Posts by sweetfiend

I struggle with this issue since my mother was soooo bossy and intrusive:  When do you say to your teen "Hey, your feet smell" or "Hey, I have a cream for that rash."  Sometimes I think that I have useful...

But your instincts led you to these ideas. So in one way you did know, just with your heart instead of your mind.

I was put off by the grammatical error in the title of the first post. When I found even more errors in the first post, I lost confidence in the content. I know most people don't feel that writing style and grammatical correctness are...

Could you be looking for the series of books by Louise Bates Ames and Frances Ilg? It is an older series called "Your One-Year Old," "Your Two-year old" and on and on. I really liked Penelope Leach's...

Thank you all for your responses! I agree that third-hand information is fraught with possible misunderstanding. I just wondered if this 5 finger rule was something anyone had heard of. I liked learning some new stuff about...

Well, I'm glad I'm not misinformed (like the lactation consultant may be). I am sooooo tired of dealing with the mounds of misinformation my poor friend has been given. She has been a victim of the medical establishment every step of...

My friend has a newborn (c-section), now a month old. The baby hasn't been gaining weight as fast as the ped would like (I have no details, but the baby is alert, happy) so the ped recommended a lactation consultation. Weirdly, I...

How cute! And sweet that she is willing to share you!

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My son, an older teen, would really like a part-time, entry-level job. He is very responsible, quiet, and mature. He has a very free schedule. He has had several interviews and no bites. Today, we noticed that a place that he had an...