Posts by GirlBoyGirl

No, I would never leave my kids at the park at 7 or 8. There are safer alternatives to teaching your kids independence. I am by no means a helicopter mom, and I let my 3 toddlers run in different directions at the park all the time, but...

I guess I'm not up on the birth climate here because I had twins, with a complete previa from 18 weeks so my only option was a c/s, but Kent General is baby friendly. They have state of the art maternity floors and NICU, all new. I would...

My 11 year old niece loves Martha Speaks, it comes on PBS Kids. She doesn't really watch too many TV shows. She would rather watch documentaries about Dinosaurs lol. Netflix is nice bc you have access to tons of documentaries.

I'm not sure where you live now, but we just moved away from Charlottesville, Virginia (and plan on moving back as soon as we can). They had a decent sized secular homeschool population and tons to do for HSers during the day. Also, the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Blt178 I should be more clear on the above scenarios... They both ended in me being openly angry and trying to force her into the car seat and with her crying about being hungry at bedtime while I am...

She sounds a lot like my little 3 year old girl! Maybe we should introduce them! I think you handled those situations very well. But since you asked, this is what I think I would have done. In scenario #1, DD has often refused to get...

Taking 3-4 months is no biggie at all. I think its a great idea to just nest, sounds like you and your kids need to time "off" anyway. When spring rolls around, you may all be ready to get out and be rejuvenated!

Quote:Originally Posted by ilovemygirl Does anyone belong to this? It says you can sign up as a homeschool teacher. Did this work out for anybody and if so, is it worth being a part of? Do you want to participate as if you were a...

Why don't you let your older son decide for himself? If he *thinks* he just has to do music because that is what little bro is doing, then go for it and see what happens. Maybe he will hate it and decide to go for karate instead. Maybe...

I don't see anything wrong with it, that could just be his personality and preferences. There is nothing that says he has to enjoy playing with kids his own age. My DD is similar so we don't go to a lot of play dates but I try to do at...