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Fashionista
Don't have a clue how to dress? Need help just picking out a pair of jeans? Still have culottes in your closet? Come get some help here!

It's a nice day for a white wedding...
Billy Idol has nothing on your big day! Come get help and ideas for it right here!

Orlando Community Awareness
So you want to get involved do you? Well this is the place for you! This local sub-forum to post and check out up and coming community projects, charities, events and to basically become more actively aware about what's going on in OUR community!

Vroom Vroom Vroom
Looking to buy a car? Looking to fix a car? Looking to do anything at all to anything with a motor and wheels and goes vroom vroom vroom? Look no farther!

World Travel
Whether you want to find out what is going on in the next town over or you want to find our what's happening around the world, this is your stop. Ask about vacation spots, or tell us about the fabulous trip you just took!

The winner of the Comfy PC Easy Learning system is... JaneDoeChicago!

We've got two prize packs this month! Jessica Allen of Only Child has sent us two gift packages! What a generous mama! Go check out her entire line at Only Child. -- The Online Store for Singletons and read her blog Only Child. -- The Companion Blog

Want to enter her contest? Just fill out this little form! After you submit your answers, you will be redirected to the front page when your submission goes through. Click here for contest entry information.

Oh, whats her prize pack? Package A is (Baseball T will be size SMALL (6-8); Button; Decal) and Package B is (T-shirt will be size 4T and in white, not blue; Button; Decal).

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Has your birthday passed and you never saw it here? Well go set up your birthday in your profile! We pull the birthdays from the board calendar (not the event calendar) and they are automatically added when you add your birthday to your personal profile.

If you think someone is a liar, you are welcome to confront them politely about it (remember no personal attacks) either on the board or via PM. If you are uncomfortable with doing this, then contact an Admin, however, we will probably just file it away and look into it, not do your confronting for you.

If you are the liar, this is your chance to leave, quietly and without public humiliation, before we out you to the entire board. We have names, proof and experience. We've done this before, and we are not afraid to do it again.

So in the words of Suicide Machines, get along now/say goodbye/you make me want to say so long now.

If you have reason to think that you are suspected as one of the liars, you need to stop and examine your actions here - 90% of us can say without a doubt that we aren't suspected because we know that everything we've said is genuinely true. So if you're afraid you're suspected as a liar, maybe it's time for you to change your way of acting in our community.

And instead of asking us "Do you think I am the liar?" either confess and start with a clean slate or get out. We are not answering any PMs that ask if we think you are a liar, because if you have to ask that, chances are you are a liar.

Who else is excited school started? Sometimes we all just need a break, whether it is a break from the kids, from school, from work, from life even. Sometimes it's just time to jump off of the ride we call life and watch it pass on by for a little while. Just don't forget to jump back on! A break is nice, but eventually it just isn't healthy.

That said, we are done taking a break! Your Punky Mom admin team has busted it's collective ass over the past two months to come up with a new front page (yes, again, and we think for the last time... for now) and a brand spankin' new custom theme for the forums and newsletter. We reached down and pulled ourselves up by the boots and look what we discovered. Underneath it all, we're still Punk Rock. We knew we had it in us!

The main site and forums are still a work in progress, but we think they look damn fine. Fine enough to debut to the world.

We also want to take a moment to thank our generous donating mamas. You can spot them by their or their Thanks in large to them, our new merch is in stock, and will be in store soon! We've got brand new black tees, brand new stickers, and our super-secret Save The World bags coming soon - we really think you'll flip over the new bags.

If you have a business and are trying to get the word out, you should consider having us review your product(s).

Having us review your product gets the word out about you and your stuff. It lets people who may be considering your stuff but aren't sure whether they want to buy know that you have a great product.

The review will be featured in our newsletter which is sent to everyone who is registered with us - not just those who are active on the board. We also publish the review on our main site which is accessible to the entire web surfing public. We will include pictures of your product, your web address and logo in our review. We will also give you a copy of the review to use on your site as a testimonial - provided you link back to us.

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Q. I have a two year old who is very temperamental. He throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way. He also runs around hitting, biting, and pinching other children. I just can't yell at him to stop because he will cry, he also cries when I put him in timeout and it just breaks my heart. What should I do?

A. Get a spine.

All two year olds are hellions. They need structure and guidelines, and they look to you to provide it.

When they are infants, children see themselves as the center of the universe, and rightly so. You jump for their every cry and need because they are helpless and that is your duty as a responsible parent.

Once they reach toddlerhood, things change. They now must learn that they are not the center of the universe – you, the parent, are the center of their universe, and they must jump when you say so.

Toddlers are able to comprehend most of what they are told, and can communicate their thoughts as well. They also start pushing boundaries to test you and see what they can and cannot do. It is your job as the parent to set up boundaries to keep your child safe and to bring him up as a mannerly and respectful child.

When he throws a tantrum, he is looking for a reaction. Any kind of reaction – negative or positive – is giving him what he wants. The quickest way to nip this behavior in the bud is to completely ignore him when he throws tantrums. After several times, he will realize that he’s not getting anywhere with this tactic and will give it up.

The hitting, biting and pinching however cannot be ignored. This behavior must not be tolerated and must be dealt with swiftly and without mercy. When he hits/bites/pinches, you immediately get at his eye level and firmly tell him: “No! You do not bite people!” This must immediately be followed by a consequence like time out. Take him to his time out place and again at eye level, tell him exactly why he is being put in time out: “You are getting two minutes time out for biting.” Then leave him there. At the end of the time out, once again, get at his eye level and reiterate the no biting rule, then make him go and apologize to his victim.

It’s important to remember that you must be firm and serious in tone when you are explaining the no biting and the consequences to your son. If he sees you laughing or wavering, he will not take you seriously, and will think that this is either a game or that he can continue to get away with this behavior.

You must also be consistent with your actions. You cannot ever let him get away with this behavior otherwise, you undermine all of your pervious work training him that this behavior is not acceptable. This will not be a fast or easy process, but you will get through to him and he will learn not to act out in that manner.

You also need to pay attention to the circumstances surrounding these violent outbursts. See if there is a pattern – for example, does he tend to hit or bite if he’s missed his nap? If so, you know that you need to be more consistent in his sleep schedule. It could be any number of things like sleep, hunger, certain places or people that set him off. Once you figure out what is causing this behavior, you can control it.

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We've added this permanent area in order to have one more place that our FAQ's are linked to/from. Many questions we receive regarding the boards are already answered. As we notice more and more questions being asked over and over, we tend to place them in one of three FAQ areas we have (depending on where it fits best).

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Some questions covered by our FAQs are:

Can I advertise with Punky Moms?
Contest entry information
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Safety at Punky Moms

Questions covered by the Help area on our forums include:

Contacting the moderating team & reporting posts
How do I become a moderator?
Registration benefits
What is your spam/advertising policy?
Cookies and cookie usage
Logging in and out
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Please try searching these areas before asking us. Chances are it is a common question and we have added it here. Board specific questions should be searched for in the help area on the forums.

Having us review your product gets the word out about you and your stuff. It lets people who may be considering your stuff but aren't sure whether they want to buy know that you have a great product.

The review will be featured in our newsletter which is sent to everyone who is registered with us - not just those who are active on the board. We also publish the review on our main site which is accessible to the entire web surfing public. We will include pictures of your product, your web address and logo in our review. We will also give you a copy of the review to use on your site as a testimonial - provided you link back to us.

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