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Latest post on 28 August 2013 - 13:53
Hi Dusha At 17 months you can totally control what he eats and there is no need to be giving him rubbish like Kit Kats, even if it is only once a week. By doing so, you'll only make it harder to get him in to healthy eating habits. All children are different and it can be trial and error finding what works. I'd try offering him a small variety of healthy foods at each meal, my children never liked food mixed all together, so separate piles for cucumber sticks, apple, crackers etc. Offer him a selection, with some nice purees to dip in to and let him explore and play with the food himself. I think it's really important at his age to eat with him, chat to him and make meal times fun. Don't focus too much on the food or his eating. Eat yourself and be full of praise when he does too. The worst thing you (or your nanny) can be doing is to be hovering over him, being anxious and making him anxious.
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Latest post on 28 August 2013 - 13:41
Not sure of his source but my husband read last night that villa prices went up 31% in the first half of this year. We live in Alma, AR and villas are currently being advertised for similar to 2008, pre crash. Not sure if that correlates to actual sale prices though.
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Latest post on 27 August 2013 - 10:17
It was simply a comment about using "txt spk" in posts. Whenever I see it, to my mind it always devalues whatever the person is trying to say. Probably just means you're old. My younger relatives do all their Facebook posts in text speak and it makes me feel like a dinosaur trying to decipher them. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12893416'>This[/url'> is a great article. To quote: "Government educationalists get all worked up about words like LOL - they see them as substandard and unorthodox. "But the small amount of research on this issue shows that kids who use slang abbreviations are the more articulate ones. It's called code switching."
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Latest post on 27 August 2013 - 09:57
Once I started on Fenugreek we got the problem of him choking on my milk spraying into his throat because I had to much milk, ugh... always something isnt it... My baby pulled off last week when I was feeding him and my friend sitting next to me got sprayed. Eeeeek!
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 22:26
I've been taking Fenugreek tablets and nursing tea and they've made a huge difference. Was really struggling for supply before I started them. I got the Fenugreek tablets from a stall near Marks and Spencers in Festival City. They are Solgar brand which I really like. Nursing tea from the Organic Shop. Three tablets and three cups of tea a day, milkorama!
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 22:22
I'm wondering what she said now!
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 22:21
Hi Marroosh No advice, just wanted to say that's an exciting thing to be thinking about :) :) :)
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 17:55
Glad to have the link to the Snopes report thanks. I think as others have remarked many of us have noticed adverse effects in our own children after consuming products with these kinds of colouring agents and for sure they are best avoided as are most things synthetic. Totally agree, you can't beat home made.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 16:51
The Snopes article actually confirms that the concern is the food colouring which was the issue I posted on not the GMO factor. edited by Di@DXB on 26/08/2013 Yep, I know Di@DXB, I wasn't trying to contradict you. It was more to explain how the story has come about, the last paragraph being especially relevant but snopes wouldn't let me cut and paste. Anyway, I'm with Bird, I wouldn't let the stuff near my children, it looks vile.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 15:07
I hope you find one Anita Merlin, it's absolutely the best piece of baby equipment I've bought. All four of my children have loved it and it's gone everywhere with us. I'd sell you mine but once my last baby grows out of it I'm saving it for future grandchildren :)
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 14:59
Hi sourskittleashnut If you do choose not to vaccinate, don't do it on the basis of that 'study'. The doctor who did it was found guilty of serious professional misconduct and struck off from being a doctor as a result of it. For more info, read [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine_controversy'>this.[/url'> At my children's school we provide a copy of their vaccination card, no idea if they check it with the doctor or not, I'd guess not.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 11:28
A dentist I went to a while back said she wouldn't give local anesthesia while I was pregnant. It wasn't urgent although if you are in pain it might be another matter. As another poster said it's a benefits/risks balance. If it's just a standard cavity then you don't normally need anesthesia although it would be pretty painful to have a root canal without numbing.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 10:21
[url=http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/kraftgmo.asp'>This[/url'> from snopes is worth a read.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 10:16
Gosh, I wouldn't be happy if my husband had a hidden profile and none of my family on it yet thought it was ok to dictate what I could post on my profile in case his family saw it. Maybe your husband could put pics of your son on his own profile so your FIL can see them there?
