Posts by sewchris2642

I used The First Nine Months of Life with our children for each pregnancy.  They were mostly interested in what the baby looked like at each stage and at every dr. visit.  So we would look it up in the book; looked at the...

How old is your child?  If you don't have a routine of your own (although, you probably do, you just don't know it), adopt your child's.  Young children fall into their own routine fairly easily, especially first...

I prefer books over the internet or videos.  The library is my first thought.  Then Amazon to buy the books I want to own.    

With kids, I draft the basic sloper (also called a foundation or block) in paper and make a set of basic patterns then change the style and add embellishments and decorations when I cut out each garment.  I'll then keep the...

I like this blog.  http://www.ikatbag.com/2010_07_01_archive.html    Chris

I will be next year.  Dylan is in 8th grade this year.  Ninth grade starts high school here.  He will be my first to home school for high school.  The girls were all in public school by then.  Dylan became...

As the other posters have said this is normal.  And if you haven't yet, you must talk to him about all the changes that he is going through, both physical and mental.  If you are embarrassed, then tell him that.  I...

Have you looked at Ramona in San Diego county?  http://www.ramonachamber.com/  It's great horse county and has an option within the school district of home schooling.  It also has a sheriff substation so there is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Siouxsie  I can see how that can happen. When I first had my second son I felt overly emotional sometimes about my 12 year old's actions because I look at my baby and I remember when...

Quote: Originally Posted by Siouxsie  I have a 12 year old and I guess I'm trying to figure out what the difference is......I am trying to find a balance and let him learn his own lessons and become an individual...