Deanna Said:

So what lesson does having a child trade in his candy for a toy teach?

We Answered:

It teaches them that they can't have everything they want. They have to learn to make choices based on which item they would rather have.

Peggy Said:

Would buying toys in English and Spanish confuse my child?

We Answered:

I have friends who are missionaries to Mexico. When they moved there, they had a 5 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. They later had another daughter born in Mexico. The children are all teens now.
The boy speaks perfect English and speaks Spanish with an English accent.
The girl born in Mexico speaks perfect Spanish and speaks English with a Spanish accent.
The girl who moved there at age 2 speaks perfect English and perfect Spanish with no trace of an accent in either language.

I don't think your child will be confused. In fact, it's easier for a baby to learn 2 languages at once, because they don't know that most people only learn one.

Willard Said:

Besides, tops, jacob's ladders and puzzle and such, what are some good toys to teach basics of physics and....

We Answered:

Oh learning is fun ( a store) is a great place to get great toys and games like that, same goes for pretty much any homeschooler store or teacher store. Blockus, also is a good game, and regatta. And there are these wonder full toy sets called snap circuits, they are safe, covered pieces of electric cycles that snap together and you can make a little fan run, or light up a bulb, or even play music. And even more, my mom buys so much stuff like that, but like i said its learning is fun, email me for more stores and catalogs. (tons of catalogs) Oh and the last game i had eto mention, dutch blitz. very fun and brain working game, Oh and all of these things I'v mentioned are all lots and lots of fun.

Jacob Said:

Do feminists believe that day care is a good substitute for direct parenting?

We Answered:

The best parenting minimum wage can buy.

Daniel Said:

good toys to teach a child to read?

We Answered:

read books WITH them

Leona Said:

What are cool toys that teach for a 20 month old?

We Answered:

Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada and Wal*Mart everywhere else has this awesome toys for children above 12 months old and 24 months old and so on. I can't remember what it's called but i can try to describe it for you. It's basically a stuffed animal, a bear or something. When you press the left paw it sings songs for the day, songs such as the alphabet, and some other good songs like that. When you press the right paw it sings night songs so that the child can fall asleep. Music is soothing for a child. When you press the feet it says numbers. Basically anything you press the toy says something which teaches the child. It's a green toy. Look for it at stores like Shoppers Drug Mart and Wal*Mart.