Posts by AllyRae

And as for what to do to prepare?  Probably just make sure your house is reasonably clean and make sure your kids have clothes on for the next week or so.  That way if they stop by, they can see that your children do in fact...

Goodness, if CPS needs to be called every time a naked child was outside, we'd have to set up a tent for the CPS people in our front yard.  Our 2 year old is naked 99% of the time (not by my choice...she doesn't keep clothes on...

Yep, the only thing we needed was our homeschooling letter of intent from our district. :)

Yeah, this.   Quote: Originally Posted by Alyantavid  I don't think gender matters nearly as much as personality.   I have 2 boys.  They get along pretty well but they can fight like...

  Where are you? Columbus, Oh What ages and styles are you using? 2 & 4 using Montessori, almost 8 years old is using hands-on montessori inspired eclectic Do you co-op? For 10 weeks in the fall and in the spring, we...

DDCC....   Quote: Originally Posted by StephandOwen  Re: negative thoughts.... this has been creeping up on me lately too. My plan, this whole time, has been to labor at home as long as possible and then go to...

There's an easy answer to this in our house...   "Thank you for your thoughts, but I am her parent.  So, lovely weather we're having today, isn't it?"   I'm not even sure why it's a matter of debate...you are the...

"STOP LICKING THE TOILET!" has come out once or twice.  As well as 'stop licking the dog' and 'your sister is not a chew toy'.  Yes, my kids have some mouth issues. LOL!

For my younger two, we are purely montessori based.  For my 2nd grader, we are eclectic--montessori inspired, with a mix of secular and religious curriculum (no one "brand" for all subjects)...but it is all very hands on....

I think this is part of where we are.  We had a special needs child.  Then we adopted, in part because our risk of birthing another special needs child was so great...and she turned out to have even more significant special...