Posts by P.J.

Quote: Originally Posted by cynthiamoon  I researched how parents can raise progressively minded kids and the article "See Baby Discriminate" in newsweek blew my mind and led me to look into what actually works vs. the...

We tried Yo Gabba Gabba but, although I loved it, it was just too in-your-face flashy for DS (now 2 1/2). I think it's aimed at older kids, not toddlers. I worry about attention span problems when the image is flashing so quickly like...

Here's a few cute "out and about in cold weather" pictures if that would fit any of your stories:     My (then) 1 1/2 year old on a frozen lake.   ...and walking home through the forest that day:  

When we weaned I think it was within a few days or a week that my milk was gone. But then again I was barely producing anything anymore before that, so there wasn't much left to dry up! I would say if you are comfortable and not in...

I got this suggestion from someone here and it worked like a charm for us (my son was 27 months when we did this):   We moved the pre-sleep nursing to before we got into bed. We were also cosleeping in my bed and what we would...

Honestly for that age I am not sure this will work but I will tell you how we did it with my two year old (who I never believed would ever fall asleep without nursing or if then not without a lot of screaming):   We moved the...

Hi there! I started this thread a couple years ago and have something new to add:   I was using the basic deodorant recipe linked to by a PP (the one with coconut oil, baking soda and corn starch). I used it for the last...

Quote: Originally Posted by HappyHappyMommy    Hi P.J., Sorry for any confusion! When we are checking with a family in need about an item that might meet their needs (as I currently doing with the Moby...

  My hubby made this out of what was being sold as a set of drawers (we live in Europe and around here you can find something similar at just about every big DIY market and furniture outlet). You can see he left the bottom...

I am so grateful to find this question! I was considering asking a similar one. My son is 2 1/2 and his poo is always like peanut butter or hummus. It is clearly not diarrhea (which he's had, and is runny and watery), but I have often...