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A-Z of parenting. Breastfeeding questions, trying to conceive (TTC), advanced maternal age, due by months, parenting teenagers, curfews and sharing your car, military families, toddlers learning to walk, weaning your baby, adopting, international or domestic adoption, forever families, single parenting, cloth diapering, benefits of crunchy living, and more.
The real meaning of a play group - Time for mom or dad to enjoy the company of other parents. Compare, laugh, and share the wonders of your child in our play group forums.
Congratulations! Here is your place to post with other moms all due in the same month.
Pick your due in month and start sharing the joys and excitement of your pregnancy.
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Check out our Quad and our Quad After Dark and start chatting! Feel like venting, debating, indulging in adult talk? You will find it all in here.
General chatroom, local water cooler hang out, discussions over coffee, chatty parents and local hangout for UofMom members.
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Your venting forum. No need to explain, no need to defend yourself. Feel the rage, feel the fury, vent in here for instant relief. Inlaws getting you down? Gas prices driving you crazy? Blow off steam in the vent zone.
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"KIDPOWER International™ is a charitable educational organization founded in California in 1989. KIDPOWER teaches people of different ages and abilities to be successful in learning and practicing personal safety, self-protection, confidence, and advocacy skills."
Resource articles on parenting skills, the importance of raising happy, healthy children with calm minds.
Sources: KIDPOWER, ScreamFree Parenting, and independent resources.
Whether you are already a proud father, expecting your first child, or trying to be a dad, share your life experiences, helpful tips, and concerns. Tired of talking to knee high company? Spend some time discussing the latest fad, fast cars, sports leagues (fantasy leagues), the rise and fall of your wallet, and everything in between.
A forum for the dads at University! Fathers are important too! Talk about sports, the stock market, gadgets, latest fads and general daddy talk. Cool dads hang out here.
Find Webkinz stuff in the Webkinz forum in our extra curricular activities. Book club, latest book reviews, best selling novels, Oprah Book Club... join the Library on UofMom. House remodeling, arts and crafts, projects to do with your kids, questions about your pet, cat won't use the litter box, dog won't stop jumping on people...Pets Parade is your forum. Going green, planet earth, play the latest planet green game in Going Green our nature conservation forum. Want make up advice, photography advice, latest music reviews...check out our forums under Electives.
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