Posts by saffrongirl

We have four kids combined, ages 8, 6, 5, 1.  They really have everything they need plus much, MUCH more.  We don't "do" big gaming consoles and we're not wealthy people, but the kids just have so much STUFF....

Sleep has always been a struggle.  Right up to her first birthday, she was waking every two hours like an infant would.  We finally sat down and (literally) had a talk with her about the better good of the family and mama's...

I wouldn't have to do a TON of rearranging - I don't have the stepkids on school mornings so I'd only be getting my dd to school and I wahm so I can start that later. My issue is that we live in MN where winter storms are the norm and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Soontobestep So compassion is the key when I feel like that. Great point. Should get it tattooed on my head.

Quote: Originally Posted by New-to-Montessori The school owner is not approachable, and does not seem to care that a parent may not be happy and are taking their child elsewhere. There is no parent association of...

My 5.5 year old dd has been in local Montessori since she was 3 years old. She has really done well in this setting and I'm looking for something similar for first grade. Her current school only teaches up to age 6 and the nearest...

Nora just turned one and for the last four months or so was eating a solid breakfast/lunch/dinner - in addition to breastfeeding 6-7x in a 24 hour period. She recently started sleeping better and for longer stretches which is WONDERFUL...

Nora will be a year old next week and during the day, she's amazing and incredible and sweet. She says a few words, loves to play and explore and, though she is VERY social, she also is very much a "mama's girl". She still...

After my first dd, I just randomly got my period at about 6 months pp. I remember being surprised by it - I was still exclusively breastfeeding and just hadn't noticed any real body changes leading up to it. In retrospect, I realize my...

Sorry I'm a bit late to respond. End of summer equals not a lot of down time around here... Anyway, I guess I mostly asked because when posting with other concerns we've had (kids having a hard time adjusting to different household...