Posts by OnTheBrink

My sister in law is expecting a boy.  What is the one best link I can send her on the subject of circumcision?  They are mainstream parents.  Their daughter was never at the breast for one second, slept on a separate...

On September 11th in Gainesville, FL, this organization will "host" International Burn a Koran Day. Is anyone in the area planning to go for a protest of any kind? I read about the Gainesville March for Peace and might...

Here's the link to the food info for our school: http://lakelandmontessori.com/handbook.htm#Food I have one in primary and one in upper elementary (both have 25 kids). I end up sending in snack for each class every 5 weeks or so. A...

We are at a public M school and all classes have an uninterrupted three hour work cycle - three year olds through middle school.

My daughter is moving to upper el this year. Very exciting transition! Her three years in LE were awesome! No assigned seating. In the beginning, she says they did stuff together to get to know one another. Storytelling, building a...

I just wanted to share that conference registration is now open for the 30th annual breastfeeding and parenting conference, Positive Parenting: Building Bridges to Tomorrow. This conference is for families of all stages. My baby...

You might be interested in this coming to your neck of the woods! http://floridaparentingconference.com/

I'm over in Lakeland, but thought you'd like to know about this: http://floridaparentingconference.com/ It's in St Pete in October. It's the La Leche League of Florida state conference. But, it's grown a great deal and has much to...

Lakeland Montessori Middle School is a public charter school that will open in August 2010. As a public school, there is no tuition. This innovative school will be located at the Polk Museum of Art in Downtown Lakeland. If you...

This is our family's 6th year at our public Montessori school. We couldn't be happier! My daughter is 8 (3rd year lower elementary) and my son is 5 (2nd year primary). There is a private Montessori school in our community, but it's...