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:23
I think you are taking a great approach Zaza, I hope you get the outcome you want and can go on to be much happier. You don't deserve to have to put up with what he is doing. TDB, in my case it was my mother who was the cheat, then my step father when I was older. What am I meant to do, trust no-one? And there was no world crashing down for me, it all started when I was a toddler and was always a complete mess as long as I can remember. Maybe that's the key, ruin the family unit when your kids are too young to know any better :D Anyway, their mistakes are their mistakes, I've got a great template how NOT to behave in a marriage and am very happy in mine :) I hope you are too :)
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 21:59
A cheater will raise a daughter who has a distrust of men and will grow up believing men will stray. I'm sorry that is your experience TDB, that really sucks. It's not always the case though, maybe the difference is my parents never involved me in their cheating.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 21:25
Hi DR In my parents circumstances my step father was doing his cheating on work trips that he would have gone on anyway. He was certainly always present in our lives. Prior to that, my mother and father's marriage broke up as my mother was having an affair with my future step father. I don't consider either of them to be bad parents because they cheated on their spouse. That was and is, an aspect of their lives that has nothing to do with their relationship with me. As for risking their children's happiness, I guess by the time they actually embarked on affairs their marriages had reached a point where they were never going to work out anyway - divorce was looming with or without the cheating.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 16:35
I don't believe in the sisterhood, I really wish I did but so many women seem to be so fast to put down or trample on other women :( For me the blame rests on the married party, the one that took, then broke, their vows. Whether that's the man, the woman, or both.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 16:19
No idea why he wasn't fired, he did hold a very senior position that would have been hard to replace. Or he could have not been fired thanks to sexist double standards that are depressingly so prevalent. It's doubly depressing because as you say, TDB, young kids pick up on this stuff and the message is that the woman is the marriage wrecking slapper whilst the man, well, that's just what they do. ETA: TDB, just realised that you could take that as a personal attack. It's certainly not meant as such, just a moan about attitudes in general. It's great that you were proud of your Mum for taking a stand :) <em>edited by Daza on 25/08/2013</em>
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 14:41
What I loved about Jambase was how unpretentious it was. Can't imagine Pacha will be as relaxed.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 14:08
I need to stand up for myself but at the same time protect myself, my kids and our future. At the same time they love him as their father and I can't destroy that for them no matter how hurt and angry I'm feeling. Good for you Zaza. I find it really admirable that you want to try to maintain your children's relationship with their father rather than damaging it because of how he is treating you. I totally disagree with the assumption of some people that a lousy cheating husband must also be a deadbeat Dad who won't support his children. My stepfather was a serial cheater and rubbish husband but a great father who has always supported (emotionally and financially) his children. My father abhors cheating and would never do so but he's a lousy father who has so little interest in my life that he probably couldn't even remember my children's names.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 09:12
Maybe the OP means divorce is HER only option now as she can no longer stay in a marriage with a cheater. Quinn 10, maybe you could let it slide but we all have different things we are willing to tolerate in a marriage and if the OP has reached her limit then it seems a little harsh to describe her attitude as holier than thou. The OPs husband is being a terrible husband but maybe he would be happy to support his family so his children could stay here. I know it would break my husband's heart to live in a different country from his children, and as lulubaker said, family is what is important. OP, only you can judge how your husband will react, I hope you have a plan soon and it all goes well, good luck.
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Latest post on 22 August 2013 - 14:20
Oh that sucks! Don't understand why it's closed, it was always heaving when I was there :(
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 15:22
I find lavender very calming, I put a few drops of oil in Goodspheres in the bedroom for a few hours at night. Lovely and relaxing. I'm also drinking nursing tea at the moment which I'm actually taking for breastfeeding but I've noticed it has a calming effect. It's Yogi brand, from the Organic Shop. What works best for me though is exercise, nothing like a good brisk walk to make me relax, it's hot but doable early morning or evening.
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 08:53
I saw steel cut oats in the Organic Shop at The Greens yesterday.
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 16:03
Make them do them themselves? I made my school lunch from age 6, I keep thinking I should get my eldest to make hers.....could up being even more effort though!
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 15:59
I hope she told him that a car can't run smoothly with an inadequate piston in the crank shaft......
