Posts by marsupial-mom

I would casually bring it up with my kiddo. I'd just say something like "I noticed you play alone at school a lot. Do you like playing alone most of the time or would you rather play with other kids more often?" He might actually want...

Good ideas! We have not tried role playing. I probably react too emotionally and should try to be more matter-of-fact, calm. We have talked when he's calm but it hasn't gotten through yet. Part of the problem is age - these friends were...

My 3-year-old is so sensitive to rejection. I don't know what to do about it. Today after playing with a friend for a while, my son's friend decided to play alone. My son went berserk and started shrieking and throwing things. When I...

We've ridden a train a few times for fun and there are no seatbelts or setups for carseats. The distance was short and the chances of an accident extremely slim so I didn't really think twice about it. But I was thinking about taking a...

A clean house.

We have a lot of board games and card games because my husband and I like them. In fact my husband is a professional game player (poker). But my son is so young we only play a few with him: Hi ho cherry o Cootie Memory Ants in the...

Nope, no way it's safer than a rear-facing carseat. I would not use that thing.

Quote:Originally Posted by emma1325  Are there any other highly dangerous, highly toxic synthetic ingredients which have been deemed safe for exposure in very small amounts (aside from those in vaccines and other...

I also just want to mention that although our foster experience was extremely stressful to us, it was worth it because we ended up adopting the most wonderfully cheerful, energetic, sweet, clever boy! He's absolutely fantastic!

Reunification is always the first / primary goal. Adoption may be a "concurrent" plan, but it's plan B, a backup. How that all plays out is very varied. It really depends a whole lot on your state and county, your case worker(s), the...