call-the-grandparents/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/572/Grands-International-what-to-call-the-grandparents/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:41:11 -0700 lindterbean We had a blast with this one - We went to IKEA and bought a pop-up play tent - $7.99and wooden camp stool - $3.99cut a lake out of blue vinyl, no need to hem - $2.99 at fabric storephotocopied and enlarged clip art fish illustrations and mounted them to poster board (inverses also so they are two-sided) - ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/553/fun-inexpensive-birthday-gift-tent/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/553/fun-inexpensive-birthday-gift-tent/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:39:29 -0700 lindterbean Okay, so I am 3 months along and thought I was jumping the gun by looking for daycare now. Turns out, I was sooo wrong. . .Initial questions to ask yourself: Do I need full time or part time care? If you are employed part time, work flex hours or have the help of a friend or relative, you ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/522/the-working-parents-hunt-for-infant-daycare/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/522/the-working-parents-hunt-for-infant-daycare/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:22:00 -0800 lindterbean Just something to watch for - if your child gets recurrent ear infections or complains regularly of pain in the ear, you may want to check for TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) trouble.This is the joint where the jaw joins the temporal bone of the skull, immediately in front of the ear on each side of your head. A small disc of ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/487/recurrent-ear-infections-and-TMJ/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/487/recurrent-ear-infections-and-TMJ/ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:58:49 -0700 lindterbean My daughter will be fourteen in about two weeks. She's incredibly mature for her age, as in, she's basically a genius. (Not to toot my own horn) She's supposed to be in grade 8 but is in her senior year of high school becuase she skipped four grades and is very prepared to use her intelligance in the form of ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/476/Desperate-in-the-teenage-years/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/476/Desperate-in-the-teenage-years/ Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:59:04 -0700 lindterbean I'm not sure if anyone can give me some advice on this topic, but I'm hoping that someone else has been through this and can help me out because its something that I'm struggling with. I have an 11 1/2 month old and his biological father and I separated before he was even born, it was best with the situation ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/466/difficult-situation-and-a-little-time-and-faith/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/466/difficult-situation-and-a-little-time-and-faith/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:47:58 -0700 lindterbean How do you teach your children about their culture? My hubby is maori though I am Aussie. Which I guess makes the kids mozzies!Teaching kids about tolerance and multiculturalism is so much fun. I grew up going to International Schools and my daughter goes to one now. Between my husband and myself we encompass most of the globe, from Indonesia, ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/457/multiculturalism/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/457/multiculturalism/ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:46:29 -0700 lindterbean hi, im in relationship that has been going for about 19 mths.i have really close relationship also with my ex husband, the unfortunate thing is my ex has asked that my new boyfriend have no say in disapline as it the "parents" responsibility.I disagree and believe if i trust this man in my life and in my house with my ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/454/discipline-and-the-new-relationship/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/454/discipline-and-the-new-relationship/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:12:26 -0700