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 15:49
I normally go to Costa overlooking Ski Dubai, my children love looking at the snow.
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 10:28
You're totally right TDB, it does depend on the husband. My husband and I had joint finances before marriage and children and I was very sure of his views on how family finances should work if I was a SAHM. I couldn't have married him and had a family if he somehow not thought me his equal if I was not contributing financially. Like you, I'd find it humiliating to have an allowance or to ask for money although as you say, this works for some families and if it works, great.
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 10:12
I don't think I'd feel comfortable being completely under someone else's income for the very reason OP has said - you are completely beholden to them. I like your post TDB although I would say that money isn't the only thing of value that someone can contribute to a relationship. I am completely dependent on my husbands income however he is completely dependent on me to run our home and raise our children, it's a two way street. I don't feel that my contribution, as it's not financial, is any less than his, nor does he.
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 09:38
I've taken my breastfeeding baby to Juan in JLT as I had the same problem as you. I booked for 10am early in the week which is normally quiet. It's big so there is plenty of space to get away from other people and move around with your baby. They didn't mind and I felt comfortable doing it as I'd often seen other small children there. I took his bouncy chair and buggy so I didn't need to hold him while the dye was being applied.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 22:18
After 12 weeks I have heard my parents speaking out of my mouth more times than I care to admit... a classic the other day was "my giddy aunt!" Where in good gracious me did that come from? Did I really just turn into my mum?! Ha! I'm determined never to say "you treat this house like a hotel". Betcha I fail :D
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 22:13
Totally agree kiwispiers, our family works the same financially as yours, I can't imagine my husband giving me an allowance or having to ask him for money. To the OP, if your husband is controlling you financially because you've been irresponsible in the past you need to deal with it together rather than him treating you like a child. As kiwispiers says, sit down with him, work out a reasonable budget (for you both) and stick to it.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 20:49
just thinking while it's quiet. I love time to think when it's quiet too. I wish I had a dirham for all the times I've said "I can't hear myself think" when the children are all in full swing.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 20:23
I'm a SAHM of 4 and I expect my husband to parent equally at the weekend. We both have busy jobs during the week (although he is the only one that gets paid) and we both need a bit of time to ourselves occasionally. If I want to see friends or get my nails done or just have a bit of time on my own then I do it while he stays with our children. The same goes vice versa (although he's yet to get his nails done ;) ). Lucky for me my husband actually wants to be a capable, present parent and wants me to have a break sometimes too - he's a big believer in happy wife, happy life :) Tell you husband they are his children too and he needs to pull his socks up.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 15:19
Who knows. Awful for them if it's true but it is a little hard to believe. Especially as it seems to be the excuse du jour for drug smugglers - the Brit grandmother on death row in Bali said similar.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 15:15
I'm sorry to hear that Diet7up, I don't blame you for needing a rant, I'd be very annoyed too. Unfortunately unless they are a not for profit, schools here really just are a money making business and are run accordingly. I hope your daughter gets a place.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 14:53
Ooo yes, that sounds familiar about getting the teachers name first in the past. I can't wait to find out either, might see you there, I'll be the one crying miserably about my baby starting school.
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 14:29
Did you get the induction day email? In part it says: "In order for your children to be fully at ease when they begin their education here with us, we would like to invite them to attend a short induction morning on Sunday the 1st of September, from 9am-10am. We hope that this will be a very relaxed hour, allowing you and your children the opportunity to meet their teacher for the first time and become familiar with their new classroom and school." That is for nursery if that is what you mean by FS1, I get confused by all the different terms! I think I remember finding out earlier for my oldest child although my mind could be deceiving me on that, I can't remember what I had for breakfast most days ;)
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Latest post on 18 August 2013 - 14:25
I've done lots of long haul with little ones (UK/NZ and Dubai/NZ) and it totally depends on your children but what definitely works best for us is day flights. My children don't sleep well on planes and I'd rather be trying to keep them entertained during the day when people are awake rather than trying to keep them entertained and quiet when people are sleeping. We always break in up with an overnight in an airport hotel but NZ isn't a direct flight, in your place I'd probably go for the 14 hours direct. Doing an over night stop would probably be better than a few hours stopover if you can't face direct. It's a chance to run around, have a swim if the hotel has a pool, have a shower and get some sleep before continuing the journey. It also means you arrive fresher and really helps with the jetlag. Books and an ipad are useful for short bursts but what you really need most at that age is plenty of patience to walk around and around and around and around the plane. Then around again. Take lots of little snacks (homemade not microwave popcorn in great if that is age appropriate) and something to suck on to help little ears on descent. Expect not to relax for a second, that way any time sitting down that you do get will be a bonus. Hopefully it won't be nearly as bad as you are fearing, it's normally not :)
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Latest post on 17 August 2013 - 19:37
Sorry Bluetit, the Arabian Wildlife Center is not metro or taxi suitable, just noticed you are limited by that.
