[-]is museum of natural history good for toddlers? any specific exhibit would you recommend? is 2 hours enough? tia!
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[-]can you share your nap/bedtime routine for 1.5-2yo up until the time he's in crib?
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[-]2 year-old twins. Thinking of ditching the Subaru Outback for a Prius. Crazy? We live in Manhattan and DH mostly uses the car to drive to work alone every day, but we do take family trips from time to time.
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[-]dd just smacked her toe hard and the toenail is cracked (near the cuticle, not part I can cut off). Any recommendations? Should I call the ped?
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[-]Do you know many 6-yr-olds who won't go on a playdate without their mom or nanny?
9 replies [ Reply | Options ]6 is a very funny age, one of the toughest. I know 5-6 year olds who clutch their mom's hands until they ease into a playdate, even when it's with a best friend.
[ Reply | Options ]No, none. I have a 6 yr old dd and she and her friends have been doing drop off playdates since age 4.
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[-]The secret to being a successful working actress and a mother? Gwyneth Paltrow says it comes down to having an excellent nanny. I have an amazing nanny. I didn't have one till Apple was 14 months old.
11 replies [ Reply | Options ]She's changed her tune then. Her old line was "why do people have babies if they don't want to take care of them themselves" Sanctimonious millionaire creep.
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[-]Just moved into new apartment. Neighbors across the hall just had new baby. The Husband is always polite and says hello etc. Wife oddly hasnt done more then nod. I have a little gift for them (her) but I dont want them to be feel weird. Im over thinking this right? (ps. I dont even know there names)
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My name is Abigail and I am available for the summer. I am available for a start date the first week of July. I have 4 years of experience as a nanny. I have experience with newborns, toddlers and school aged children. I also have experience with multiple children. I am responsible, reliable, patient and an excellent communicator. I am currently pursuing an Accounting degree from Baruch College. I also have a degree in Teacher Education with a concentration in Mathematics.Please feel free to contact me via email;courtneyabigail@gmail.com or by phone: 718 810 4459.Thanks
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[-]Forgive me for the repost, but it's so hard to get answers since the new site. Does anyone have any experience at Les Enfants Montessori in Astoria? I am considering enrolling my 2 yo there. Thank you.
2 replies [ Reply | Options ]I actually posted yesterday. I looked into them a couple of years ago. They say they are affiliated with one of the two international Montessori Associations, but when I called both associations I was told that that was false. Supposedly you can use the name Montessori w/o actually using the "approved" curriculum. If you are in Astoria, I would look into Queensview Nursery and the Roosevelt Island Day Nursery (if you have a car).
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[-]Describe yourself in socioeconomic terms and how YOU will benefit from Universal Health Care.
189 replies [ Reply | Options ]I will not benefit from it at all. dh is a physician. He will become a state employee with little or no autonomy. It will probably force him out of medicine.
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NP: I can't imagine any md supporting Universal Health Care. It ruins the business model
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np -a state employee? all of us (MD here too)? universal health care means continued private insurance in most cases, no?
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Actually, yes it does. No one is proposing single payer (even though we accept this approach for education).
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No, it really doesn't. The proposals out there wouldn't change most of our coverage at all. They would simply expand the options so that everyone can get coverage.
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It will be much more economical than our current system, where physicians and hospitals have to eat an enormous amount of uncompensated care. Providers will make out much better if everyone has coverage.
[ Reply | Options ]wrong, the rates for reimbursement for care will be set very low. the doctors will suffer and the best will simply leave medicine, there is already a trend of young doctors leaving the field after a few years of practicing in this current environment. It will get worse.
[ Reply | Options ]Set by whom? These are not single-payer systems. We will continue to have a patchwork of coverage methods. And at least providers will get reimbursed. If you think retaining the current model will keep the physicians who are leaving the field, you're crazy.
[ Reply | Options ]you bet they are. and if you think the oxford, ghi, and the rest are abhorrent to doctors, just wait for the universal plan to appear administered by the government. they will opt out of all insurance plans (if they can) and the 2 tiered private v public health care system will then exist here in the good old USA.
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i'm not wealthy but we have fantastic insurance. i'm guessing i won't benefit from it but will instead end up with more of a mess at local doctors and hospitals and that we'll pay more taxes b/c of it.
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