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Jim · October 09, 2011, 07:51:23 pm

chances are it will be you catching stuff off wee man.
Didn't know you were involved with all that jack-ass stuff

SA Chris · October 09, 2011, 08:47:27 pm

What jack-ass stuff?

Jim · October 09, 2011, 09:51:15 pm

SA Chris · October 10, 2011, 08:42:21 am

Aaah. I getcha.

slackline · April 20, 2012, 09:11:38 am

http://www.notabaddad.com/ /via Falling Down

Falling Down · April 20, 2012, 09:26:01 am

It's Yossarian's new business.

Yossarian · April 20, 2012, 01:01:13 pm

I think venture would be a better description! Well, at least till the end of this weekend...

slackline · April 27, 2012, 01:46:24 pm

Engage with your kids and play with them....

SA Chris · July 06, 2012, 10:14:26 am

Anyone got any advice on treatment of molluscum? Went to the nurse and she said it will clear up in time but three months down the line it seems to be getting worse

magpie · July 06, 2012, 12:05:58 pm

It's pretty common for them to have it for months, 6 is pretty standard some of them can have it for years as far as I know. Some people say that putting cider vinegar on them helps and I know a lot of people use homeopathic stuff and claim it has great results but I suspect it's more likely they try homeopathic stuff out of desperation after the wee ones have had it for so long and it's just coincidental that it clears up a while after they begin 'treatment'. So basically, what the nurse said, keep it until it gets better. If the sore start to get really itchy and weep then it's worth taking him back but if it's not bothering him too much then I'd just leave him to it.

lagerstarfish · July 06, 2012, 01:24:46 pm

Quote from: SA Chris on July 06, 2012, 10:14:26 am

Anyone got any advice on treatment of molluscum? Went to the nurse and she said it will clear up in time but three months down the line it seems to be getting worse

oldest child had them under her chin from age 9 for 2 years - couple got infected and caused problems (antibiotics sorted it), but basically told to wait it out

gone now

SA Chris · July 10, 2012, 02:47:58 pm

Thanks, guess we just need to wait then. Pain as they are mostly underarmpits where he usually getd picked up by, but don't seem to bother him. Just don't want to pass it on to little sister.

Monk · July 10, 2012, 05:37:33 pm

Molluscum is annoying. My daughter had it, but it seemed to clear up of its own accord recently after about 6 months. We sometimes picked off the worst spots just before they looked like they were going to pop (on the advice of a doc as something that might help, but might not). If it's any consolation, she doesn't appear to have passed it on to her little brother, although we did avoid bathing them together, sharing towels etc to try to minimise the risk.

fatkid2000 · July 10, 2012, 06:02:08 pm

Agree with the above - break the itch / scatch cycle with anti-histamines if needed. Common sense hygiene advice.

I've seen it take 2-3 years to clear. Usually clears up after 3-6 months.

SA Chris · July 10, 2012, 09:50:50 pm

Luckily no itching scratching and he seems to keep his hands off them except when he is bare chested. I think the length of time they can have them depends a lot on reinfection so using clean towels etc daily

fatdoc · July 10, 2012, 11:08:48 pm

pop them. then TCP. if they will let you.

SamT · July 10, 2012, 11:10:59 pm

Both boys got em recently - eldest (6) cleared up after 3 or 4 months - mostly behind his knees - a couple of infected ones where he'd scratched them - but it wasn't them itching - it was his eczema.

Other one (4) has em under his arm - big and ugly - but dont seem to both him a jot. Just waiting for them to clear up of their own accord.

slackline · July 27, 2012, 11:41:00 am

Don't do this

SA Chris · July 27, 2012, 11:43:22 am

fat handed twat!

nik at work · July 27, 2012, 01:55:23 pm

Someone videoing someone else taking a photograph of someone else...

Do people not just look at shit and remember it anymore??

SA Chris · July 27, 2012, 02:31:34 pm

No. You not been to a gig lately?

I recently saw a lengthy video some guy made about doing pullups with a baby strapped to him. Why he didn't just remember doing it is beyond me.

Fiend · July 31, 2012, 12:07:59 pm

Don't say you're never tempted

mrjonathanr · August 14, 2012, 10:46:51 pm

Does anyone have any experience of/opinion on kiddie iPad-alikes?

V-Tech make the Innotab (mark 2 to be released later this month) and LeapFrog make the LeapPad2.

They are supposed to be iPad toys for 3-9 yr olds, get praise from parents for educational value and have loads of downloadable apps which I suspect will cost a bomb over time.

Any thoughts? (We have a 3 yr old).

Thanks. Jon

lagerstarfish · August 15, 2012, 06:16:42 am

my experience has been that real computers/laptops are better than the toy versions

our 3 year old hasn't found anything better than using a proper computer and the Cbeebies website. She learned more about reading/phonics from the Alphablocks games than from us (and we do a lot of reading - Mrs Starfish sells kids books). She's had a go with the toy versions, but has used them only for pretending to be grown up rather than getting on with anything educational.

when my oldest daughter was younger we borrowed a variety of kids computer things, but again she got on better with a proper PC with full size screen.

My sister's kids have a VTech pad and they seem to like it - big advantage over a PC/laptop is that they can easily carry it around.

Cbeebies website is ace and free

SA Chris · August 15, 2012, 07:55:17 am

Are these things much less than a cheap tablet? Our 2.5 year old developed a serious iPad habit, and we have had to curtail use severely, as there were tantrums when it was teatime etc. Fine unless you want to use the iPad too.