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Agreed wholeheartedly with jmorri26 - no how-to books and no art supply kits. Just a waste. A sketchbook IS inspiration itself, so if that's what the kid wants, get him that! That's what I wanted as a kid.

Also appreciated some different, more sophisticated supplies at that age - watercolor pencils made me feel super cool, for instance.

When I ask the children themselves, they're excited about it, not insulted. The kids who have something special done with their artwork feel proud and legitimized, and I have had many kids beg their parents to send stuff back to me several times. It's a collaboration and a celebration of what they do. And I do print original children's artwork straight to canvas for customers - sometimes original is best, sometimes doing more with it is fun.

I don't understand this. Both of my kids stopped falling asleep anywhere but their beds after they were six months old or so. I wish I could get them to sleep even just in the car again. How do these kids get this tired when they're just about the house?

I bought one of her clutches, and I love it.

My daughter (seven months) is sleeping in the bathroom off my son's (twenty-five months) room until their bedtimes match up better. She was in our bathroom, but we woke her up too easily. She and I both sleep better when separated by those walls.

Relax. Babies don't need pendant lamps and cute bookshelves and expensive things. They need a relaxed, loving mommy.

Shower curtain or bedspread?

Seems like most toys up until the past few decades have been just fine without making noise.

My son got hearing aids at 5 months, and he's loved books since he was even younger than that. Our early intervention services told us to really encourage a love of reading, because that's something that many deaf kids struggle with. Your nephew may only be six months old, but he'll grow. Pictures, textures, pop-ups - they'll still appeal to him. Deaf or not, books are always winners.

We thought we would have to hunt hard for a smooth, seam-free high chair. Hate the crud that can build up in the cracks and corners. Then we stumbled on the Antilop. It was cheap and good-looking. Perfect.

The painting is...truly bad. Can he get away with selling that, legally? Is there a big market for LOST fan art I should be jumping into?