Start them "reading" books as young as possible. Even if they are too young to understand and most of the reading involves playing with the board book pages you are still acclimating them to a very important life-skill. Later...
Hi my name is Amy. I have four kids, 19, 10, 7 and almost 2. I used to post and lurk some years back but life got in the way so I haven't been here for a very long time. I'm still getting used to the "new" look (new for me...
Try imitating the whine. My littlest one (19 months) whines and when I mimic the sound she stops and looks at me like I'm nuts. When my older ones were younger and whined, "mommmmy" I'd answer, "whaaaaaat?" with the...
Don't be too hard on yourself. Hindsight is always 20/20 and monday-morning quarterbacks always could've done it better. The important thing is that you are aware of behaviours or actions you'd like to respond to differently. The fact...
Well, I'm bummed. I just found out that the serigraphs I collect are by a different artist. So it's back to square one in my search. Mrs. Hurwitz has some gorgeous paintings online, however, so if you are into art in any way you should...
>lady we used to go to church with worked at the hospital. This lady >brought her twins in to have some blood work done. Their names >were Lemon Lime (Lee-Moan Lee-May) and Orange Jello (O-ron-jah-lo)
That is SO weird because...
I LOVED the crib tent I bought for my daughter and it lasted long enough to get my younger son through his toddler years. It finally bit the dust after two kids but I think it was due to the regular washings in the machine more than poor...
I wouldn't even address the gossip or confront any of the other parents. They may not have said anything to you because they probably assumed you already knew and confronting them will only make you look like your defending your child's...
it's unfortunate for modern religious institutions but the routines and the customs associated with "being religious" can be very attractive to people who are easily influenced or those who have been raised in very...
