Posts by ZeezMom

Quote: Originally Posted by hjrowan  That's an interesting question and one which I have wrestled with a lot! I'm drawn to raw foods (but more of "raw foods meets Weston Price" at the moment) but here in the PNW it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicole730    One thing keeping me going is knowing that pretty soon it will be warm enough for outside play every day!  You know, that is such an excellent point. I am...

I've reached yet another stage of parenting where I'm needing support, I guess.   I am a maid. I feel like all I do is clean. The 3 yo stopped using the potty & poops in his pants. The two of them enable each other in bad...

Are the two compatible? I am far from converting 100% to a raw food diet, but I have begun studying it a bit & would like to incorporate some of its concepts into my own daily food preparation.   I'm very committed to...

Quote: Originally Posted by rightkindofme  My almost-3-year-old does a lot of dumping too.  She does extraordinary independent play though, so I don't fret.  I just insist that she help me pick up every so...

Quote: Originally Posted by mopeggy  I really liked the suggestions in the book simplicity parenting for simplifying the playroom. Even our bookshelf has less books on it now, I cycle them from a bin in the closet. I...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes  I find that if i take out a handful of toys - or pieces of toys - and frame them in a certain way, DD will pick up on it and play by herself for a bit.  If I...

"Any chance that he is getting overstimulated by all the toys/books/options?"   Animals, cars, kitchen, blocks, musical instruments, puzzles. I tend to think this isn't a ton of stuff, because I am extremely...

My 3-year-old has never been very good at playing by himself, but I also realize many kids this age are not. So I play with him.   A LOT.   We create environments in which we play farm, zoo, kitchen, construction...

One of the most encouraging aspects I've read about gentle discipline, says that it comes with time. It does not happen overnight. If you learn from every day, then every day you will improve. I've read/heard many parents talk about...