Posts by olien

I was shocked to see you are already thinking of letter recognition with a 13mo old. Then I realized I have been following a Waldorf-ish approach which strongly follows delayed academics. Maybe you can get more info on this in a...

My DS is 4.5 & DD is almost 3 . They go one day a week to a play based Waldorf inspired homeschool program at someones home for 4hrs. I feel delayed academics is important. Besides that I read. I use the Sonlight P3/4 books &...

Quote: Originally Posted by SweetSilver  $650 for a family of 4?  If only I could get mine anywhere near that low!       I just started reading this thread & that is exactly...

If you have multiple floors in your home could you manage your kids if there was not one child related thing on the main floor (where kitchen is & you spend 70% of your time)?   We have 2 kids DS 4 & DD 2.5 (baby...

St Peters Hospital is where I was going to go. I would imagine Robert Wood Hosp. also does them. In my case the OBGYN has to send you there with a referral. Have you spoken to your OBGYN about having it done? I'm sure they have a place...

Quote: Originally Posted by summersmama  yeah-gotta love that when they do actually sleep and you lay there all night, restless, waiting for them to wake up. *sigh* one day we'll sleep again! LMBO! so true! Both...

Ugg. that is tough. I dont really know if I will be much help, but I will tell you what worked for us. We got rid of the crib. It was the best thing we ever did! I got the idea from reading a Montissori book on how to set up a childs...

Thanks for the responses everyone. we actually go out almost everyday. we just do playdates 2 - 3 days a week. the other days are things like grocery shopping, errands, etc... Roubidoux, a birthday party from 1 - 9 would be perfect...

My sister & I are at odds over this. We have very different opinions so I thought I would run it by you guys to get some other opinions. My kids dont nap 25mo & 3y10m. They probably could use one (especially the little one)...

Well, after looking into it more...I going to do it! Itslike a no brainer for me. I knew MDC was the place to come for insight. Chrisa, I can see how many offices wouldnt push for it. Forget about what is best for the patient &...