Posts by ellemenope

In my experience children start developing more irrational fears around 36 months.  In our case, we had to add about five minutes to our bedtime ritual in order to go through a litany of things we had indeed "sprayed" for...

My DD could not eat fruit or raw veggies until she was closer to 2.5.  She still spits out chicken if it is dryer white meat.  She still will not eat a sandwich or piece of pizza right.  She is a picker.  We never...

  Quote: Originally Posted by mtiger  One thing to bear in mind wrt "middle college" programs run in conjunction with a community college - those credits may or may not be accepted elsewhere. So make sure to...

We have had many of those "surprises."  But, TBH, my DD sounds more like your son.   She turned 3 about two months ago.  She has been reading for over six months and has been doing simple math on her fingers for...

Quote: Originally Posted by eclipse  Honestly, it sounds like she's just trying to play a game with him. Unless it's upsetting to him, I don't get why it's upsetting to you.   Yeah, I agree.  It is a...

My DD is three and still cannot differentiate between uh-huh and uh-uh.  Is this normal?  Or, should I add this to the list of quirks DD has?   It is driving me crazy.  All of the sudden she is three and I feel...

I recently discovered my DD could do this.  She has read hundreds and hundreds of the words in this manner.  From your video, she has done "crazy," monster," "flower," "window," and "book."  Today she did "fireplace."...

How common is it for toddlers to have little tics?   DD kind of holds her breath and then grunts voicelessly.  Is this a tic?  What would you call it?  She has been doing this for about 4 months.  It...

  We only have one rule: We don't disturb the other patrons trying to enjoy their meals.   That's it.  And, we go out of our way in some situations as to snatch the earliest reservation or choose to dine al...

DD(3) has documented vision problems.  She has strabismus, and you would only know it after watching her read a sentence in a book.  She starts rubbing her eyes, and that left eyes goes wonky.  It is something I get...