You give your kids Ambien???!!!! You should be reported to the police or CPS!!!!

OMG!!! Jane, Please STOP giving your kids ambien!!!! It has side effects. Goodle it and see for yourself.

"severe allergic reaction can occur: rash, hives, swelling of the throat, hands, difficulty swallowing or breathing, halluncinations, memory problems, etc. You may be putting your kids' lives at RISK!!!

Please get help!!!!

So many things you can do when you have cabin fever! Right now is a good time to make Valentine cards, & what about making them for those snow bound elderly people who live around you? Or the closest nursing home. They would really treasure a card. Have story time several times a day rather than just once. Oh & I have music time once a day so just double up on days we are stuck in. So many things to do never enough time to do them in. All Children need the one on one, all need time w/an adult doing something that does not include electronic's! Movies are great for bigger kids during nap time but should not be used as a form of babysitting!

Giving your kids ambien just seems so wrong!! Why do your kids need to be "calm"? Can't they be kids? Do you know ambien causes amnesia and memory problems?♠

I personally love snow days! It give me a chance to relax with the kids! Yesterday we played outside in the snow for 2 hours! But besides that, we made our own checker pieces and my 11 year old taught my 5 year old to play checkers. We made hot chocolate, and they all helped cook dinner. We stayed in pajamas until about 1 PM. My husband and I worked from home, and we told the kids if they let us work then we would go play in the snow and cook (that is when the 11 year old taught the 5 year old checkers). I also have a child who has issues, but he was good also and played with his cars. He read 2 books to me yesterday.

I find when I get nervous, they get nervous. If I stay calm and collected, they are calm.

I am certainly not the best mom or the most perfect, but it would seem giving your children ambien is giving up. Try to find a teenager in your area to help you on those days if you feel overwhelmed.

Jane, are you serious? What in the world is wrong with you??????

Try playing board games as a family. It can be really fun and it is good quality time spent with your kids. Read books or work puzzles. Time just flies when your having fun. Instead of being upset and annoyed that your kids are missing school try to enjoy them. They will love the special attention and you might as well. Remember your kids are a big part of what you make them and they grow up so fast.

We've had snow storm after snow storm since Dec. 19, our kids have missed several days of school due to inclement weather. My son, 7 and daughter 6 have enjoyed playing in the SNOW!!! They've gone sleigh riding, built a snow man, shovel paths, made a huge snowball and then jumped off it into the snow. They have had a blast!! This weekend I'm going to fill water bottles with colored waterr and let them "spray paint" the snow. They're anixous to get back to school on a regular schedule but until then, they'll have fun in the snow.

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Why must parents these days always feel they have to 'entertain' their children. They are kids, they can play make-believe and entertain themselves, as we did when we were kids (without much t.v. and without internet/computer). Come on people! Let them figure it out on their own without mom and dad trying to think for them.

I love snow days. I love having the time to spend with my kids. We usually start the day baking cookies, or something--having the oven on makes everyone feel warm a toasty. There are always cleaning jobs around the house that I don't seem to get to often enough. Snow days are perfect "catch up" days. Believe it or not, my kids enjoy helping me with these things. They spray the Windex and I wipe the windows, I pull out the furniture and they run the sweeper over the floor, we take down knick-knacks and dust them, etc. It is really not about what we are doing, it is more about the fact that we are doing it together and spending the time talking about things that are going on in their lives. Of course we play cards, they play in the snow, we watch a favorite movie together--all the usual snow day activities, but getting a few things off my plate while spending time with my kids is a win-win situation.

My snow days the the grandchildren are the same I had with my mom when I was young. We all made breakfast together, cleaned up our rooms and toys, shoveled the front of the house and driveway, made snowmen and women, had snowball fights with the neighbors children, made hot chocolate and grilled cheese sandwiches, took hot baths and slipped into warm pajamas and after supper, we played board games and cards. If the snow days were more than two, we were taught crafts, put together model ships and planes, girls would learn to sew or knit. Our parents always keep us busy when we were not playing with our friends in the neighborhood. I do the same with my grandchildren and they love it, just like we did. It also helps out the parents when they have to work or catch up on their own relationships. It will be days that the children and parents will remember (take pictures and make an album).