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Latest post on 17 August 2013 - 19:35
Nope, nothing else. Skin is all nice and soft without having to apply anything else. If you like the shiny look you could apply a couple of drops of oil after your shower while your skin was still damp. I prefer not to though.
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Latest post on 17 August 2013 - 17:21
Hi Marroosh I swear by virgin coconut oil, rub it in to the skin before showering the shower as usual. The shower takes off the oily layer that sits on your skin but your skin is left lovely, soft and moisturised. I use all over, including face. Totally natural and cheap as chips too :)
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Latest post on 17 August 2013 - 17:18
Hi Bluetit Welcome to Dubai! My five year old son loves ten pin bowling, we go to the one in Mirdif Mall although there are other venues for it as well. You could do a beach club day at one of the hotels, the Westin is good, as is the Jebel Ali Resort. Wild Wadi is great fun and fine in this hot weather. Time Out magazine often has good suggestions/deals so look at that. The [url=http://www.sharjahtourism.ae/en/heritage/museums/arabias-wildlife-centre'>Arabian WildlifeCentre[/url'> is indoors and well worth a visit.
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Latest post on 15 August 2013 - 15:34
Hi Daza, I have been to the Marriott a couple of time, but the children area was pretty small with no bouncy castles. I was in the Market place's restaurant itself. Is there another play area that I may have missed out? Maybe in one of the other 2 restaurants? edited by amazingdxb on 15/08/2013 Oh no amazingdxb, you missed out! The main play area is in the central piazza area next to the asian restaurant, Bamboo something. Two big bouncy castles, you can't miss it ;)
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Latest post on 14 August 2013 - 18:11
Thanks cckl, will try them.
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Latest post on 14 August 2013 - 16:55
I've got 4 children under 8 and have been to brunches at Raffles (ages ago), Marriot (Deira), Bubbalicious and Mina Salam. The Marriott gets my vote for best with children. We got a table set up in the children's play area so could sit at our table and watch them which was far preferable than spending the time following them around as they go to play areas. The children's area is set up in a large indoor courtyard so it doesn't feel claustrophobic or loud. There are bouncy castles, a movie and activities. There is a wide range of really good food over three (I think) restaurants. The other brunches you mention are 'flasher' but I didn't find them as good with young children as I couldn't sit, eat and relax, I spent most of the time trying to keep tabs on them. I find Bubbalicious the worst of the lot although that may be because I don't drink at brunches and it can feel like a bit of a drinking frenzy, those imbibing generally seem to have a great time.
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Latest post on 13 August 2013 - 19:56
Hi MrsRayner I'm in Alma and all is fine here with the water. Typical DEWA, clear as mud :D
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Latest post on 25 July 2013 - 22:04
Our play area.....nearly as fun as watching paint dry! (Sorry OP, I've been to four indoor play areas this week, urgh.)
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Latest post on 25 July 2013 - 21:27
oh, and wear something that won't come off easily ;) I second that! I went two weeks ago and my lovely husband and children failed to warn me about the pressure of the jets on the up slide thing. I hadn't bothered doing my shorts up tightly (the post baby **** is doing a pretty good job keeping them up though) and I nearly broke every modestly law going. I was desperately trying to keep them in place, the Wild Wadi man was yelling at me to hold on to the tube handles and I was shrieking back that I was losing my shorts. Oh the shame. Lots of fun though, OP, you won't look daft at all, I'd love the chance to ditch the kids for half an hour and have some proper fun :)
 
 
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