Posts by aprilsnow

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and comments! It is very helpful.   My concerns about preschool, in addition to cost, are that she often does not want to go because she misses the time with me. This article in...

Please help -- I am having a lot of trouble figuring out how to manage (manage is not the right word, but the best I can think of right now) my day with a 6-month old girl and an almost-4-year-old girl. My older daughter has some...

Hi, I have a daughter with SPD who will be 4 years old soon. She is currently in preschool for half days, 5 days/week, while I am home full-time with my baby who is almost 6 months old. I am planning to be a stay-at-home mom...

Hi, I have some baby items (and other household items) to donate, and I'd like for them to go to a good cause. Does anyone know of a women's shelter, a charity for single parents, or any other nonprofit organization that could use baby...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maluhia Could she be working on teeth that hurt worse when she lies down? Can your DCP do a "quiet time" rather than nap? Is she dropping her nap as not developmentally needed...

Oh yeah and with hitting, I tell her something like, "we don't hit people... we touch gently" and then show her how. If she's hitting (or doing other inappropriate behaviors) because she's mad, you can verbalize her...

I childproof as much as I can so I don't have to say "no" so much. It reduces a lot of stress. You can leave a drawer or cabinet in each room unlocked with safe stuff for her to play with, then just clean it up when she's done...

My 18 month old daughter will not nap at her daytime babysitter's. With me she has always nursed to sleep, and we have not had luck getting her to fall asleep at her sitter's. The sitter has tried using our naptime routine (minus...

Ours is a king. When we visit relatives and sleep on full sized beds, it feels pretty cramped. Can you get a used mattress from a nicer used furniture store?

Thank you!