Posts by CaliforniaMommy

Friends, family, and just about anyone will say "good job" to our 21mo DD in situations where we try so hard not to do so ourselves. Once you start paying attention to it, it's amazing how many times you can hear it throughout...

My 21-mo has gone through 2 of those stages, and it lasted a few days each time. If I tried to get her to stop, she seemed to focus on it even more, so I decided to ignore it, and she stopped on her own. Not sure if it was...

Do they seem to itch? Could it be pink eye?

Thank you again for all the feedback. I do want to clarify that I did not insinuate that he has pedofile tendendies. I have not seen any sign of it, so that is not fair to the man to go there. I want to make that clear. I think I...

Thank you all for your replies. It helps. It is really hard to describe the situation and what bothers us the most, so the examples I included in my initial post are just some of the issues that concern us. It's the accumulation of those...

My MIL and her partner live right next door to us, so they get to see our 21mo DD just about everyday. We really want our DD to have a relationship with her grandma (older, with her health not so great), but her partner (who has never...

A friend gave me this book (without reading it first; he doesn't have any kids), and I am not familiar with it myself. I don't see it listed in the recommended list in the Parenting forum, so I'm hoping someone is familiar with it...

This book is listed in the suggested reading list for this forum. I would love to hear other parents' feedback about this book (whether you liked it or not). Would it be at the top of your suggested reading list, or lower down? This...

My 20mo DD has a wonderful temperament and personality. She is very social, loves to play with other kids, etc. She will also share with other toddlers when asked to, and will wait for her turn when asked to also, without complaining...

Thank you all for the great suggestions. This helps. I also would love for the doll to have more neutral facial expressions, but it's hard unless you get a waldorf doll. Maybe I can do a bit of plastic surgery on the doll before giving...