Illnesses: Preschooler, Puppets

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My 4-Year-old Constantly Wants Me to Play with Her: Advice?

Hi, Just wondering how other moms have responded to their young kids when they want you to play with them. Lately my 4-year-old daughter is constantly asking me to play with her (usually pretend-play), and gets upset when I have to do other things like housework. She seems to have lost the ability to entertain herself, and it's driving me a bit crazy. She has a younger brother (19 months), but he's too young to really play with her the way that she wants to. Any ideas on what to do?

Allergies

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3 Year Old Boy Is Afraid of Animals and Characters

My three-year-old boy is terrified of most animals and anyone dressed up as a character. He's never been bitten, scratched, growled at, or jumped on by any animal. We have a cat that he does pet, but he runs screaming from my sister's. We had two shelties when he was born, which have since passed from old-age, but he was even scared of them. We did keep them behind a gate inside and in a kennel when outside to eliminate any risk of accidental toe stepping. Even our neighbor's tiny pug sends him screaming for the door. We have tried to...

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Play Time in the Bath

How long do you let you kids play in the bath? My husband lets our almost 3...

Vomiting

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Where to Find Puppets

I am looking for a store in the Sterling Heights/Rochester area that might sell puppets that I can use to help teach my 4 year old Sunday school class. I can't find any puppets anywhere. I have tried Lakeshore Learning (they had some but were for kids to hold -- too small for my hands), Toys R Us and the Family Christian bookstore. I was hoping to not have to buy one online. Anyone have any ideas?