Posts by grethel

Quote: Originally Posted by stormborn  My 7th grader does about 2.5-3 hours of 'sitting at the table with book and paper'. How many days varies widely; this is her first year with this much structure so she's been...

This has been a tricky thing for us. DH feels that chores and allowance/pocket money should be related -- ie, if she doesn't do her chores, she doesn't get squat. I tend to think they should be unrelated and that we should use other...

She has a couple of skirts and dresses, but isn't always in the mood to wear them. I don't think she'd be ok with wearing the same bottoms twice in one school week -- she's not terribly into clothes, but not wearing the same thing too...

If your teenager gains (or loses, I guess) a bit of weight, how do you handle the clothes issue? My 15.5 year old dd has gained about 10 pounds this spring. She's still very firmly in a healthy weight range (bmi 20.4) and I'm not...

Marin county meets your requirements. Cost of living is high, but so is the rest of the bay area. We live in San Rafael. DH commutes to the city in about 30 minutes (40 on very busy mornings). It's sunny and warm, farmers' markets...

We loved "Potty" by Leslie Patricelli. My daughter thought it was hilarious.

Robin, I'm so sorry - I was sick all week and didn't even check this board. I totally forgot that we were messaging! I hope you had a fun time at the park anyway -- and I will look forward to meeting you another time. I'll IM you my...

I've never heard of it being a bad thing not to get sick. My almost 3.5 year old has never had anything except a low-grade fever once after a vaccination - no runny nose, cough, stomach bug, etc. (knock on wood -- I know she'll get one...

How about Peri park in Fairfax? It's such a fun place and we don't get down there often enough. We're reasonably open for days and times. Does your little one still nap? We could do late morning or lunchtime...

Hi Robin! My little one is older than yours -- she turned 3 in October -- but we are in San Rafael and would be glad to meet up sometime for a park playdate or nature walk. The weather's getting nicer now!   Gretchen, mom to a...